The Press: Town & Country

William Randolph Hearst bought another. This time not a newspaper. It is Town and Country, an old, old denizen of the publishing field, founded in 1846. Mr. Hearst's own newspapers carried the announcement that "it is understood that the value of the magazine was held at close to $1,000,000," and added naively:

"From its very inception it has been edited for people identified with society and country life activities."

If so, it is not apparent why Mr. Hearst was interested in it.

Mr. Hearst's magazines now include:

Circulation

Cosmopolitan* 1,500,000

Good Housekeeping 1,161,512...

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