Local NewsNovember 18, 2011

Lewiston @ 150: Circa 1918-1922

The Simpson men of Lewiston. Left: Son Jerry Simpson as a
Lewiston High School basketball player in 1918; center: father
George Simpson, a printer for the Lewiston Morning Tribune between
1902 and 1925; and son John Simpson as an LHS football player in
1922. George graduated from Valpariso Indiana University with a
degree in journalism. In 1925, he and his wife Lu (Eichner)
Simpson, bought and published the Lewis County Register at
Craigmont.
The Simpson men of Lewiston. Left: Son Jerry Simpson as a Lewiston High School basketball player in 1918; center: father George Simpson, a printer for the Lewiston Morning Tribune between 1902 and 1925; and son John Simpson as an LHS football player in 1922. George graduated from Valpariso Indiana University with a degree in journalism. In 1925, he and his wife Lu (Eichner) Simpson, bought and published the Lewis County Register at Craigmont.Courtesy of Bette (Simpson) Hoye, Lewiston

The Simpson men of Lewiston. Left: Son Jerry Simpson as a Lewiston High School basketball player in 1918; center: father George Simpson, a printer for the Lewiston Morning Tribune between 1902 and 1925; and son John Simpson as an LHS football player in 1922. George graduated from Valpariso Indiana University with a degree in journalism. In 1925, he and his wife Lu (Eichner) Simpson, bought and published the Lewis County Register at Craigmont.

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