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staff took it upon themselves to research the history of their town's name; it had been rumored that a member of the original town survey party was named Sanger and the town adopted the name upon establishment in 1887. They consulted the Post Office
Department in Washington and contacted Alice B.
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for 20 years, starting in 1896. In 1897, Fairweather started a subscription list for the purpose of helping pay for the rights of way for the Valley road. He passed the paper on to his son, John Henry
Fairweather, in 1915. John Henry Fairweather later became vice president of Fresno County Press
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Sanger, daughter of Joseph Sanger Jr. and found out that Sanger was named after Joseph by a group of railroad officials. Joseph Sanger Jr.'s portrait was featured in the Golden
Jubilee Edition, marking the first time the citizens of Sanger saw the man their town was named for.
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was founded in March 1891 by A.S. Jones. The first edition of the paper was printed in a room at the Knauer home and post office building. It moved to G Street the following year; that office burned down and was later rebuilt. The paper was soon owned by W.W. Holland.
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February 22, 1921, it was published six days each week. The newspaper was also published under the names
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John McGoff, president of Panax Corp., purchased the
Exponent in 1976. The paper was sold again in 1978 and purchased by Sierra Publishing Company. In 1982, the Exponent became part of Foothill Communications Corporation.
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