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'''Dolph Griffin 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 Griffin 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]], which folded in 1991 after having moved sharply to the left in the late 1970s.

Frantz was born in Brandon in Rankin County, a part of the metropolitan area of the capital city of [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], to Edward E. Frantz (1858-1929) and the former Sudie Brown (1861-1935), who are interred at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Jackson.<ref name=eefrantz>{{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> He had at least two siblings, Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz (1886-1946), who died in [[New Orleans]] and is interred at New Iberia, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86733273|title=Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and Reaux B. Frantz (1889-1992).<ref name=eefrantz/> Frantz's paternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr. (1827-1892), a [[Maryland]] native, was a corporal in [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army and is interred at Brandon Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14303508|title=Corp. Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>  

Frantz was born in Brandon in Rankin County, a part of the metropolitan area of the capital city of [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], to Edward E. Frantz (1858-1929) and the former Sudie Brown (1861-1935), who are interred at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Jackson.<ref name=eefrantz>{{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> He had at least two siblings, Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz (1886-1946), who died in [[New Orleans]] and is interred at New Iberia, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86733273|title=Walter Kirkpatrick Frantz|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and Reaux B. Frantz (1889-1992).<ref name=eefrantz/> Frantz's paternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr. (1827-1892), a [[Maryland]] native, was a corporal in [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army and is interred at Brandon Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14303508|title=Corp. Andrew Jackson Frantz, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>  

In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger'' at Jackson, of which his father, Judge E. E. Frantz, of Jackson, was an editor. Frantz migrated to Shreveport, where initially he was roommate in a boarding house with [[Douglas Attaway]], later the publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal''. Frantz's grandfather, Col. A. J. Frantz, was also a newspaperman, the owner ad editor of ''The Brandon Republican'' in Mississippi.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=Dolph Frantz|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger'' at Jackson, of which his father, Judge E. E. Frantz, of Jackson, was an editor. Frantz migrated to Shreveport, where initially he was roommate in a boarding house with [[Douglas Attaway]], later the publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal.'' Frantz's grandfather, Col. A. J. Frantz, was also a newspaperman, the owner ad editor of ''The Brandon Republican'' in Mississippi.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=Dolph Frantz|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

From 1905 to 1907, Frantz was employed by ''The Shreveport Times,'' the only daily newspaper still in publication in Shreveport. Thereafter, Frantz became in 1907 the Shreveport city auditor and subsequently secretary to the city council as well as secretary to [[Mayor]] Ernest R. Bernstein.<ref name=bio/> Within a year, however, Frantz left the municipal positions to become 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 Journal.'' In 1942, Frantz came within 211 votes in a Democratic runoff with Mayor [[Sam Caldwell]], who won his third term in the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com/p/notable-people.html|title=Sam Caldwell|publisher=Mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com|accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref>

From 1905 to 1907, Frantz was employed by ''The Shreveport Times,'' the only daily newspaper still in publication in Shreveport. Thereafter in 1907, he became the Shreveport city auditor and subsequently secretary to the city council as well as secretary to [[Mayor]] Ernest R. Bernstein.<ref name=bio/> Within a year, however, Frantz left the municipal positions to become the city editor of ''The Shreveport Journal,'' which ceased publiation in 1991.dg.''<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 Journal.''

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=dict>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-f/|title=Frantz, Dolph|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (F), publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref> After 1925, he worked under his former roommate, the Journal president and publisher, the senior Douglas Attaway.<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 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=dict>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-f/|title=Frantz, Dolph|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (F), publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref> After 1925, he worked under his former roommate, the Journal president and publisher, the senior Douglas Attaway.<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>

Throughout his career, Frantz was particularly active in the fight for [[prohibition]], having had unfavorable with drunks on Shreveport streets prior to the banning of the sale of alcoholic beverages.<ref name=bio/>

Throughout his career, Frantz was particularly active in the fight for [[prohibition]], having had unfavorable with drunks on Shreveport streets prior to the banning of the sale of alcoholic beverages.<ref name=bio/>

In 1910, Frantz married the former Elda Verne Weaver (1884-1934);<ref name=eldaf>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/names/elda_frantz|title=Elda Frantz|publisher=Myheritage.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> after her death, he wed in 1935 her sister, Dell Weaver Lawhorn.<ref name=dict/> Frantz 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> and a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, which met in [[Chicago]] to nominate [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for a third term as president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html|title=Franklyn to Frase|publisher=''The Political Graveyard''|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> He lost a bid for mayor of Shreveport by 211 votes to incumbent [[Sam Caldwell]] in either 1938 or 1942.

In 1910, Frantz married the former Elda Verne Weaver (1884-1934);<ref name=eldaf>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/names/elda_frantz|title=Elda Frantz|publisher=Myheritage.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> after her death, he wed in 1935 her sister, Dell Weaver Lawhorn.<ref name=dict/> Frantz 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> and a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, which met in [[Chicago]] to nominate [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for a third term as president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html|title=Franklyn to Frase|publisher=''The Political Graveyard''|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> He lost a bid for mayor of Shreveport by 211 votes to incumbent [[Sam Caldwell]] in either 1938 or 1942.