Mildred Brown: Omaha Star Founder
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Omaha Star

In 1936, Mildred married S. Edward Gilbert and the next year they moved to Omaha where Mildred worked for the Omaha Guide selling ads. By 1938 Mildred and Edward were ready to start their own paper, the Omaha Star. On July 9, 1938, the first issue of the Omaha Star was published. Six thousand copies were printed and sold for ten cents each.


Mildred was the "Advertising Manager and Financial Secretary". She sold advertisements to local and national companies and kept track of bills and payments to the paper.
Source — NSHS.


Edward was the "General Manager".
He made sure the articles were ready.
Source — NSHS.