apers ▁and ▁purchased ▁the ▁Daily ▁Dis patch , ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Even ing ▁Chron icle , ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Chron icle , ▁the ▁Sunday ▁News , ▁and ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Graph ic , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁other ▁newsp apers ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁Card iff ▁they ▁merged ▁four ▁newsp apers ▁into ▁the ▁Western ▁Mail . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁they ▁purchased ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Harry ▁Le vy - L aw son , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Burn ham , ▁with ▁William ▁Ber ry ▁becoming ▁its ▁editor - in - ch ief . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁they ▁purchased ▁its ▁rival , ▁The ▁Mor ning ▁Post . ▁ ▁Ber ry ▁bought ▁out ▁his ▁partners ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁am alg am ated ▁The ▁Mor ning ▁Post ▁with ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph , ▁with ▁himself ▁as ▁chairman ▁and ▁editor - in - ch ief . ▁His ▁sons ▁Se ym our , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Vis count , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Michael , ▁continued ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁newspaper ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁provided ▁financial ▁assistance ▁to ▁Sir ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁He ▁and ▁ten ▁other ▁wealth y ▁well - w ish ers ▁each ▁don ated ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Church ills , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁home , ▁Chart well , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁upon ▁their