Foster Furcolo

“ Speaker, since we all know the great part publications play in the life of America, and the great contribution publications have made in preserving our freedom and liberty, I think it important to call the attention of Members of Congress to any unusual event in the life of an important publication. ”

“ The important thing is that, for a hundred years, the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram has made its contribution to our way of life and has always battled for what it believed was good for the people of this country. ”

“ Dwight and at the present time is editor and publisher of the Transcript. She holds the unusual record of being associated with one newspaper for 58 years-a record probably unsurpassed anywhere. Late in 1926, the Transcript purchased the interests of a rival daily newspaper, the Holyoke Telegram, and on New Year's Day, 1927, started publication of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram, the name under which it is still being issued each day. ”