Jefferson Jimplecute
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Join Industry, Manufacturing, Planting, Labor, Energy, Capital (in) Unity Together Everlastingly. | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Marion County Media |
| Founder | Ward Taylor |
| Publisher | Austin Lewter & Hugh Lewis |
| Editor | Hugh Lewis & Austin Lewter |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 115 N. Polk Street Jefferson, Texas 75657 |
| Circulation | 714 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | jimplecute |
The Jefferson Jimplecute is a weekly newspaper published in the city of Jefferson, Texas.[2] It is the newspaper of record and the county seat newspaper serving Marion County. It was founded in 1848 by Ward Taylor and is the fifth-oldest newspaper in the state. It is owned and published by Marion County Media.
A Mental Floss article listed it as one of "14 Wonderfully Odd American Newspaper Names".[3] The origin of the paper's unusual name is not certain since the original publisher did not leave any clues. Several theories as to the source of the name have been floated, among them:
- A mythical creature, "composed of elements of a dragon, an Indian, an armadillo, and a lion."[4]
- A slang term meaning "sweetheart."[4]
- An acronym for the motto "Join Industry, Manufacturing, Planting, Labor, Energy, Capital (in) Unity Together Everlastingly" is the most widely accepted theory. This is the paper's motto and appears in the paper's masthead.[3]
