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The Beaumont Enterprise
The Beaumont Enterprise is a newspaper of Hearst Communications, headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.[2] It has been in operation since
History
John W.
Leonard founded the initial Enterprise as a weekly newspaper in [3] It became a daily under editor W.W. McLeod in or , to compete with crosstown rival Beaumont Journal[4] (founded ).[5]
In , William P.
Hobby became manager and part owner of the Enterprise[6] and bought the paper outright in ,[7] while Governor of Texas. One of his co-owners was general manager/associate publisher James Mapes.[8] According to the Texas State Historical Association, the Enterprise "attained national stature" under Mapes' leadership — He came to the newspaper in and rose to ownership by [5]
In , Waco-based newspapermen Charles E.
Marsh and E.S. Fentress purchased the crosstown competitor Beaumont Journal. Buying two other nearby p