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'''Douglas Attaway''', known as '''Douglas Attaway, Sr.''' (January 24, 1878 – 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 Attaway|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 23,  

[[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,  

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>

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>

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 [[Confederacy|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

was reared on a farm and worked several months in [[New York City]] as a stenographer before he relocated to Shreveport in 1900 to continue his studies in stenography and bookkeeping. ''The Journal'' had been in existence for only five years when Attaway began employment there. He first worked in bookkeeping and soon developed a knowledge of all aspects of the business. In 1916, he was named general manager. In April 1919,

was reared on a farm and worked several months in [[New York City]] as a stenographer before he relocated to Shreveport in 1900 to continue his studies in stenography and bookkeeping. ''The Journal'' had been in existence for only five years when Attaway began employment there. He first worked in bookkeeping and soon developed a knowledge of all aspects of the business. In 1916, he was named general manager. In April 1919,

he purchased a controlling interest in the company. Prior to that time ''The Journal'' had paid its stockholders little or nothing on their investment. Chambers said that it was "a tribute to his keen business ability

he purchased a controlling interest in the company. Prior to that time ''The Journal'' had paid its stockholders little or nothing on their investment. Chambers said that it was "a tribute to his keen business ability