"...with the best interests of Menasha at heart"

The Menasha Record was published in our fair town until 1949.  Mr. Clough was editor for the last 46 years of the paper's existence before becoming Menasha City Clerk forthe next  6 1/2 years after the paper's sale.  In 1949, the paper merged with The Neenah Daily News-Times to become the Twin City News-Record, as evidenced by this article from the Manitowoc Herald Times of September 22, 1949:

 

Pay attention to the final paragraph of the above article.  While this is the viewpoint of a Manitowoc editor about the Twin Cities, it's remarkable how perceptive the author is.  He knew what a lot of Neenah and Menasha residents and politicians were already thinking, and predicted the outcome of the future votes on consolidation of the two cities.