History

The Norman Transcript was first published in July 1889 by its editor, publisher, and owner Ed P. Ingle.

Ingle originally hailed from Purcell, Oklahoma, where he established the Purcell Register. He started off the Transcript as a weekly newspaper published on Saturdays; it later moved to Thursdays because of its Republican affiliations. In his salutary editorial in the first issue, Ingle explained the newspaper's mission as being dedicated to the progression of Norman as well as the prosperity of the residents.

The first issue appeared with four pages and seven columns. By the second issue, the paper expanded into eight columns and used a larger type. By 1900, the paper consisted of eight pages and measured 15 by 22 inches. From 1905 to1906 the papers’ circulation expanded from 1,000 to 1,240.

In 1912, J. J. Burke replaced Ingle as the editor of the paper. He had previously worked for the Oklahoma Times-Journal and the Daily Oklahoman. During Burke’s tenure, he moved the operation to a new building on East Main Street and merged with the Cleveland County Enterprise in 1917. As a result of the merger, the Transcript was converted into a tri-weekly paper until 1920, when the Enterprise was discontinued.

The paper absorbed several other publications including the Cleveland County Democrat News, the Cleveland County Times, and the Cleveland County Record. The Norman Transcript started publishing under the name the Norman Daily Transcript in 1920, originally issued three times a week. It changed to a daily paper in 1922. The Norman Daily Transcript is still in publication today.



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Norman Daily Transcript in The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society. https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/NDLYT/ accessed March 19, 2024.



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