ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈɛl. bˈɛɹi, hˌuː ˈoʊnd ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ, hˈaɪɚd ᵻlˈiːnɚ ænd hɜː hˈʌsbənd dʒˈeɪ. fɹˈɛd ʃˈiːts, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð spˈɜːdʒən ˈeɪkɚz, tə ɹˈʌn ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.
In 1932, Major George L. Berry, who owned the newspaper, hired Eleanor and her husband J. Fred Sheets, along with Spurgeon Akers, to run the newspaper.