ip ment ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁paper , ▁and ▁by ▁World ▁War   I ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁fl our ishing ▁and ▁the ▁Sud bury ▁Journal ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁business . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Mason ▁acquired ▁the ▁North ▁Bay ▁N ug get ▁in ▁North ▁Bay . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Mason ▁launched ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁commercial ▁radio ▁station , ▁C K SO . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Mason ▁died ▁and ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁his ▁W . E . ▁Mason ▁Est ate . ▁The ▁N ug get ▁was ▁almost ▁immediately ▁sold ▁in ▁an ▁employee ▁buy out , ▁but ▁the ▁Sud bury ▁Star ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Mason ' s ▁estate ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁J . ▁R . ▁Me akes , ▁Mason ' s ▁successor ▁as ▁publish er ▁and ▁general ▁manager , ▁bought ▁the ▁paper ▁with ▁co - in vest ors ▁George ▁Miller , ▁Jim ▁Cooper ▁and ▁Bill ▁Pla unt . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Thom son ▁New sp apers . ▁Me akes ▁remained ▁as ▁publish er ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁city ▁saw ▁a ▁" new sp aper ▁war " ▁between ▁two ▁startup ▁week ly ▁newsp apers , ▁the ▁Sud bury ▁Sun ▁and ▁the ▁Star - owned ▁Sud bury ▁Sc ene