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C ovington
1835 2010
O hio
Commemorative
175 Anniversary th
REVIEW EDITION
A History of Arens Corporation
Since the beginning of time, there has seemed to be in mankind a compulsion to communicate with his publication from his home south of town. Donald Boyd, another Covington man, was editor starting in 1973,
fellow man – from the earliest pictorials in prehistoric caves through the more sophisticated Egyptian hiero- continuing the work of composition of the monthly magazine. It is uncertain if the Vindicator is still being
glyphics, the scrolls of antiquity, and by every means possible – to enable him to leave an account of his life published.
and time to those who came after him.
Stillwater Valley News
This drive led ultimately to the invention of the printing press – within relatively recent time, as centuries The Stillwater Valley was the proud banner of The News in Covington from the 1870 date when S.W. Ely
go – and with that invention, man was only a page away from putting his words to newsprint, even as his began publication of the village’s first newspaper. Succeeding publishers, the first of whom was William A.
ingenuity devised more and more uncomplicated means of setting his thoughts in black and white – to Brown in 1874, called the news the Covington Gazette, which name it retained at least until the end of the
enlighten the literate, and to teach the illiterate. 1890s.
As it was with the invention of the first printing press – to “mass produce” the Bible of Gutenberg’s day,
Along about 1898, the name Marlin entered the publishing picture with establishment that year of the
the first account of printing in Covington dealt not with news of a local nature, but with religious magazines
Covington Tribune, owned jointly by J.H. Marlin and O.W. Yount. After one year, Yount sold his share to
from which grew church papers that are, yet today, of national note.
Marlin, and he continued the operation until 1905, when he sold the Tribune to a brother, A.L. Marlin and
The First Church Paper his son, W.L.
James Quinter, an elder of the Church of the Brethren, began publication in 1866 of The Gospel Visitor In 1917, another name long associated with publishing in the vicinity came onto the Covington scene
from a small print shop on South High Street. Later, the paper’s name was changed to The Gospel Messenger, when A.F. Little moved here from Bradford. There he had distributed the Bradford Sentinel from the year
and its printing taken to Elgin, Illinois, where it is still published as The 1884 – a weekly paper for residents in that village.
Messenger, official news of the Church of the Brethren. A Stillwater River view seemed like an appropri- Two Papers Merge
Another church periodical, still being published by the Old German Baptist ate way to provide a cover page illustration for
Brethren Church under is original name, The Vindicator, was established near this Covington 175th Anniversary Edition of the At some period in the history of the Covington Tribune and Covington Gazette,
Dayton in 1860, with its first editor, Samuel Kinsey. Headquarters for the Stillwater Valley Advertiser. This picture was these two papers merged by Little and his son, Russell, and published under
Vindicator are established in the home town of the editor; therefore, in 1883, its taken by Publisher Gary Godfrey when he was a the Tribune-Gazette banner. The Littles operated a print shop at this time, also,
second editor, Joseph I. Cover, brought the printing to Covington where he lived. staff photographer many years ago. The river conducting this business in the home later razed to provide the Covington
During the years 1948-1972, Lester Fisher was editor, and continued the must have looked this way even before the United Building and Loan parking lot. (Story Continued on Page 8)
States was born, when the Indians and the earli-
est trappers and settlers used it as a transporta-
tion route. God willing (and with the help of envi-
ronmentally-conscious people) the Stillwater will
still look unspoiled and beautiful when
Covington celebrates its bicentennial in 25 years.
Arens Corp.
The year 1924 saw the birth of The Stillwater Valley News, published by Hugh Marlin. He distributed this
paper daily, competing in the intervening years (until 1936) with Russell Little, who had continued publication of
the Tribune-Gazette until that year.
Marlin, who was also a pastor at Pleasant Hill during this time, put this tabloid news, similar in size to
2 Main Office
on High St. in downtown
today’s Stillwater Valley Advertiser, but containing only four pages, into subscribers’ homes five days a week. Covington when current
He published the News over a 14-year period, longer than any one other publisher had in all of Covington’s owner/publisher Gary
previous history of newspapers. Godfrey began employ-
A somewhat brief tenure of owner-publisher followed after Marlin disposed of his Stillwater Valley News ment with the company in
holdings about the middle of the year in 1938, to his son-in-law and daughter, John L. and Gertrude Tobias. In the ‘60s.
October 1946, to John T. Phillips and Dan Beckner. This latter partnership continued until July 1948, when
Beckner sold his share to Vic Davidson; then in 1949, Al Hilton bought Phillips’ interest. Arens Corp.
McFaddens Take Over
It was with full knowledge of the rapid turnover that Tom and Margaret McFadden formed the Arens
Corporation to purchase Stillwater Printers from the Hilton and Davidson partnership.
3 Circulation
Department at present
time, in rented building
This change in ownership became effective on April 1, 1954. By this time, Stillwater Printers was publishing
Former Arens Corp. Owner on N. High St. in down-
the The Stillwater Valley News each Tuesday and Thursday, but job printing was accounting for much more to
the firm’s income than was the newspaper.
Included in the company’s job printing business was a four-page, 8 1/2 by 11 sheet known as The Westerville
Milkman. This was being produced monthly and bulk mailed to all the rural routes of Darke, Miami, and Shelby
& Publisher Tom McFadden
Current Arens Corp. Owner
& Publisher Gary Godfrey town Covington. Cir-
culation Department was
previously located at 395
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counties. It carried free want ads for farmers under the sponsorship of the Westerville Creamery and a very small S. High St.
Advertiser and of The Milkman from then until the fall of 1961. The staff of the Arens Corporation, working
amount of display advertising from agri-business firms located in the vicinity of Covington. from its offices in Covington, was freed to concentrate on improving the editorial and advertising content of these
Arens Corp.
The McFaddens had no experience in managing a job printing business and little interest in expanding this
portion of the company they were buying, but they did have dreams for the publishing part of the business. They
thought The Milkman, as it was popularly known in the area, could be expanded into a true farm magazine. They
growing publications.
Printing Goes Offset Through the years, our photographers 4 Main Office
is now located at 395 S.
hoped The Stillwater Valley News could also be expanded into an important and outstanding weekly newspaper In 1961, a decision was made to go “offset” with the Arens Corporation publications. Equipment was pur- have snapped and we’ve published a
chased to compose and paste up the publications at Covington into camera-ready pages for rotary offset printing.
High St., at south end of
serving a number of towns in the Stillwater Valley, as its name implied. lot of pictures. Turn the page to see our village. All departments
The printing was, and continues to be, contracted to larger publishing companies who try to keep their very
Marlin’s Dream expensive rotary presses as busy as possible. The three Arens weekly papers are printed at Connersville, Indiana, pictorial look at the past. We hope you are at this location, except
Looking back at some of the promotional writing Hugh Marlin put in his paper shortly after he founded The in the plant of that small city’s daily newspaper, The News Examiner. The monthly farm magazine is printed in enjoy the memories! for circulation.
Stillwater Valley News in 1924, it is clear that his dream also was for a Stillwater paper. This dream was at a the plant of the Delphos, Ohio, Daily Herald.
very low ebb by 1954, however, when the Arens Corporation was formed. The Stillwater Valley News was print-
ing only 1,400 copies of each issue. In theory, it was a paid circulation paper, but most of its mailed subscriptions The Arens Corporation has enjoyed slow but steady growth, which has produced modest profits and financial
were in arrears. Almost all of its circulation was in the town of Covington. Outside the town, its circulation was stability in the years that have passed since 1958, when its original parent newspaper almost went under. The
The Arens Corporation is a small company whose stock is closely held by a very small number of firms and
very, very thin. next four paragraphs give thumbnail sketches of the four publications it was publishing as America celebrated
individuals. Margaret and Tom McFadden own a controlling interest in the company. There are some minority
its 200th Birthday.
The new owners of the paper started immediately to try to make their dream come true, but for half a decade stockholders, one of whom is Norman Bentz of Covington. He was general manager of Country Living for many
they often wondered – as conditions went from chaos to catastrophe and back, if they, too, might not soon join the 11,000 Get Advertiser years until a heart attack forced him to slow down and go into semi-retirement. He now works part-time in a
list of “former owners.” Three years of effort, from the spring of 1954 to the spring of 1957, went into attempting The oldest, largest, and best of the four is the Stillwater Valley Advertiser. It circulates to almost 11,000 sales capacity for the company and serves it as a corporate vice president. Margaret McFadden is secretary-
to build enough paid circulation up and down the Stillwater Valley to make The News the best advertising buy homes located in the trading zones of West Milton, Covington, and Bradford. Having grown out of its predecessor, treasurer and Tom McFadden is its president.
available to business firms interested in that market. These efforts included purchasing The Bradford Sentinel the Stillwater Valley News, which Hugh Marlin founded in 1924, it is now in its 52nd year of publication. It has Godfreys Take Control
and merging it with The News. While some gains in circulation were attained during this period, the effort to been under its present ownership longer than that of any previous owner. At least for a little time in history, it has A major change in the Arens Corporation company was approved June 10, 1982, according to an announce-
build a paid circulation that would dominate the Stillwater Valley never succeeded very well. achieved the dream Hugh Marlin had for it, and its present owners have for it. It is the leading newspaper serv- ment released here, at the company’s headquarters. It revealed that a reorganization plan has been adopted
“Advertiser” Born
In 1957, the Stillwater Valley Advertiser was established as a free paper; the Stillwater Valley News was
closed; and the Arens Corporation became the kind of publishing company that it is today.
ing most of the towns and villages in the Stillwater Valley. This fact was epitomized in the Bicentennial year when
the U.S. Government’s American Revolution Bicentennial Administration granted the Stillwater Valley Advertiser
official recognition under the ARBA’s national media recognition program.
which saw Gary Godfrey, who has been president of the company since 1980 and its chief executive officer since
1977, take over voting control of the corporation from Tom McFadden and Margaret McFadden, who had con-
trolled it since it was formed in 1954.
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The company specialized in publishing free, but controlled circulation publications. The circulation is con- Country Living The reorganization was executed at a meeting held in a law office in Piqua attended by the individuals and
trolled to cover the trading area of its selected markets. The papers are given away to provide saturation circula- The second oldest Arens publication is the monthly magazine that was known as The Milkman when the the representatives of two printing firms who are owners of all of the stock in the closely held Arens Corporation.
tion of the chosen market, and all are supported by income from the sale of advertising. Arens Corporation acquired it, planning to manage it as a farm magazine. It has gone through a number of Some of the details of the plan were announced by Tom McFadden, who has been the company’s largest stock-
changes since 1954. Its name was changed to Checkerboard News-Westerville Milkman in January, 1959, and to holder since it was formed 28 years ago. Under the plan, Godfrey and his wife Ginger purchased blocks of stock
By the time the United States was celebrating its 200th Birthday in 1976, the Arens Corporation was distrib-
Country Living in January 1962. At the present time it is distributed under a controlled circulation mailing per- from some of the other stockholders. Other agreements were legally executed at the meeting which provide for the
uting four such publications. Three are weekly newspapers serving groups of small towns. The fourth is Country
mit to more than than 19,000 farm families in Miami, Darke, Shelby, Preble, Butler, Mercer, Auglaize, and Allen company gradually to redeem large blocks of stock owned by Margaret McFadden and by Tom McFadden and to
Living, a monthly farm magazine which gradually grew out of starting in 1954 to manage The Milkman as a
counties in the western part of Ohio and in part of Jay County, Indiana. permit Godfrey to vote this stock until it is redeemed.
specialized, controlled circulation, farm paper.
The agreement signed on June 10 put Godfrey in control of the company. “If Gary manages it as well as he
Dark Days . . . The Advertiser has since 1977 and if the economy stays reasonably healthy, a time will come some years down the road when
Like most small business firms, this publishing company has had its share of problems through the years. The company’s second weekly paper is now known simply as The Advertiser. It was started in 1968 as the Godfrey will have as much equity in the Arens Corp. as the McFaddens have owned in recent years,” explained
One of its lowest points came early in 1958, less than a year after the Stillwater Valley Advertiser had been West Liberty Advertiser, with its controlled circulation serving the town of West Liberty. A few years later its cir- McFadden.
established to replace The News. The front page of the February 13, 1958, issue contained this terse announce- culation was expanded to take in the trading areas of DeGraff, Quincy, and Jackson Center. In 1975, the free but
controlled distribution was expanded again to make the paper serve Russells Point, Lakeview, and other commu- Godfrey got his start with the Arens Corp. shortly after his graduation from Bradford High School in 1963.
ment: “Effective with this issue, the Stillwater Valley Advertiser is suspending publication.”
nities located around Indian Lake. Its circulation exceeds 11,000. He was originally hired to work in the circulation department but, as is often the case in small companies, soon
. . . Look Brighter found himself helping out in other areas. One of the assignments he enjoyed most was working as the paper’s
Yet, on February 20, the following Wednesday, the little paper was back in print with a note by McFadden to Penny Saver photographer.
this effect: “Suspension was threatened for a brief period last week as result of mechanical and other strains cre- Early in 1974, the company took over publication of a weekly paper called the Penny Saver which is distrib- “I’ve done it all,” Godfrey said this week. “I started at the very bottom, and it has taken a long time, but I’ve
ated by the effort to expand and improve your paper which have been underway this past month. If the Sidney uted to more than 6,000 homes in and around the communities of Newport, Ft. Loramie, Minster, New Bremen, worked my way to the top. I guess you would label me a success story,” he said.
Daily News had not come forward with an offer to take over composition and printing for us, I am sure we would and Maria Stein. For many years this had been a mimeographed shopper serving these towns. It was owned by
Chuck and Kay Williams of St. Marys, with Mrs. Williams handling most of the work connected with its publica- Godfrey credits his success to his associates, his friends, his family, and Christian faith. “I’ve gotten a lot of
have had to suspend, at least for a time.” Up until this time in its history, the firm always had maintained its own
tion. They had converted it to a printed tabloid in 1974, shortly before their desire to slow down and start to pre- help, a lot of encouragement,” he continued. “I’m grateful to many people, especially my wife, Ginger.”
facilities for composing and printing the paper, and for doing job printing. Its obsolete printing plant was closed
in February of 1958. The Sidney Daily News plant handled all composition and printing of the Stillwater Valley pare for retirement prompted them to sell it to the Arens Corporation. Godfrey assumed full control of the company at a time when the national economy is down. He has initiated
many policy changes in the past, and he knows he will have to continue to do so in order to remain competitive.
“Arens Corp. has been solely dependent on its advertisers in the past, but they can afford to pay only so
much,” Godfrey said. “That’s why we recently divided the paper into two sections (north edition and south edi-
tion) and are now currently adopting a voluntary pay system.” Godfrey concluded: “We’re a good community
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Arens Staff . . . 2010 newspaper that’s getting better and better, and I’m promising our readers and advertisers that we will be even
better in the months and years to come.”
Current Arens Corporation employees Twenty-eight years later, the economy is still in the dumpster. Godfrey has purchased 100% of Arens Corp.
stock. He turns 65 years of age in October, and looks forward to his retirement years. “The company is sound,
include, from the left: Marty Speer, front and there are no better employees anywhere – than we have currently,” confessed Godfrey. “Only God knows
office; Nikki Willoughby, circulation; Jean what’s in store for us in the future,” he concluded.
Devlin, editorial; Kim Rindler, front office; (The portion of this history covering the years to 1976 was reprinted from the Advertiser’s Bicentennial edition.
The history from 1976 to the present has been added by Arens Publisher Gary Godfrey.)
Jacqui Noll, advertising production;
Yvonne Welbaum, Stillwater advertising Read . . . Enjoy . . . Save
sales; Tennille Kisner, circulation; Carol This is your copy of the Stillwater Valley Advertiser’s special 175th Anniversary Review Edition for
Wood, advertising production; Jennifer Covington. It contains a special section, and this pull-out section. You need to read not only the text and
picture cutlines, but also the profile story of each business. In every section we have tried to select materi-
Parris, advertising production; Gloria als from our coverage of the events leading up to this Grand Celebration! All of these activities in the val-
Honeyman, advertising production; ley have captured the spirit of all Covingtonians that will help commemorate this 175th Anniversary spec-
tacular event. This special edition has been a “labor of love” by many people, including our devoted staff.
Don Selanders, general manager. In fear of leaving someone out, we will simply say, “Enjoy – we hope you like it.”
Covington, Ohio
10 - STILLWATER VALLEY ADVERTISER JULY 7, 2010
175 TH
TH
CE LE BR AT ION
1835-2010
Service
Repair
Restoration
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Congratulations Covington
On Your 175th!
The Hair Hut
28 E. Wright St., Covington, Ohio
(937) 473-2681 Tim McGrath, Barber
DUNK BOOTH
During Covington’s 175th Celebration
Card
Garage Sales
Automotive of Thanks
I want to extend a
heartfelt thanks to my
wonderful family for giving
me an awesome get-away
Mobile Auto Repairs LLC for my 80th birthday.
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credits agricultural, commercial, residential.
Valle y
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literature. acrmetal.com <http://acrmetal.com>,
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Classifieds
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/ ABSOLUTELY BRAND NEW CURIO CABINET: Full glass
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Includes 25 Local Machines and Candy for ranty. Still in box. 937-473-5338 cond. 419-629-3719
$9,995. 1-800-807-6486
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STATEWIDE 25 Machines and Candy All for $9,995. 1-
888-614-1179 (Not valid in South Dakota)
(MCN)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF
MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVI-
SION CASE NO. 2010 DR 188 JUDGE WELBAUM
R eal E state Classifieds
FILED the 30th day of April, 2010, at 10:28 a.m. CASE
CAPTION JAMMIE L. EMBERTON vs. ANTHONY R. ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT: FIRST MONTH’S RENT FREE! APT. FOR RENT MINSTER: 2 APTS. FOR RENT: New Bremen.
EMBERTON. Built in ‘07. $405. Handicap Two bdrm. apt. in Minster. Appli- bdrm., 1-1/2 baths, appl. includ- Two bdrm. apt. (ground level).
friendly. Elec. heat. Some utilities ances. Garage. Gas heat. ed. W/D hook-up. Lg. living room, One bdrm. apt. (upstairs). Large
TO: ANTHONY R. EMBERTON included. No pets. In New Bre- Deposit & references. No pets. attach. garage. 419-628-2935 or rooms. Must see to appreciate!
Whose residence is unknown men. 419-629-3174 www.mead- 419-657-2918 419-296-9972 Laundry room w/washer/dryer
You are to take notice that above Plaintiff has filed a owviewterrace.com hook-up. Stove & refrig. fur-
McKINLEY COMMONS FOR RENT: $600. Covington 2 nished. No pets. Call
Complaint for divorce in the Miami County Common ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ APARTMENTS bdrm. house. A/C. Garage. W/D 419-628-3600.
Pleas Court of Ohio, Domestic Relations Division at the BUDGET HOST INN: I-75 Exit 240 S. Main St. hook-up. No pets. 937-313-2562
Safety Building, 201 West Main Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 104, Botkins, Ohio. Low weekly West Milton FOR RENT - PIQUA: One bdrm.
on the 30th day of April, 2010. The case number is 2010 rates. With microwave & refriger- Retirement Living YOU Can Afford! 1st MONTH FREE! apt. located at 913 Covington
DR 188 and is captioned JAMMIE L. EMBERTON vs. ator. FREE hot breakfast! FOR RENT - MINSTER: 2 bdrm. Ave. Utilities furnished.
For those 62+ or disabled.
ANTHONY R. EMBERTON. Your current mailing Includes maid service. $182 for 7 apt. Lg. living & dining room. $525/month. Call 937-773-6454
Come meet new friends. Join
nights. Attached garage, gas heat, C/A,
address is unknown. In this complaint, Jammie L. the fun activities. All newly
1-800-309-0039 great location. W/D hook-up. No FOR RENT - MINSTER: Two
Emberton seeks a termination of marriage. remodeled apartments.
pets. 419-954-2012 or bdrms. Low utilities. Stove. Park-
You are required to answer the complaint within twen- CALL TODAY!
▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼ 419-628-3169 ing. Yard. Shed. $390 + deposit.
ty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this notice, 937-698-3456
MOVE-IN SPECIAL! TTY-TDD: 1-800-750-0750 937-295-2063 or 937-726-5305
which will be published once each week for six succes- WEST MILTON: Two bdrm. apt. 33 Acres NE of Greenville. 10
sive weeks, and the last publication will be made on the This Institution is an Equal room house. Large barn. Pond.
& 2 bdrm. townhouse. W/D
7th day of July, 2010. Opportunity Provider & Employer Would consider smaller property
In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond
hook-up. Appliances included.
Handicapped Accessible in area in partial trade. Our Classifieds Get Results!
Trash paid. No pets.
as permitted by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure within 937-698-0113. Equal Housing Opportunity 937-232-7380
the time stated, judgment may be rendered against you www.viewanapartment.com FOR RENT: One unit. One bdrm.
for the relief demanded in the complaint. apt. Ft. Loramie. Appliances
FOR RENT - NEW BREMEN:
Two bdrm. apt. Ground level. included. $350/mo. 937-489-5058
Robert C. Johnston
Stove & refrig. W/D hook-up. A/C.
SHIPMAN, DIXON & LIVINGSTON CO., L.P.A.
215 West Water Street Remodeled & redecorated. Patio,
big yard. Off street parking.
FOR RENT: One bdrm., $355.
Two bdrm., $455. All electric. CLASSIFIED AD
P.O. Box 310
Troy, Ohio 45373 419-628-2669
Most utilities paid. A/C. No pets.
In New Bremen 419-629-3174 DEADLINES
(937) 339-1500 www.meadowviewterrace.com
Attorney for Plaintiff Stillwater Valley Advertiser
STATEWIDE APT. FOR RENT
CLASSIFIEDS Ft. Loramie & Penny Saver
IMPORTANT NOTE FIRST MONTH’S RENT FREE
Promises of big profits often mean
big risk! Call the Federal trade
Two bdrms. Stove & refrig. fur-
nished. W/D hook-up. Off-street
THURSDAY, 5:00 PM
Commission at (877) FTC-HELP for
937-473-2028 or 877-556-9090
Work Wanted FREE information. Or, visit their web
parking. 937-295-2002
site at... www.ftc.gov/bizop FAX: 937-473-2500
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Reader Advisory: The National Trade Association
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product is advised by this publication. In order to
avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do
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