bᵻfˌoːɹ ɪts pˈɜːtʃɪs baɪ tʃˈɑːɹlz kˈeɪ. mə klˈætʃi ænd mə klˈætʃi nˈuːzpeɪpɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, ɪt mˈɜːdʒd ɪnðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ wɪððə mɑːdˈɛstoʊ nˈuːzhˈɛɹəld, ɐdˈɑːptɪŋ ðæt nˈeɪm æz pˈɑːɹt əvə kənsˌɑːlɪdˈeɪʃən.
Before its purchase by Charles K. McClatchy and McClatchy Newspapers in 1924, it merged in the same year with the Modesto News-Herald, adopting that name as part of a consolidation.