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|death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana

|death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana

|resting_place=Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport  

|resting_place=Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport  

|spouse=Bessie Fisher Attaway

|spouse=Bessie Fisher Attaway<br>

|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]

|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democfrat]]  

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]  

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'''Douglas Attaway''', known as '''Douglas Attaway, Sr.''' (January 24, 1878 &ndash; July 1, 1957), was a publisher of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' a since defunct afternoon daily [[newspaper]] in

'''Douglas Attaway''', known as '''Douglas Attaway, Sr.''' (January 24, 1878 &ndash; July 1, 1957), was a publisher of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' a since defunct afternoon daily [[newspaper]] in

  [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=dafindagrave>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53534190|title=Douglas

  [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=dafindagrave>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53534190|title=Douglas Attaway|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 23,  

Attaway|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 23,  

2018}}</ref> His official title was "president and general manager of the Journal Publishing Company," the firm that published ''The Journal.'' He committed the paper to what the historian Henry Edward Chambers (1860-1929) called "the civic, moral and political welfare of his section of the state."<ref name=hchambers>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/attaway38gbs.txt|title=Caddo Parish Bios: Attaway, Douglas: from ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2, p. 352|author=Henry E. Chambers|publisher=The American Historical Society, Inc.|location=[[Chicago]] and [[New York City]]|date=1925}}</ref>

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official title was "president and general manager of the Journal Publishing Company," the firm that published ''The Journal.'' He committed the paper to what the historian Henry Edward Chambers (1860-1929) called "the

civic,

moral and political welfare of his section of the state."<ref name=hchambers>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/attaway38gbs.txt|title=Caddo

Parish Bios: Attaway, Douglas: from ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2, p. 352|author=Henry E. Chambers|publisher=The American Historical Society, Inc.|location=[[Chicago]] and [[New York City]]|date=1925}}</ref>

Born in Waynesboro in Burke County in eastern [[Georgia]], Attaway was one of five sons, one of whom died before his first birthday, of the former Frances Cates (1854-1924) and James Attaway (1833-1910), a pioneer community settler originally named James Johns who fought with the Burke Guards in the [[Confederate Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Attaway&GSfn=James&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1910&GSdyrel=in&GSst=12&GScnty=399&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=34355146&df=all&|title=James Attaway|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 24, 2018}}</ref> Douglas Attaway

Born in Waynesboro in Burke County in eastern [[Georgia]], Attaway was one of five sons, one of whom died before his first birthday, of the former Frances Cates (1854-1924) and James Attaway (1833-1910), a pioneer community settler originally named James Johns who fought with the Burke Guards in the [[Confederate Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Attaway&GSfn=James&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1910&GSdyrel=in&GSst=12&GScnty=399&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=34355146&df=all&|title=James Attaway|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 24, 2018}}</ref> Douglas Attaway

that since he became principal owner and manager, the business has been on a satisfactory basis in a financial way and at the same time 'The Journal' itself has grown in community popularity and enlarged its service to the public."<ref name=hchambers/>

that since he became principal owner and manager, the business has been on a satisfactory basis in a financial way and at the same time 'The Journal' itself has grown in community popularity and enlarged its service to the public."<ref name=hchambers/>

Besides the publication of the newspaper, the company operated a commercial printing business. Early in 1924, the paper purchased a two-story former public school building at the intersection of Marshall and Travis streets as to serve as the new location for the physical plant.<ref name=hchambers/>

Besides the newspaper, the company operated a commercial printing business. Early in 1924, the paper purchased a two-story former public school building at the intersection of Marshall and Travis streets as to serve as the new location for the physical plant.<ref name=hchambers/>

Working under Attaway was his former roommate, [[Dolph Frantz]], who became the company secretary and the newspaper managing editor and later editor until Frantz's death in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=[[Dolph Frantz]]|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>There were nearly one hundred employees of the company, including Sam B. Harper as superintendent and B. W. Marston as vice-president.<ref name=hchambers/>

Working under Attaway was his former roommate, [[Dolph Frantz]], who became the company secretary and the newspaper managing editor and later editor until Frantz's death in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=[[Dolph Frantz]]|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>There were nearly one hundred employees of the company, including Sam B. Harper as superintendent and B. W. Marston as vice-president.<ref name=hchambers/>