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'''Dolph G. Frantz (September 6, 1886 – July 6, 1953) was a [[journalist]] who was associated on a long-term basis with the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' a once [[conservative]] [[newspaper]] based in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Dolph G. Frantz''' (September 6, 1886 – July 6, 1953) was a [[journalist]] who was associated on a long-term basis with the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' a once [[conservative]] [[newspaper]] based in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].

Frantz was born in Brandon in Rankin County, [[Mississippi]], to Edward E. Frantz and the former Sudie Brown. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1904 from Millsaps College in the state capital of [[Jackson]], Mississippi, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger.'' From 1905 to 1907, he was affiliated with ''The Shreveport Times,'' the only daily newspaper remaining in publication in Shreveport. In 1908, he became the city editor of ''The Shreveport Journal.'' He worked in the unsuccessful mayoral campaign of J. Claiborne Foster and as assistant secretary for the Shreveport-based Louisiana State Fair from 1916 to 1918, when he returned full-time thereafter to ''The Shreveport Journal.'' He was ''The Journal'' managing editor from 1919 to 1942 and editor from 1947 until 1953.<ref name=bio/> working under the publisher Douglas Fisher Attaway, Sr. (1878-1957).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Attaway&GSfn=Douglas&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1957&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=53534190&df=all&|title=Douglas Fisher Attaway, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

Frantz was born in Brandon in Rankin County, [[Mississippi]], to Edward E. Frantz (1858-1929) and the former Sudie Brown (1861-1935). He had at least one sibling, Reaux B. Frantz (1889-1992). These Frantzes are interred at Cedarlawn Cemetery in the capital city of [[Jackson]], Mississippi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Frantz&GSfn=Edward&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=11571538&df=all&|title=Edward E. Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

 

In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in the state capital of [[Jackson]], Mississippi, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger.'' From 1905 to 1907, he was affiliated with ''The Shreveport Times,'' the only daily newspaper remaining in publication in Shreveport. In 1908, he became the city editor of ''The Shreveport Journal.''<ref name=bio/> Two years later, his uncle, Andrew Jackson "A. J." Frantz, Jr. (1877-1947), became the president of the Journal Publishing Company and was thereafter an editorial writer for the paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55065913|title=Andrew Jackson Frantz, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=

 

Frantz worked in the unsuccessful mayoral campaign of J. Claiborne Foster and as assistant secretary for the Shreveport-based Louisiana State Fair from 1916 to 1918, when he returned full-time to ''The Shreveport Journal.'' He was ''The Journal'' managing editor from 1919 to 1942 and editor from 1947 until 1953.<ref name=bio/> After 1925, he worked under the Journal president and publisher, Douglas Fisher Attaway, Sr. (1878-1957).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Attaway&GSfn=Douglas&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1957&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=53534190&df=all&|title=Douglas Fisher Attaway, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 1910, Frantz married the former Elda Verne Weaver; after her death, he wed in 1935 her sister, Dell Weaver Lawhorn. He also taught at Centenary College in Shreveport and was affiliated with the First [[Presbyterian]] Church, Rotary International, the [[Boy Scouts of America]], Masonic lodge, the Shriners, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, and the [[American Red Cross]]. He was a member of the Caddo Parish [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site23.php|title="Frantz, Dolph G." in ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=The Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 1910, Frantz married the former Elda Verne Weaver; after her death, he wed in 1935 her sister, Dell Weaver Lawhorn. He also taught at Centenary College in Shreveport and was affiliated with the First [[Presbyterian]] Church, Rotary International, the [[Boy Scouts of America]], Masonic lodge, the Shriners, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, and the [[American Red Cross]]. He was a member of the Caddo Parish [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site23.php|title="Frantz, Dolph G." in ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=The Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

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