ESTES, JACK
JACK ESTES
Dallas Morning News, 1974
RITES SET FOR ESTES, CIRCULATION MANAGER
Jack Estes, 86, of 4532 Beiclaire, circulation manager for The Dallas Morning News for more than a quarter of a century until his retirement in 1951, died Tuesday in a Dallas nursing home.
Estes had served as board chairman, president and life member of 15 city, state and international circulation managers organizations.
He was born in McKinney, attended Jones Academy and later enrolled in Texas A&M College.
His first newspaper experience was at the age of 15 in McKinney as a carrier and a writer. In 19107 he began service with the Galveston News at Galveston and a year later was transferred to Dallas as a writer and editor.
In 1913, Estes left the newspaper business and spent four years working with two railroads in executive capacities.
He returned to The Dallas News in 1917, and was appointed circulation director in 1924, where he remained until retiring in 1951.
Shortly after his retirement, he was made a consultant for the Southern Newspaper Association, and in 1953 he was elected first secretary-manager of the International Circulation Managers Association.
Estes was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for newspaper circulation managers. His many memberships and boardships included life membership with the New York, Texas, Southern and International Circulation Managers Associations.
He was past president of the Park Cities Rotary Club, Texas Editorial Association, Texas and International Circulation Managers Associations and the Bonehead Club of Dallas.
He was a Mason and president of the Brotherhood and Berach Class of the First Baptist Church of Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Embree Hall of the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park.
His survivors include one daughter, one sister, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Dallas Morning News, 1974
RITES SET FOR ESTES, CIRCULATION MANAGER
Jack Estes, 86, of 4532 Beiclaire, circulation manager for The Dallas Morning News for more than a quarter of a century until his retirement in 1951, died Tuesday in a Dallas nursing home.
Estes had served as board chairman, president and life member of 15 city, state and international circulation managers organizations.
He was born in McKinney, attended Jones Academy and later enrolled in Texas A&M College.
His first newspaper experience was at the age of 15 in McKinney as a carrier and a writer. In 19107 he began service with the Galveston News at Galveston and a year later was transferred to Dallas as a writer and editor.
In 1913, Estes left the newspaper business and spent four years working with two railroads in executive capacities.
He returned to The Dallas News in 1917, and was appointed circulation director in 1924, where he remained until retiring in 1951.
Shortly after his retirement, he was made a consultant for the Southern Newspaper Association, and in 1953 he was elected first secretary-manager of the International Circulation Managers Association.
Estes was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for newspaper circulation managers. His many memberships and boardships included life membership with the New York, Texas, Southern and International Circulation Managers Associations.
He was past president of the Park Cities Rotary Club, Texas Editorial Association, Texas and International Circulation Managers Associations and the Bonehead Club of Dallas.
He was a Mason and president of the Brotherhood and Berach Class of the First Baptist Church of Dallas.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Embree Hall of the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park.
His survivors include one daughter, one sister, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
