Cordele Dispatch

HISTORY

Newspaper

  • April 1908: Judge J. B. Smith and Alden Roberts establish the eight-page Sunday Dispatch.

  • Ayer and Son's Newspaper Directory, 1918: Now known as the Cordele Dispatch, editor-in-chief Charles E. Brown and the Dispatch Publishing Company expand their newspaper with daily circulation.

  • The Dispatch served as Crisp County's legal organ, a role which it continues today.

City

County

Superior Court Districts

  • Southwestern Circuit, Aug. 17, 1905-Jan. 1907

  • Cordele Circuit, Jan. 1, 1907-

Population - Census

  • 1910: 16,423

  • 1920: 18,914

  • 1930: 17,343

  • 1940: 17,540

  • 1950: 17,663

  • 1960: 17,768

  • 1970: 18,087

ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG

  • No Crisp County newspapers have been digitized by DLG, but this title is upcoming Fall 2021/Winter 2022:

Cordele Sentinel, 1899-1902

FILM HOLDINGS within Proposed theme (30 Reels)

  • Mar 25, 1942 - Jan 31, 1947

  • Feb 3, 1947 - Mar 8, 1948

  • Mar 9, 1948 - Jan 19, 1949

  • Jan 20, 1949 - Sep 30, 1949

  • Oct 3, 1949 - Dec 30, 1949

  • Jan 3, 1950 - Sep 28, 1950

  • Sep 29, 1950 - Jun 12, 1951

  • Jun 13, 1951 - Feb 14, 1952

  • Feb 15, 1952 - Sep 29, 1952

  • Sep 30, 1952 - May 5, 1953

  • May 6, 1953 - Dec 31, 1953

  • Jan 4, 1954 - Jun 30, 1954

  • Jul 1, 1954 - Dec 31, 1954

  • Jan 3, 1955 - Jun 30, 1955

  • Jul 1, 1955 - Dec 30, 1955

  • Jul 2, 1956 - Dec 31, 1956

  • Jan 2, 1957 - Jun 28, 1957

  • Jul 1, 1957 - Dec 31, 1957

  • Jan 2, 1958 - Jun 30, 1958

  • Jul 1, 1958 - Dec 31, 1958

  • Jan 2, 1959 - Jun 30, 1959

  • Jul 1, 1959 - Dec 31, 1959

  • Jan 4, 1960 - Jun 30, 1960

  • Jul 1, 1960 - Dec 30, 1960

  • Jan 3, 1961 - Jul 30, 1961

  • Jul 3, 1961 - Dec 29, 1961

  • Jan 2, 1962 - Jun 29, 1962

  • Jul 2, 1962 - Dec 2, 1962

  • Jan 2, 1963 - Jun 28, 1963

  • Jul 1, 1963 - Dec 31, 1963