FOUNDED in 1955, Ralph Marston of Sacramento California delivered the San Francisco Chronicle as a daily newspaper distributor with a subscription base of 300 contracts.  In time other newspaper companies where becoming available and being delivered to the Sacramento area.  Word had it that the Greyhound Buss Company was sending the Los Angeles Times to the Capitol.  Ralph quickly contacted the LA Times and grasped their distributing contract.

LATER, in 1967 Ralph combined his un-named company with his son Charlie Marston and started the now known C&R News (Charlie & Ralph).  With the Father and Son merge, the company started to expand their resources and began distributing their papers outside of Sacramento.  C&R News was growing with the 2 newspapers being delivered to the large population boom of Sacramento and surrounding areas.

TODAY C&R News is the leading newspaper distributing company in Sacramento with a distribution base of 7000 daily deliveries with the following newspaper companies.

C&R News is a family owned and run business that is managed by the following: