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The Life of Paul Ferguson Watkins

In 1933, Paul and Lois Watkins moved to Ashland from Chicago. A newspaperman from Illinois, Mr. Watkins bought the Herald Progress and saw the newspaper prosper and reach its greatest circulation. After Mr. Watkin's death in 1951, Mrs. Watkins reluctantly took over the reins. She continued the success of the paper and was inducted into the Virginia Press Association Hall of Fame in 1987.

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