[Atlanta Constitution, April 14, 1961]
CLIFFORD TUCKER, EDITOR IN COLUMBUS, DIES AT 63
Columbus (AP)—William Clifford (Cliff) Tucker, 63, editor of the Columbus Enquirer, died Thursday following a heart attack.
Death came at his home a few hours after he returned from a trip to California.
Tucker, one of Georgia's most widely known editors, began his newspaper career at the age of 17 as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. His stories and editorials won many awards for the newspaper.
As city editor of the paper in 1926, Tucker wrote numerous stories about the Ku Klux Klan and, along with Julian Harris, editor and publisher, fought the night riders so vigorously the Klan's hold on the city was broken. The newspaper won a Pulitzer prize for meritorious public service.
ALABAMA NATIVE
Tucker was born in Seale, Ala., where his father, William Henry Tucker, was editor and part owner of the Russell Register, a weekly newspaper. The family moved to Columbus in 1900. The elder Tucker became associated with the Enquirer and was its editor at the time of his death in 1927.
Tucker interrupted his newspaper career in 1918 to serve as secretary to Congressman William C. Wright. He stayed in Washington until 1920 when he joined the staff of the old Atlanta Georgian. He also worked for the Savannah Press, the Record-News in Wichita Falls, Texas and the Brooklyn, N.Y., Eagle.
GPA AWARDS
The Georgia Press Association presented awards to Tucker in 1957 and 1959 for the most fearless editorials. The Enquirer won the GPA's community service trophy in 1955 and 1960 and the association's award for general excellence in 1957. Stories and editorials about vice conditions in Phenix City, Ala., following the assassination of Atty. Gen. Albert Patterson, brought the Enquirer the Sigma Delta Chi Headliner medal for public service in 1954.
Tucker was married in 1935 to Daisy Snellgrove of Columbus. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Dobson Jr., and a son, William Clifford Tucker Jr., who is a junior at Emory University.
The editor was a member of the First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a charter member of the Columbus Lions Club and its past president.
Julian Harris, publisher of the Enquirer is at F-A-G # 25782717.
CLIFFORD TUCKER, EDITOR IN COLUMBUS, DIES AT 63
Columbus (AP)—William Clifford (Cliff) Tucker, 63, editor of the Columbus Enquirer, died Thursday following a heart attack.
Death came at his home a few hours after he returned from a trip to California.
Tucker, one of Georgia's most widely known editors, began his newspaper career at the age of 17 as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. His stories and editorials won many awards for the newspaper.
As city editor of the paper in 1926, Tucker wrote numerous stories about the Ku Klux Klan and, along with Julian Harris, editor and publisher, fought the night riders so vigorously the Klan's hold on the city was broken. The newspaper won a Pulitzer prize for meritorious public service.
ALABAMA NATIVE
Tucker was born in Seale, Ala., where his father, William Henry Tucker, was editor and part owner of the Russell Register, a weekly newspaper. The family moved to Columbus in 1900. The elder Tucker became associated with the Enquirer and was its editor at the time of his death in 1927.
Tucker interrupted his newspaper career in 1918 to serve as secretary to Congressman William C. Wright. He stayed in Washington until 1920 when he joined the staff of the old Atlanta Georgian. He also worked for the Savannah Press, the Record-News in Wichita Falls, Texas and the Brooklyn, N.Y., Eagle.
GPA AWARDS
The Georgia Press Association presented awards to Tucker in 1957 and 1959 for the most fearless editorials. The Enquirer won the GPA's community service trophy in 1955 and 1960 and the association's award for general excellence in 1957. Stories and editorials about vice conditions in Phenix City, Ala., following the assassination of Atty. Gen. Albert Patterson, brought the Enquirer the Sigma Delta Chi Headliner medal for public service in 1954.
Tucker was married in 1935 to Daisy Snellgrove of Columbus. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Dobson Jr., and a son, William Clifford Tucker Jr., who is a junior at Emory University.
The editor was a member of the First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a charter member of the Columbus Lions Club and its past president.
Julian Harris, publisher of the Enquirer is at F-A-G # 25782717.
[Atlanta Constitution, April 14, 1961]
CLIFFORD TUCKER, EDITOR IN COLUMBUS, DIES AT 63
Columbus (AP)—William Clifford (Cliff) Tucker, 63, editor of the Columbus Enquirer, died Thursday following a heart attack.
Death came at his home a few hours after he returned from a trip to California.
Tucker, one of Georgia's most widely known editors, began his newspaper career at the age of 17 as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. His stories and editorials won many awards for the newspaper.
As city editor of the paper in 1926, Tucker wrote numerous stories about the Ku Klux Klan and, along with Julian Harris, editor and publisher, fought the night riders so vigorously the Klan's hold on the city was broken. The newspaper won a Pulitzer prize for meritorious public service.
ALABAMA NATIVE
Tucker was born in Seale, Ala., where his father, William Henry Tucker, was editor and part owner of the Russell Register, a weekly newspaper. The family moved to Columbus in 1900. The elder Tucker became associated with the Enquirer and was its editor at the time of his death in 1927.
Tucker interrupted his newspaper career in 1918 to serve as secretary to Congressman William C. Wright. He stayed in Washington until 1920 when he joined the staff of the old Atlanta Georgian. He also worked for the Savannah Press, the Record-News in Wichita Falls, Texas and the Brooklyn, N.Y., Eagle.
GPA AWARDS
The Georgia Press Association presented awards to Tucker in 1957 and 1959 for the most fearless editorials. The Enquirer won the GPA's community service trophy in 1955 and 1960 and the association's award for general excellence in 1957. Stories and editorials about vice conditions in Phenix City, Ala., following the assassination of Atty. Gen. Albert Patterson, brought the Enquirer the Sigma Delta Chi Headliner medal for public service in 1954.
Tucker was married in 1935 to Daisy Snellgrove of Columbus. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Dobson Jr., and a son, William Clifford Tucker Jr., who is a junior at Emory University.
The editor was a member of the First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a charter member of the Columbus Lions Club and its past president.
Julian Harris, publisher of the Enquirer is at F-A-G # 25782717.
CLIFFORD TUCKER, EDITOR IN COLUMBUS, DIES AT 63
Columbus (AP)—William Clifford (Cliff) Tucker, 63, editor of the Columbus Enquirer, died Thursday following a heart attack.
Death came at his home a few hours after he returned from a trip to California.
Tucker, one of Georgia's most widely known editors, began his newspaper career at the age of 17 as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. His stories and editorials won many awards for the newspaper.
As city editor of the paper in 1926, Tucker wrote numerous stories about the Ku Klux Klan and, along with Julian Harris, editor and publisher, fought the night riders so vigorously the Klan's hold on the city was broken. The newspaper won a Pulitzer prize for meritorious public service.
ALABAMA NATIVE
Tucker was born in Seale, Ala., where his father, William Henry Tucker, was editor and part owner of the Russell Register, a weekly newspaper. The family moved to Columbus in 1900. The elder Tucker became associated with the Enquirer and was its editor at the time of his death in 1927.
Tucker interrupted his newspaper career in 1918 to serve as secretary to Congressman William C. Wright. He stayed in Washington until 1920 when he joined the staff of the old Atlanta Georgian. He also worked for the Savannah Press, the Record-News in Wichita Falls, Texas and the Brooklyn, N.Y., Eagle.
GPA AWARDS
The Georgia Press Association presented awards to Tucker in 1957 and 1959 for the most fearless editorials. The Enquirer won the GPA's community service trophy in 1955 and 1960 and the association's award for general excellence in 1957. Stories and editorials about vice conditions in Phenix City, Ala., following the assassination of Atty. Gen. Albert Patterson, brought the Enquirer the Sigma Delta Chi Headliner medal for public service in 1954.
Tucker was married in 1935 to Daisy Snellgrove of Columbus. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Dobson Jr., and a son, William Clifford Tucker Jr., who is a junior at Emory University.
The editor was a member of the First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a charter member of the Columbus Lions Club and its past president.
Julian Harris, publisher of the Enquirer is at F-A-G # 25782717.
