Ajo Copper News

Ajo Copper News
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
FounderRenwick White
PublisherH.J. "Hop" David
EditorGabrielle David
Founded1916
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersAjo, Arizona
Circulation945 Print
243 E-Subscription (as of 2022)[1]
Websitecunews.info

The Ajo Copper News is a weekly community newspaper serving western Pima County, Arizona. It has been published since 1916 in Ajo, Arizona.

History

On April 29, 1916, the first edition of the Ajo Copper News was published by Renwick White.[2] White published the paper for 31 years. In 1947, he sold the News to L.T. "Ted" Beggs.[3] In 1951, Beggs went missing and was found a week later in the desert after committing suicide.[4] His widow Jeri Beggs Davis then took over the paper.[5]

In 1954, George Wayne Gable bought an interest.[5] He then succeeded Davis as publisher and his son Barry W. Gable became editor.[6] In 1958, George Gable died from a sudden heart attack.[5] Barry Gable took over the paper and a few years later become one of the first people in the country to successfully receive a kidney transplantation.[7][8]

In 1968, Richard F. Davis acquired the paper. He died in 1983.[9] His widow Ann Hollister David died a decade later.[10] As of 2026, their daughter Gabrielle David and son Hollister J. “Hop” David continue to operate the paper.[11]

References

  1. ^ "2022 ANA Directory by ANA News - Issuu". issuu.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Ajo Country". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 3, 1916. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Ajo Newspaper Changes Hands". Nogales International. June 20, 1947. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Publisher's Body Found on Desert; Death Is Suicide". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 17, 1951. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b c "Arizona Deaths | G.W. Gable, Publisher Of Ajo Newspaper, Dies". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. June 14, 1958. p. 22.
  6. ^ "Editor's son Takes Over Ajo Paper". Arizona Daily Star. Associated Press. July 19, 1954. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Prognosis Good | Visitor Here One Of Few People To Undergo Kidney Transplant Successfully". The Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. June 29, 1966. p. 32.
  8. ^ Slessor, Gordon (May 30, 1967). "Sister's Kidney Has Ajo Editor Alive And Well". Tucson Citizen. p. 18.
  9. ^ "Richard David dies at 64; was former Ajo pubblisher". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. July 5, 1983. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Obituary | Ann Hollister David". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. July 30, 1993. p. 13.
  11. ^ "Who Are We? The staff of the Ajo Copper News". Ajo Copper News. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
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