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Mayborn published ''The Temple Daily Telegram,'' ''The Killeen Daily Herald,'' ''The Sherman Democrat'' in Sherman in Grayson County and ''The Taylor Press'' in Taylor in Williamson County. He established KCEN-TV, the [[NBC]] outlet for Temple and nearby [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] in McLennan County, Texas.​<ref name=bio/>

Mayborn published ''The Temple Daily Telegram,'' ''The Killeen Daily Herald,'' ''The Sherman Democrat'' in Sherman in Grayson County and ''The Taylor Press'' in Taylor in Williamson County. He established KCEN-TV, the [[NBC]] outlet for Temple and nearby [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] in McLennan County, Texas.​<ref name=bio/>

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Along with his father and brothers, Mayborn purchased the Telegram Publishing Company in Temple just days after th[Wall Street crash in 1929. Ward Mayborn at first urged Frank to sell ''The Telegram'' for whatever he could command, considering the gloomy economic picture by 1930. Mayborn, however, was determined to make a success in Temple and continued as the business manager of the newspaper, a position that he held until 1945, when he was elevated to editor and publisher. That same year, Mayborn purchased ''The Sherman Democrat.''<ref name=bio/>

Along with his father and brothers, Mayborn purchased the Telegram Publishing Company in Temple just days after the [[Wall Street]] crash of 1929. Ward Mayborn at first urged Frank to sell ''The Telegram'' for whatever he could command, considering the gloomy economic picture by 1930. Mayborn, however, was determined to make a success in Temple and continued as the business manager of the newspaper, a position that he held until 1945, when he was elevated to editor and publisher. That same year, Mayborn purchased ''The Sherman Democrat.''<ref name=bio/>

In 1952, he became, first, part-owner and, then, sole owner-operator of ''The Killeen Herald'' (subsequently the ''Killeen Daily Herald''). In 1959, he obtained ''The Taylor Press,'' which he sold in 1974. Three years later, he sold ''The Sherman Democrat'' but continued as editor and publisher of the Temple and Killeen newspapers until his death.<ref name=bio/>

In 1952, he became, first, part-owner and, then, sole owner-operator of ''The Killeen Herald'' (subsequently the ''Killeen Daily Herald''). In 1959, he obtained ''The Taylor Press,'' which he sold in 1974. Three years later, he sold ''The Sherman Democrat'' but continued as editor and publisher of the Temple and Killeen newspapers until his death.<ref name=bio/>

==Military service==​

==Military service==​

An active civic booster, Mayborn worked tirelessly to promote Bell County. In 1939-1940, he chaired the military affairs committee of the Temple [[Chamber of Commerce]]. First Camp Hood, then Fort Hood, the largest [[United States Army]] base in the [[United States]], was established in Killeen and nearby Coryell County.  Mayborn and the committee obtained the Veterans Center in Temple, named for Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (1910-1981), a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Texas.

An active civic booster, Mayborn worked tirelessly to promote Bell County. In 1939-1940, he chaired the military affairs committee of the Temple [[Chamber of Commerce]]. First Camp Hood, then Fort Hood, the largest [[United States Army]] base in the [[United States]], was established in Killeen and nearby Coryell County.  Mayborn and the committee obtained the Veterans Center in Temple, named for Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (1910-1981), a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Texas.<ref name=bio/>

In 1942, at the age of thirty-six, Mayborn enlisted in the Army as a public relations officer. In 1944, he joined the staff of General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] as assistant chief of the U.S. public relations office. He received a [[Bronze Star]] and left military service as a major in 1945. He remained active in military matters, having served on the civilian advisory board for most of the commanders at Fort Hood. In 1968, he accompanied an old acquaintance, General Bruce Clarke, to the former [[South Vietnam]] on a fact-finding tour. On his return, he reported to [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] on the reliability of the controversial M16 rifle. In 1979, Mayborn was rewarded for his contributions to the Army when he was named the recipient of the Creighton W. Abrams Medal, named for the second U.S. commander in the [[Vietnam War]], for his contributions to the Army.​

In 1942, at the age of thirty-six, Mayborn enlisted in the Army as a public relations officer. In 1944, he joined the staff of General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] as assistant chief of the U.S. public relations office. He received a [[Bronze Star]] and left military service as a major in 1945. He remained active in military matters, having served on the civilian advisory board for most of the commanders at Fort Hood. In 1968, he accompanied an old acquaintance, General Bruce Clarke, to the former [[South Vietnam]] on a fact-finding tour. On his return, he reported to [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] on the reliability of the controversial M16 rifle. In 1979, Mayborn was rewarded for his contributions to the Army when he was named the recipient of the Creighton W. Abrams Medal, named for the second U.S. commander in the [[Vietnam War]], for his contributions to the Army.​<ref name=bio/>

==Political activities==​

==Political activities==​

Mayborn was also a political confidant of Texas [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], President Johnson,  [[Governor]] [[John  Connally]], and [[U.S. Representative]]s W. R. Poage and  [[Sam Rayburn]], the long-term House Speaker. He also advised Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of the former U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare](since Health and Human Services), and [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] Jesse H. Jones. By the 1970s, with the defection of Connally to the [[Republican Party]], Mayborn began to support some GOP candidates.​

Mayborn was also a political confidant of Texas [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], President Johnson,  [[Governor]] [[John  Connally]], and [[U.S. Representative]]s W. R. Poage and  [[Sam Rayburn]], the long-term House Speaker. He also advised Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of the former U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare](since Health and Human Services), and [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] Jesse H. Jones. By the 1970s, with the defection of Connally to the [[Republican Party]], Mayborn began to support some GOP candidates.​<ref name=bio/>

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===Disputed 1948 U.S. Senate runoff election===

===Disputed 1948 U.S. Senate runoff election===

In 1946, Mayborn was elected to the Texas Democratic State Central Committee.  While on the committee, he played a crucial role in the disputed senatorial [[primary]] runoff election of 1948 for the seat vacated by the retiring Willard Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890-1969).

In 1946, Mayborn was elected to the Texas Democratic State Central Committee.  While on the committee, he played a crucial role in the disputed senatorial [[primary]] runoff election of 1948 for the seat vacated by the retiring Willard Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890-1969).

The state committee was asked to declare the winner of the primary after supporters of former Governor Coke Robert Stevenson (1888-1975), a [[conservative]] Democrat, accused Johnson's campaign of fraudulent voting practices, particularly in Jim Wells County, one of the south Texas "machine" counties controlled by [[George Parr]], the Duval County political boss. Eighty-seven primary votes were in dispute.

The state committee was asked to declare the winner of the primary after supporters of former Governor Coke Robert Stevenson (1888-1975), a [[conservative]] Democrat, accused Johnson's campaign of fraudulent voting practices, particularly in Jim Wells County, one of the south Texas "machine" counties controlled by [[George Parr]], the Duval County political boss. Eighty-seven primary votes were in dispute.<ref name=bio/>

John Connally, then Johnson's campaign manager, summoned Mayborn from a business trip in Nashville, where Mayborn owned a radio station, to cast the deciding vote in what was to be the committee's 29-28 decision to declare Johnson the winner of the Democratic senatorial nomination.<ref>[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmazz TSHA Online - Texas State Historical Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Hugo Black]], a former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Alabama]], declared that the Democratic committee would have the sole power to select the nominee, a crushing blow to the Stevenson campaign. Stevenson, thereafter, embittered at the outcome of the senatorial nomination, headed the "Democrats for Nixon" Committee in Texas in 1960,, when Johnson was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee on the ticket headed by then Senator [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] and also a candidate for senatorial reeledction opposed by the Republican [[John Tower]].

John Connally, then Johnson's campaign manager, summoned Mayborn from a business trip in Nashville, where Mayborn owned a radio station, to cast the deciding vote in what was to be the committee's 29-28 decision to declare Johnson the winner of the Democratic senatorial nomination.<ref name=bio/> [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Hugo Black]], a former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Alabama]], declared that the Democratic committee would have the sole power to select the nominee, a crushing blow to the Stevenson campaign. Thereafter, embittered at the outcome of the senatorial nomination, Stevenson headed the "Democrats for Nixon" Committee in Texas in 1960, when Johnson was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee on the ticket headed by then Senator [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] and also a candidate for senatorial reelection opposed by the Republican [[John Tower]].

==Legacy==

==Legacy==