THE EAGLE TIMES, once known as: THE DAILY EAGLE

Although I have lived on and off in Claremont for many years, I do not recall the very first newspaper, but I do recall the Claremont Daily Eagle which metamorphized into THE EAGLE TIMES. Over the years, I have, like so many readers and ex-subscribers, a love-hate relationship with this paper which once had its headquarters right in town,off the square(Tremont, which now has been Christened by well-meaning Flatlanders, as OPERA HOUSE SQUARE, but I much prefer my version which is HORSE OPERA SQUARE! The move from Sullivan St. effectively moved the paper out into the countryside and from the minds of people who might happen to frequent downtown, though many would wonder why anyone would really want to do this! At one time, the building for the paper also had a radio station, WLOB(I think that was it's name) and it was basically FM broadcasting and since I did not have at the time, an FM radio receiver,only AM, I could not hear the one radio program that I wanted: RED RYDER. I think also they had a special Dick Tracy show, different from the 15 min. Monday to Friday serial on AM radio.