The newspaper prospered in a new facility at 119 South Fraser Street, its headquarters until 1973 when it moved to a new plant in Dale Summit, built at a cost of $1.4 million. Both Reilly and Weinstein served in the military in World War II and then returned to command the business and news departments until retiring in January 1980. He was followed by Eugene Reilly, who had also worked at the newspaper as a student. The first was Jerome Weinstein, who became the sports editor in 1937 while still a student at Penn State. The next year, two long-time employees joined the staff. In 1934, the newspaper changed its name to the Centre Daily Times and began publishing six days a week in the afternoon. Claude served as publisher until he died in 1966. Aikens, who was born in Pine Grove Mills. Three generations of Aikens, spanning 63 years, operated the newspaper, including Charles’ brother, James, and only child, Claude G. Aikens, former president of Susquehanna University. Nine years later, the newspaper was purchased by three men, including the Rev. In 1907, the Times moved around the corner to 108 West College Avenue into a building that had formerly been the home of Nittany Printing and Publishing (the name is chiseled at the top). The Times was located at 115 South Allen Street, which has housed a variety of businesses since then, including a bank and retail establishments. Across the street, the land-grant college that would become Penn State was taking shape. The community had about 400 residents, several stores, two churches, a hotel, and a post office. State College had become a borough just two years earlier. The Centre Daily Times was founded as the State College Times in 1898.
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