| description: | Dr. Wesley Mccurdy, Former Publisher Of The Winnipeg Free Press, Died In September, 1961, In Victoria, Bc. He Was Born In Winnipeg On April 2, 1881; Educated At Wesley College And The University Of Manitoba, From Where He Received A Bachelor Of Arts Degree In 1900. That Same Year He Began His Newspaper Career At The Free Press. In 1919 He Left The Free Press To Become Advertising Manager To The Grain Growers Guide. He Subsequently Organized And Joined The Macpherson, Mcurdy Advertising Agency. Returning To The Newspaper Business In 1913, He Became Director, Secretary- Treasurer, And Assistant To The General Manager At The Free Press. Mccurdy Was Business Manager Of The Tribune In 1924 And Was Appointed Vice-President And Managing Director In 1936. In 1942 He Was Named Vice- President Of The Southam Company And Publisher Of The Tribune. He Retired From The Tribune In 1948 After 48 Years In The Advertising And Publishing Business In Wiinnipeg. Photo From A Glass Lantern Slide By Foote And James; Donated By R.H. Shelford |