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NEWS CLIPS,
HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
STEPHEN HERZOG
SHERZOG@NEWS-LEADER.COM

hen it comes to newspaper clip-

pings, the obviously bizarre and
seemingly mundane can have
surprisingly equal value.
It all depends on the owner.
“The patrons we have coming in with ques-
tions about news clips usually fall into one of two
groups. It’s about 50-50,” said Ben Divin, the
digital imaging specialist at the Springfield-
Greene County Library.
One type of patron loves digging into local
history. Remembering, reliving, the moments
that made the Ozarks special over the decades.
The other group usually has a question about
family. There could be an obituary with un-
known ancestors or a photo from nearly a centu-
ry ago without any helpful context.
The Local History staff at the library has the
training and experience to help connect those
dots. That doesn’t mean there’s always an an-
swer, Divin said, but between a person’s family
knowledge, details from the newspaper clipping
in question and a robust collection of databases,
the library staff has as good a shot as any to get
to the bottom of personal Ozarks history.
Next month, the library will be partnering This photo appeared in the News & Leader in July of 1950. Found without accompanying caption information,
with the Springfield News-Leader to gather staff in the Springfield-Greene County Library’s Local History Department were able to find the details of this
clips, local knowledge and personal stories to two-headed cow. It was born on the C.W. Davidson farm near Kisee Mills. It was abandoned by its mother and
further cultivate the area’s rich history. brought to the Springfield Veterinary by Dr. F.D. Gentry. He is seen here with the owner’s son Clarence
The event, “More to the Story: News Clips Davidson. ARCHIVED NEWS-LEADER PHOTO
and You,” will be held Nov. 4 from noon-4 p.m. at
the Library Center on South Campbell Avenue.
Guests are invited to bring in saved news clip- can save, the richer the history can be. Bring Your Clips!
pings and share the stories behind them with Divin said he’s especially excited to see if any
News-Leader reporters. local history sleuths can help solve some tough » More to the Story: News Clips and You takes place
Those stories can be published and archived cases. Saturday, Nov. 4, noon-4 p.m. at The Library Center,
by the News-Leader, and guests can get digital One role the library plays is to identify old 4653 S. Campbell Ave.
or photocopies of worn clips. Guests will be able newspaper photos that have lost the accompany- » Information: For questions about the event, con-
to keep the original as well. tact Engagement Editor Stephen Herzog at 417-836-
The more stories and images the community See HISTORY, Page 4C 1219 or sherzog@news-leader.com.

Rev. Peyton preaches sticky rhythm, infinite slide

ED PEACO “A lot more people know Appalachia The Reverend
and the Ozarks, and a lot more people Peyton’s Big
Over a few hills and know the Ozarks than our area. We’re Damn Band,
valleys to the east live Appalachian foothills. It (Brown Coun- from left:
some musical kin who ty) has its own culture. People have Breezy
will be visiting us soon. their own way of speaking. Even some Peyton, the
Reverend Peyton’s Big of the words are unique to the region.” Rev. Peyton
Damn Band from Brown While the two regions have the rural and Maxwell
County in southern Indi- setting in common, this band stands out Senteney.
ana will arrive on Sat- with its spicy, sweet-and-sour country TYLER ZOLLER
urday at Lindberg’s, with blues sound. Peyton elaborated:
support from Sabrina Deets and Marcus Country blues: “That’s always been
Chatman. my passion. It’s the thing that influences
“Not unlike the Ozarks, southern my music the most, not only music but
Indiana and the Ohio River Valley is also subject matter. I spend a lot of my
kind of a subculture. It’s a little bit un- songwriting efforts trying to tell the
known,” said Rev. Peyton, whose gal- stories of the people I grew up with and
vanic voice and piercing slide guitar set
the tone for the trio. See PEACO, Page 4C
4C Thursday, October 26, 2017
Buy Missouri, Parson implores state’s consumers
Event promotes new state initiative
encouraging consumers to buy local
WILL SCHMITT
WSCHMITT@NEWS-LEADER.COM
Though not often dis-
cussed as economic driv-
ers, jars of Springfield sal-
sa are among the products
being promoted in a new
Missouri initiative encour-
aging consumers to buy lo-
cal.
Lt. Gov. Mike Parson’s
office held an event in the
Harter House on East Sun-
shine Street on Tuesday af-
ternoon to promote “Buy
Missouri,” an effort to in-
crease awareness of prod-
ucts made in the Show-Me
State.
Parson said he thinks
Missourians will prefer to
buy products made by
their neighbors, given a
more obvious choice.
His example was the
Springfield-based Grove
Salsa Company, which had
three different varieties
of sauce — cilantro lime,
mild verde and mango ha-
banero — laid out for sam-
History particularly the odd ones,
tend to stick in the minds of
Continued from Page 1C local historians, Divin said.
was mystery surrounding
ing credits and informa- a photo of a two-headed
tion. Often, the staff can cow, but the staff has since
use clues in the photos been able to find the back
match them to existing re- story.
corded history.
Peaco
Continued from Page 1C
the people I know. …
There’s a rural bent to
everything. I come from a
rural place. That’s what I
know.”
Roots to the present:
“I try to write songs for
now. A lot of times, people
who play different sorts
of American roots music,
they get caught up in
trying to sound like
they’re in a museum. Our
secret to success is that
we haven’t done that. I
want to write songs and
create melodies that
sound timeless but are not
just rewrites of the same
old stuff.”
Influences
• Bill Monroe Music
Park & Campground in
the heart of Brown Coun-
ty: formative sounds
• Juke Joint Festival of
country blues, Clarksdale
Miss.: The band played
there and learned about
music and kindness from
country blues legends
T-Model Ford, Robert
Belfour, Paul “Wine”
Jones and Jessie Mae
Hemphill.
Peyton’s slide guitar:
“When you’re talking
about blues, the thirds
and the sevenths must be
flat, so on the guitar, you
have to bend to that. It’s
actually a West African
scale. … When you find
We can help you!
Normal Legs
pling. Behind the snacks,
Parson and others spoke of
the efforts to impress
upon Missouri shoppers
the availability of local
goods.
“We need to make sure
that you know to look out
for those products when
you go to the grocery
store,” Parson said, adding
he had been told that in
that particular Harter
House were no fewer than
80 products made in Mis-
souri, such as cereal made
in Perryville by the Gil-
ster-Mary Lee company.
Others concurred, such
as the Missouri Farm Bu-
reau’s Blake Hurst, who
said the “Buy Missouri”
program could help Mis-
souri ranchers, and the As-
sociated Industries of Mis-
souri’s Ray McCarty, who
said in-state businesses
could be aided as well.
The voluntary program
Parson’s office developed
in-house includes a special
logo — a gold image of
Some of those photos,
For some time, there
But several others re-
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
» With Sabrina Deets and Marcus Chatman
» 8 p.m. Saturday
» Lindberg’s, 318 W. Commercial St.
Another note: Barbecue and jazz
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2925 W. Republic Road.
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that scale, it can be way
more lonesome and way
heavier. The note between
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Rep. Steve Helms, right, R-Springfield, introduces Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, who prepares to talk about the “Buy Missouri” program
while a woman peruses a Grove Salsa Company display Tuesdayat Harter House on East Sunshine. WILL SCHMITT/NEWS-LEADER
Missouri underneath er reason to try something were conspicuously on dis- said are welcome to use
“BUY MO!” written on a new,” McCarty said, and it play in front of a shelf full the new logo on their
red ribbon — and involves could also help local com- of Tostitos chips and dips. wares. The third would be
enlisting retailers and panies “punch through na- The first two phases of a future traveling trade
manufacturers to let con- tional advertising.” Parson’s program involv- show, which could con-
sumers know about prod- With that in mind, it ing working with retailers ceivably connect products
ucts made in the state. seems like no coincidence and manufacturers, who and consumers in differ-
“That gives them anoth- that the Groves products the lieutenant governor ent parts of the state.
main to be identified. They winner or something like to bring in their saved clips
will be displayed on post-
ers and a screen at the No-
that. But it makes us won-
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and share their personal
stories — a little like “An-
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Newspapers
chronicle community, family histories
Stephen Herzog
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Tom Baker was roughly 30 min-
utes early, armed with a binder of
considerable weight.
At one time, that binder would
have been empty, but now it held the
history of his family. It was certainly
enough history to fill a binder.
Baker is 92, and thus has quite a
bit of personal experience to be re-
corded. But his family has roots in
Springfield further back than that.
Much of that history has been re-
corded by the News-Leader, and
that’s why Baker was approaching
me with his impressive collection.
A life story
in a
three-ring
story in a three-ring binder.
binder
news stories and recollections from his
82 years of living.
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Last month, the News-Leader and
the Springfield-Greene County Li-
brary District hosted an event in
which we invited readers to bring in
treasured news clippings. Some
wanted digital or fresh photocopies.
Others had questions they wanted
answered. Some, like Baker, just had
stories to share.
He had photos of his grandfather,
J.P. Ramsey, who had been part of
elected city leadership in the 1920s
and ’30s. Ramsey was influential in
getting viaducts placed throughout
Springfield.
He had a 1949 photo and caption of
his father, Parker Baker, who was
See CHRONICLE, Page 4A
Pokin Around
Steve Pokin
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Leslie Jasper Mace carries his life
He has neatly compiled documents,
Virginia, his wife of 61 years, and
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Here are some of the great stories
you will see this week:
❚ Newspaper clippings from World
War II help a woman connect with
her father with dementia
❚ A mother-daughter duo were in the
More to the Story was an event held news in the ’80s when they partici-
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treasured news clippings. her father’s days as a track and field
star at Central High School.
Top: Stephen Herzog talks with Tom
Baker during the “More to the More inside
Story” news clippings event at the
Library Center on Nov. 4. ❚ Readers’ treasured stories, 5A
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their two children had encouraged him
to do this.
He pops the rings open and removes
which provided jobs to people with
mental and physical disabilities.
The school was run by Agnes Gattis
a story that ran in the Sunday News &
Leader on May 13, 1962.
The headline reads: “Community
and James Richey. At the time, it helped
about 12 people — ages 18 to 35 — in a
residential building at 1624 N. Grant
Training School Needs More Students,
More Jobs to Do.”
Mace, of Springfield, is not men-
Ave.
Part of it reads:
“Richey, who is a former school
tioned by name in the story. But he
helped keep the school afloat.
The news story discussed the plight
teacher, said the two main problems
that now face the school are getting
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Pokin
Continued from Page 1A

more trainees and obtaining work for

them to do.”
The story stated that the trainees
were sorting surplus nuts and bolts for a
“local merchant.”
Mace was the local merchant. He and
his father owned Surplus Auto Parts
Inc., 2657 W. College Road.
They bought buckets of nuts, bolts
and washers — of all sizes — that came
straight off the floors of car manufactur-
ing plants.
One day, Mace said, Richey asked
how much he would pay the trainees to
sort the nuts and bolts — which is some-
thing the Maces had been doing them-
selves.
“We can pay you a nickel a pound,”
Mace said.
They struck a deal and, as a result,
Mace helped keep the school afloat.
In the story of his life, Mace wrote the
following:
“Mr. Richey first operated out of his
kitchen ... After a few years, it grew and
the State of Missouri passed legislation
authorizing Missouri State Training
Schools.
“... It became a separate organization
named Springfield Sheltered Workshop,
and it employs over 200 developmen-
tally disabled individuals.”
“We were his first paying customers,
and as the years went on we had them
sort and package nuts, washers, bolts
and other items that they could process
more economically that we could.”
Over the years, Mace said, he has
served on the sheltered workshop’s
board of directors.
Mace thumbs through his life story to
a story with the headline: “Sinking of a
Japanese 2-man (suicide) submarine,
Dec. 24, 1942.”
It was written by Mace. He was 7
years old when he witnessed U.S. war- Leslie Jasper Mace talks with reporter Steve Pokin during the News-Leader’s “More to the Story” news clippings event at
planes destroy a two-man Japanese su- the Library Center on Nov. 4. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
icide submarine during World War II. It
occurred a year after the attack on Pearl
Harbor. there as soon as we could. I would say it windows and doors rattled loudly and it marines was to load them up with dyna-
Mace wrote: was about 15 to 20 minutes from where seemed that if we stood on the roof of mite and ram a dock so that ships would
“My namesake uncle, Leslie Bryan we lived. his house we could touch the bottom of be unable to dock, load or unload.”
Mace, lived on a cliff overlooking the Pa- “When we arrived at his house, we the planes as they flew over. His binder also includes this boy-
cific Ocean around Hermosa Beach, could see a two-man Japanese subma- “In about four or five passes of the hood memory:
California. At that time, we lived in the rine in the bay trying to get back into the planes, a bomb finally hit the sub and “I have a picture of a 1948 British MG
Keystone area, in what is now Carson, ocean. There were some B-25 bomber there was a geyser of water jumping 20 that I had carved from balsa wood and
California. planes flying over his house, dropping to 30 feet in the air. When it was over, won first place at the Ozark Empire Fair,
“On Christmas Eve morning, he bombs trying to hit the sub. the sub looked like a pretzel. in about 1950. When I went to pick it up,
called and said that we needed to get up “They were flying so low that the “The purpose of these two-man sub- there was a blue ribbon — but no MG.”

Chronicle
Continued from Page 1A

deeply involved with the Woodland

Heights Presbyterian Church, present-
ing a check for $100 to an elderly woman
who had recently been robbed. The cap-
tion explains that the church was “upset
by the thug’s actions” and decided to
raise the money.
It took one week.
Baker had a column written by Mike
O’Brien, in which Baker himself was an
important source in describing a second
Pearl Harbor disaster that few know
about. Baker was serving in the Navy in
1944, stationed in Pearl Harbor, when a
blast killed 163 servicemen and injured
400 others — three years after the initial
attack that prompted the United States
to enter World War II. There was also a
news story about Baker speaking to stu-
dents of his time in the service.
Over the years, Baker became good
friends with longtime News-Leader re-
porter, editor and columnist Hank Bill-
ings. On several occasions, Billings
shared a personal story Baker had
shared with him, including once about a
morning with his grandchildren.
Baker decided to make animal-
shaped pancakes and asked his grand-
children what they wanted. He turned
out what he called “crude but fairly rec-
ognizable products.”
Until one grandchild, Park, asked for
one “like the sun.” Baker was surprised
to find it was more difficult than expect- Shirlee Nichols, of Springfield, looks at photographs to see if she can identify any of them during the Springfield
ed, with the sun rays turning out like News-Leader’s “More to the Story” news clippings event at the Library Center on Nov. 4. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
blobs.
“I put it on his plate and said, ‘I’m sor-
ry, Park, that looks more like a turtle,’” Jane Rickard talks
the column says. To which Park replied, And those clips, weaving a story of to reporter Will
“No, Grandpa, I think it looks like a huge the Baker family across a century, Schmitt about
tick!” showed that if you live in a community newspaper clipping
The number and variety of Baker’s long enough, you’re bound to turn up in she brought in
news clips illuminated a couple of the paper once or twice. during the
points. Over the next week, we’ll tell many Springfield
For one, a newspaper can encompass other stories that were shared with us News-Leader’s
a lot of daily life — the goings-on of local during last month’s library event. And “More to the Story”
government, the harrowing stories of maybe, one of those clippings will end event on Nov. 4.
war, the good-natured actions of neigh- up in a binder, to be saved and shared ANDREW JANSEN/
bors and the simple encounters that decades later in the telling of a family NEWS-LEADER
make us smile. tale.

More to the Story: News Clips and You
Gary and Helen Sosniecki talk with reporter Wyatt Wheeler during the Springfield News-Leader’s “More to the Story” news clippings event at the Library Center on
Nov. 4. PHOTOS BY ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
Your newspaper, your
community, your families
Daughter remembers father’s role in
Betty Love’s famous photograph
Longtime readers of the News-Lead-
er know Betty Love.
She was a photographer who picked
up a camera when World War II opened
up new opportunities for women in the
newsroom.
They might not remember the name
Joe Cody.
Cody’s daughter, Catherine Lam-
beth, said her father was a reporter who
helped Love capture one of her iconic
photographs.
“Dad had sources who trusted him,”
Lambeth said.
One of those tips, Lambeth said, led
to Betty Love taking a famous photo-
graph of men being led into the Greene
County Jail.
“Every time the story comes up, I
ache for my dad,” Lambeth said.
— Giacomo Bologna
From the Ozarks to Vietnam
A sickness as a child kept Gary Elli-
son from fighting in Vietnam War, but
Ellison did serve.
He performed with the United Ser-
vice Organizations, Ellison said, break-
ing three of the “government’s not very
good electric pianos” during his time in
Vietnam.
Ellison has held onto the News-Lead-
er clips that recounted his musical com-
edy show.
Sometimes he said he heard cannon
fire during the shows.
He was no stranger to entertainment.
Ellison said he was one of the square
dance callers for the Ozark Jubilee when
he was only 17 years old.
He still remembers how to start and
end a square dance: “Join your hands,
spread out wide. Circle around the old
cowhide ... Promenade right off that
floor. That’s all there is — there ain’t no
more.”
— Giacomo Bologna
Nixa man discovers old article
about his mother saving a cat was
published on her birthday
Springfield was a lot smaller of a city,
said Jim Davis with a laugh, when a sto-
ry about a cat stuck in a tree for three
days made the newspaper.
Davis, who now lives in Nixa, has
kept a newspaper clipping of the event
for decades.
Davis and his family lived in a house
at 1502 Washington Ave. in the 1950s
when a gray and white cat got stuck af-
ter the family dog chased it up a tree in
Gary Ellison brought in memorabilia from the Ozark Jubilee during the
Springfield News-Leader’s “More to the Story” event.
Betty Love’s famous picture of the
bank robber Duke Petty and Webster
county farmer James Robinson
blanketed on orders of Marshal Canfil
as they were led to the Greene County
Jail. The visible men in the picture are
state and federal officers — Canfil is
not among them. Canfil was out of
range, shouting orders that the picture
not be taken. NEWS-LEADER FILE PHOTO
their yard.
Davis said he was too young at the
time to remember what transpired, but
knows all the details from the newspa-
per article.
“She was an animal lover,” Davis said
of his mother, who has since passed.
The article describes the efforts of a
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Jim Davis brought in a newspaper clip
during the event at the Library Center.
concerned “Mrs. Davis” who helped
save the cat.
She tried to coax the cat down. She
tried to reach it by ladder.
She called the police, health and fire
departments, which all declined to help.
Finally, the article said, Mrs. Davis’
husband, who worked for the Paul
Mueller Company, borrowed a truck and
a huge ladder and “hauled the meowing
kitty down to earth.”
Davis said he has fond memories of
life on Washington Avenue.
He recalled his mother taking him to
Commercial Street, just a few blocks
away, to Morton’s Drug Store for ice
cream or a Coke.
“I’m an animal lover too, and I guess I
got that from my mom” Davis said.
People left notes on photographs to
help identify them during the
Springfield News-Leader’s “More to
the Story” news clippings event.
He has two dogs — one named Gidget
and the other named Gadget — and
feeds a stray cat that he calls Gizmo.
There was no date associated with
the old article. Davis brought it to the Li-
brary Center’s local history desk to find
answers.
He was told an online database
showed the cat story was printed on Fri-
day, Oct. 19, 1956.
After a quick calculation, Davis fig-
ured out he was 3 years old when it was
published.
Then dawned a realization: “That’s
my mother’s birthday.”
“That’s wild,” Davis said.
— Alissa Zhu
Newspaper couple asks
News-Leader for correction 36
years after story about them
Gary and Helen Sosniecki can’t get
away from the newspaper business.
It’s what they’ve done their whole
lives, even after retirement.
The Sosnieckis retired in 2016, put-
ting what was supposed to be an end to
careers that landed them in the Missou-
ri Press Association Newspaper Hall of
Fame in 2014.
But it didn’t end there.
The couple continues to work as con-
sultants for smaller newspapers around
the Midwest.
They spent their hall of fame careers
owning a number of small newspapers,
including local papers in Humansville,
Seymour and Vandalia.
The couple have a story written about
them, published by the News-Leader,
which misspelled their last names.
Thirty-six years later, they’re asking
for a correction.
Correction: An article published 36
years ago by the News-Leader misiden-
tified Gary and Helen Sosniecki.
— Wyatt Wheeler
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Clippings
brought
her closer
to her dad
Alissa Zhu Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK

Gere Masters’ father worked

in circulation for the Springfield
newspaper for 40 years.
Over the course of his life-
time, Ray Wageman collected
piles of newspaper clippings.
“He just didn’t throw any-
thing away,” Masters said.
Before Wageman passed
away in 2014, he suffered from
dementia. Sometimes he
couldn’t even remember what
he ate for breakfast, Masters
said.
In those stacks of old news-
paper articles, Masters found
stories that brought light back
into her father’s eyes.
He loved to talk about ad-

Woman recalls article on

ventures from his youth and
young adulthood, Masters said.
Those details he could recall
with ease.

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‘Wall Street in the Ozarks’
Steve Pokin Springfield News-Leader | USA TODAY NETWORK

Ever wonder how in the pre-digital era of 1959, everyday

Gere Masters brought in a
newspaper clipping during the
Springfield News-Leader’s
“More to the Story” event at
the Library Center on Nov. 4.
ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
investors bought stocks here in Springfield —1,180 miles
from Wall Street?
Hazel Crighton, now 78, of Springfield, has a copy of a
full-page story that explained just how it was done.
The headline was “Wall Street in the Ozarks.” It ran June
14, 1959, and includes nine photos; two include Hazel, who
back then was Hazel Wood.
One of the captions reads:
“Miss Hazel Wood, an employee of Yates, Heitner and More to the Story was an event in conjunction
Woods, is shown here operating a private line teletype with with the Springfield-Greene County Library in
which customers’ orders are placed with the St. Louis home which readers brought their treasured news
office.” clippings. NEWS-LEADER
Yates, Heitner and Woods was one of the three broker-
age firms in Springfield at the time.
The story was written by legendary News-Leader staffer
Hank Billings, who wrote for the paper for 74 years, many of AT TOP: Hazel Crighton talks with columnist
those as the paper’s columnist. He died in June at age 91. Steve Pokin during the News-Leader’s “More to
the Story” news clippings event at the Library
See WALL STREET, Page 3A Center on Nov. 4. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER

Springfield man found not guilty at gun trial
Harrison Keegan Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
A jury found a Springfield man not
guilty last week of a federal gun charge.
Deandre Walls, 33, was acquitted
Wednesday of a federal charge of being
a felon in possession of a firearm after a
two-day trial.
The acquittal is a rarity in federal
trials.
In the Western District of Missouri,
which includes Springfield, only one
person was found not guilty in 44 feder-
al trials in the 2016 fiscal year.
Walls, a convicted felon, was ac-
cused of pointing a gun at a woman on
North National Avenue on Feb. 25,
2016.
When Springfield police were called
out to the scene, officers recovered two
guns.
Walls, who ran from officers that
night, was charged in federal court.
Over the last 21 months, Walls main-
tained that the gun did not belong to
him, and he went to trial this week.
Walls’ attorney Brian Risley said he
called witnesses to the stand who testi-
fied that Walls did not have a gun that
night, and Walls’ fingerprints were not
found on either weapon recovered from
the scene.
The jury deliberated for about an
hour, Risley said, before finding Walls
not guilty.
“Mr. Walls maintained his innocence
on this charge throughout and during the
trial and appreciates the jury’s service
and finding of not guilty in
this case,” Risley said.
Walls faced up to 10
years in prison.
He is being held in the
Greene County Jail in con-
Deandre nection with a different
Walls case.
A spokesman for the
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western
District of Missouri declined to com-
ment on the Walls trial.
The Western District of Missouri had
an overall conviction rate of 92.7 per-
cent in 2016. The district had 804 guilty
pleas compared to 44 trials.

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Missourians discuss being blocked
on Greitens’ social media accounts
ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBIA – Missouri residents
who have been blocked from posting
opinions on Gov. Eric Greitens’ social
media accounts say they are frustrated
that the governor apparently doesn’t
want to hear opinions from those who
challenge or disagree with him.
The extent to which people have been
blocked from the governor’s social
media accounts is hard to determine. In
August, the Columbia Missourian filed
an open records request to determine if
Greitens was blocking users, to obtain
records of direct messages and to get in-
formation related to the accounts’ cre-
ation. When Greitens’ office refused to
provide the information, the newspaper
filed a complaint with the Attorney Gen-
eral’s Office.
In response to the Missourian’s rec-
ords request, Greitens’ office argued
that the Facebook and Twitter accounts
used by the governor are not considered
official state accounts because they
were created before Greitens took office.
The question of whether Greitens’ origi-
nal accounts were personal or public
has not been resolved. No case law in
Missouri addresses when public offi-
cials can block users on social media.
Greitens has continued to hold Face-
book Live town hall-like sessions on his
unofficial page, @EricGreitens, rather
than on the new @GovernorGreitens
page. The official page is governed by
STATE BRIEFS
Man found dead in K.C. house fire
KANSAS CITY – Fire officials say a
man was found dead in a fire at a mid-
town Kansas City home.
The fire was reported early Sunday.
Battalion Chief Nino Bruno says the
body of a man in his 30s was found in an
upstairs apartment of the home.
The cause of the fire is under investi-
gation.
Hit-and-run kills pedestrian on I-670
KANSAS CITY – Police say a woman
was killed by a hit-and-run driver on In-
terstate 670 in western Kansas City.
Wall Street
Continued from Page 1A
The nine photos were taken by an-
other News-Leader legend, photogra-
pher Betty Love, who worked at the pa-
per from 1941 to 1975.
Love, known for her salty language
and professional skill, pioneered the
role of women in daily newspaper pho-
tojournalism in an era when almost all
newspaper photographers were men.
Love died in 1984 at age 74.
The story is about the three broker-
ages in Springfield where you could buy
stocks.
Walter N. George Jr. was the manager
of Yates, Heitner & Woods, 427 St. Louis
Street. It was in the Moran Hotel.
He is quoted as saying: “People are
making more money today and have
money to invest after paying for food,
rent, and necessities. ... The small
stockholder offers the biggest untapped
market for the broker.”
The transactions were entered into a
teletype and sent to the main office in
St. Louis.
One photo shows a “commodity tick-
er.” Another shows an employee using
chalk to write the most current prices on
a large chalkboard.
Oddly, the story gives the home ad-
dresses of the three women in the story
— but does not give addresses for the
men.
One caption reads:
“Miss Janice Mitchell, 1142 W. Divi-
sion, (shown below) transfers changes
from the translux to the Reinholdt and
Gardner board. Note such familiar firms
at or near her chalk hand as the Frisco,
Safeway and Royal McBee.”
A different caption describes the
translux machine.
“While customers watch the board of
one of the city’s three Exchange mem-
ber firms, Miss Mary Ann Marlin, Route
2, (left), and Miss Hazel Wood, 1942 East
Walnut, post changes flashed on the
translux — modern successor of the old
stock ticker.”
Another caption reads:
The translux “replaces the stock tick-
er associated by many people with the
stock market. A tape driven by a belt ...
is illuminated by a bulb and projected
via two mirrors on a screen so the mov-
ing line of stock quotations can be read
Then-candidate Eric Greitens speaks to a crowd of supporters Aug. 2, 2016, in
Chesterfield. Some Missouri residents have been blocked from posting opinions
on Gov. Greitens’ social media accounts. “The way things are now, social media is
like another way to get your message to your public servant — and that’s what
he is. He’s our employee,” resident Alma Gayle says. MICHAEL THOMAS/AP
guidelines that specify what actions can
get a user blocked, and challenging the
governor or his policies is not among
them.
Being blocked from a virtual town
hall meeting is the same as being denied
entrance to an actual town hall forum,
said Jean Maneke, attorney for the Mis-
souri Press Association.
“I truly believe that any time a public
The crash occurred shortly before
midnight Saturday in the city’s West
Bottoms area.
Police say it wasn’t clear if the wom-
an was standing in the road or trying to
cross it when she was hit.
Investigators are asking anyone who
might have seen the incident to call po-
lice.
3 people, dog die in plane crash
OLDENBURG, Ind. – State police say
three people and a dog died in a small
plane crash in southeastern Indiana,
but another dog aboard the aircraft sur-
vived.
Sgt. Stephen Wheeles says the sin-
gle-engine Cessna plane crashed in a
George and Hazel Crighton talk with reporter Steve Pokin during the News-Leader’s “More to the Story” news clippings
event at the Library Center on Nov. 4. Hazel Crighton, who back then was Hazel Wood, brought in a 1959 article that
explained how people in the Ozarks purchased stocks back then. She was pictured in some of the article’s photographs.
ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
by several stockholders.”
Other devices in the brokerage in-
clude the Dow Jones stock news tele-
type, “which provides brokerage firms
with up-to-the-second market develop-
ments in the same way press services
teletype news to news services.”
The story mentions the growing
number of investment clubs in Spring-
field. But only one included women. It
was for husbands and wives.
The story quotes Charles L. Stone,
manager of Reinholdt and Gardner.
“Women ought to be in these clubs,”
he said. “Wives often live seven years
longer than husbands and if the husband
has left an estate of common stock, the
woman should know how to handle it.”
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official uses social media accounts to
discuss public business, it’s an official
action of a public official, and that cre-
ates Sunshine Law implications for that
account,” Maneke said. “I believe the
governor’s Facebook account is a record
of a public official.”
Greitens’ spokesman, Parker Briden,
disagreed. He said even if users can’t
ask questions during the town hall, they
wooded area near Oldenburg, Indiana,
around 9 p.m. Saturday.
Wheeles says the plane was traveling
from Kansas City, Missouri, to Freder-
ick, Maryland, and had taken off from
an airport outside Columbus, Indiana.
Oldenburg is about 40 miles north-
west of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Wheeles says the Federal Aviation
Administration and the National Trans-
portation Safety Board also are investi-
gating the cause of the crash.
The names of the victims haven’t
been released.
Man gets life in shooting death
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Cape Girar-
deau man will likely spend the rest of his
Clippings
Continued from Page 1A
Many of the newspaper clippings
he kept were from World War II, a de-
fining event for people of his genera-
tion, Masters said.
One article was about a young sol-
dier who was killed in combat. He was
someone her father used to know.
“I was trying to pick the things that
would stimulate memories,” she said.
Reading the old stories helped
Masters feel closer to events that
transpired during her father’s life.
“I truly believe that any time a
public official uses social media
accounts to discuss public
business, it’s an official action of
a public official, and that creates
Sunshine Law implications for
that account. I believe the
governor’s Facebook account is
a record of a public official.”
Jean Maneke
Attorney for the Missouri Press Association
can hear what the governor is saying.
Patsy Roach, 54, is a union member
who strongly opposes right-to-work
laws, which Greitens supports. She said
she was blocked after frequently post-
ing a single puking emoji when the sub-
ject came up on Greitens’ Facebook
page. Someone from the governor’s of-
fice told her she was blocked for posting
the emoji, she said.
“This is censorship and it’s wrong,”
Roach wrote in a letter to Greitens’ of-
fice. “I am scared we are going down a
dark path and the end result won’t be
pretty.”
Alma Gayle, 58, said she was blocked
after posting on Greitens’ Facebook
page a few times a week, usually on is-
sues related to right-to-work and cam-
paign donations. She often included a
link to a video critical of Greitens’ time
as a Navy SEAL.
“You’re supposed to be my governor,
too,” Gayle said. “The way things are
now, social media is like another way to
get your message to your public servant
— and that’s what he is. He’s our em-
ployee.”
life in prison for shooting a man in the
back of the head after a night of drinking
and drug use.
Twenty-six-year-old Malcom Harris
was sentenced Friday for second-de-
gree murder in the May 2016 death of
Domorlo McCaster.
In addition to the life sentence for
murder, Harris was sentenced to 41
more years on other charges, to be
served consecutively.
The Southeast Missourian reports
the killing occurred whiles Harris,
McCaster and two other men sat in the a
car in the driveway of a Cape Girardeau
home. Witnesses at an earlier hearing
testified it was not clear why Harris shot
McCaster.
— Associated Press
“You get things in a timeline,” she
said. “You make sense of what hap-
pened.”
Masters has also been working on
tracing her family’s genealogy. Initia-
lly, some of her older relatives
thought the research was “ridicu-
lous,” she said. But when she started
finding photos, they became interest-
ed.
“This is the language our elderly
people speak,” she said. “They love to
talk about the past. It brings them to
life. It brings them joy.”
“News Clippings: More to the Story”
will continue through Saturday.
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See that smoke?
NASCAR champ Martin Truex Jr. in town
Wes Johnson Springfield News-Leader | USA TODAY NETWORK
I
n a swirl of white burning-rubber smoke, NASCAR
Cup Series champ Martin Truex Jr. greeted a
cheering crowd of fans in front of Bass Pro Shops
on Monday afternoon.
Approximately 500 people lined up for a
chance to get his autograph and watch him leave black
burn-mark doughnuts in the asphalt in front of the
store’s main doors.
Bass Pro is the lead sponsor of Truex and his car,
which won the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series championship,
the first for Truex.
Gavyn Clarke, 5, was among Truex’s smallest — and
most avid — fans.
“I like Truex. He’s the best winner!” Gavyn said, grin-
ning after meeting his race car idol.
His parents, Dannyel and Chad, drove in from Leba-
non to help fulfill young Gavyn’s birthday dream. They
got him a toy race car with Truex’s famous No. 78 embla-
zoned on the tiny vehicle.
See TRUEX, Page 6A
Mother, daughter remember Nixa’s rhythmic aerobics class
Hattie Carter, left, and daughter Callie Linville show
pictures of themselves taken at a danceathon during the
News-Leader’s “More to the Story” news clippings event
at the Library Center on Nov. 4. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
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ABOVE: NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr.
gets out of his car after burning-out in
front of Bass Pro Shops on Monday.
Giacomo Bologna
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Before Zumba, before Jazzer-
cise, there was rhythmic aerobics.
For a period in 1980s, it was the
hottest thing around.
That’s according to Hattie Car-
ter, 69, who started a class in Nixa.
There were similar classes
popping up in Springfield, Ozark,
Willard and elsewhere, Carter
said.
Carter called her class “Body in
Motion.”
“It was like a movement,” she
said.
When Carter hosted a dance-a-
thon to raise money for people
with cerebral palsy, the News-
Leader covered the event. They
held it in a school gymnasium in
Nixa, and it raised more than
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Man guilty
in political
donation
conspiracy
Harrison Keegan and Alissa Zhu
Springfield News-Leader | USA TODAY NETWORK
A Philadelphia political consultant
pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring
with a former Arkansas legislator and
several executives of a Springfield
charity to spend nearly $1 million on il-
legal political activity and kickbacks.
Donald Andrew Jones, 62, of Wil-
lingboro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to
conspiring to steal from an organiza-
tion that receives federal funds, ac-
cording to a news release from the U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of
Missouri.
Federal prosecutors say Jones lob-
bied on behalf of Preferred Family
Healthcare Inc., a Springfield nonprof-
it, and organized a system in which the
charity illegally contributed to political
campaigns.
The release says Jones was paid
about $973,807 by Preferred Family
Healthcare during the conspiracy,
which went from 2011 to January 2017.
Preferred Family Healthcare pro-
vides various services, including men-
tal and behavioral health treatment
and counseling, substance abuse treat-
ment and counseling, employment as-
sistance, developmental disabilities
aid and medical services.
Five people, not named in court doc-
uments, are described as “co-conspira-
tors” in the operation. They have not
been charged.
See GUILTY, Page 6A
A Philadelphia political consultant
pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring
with a former Arkansas legislator and
several executives from Preferred
Family Healthcare Inc., a Springfield
nonprofit, to spend nearly $1 million
on illegal political activity and
kickbacks. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
old Callie Carter, of Nixa, may be
too small to fill her grandmother
Rosale Carter’s dancing shoes,
but she wasn’t afraid to cut the rug
with Grandma at Rhythmic Aero-
bics Dance-a-thon for United Ce-
rebral Palsy on Sunday at the Nixa
Middle School.”
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Carter saved the clipping.
“Who doesn’t want to be in the
newspaper?” Carter asked.
$2,200. Carter’s daughter Callie — now
“They weren’t high-kicking Callie Linville — said there
Rockettes,” the article read. “They weren’t many women-owned
ranged from high school girls to businesses when her mother
young mothers to grandmothers started Body in Motion.
with slightly flushed faces. But Linville said it was an empow-
when they kicked, they kicked to- ering endeavor for her mother and
gether.” other women.
A photographer snapped a shot Her mother continues to stay
of Carter’s mother-in-law and active, and Linville said she’s still
Carter’s daughter dancing side by dancing.
side. “I don’t think the spirit has
The caption read: “Three-year- changed,” she said.
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4 GENERATIONS
OF JOURNALISTS
Her family owned the News-Leader
Ashley Birtciel holds up a newspaper clipping as her daughter Bailey Birtciel, 12, peers around the edge
during the News-Leader’s “More to the Story” event. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
Giacomo Bologna
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Ashley Birtciel comes from a
proud line of Springfield journal-
ists.
Birtciel’s got the clippings —
and an old portrait — to prove it.
Her great-great-grandfather
was Harry Sanford Jewell. Yes,
that H.S. Jewell.
The one who bought the
Springfield Daily Leader on May
13, 1895.
The family sold the paper in the
1920s, then started an evening
newspaper shortly thereafter.
Under stress from the Great De-
pression, the family combined the
evening paper with the paper they
had sold just years prior. That
newspaper would later become
known as the Springfield News-
Leader.
Except for that brief stint, the
Jewell family held onto the paper
for a nearly a century, selling the
paper to Gannett in 1977.
Her grandfather, Arch Watson,
See BIRTCIEL, Page 6A
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survives decades, disaster
Stephen Herzog
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Most guests who came to a
News-Leader and library event
aimed at collecting old news clip-
pings had just one or two clips
that were personally meaningful.
It was clear from the moment
Bob Hopkins unveiled an old,
oversized book that his intention
was different.
The spine of the roughly 22-
inch-by-11-inch book told just the
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Charity
‘cooperating
fully’ with
investigation
Harrison Keegan
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
A Springfield charity said it is “coop-
erating fully” with a federal investiga-
tion after one of its former associates
was convicted on Monday.
Donald Andrew Jones, 62, of Willing-
boro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Mon-
day to conspiring to steal from an or-
ganization that receives federal funds.
Federal prosecutors say Jones lob-
bied on behalf of Preferred Family
Healthcare Inc., a Springfield nonprofit,
and organized a system in which the
charity illegally contributed to political
campaigns.
Preferred Family Healthcare issued a
statement Monday evening saying it
has taken action in response to the in-
vestigation, including “restructuring
executive management and Board
roles.”
The nonprofit, which provides vari-
ous services, including mental and be-
havioral health treatment and sub-
stance abuse treatment counseling,
said Jones is no longer affiliated with
the organization.
A news release this week from the
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of
See CHARITY, Page 7A
More to the Story
was an event in Possible driver
conjunction with
the Springfield-
Greene County
ID’d in serious
Library in which
readers brought injury crash
treasured news
clippings. Harrison Keegan
NEWS-LEADER Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Springfield police said Tuesday they
have identified the driver in Saturday
night’s crash that left one woman in
critical condition.
The crash occurred
first part of the story: The Spring- just after 8 p.m. Saturday
field Press, July-August 1930. at the intersection of Na-
The rest is mostly a mystery. tional Avenue and Traf-
Ruth Hopkins, Bob’s wife, said ficway Street when a
the bound papers were passed minivan collided with an
down to her from her father. The SUV. Sierra
Hopkinses have two more such Police say two people Claxton
books at home. from the minivan were
But Ruth Hopkins doesn’t have transported to the hospital — Sierra
any idea why her father came to Claxton, 31, had minor injuries and Shir-
be in possession of these news- ley Ducker, 71, had serious injuries.
papers. Police initially believed Claxton and
“I don’t think he had any histo- Ducker were each passengers in the
van, and the driver of the van had fled
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of Springfield, IL; brother-in-law Robert Smith in the Army reserves, re- keeping it in a cool, dark,
of Peoria; and numerous nieces, nephews, great- tiring as Master Sergeant. Vernon Delcour dry place. A simple black
nieces, great-nephews, and very close cousins. He Jack started with KTTS in the newsroom until CHRISTMAS garbage bag is often the
A joyous season...
was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws, a the changeover to Television in 1953. He was the a time for... best tool for storage.
brother-in-law, and several aunts and uncles. 1st full-time staff announcer in Springfield. He laughter...love... Still, the papers would
Joe graduated from East Peoria High School hosted many early live Television shows. yet...TEARS... have an expiration date.
year after year... “They won’t last forev-
in 1968. He was a mechanic for the City of East Jack received numerous awards over the years TEN YEARS TODAY
er; someday they’ll die,”
Peoria, IL for 42 years, retiring in 2011. Joe was from various organizations for his volunteerism. Time goes by...yet...
he said.
Memories are...
a Master Mason for 45 years and a member of He has a love for family, British Military, target FOREVER Guests and staff spent
Hilton Lodge 1143 in East Peoria. Laughing and practice, exotic cars and law enforcement. In the LOVE...never ends the next few minutes
joking characterized his life. He tried to live his 1980’s he formed the Royal Colonial Light Horse for us... marveling at the contents
Family...Friends...
life according to the Masonic way. Brigade which met monthly in British Uniform. Son...Wife... of the paper. The front
Cremation rites have been accorded. Private Jack is survived by his wife Monna Rae (Merrill), LOVE LIVES ON... pages were packed with
a son John and his wife Donna of California, a IN HEARTS HE many small stories about
services will be held at a later date. Memorials TOUCHED everything from interna-
may be given to Illinois Cancer Care, 8940 North daughter, Alison and her husband Dr. Tom Legg
tional relations to local
Wood Sage Road, Peoria, IL 61615 with condo- of the lake area, grandchildren include Brittany,
lences being sent to Joe’s home in Peoria. Online
condolences at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
Taylor, Jennie, Jack and Sean. Great Grandchildren
include Anne Marie, Colin and Emma.
Clippings family happenings. Bob
Hopkins was particularly
fond of a story about Babe
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, Continued from Page 1 Ruth.
December 21, 2017 at Greenlawn Funeral Home Passers-by chuckled
Xiang Ming Yu East, 3540 E. Seminole, Springfield, Missouri. ry with the paper,” she at cartoons and full pages
Interment with full Military Honors will be at said. “He worked in con- dedicated to “modern
N/A - Xiang Ming Yu struction.” fashion.” Mostly, folks
2:00 PM Friday, December 22, 2017 at Missouri
passed away at age 75 While this collection were impressed.
Veterans Cemetery, 5201 S. Southwood, Spring- didn’t have much of a per- While it’s difficult
on Saturday December
field, Missouri with William Piston officiating. sonal story, there was enough to keep news
16, 2017 with family
much to be explained, pages in decent shape for
and friends by her side. thanks to Ben Divin with 87 years, this particular
She was born in Shang- the Springfield-Greene volume could be espe-
hai, People’s Republic of County Library’s Local cially rare.
China on Dec 14, 1942. History department. News-Leader News
Her husband name is Divin was impressed Director Cheryl Whitsitt
Xian Ming Cheng (de- with the condition of the noted that these bound
ceased). She has two chil- papers, given the age and copies might have been
quality of the paper. part of the newspaper’s
dren: Cheng Chang Yu “These were Depres- own archives. But such
(Mike Yu) and Yu Wei Cheng. sion times,” he said. bound copies are now
Xiang has a PHD degree in Mathematics from “Newspapers used very rare, given a fire de-
Hangchou University in China. She taught at Mis- cheap paper.” stroyed the newspaper
souri State University Math Department for 20 As he spoke, and care- building and most of its
years. She loves spending time with family and fully handled the pages, contents in 1947.
friends. She enjoyed walking in the park and cook- small flecks of paper
would float off the edge of “News Clippings: More
ing meals for her children. She always put others to the Story” will continue
the pages, assisting to
first and was kind to everyone else. She is a noble make his point. through Saturday.
woman who touched many lives around her.
In lieu of flowers, you’re welcome to send dona-
tions to Madison Church of the Nazarene, 8234
Old Madison Pike, Madison AL 35758.
Visitation is Saturday, December 23rd from
12:00-2:00 PM with a Funeral Service at 2:00 PM.
Both services are at Legacy Chapel Funeral Home
in Madison, AL.

Robert L. (Bob) Bishop

WILLARD -
Robert L. (Bob) Bishop,
age 82, Willard, passed
away Sunday, December
17th, 2017 at Springfield
Rehabilitation & Heath
Care Center .
Bob was Born May
16, 1935 in Springfield,
MO to Leroy and Ruby
Bishop. Bob was a grad-
uate of Springfield Senior
High School. He was a United States Army veteran,
serving during the Korean War. Bob was united in
marriage to Beverly Harman on March 10, 1964
in Miami, OK. He operated American Family
Insurance of Bolivar and Bob Bishop Agency for
32 years.Bob was active in the Bolivar community,
being a member of the Lions Club and Optimist
ABOVE & AT TOP: Bob and Ruth Hopkins, along with their grandson Michael Hopkins, talk to reporter
Club.He and Beverly were members of First Bap- Stephen Herzog during the News-Leader’s “More to the Story” event at the Library Center on Nov. 4.
tist Church of Bolivar. Bob was the ultimate good PHOTOS BY ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
neighbor, he was the honorary neighborhood
watch captain. He never met a stranger, he loved
to sit and visit with anybody.
Survivors include his loving wife of 53 years, Birtciel Birtciel said, and it was
getting scary, so her
Beverly Bishop; three children, Mark Bishop and grandfather got a pistol
Continued from Page 1A and two Doberman Pin-
wife Rhonda, Willard, Paula Gronniger and hus- schers.
band Andrew, Pittsburg, MO, and Michael Bishop, was a publisher, and her One day, Birtciel said
Springfield; five grandchildren, Noelle, Dylann, father, Sandy Watson, her grandfather woke to
Clarissa, Matthew, and Brooklyn; and a host of was a photographer at the find the two dogs on their
family and friends. He was preceded in death by his paper. porch — dead.
parents, Leroy and Ruby Bishop, and one brother, Birtciel said her family For a while, her grand-
Jackie Bishop. continued to work at the father lived in the base-
News-Leader after the ment of the News-Leader,
A celebration of Bob’s life will be held Thursday,
sale to Gannett. Birtciel said.
December 21st, 2017 at 10:00 am in Greenlawn Though Birtciel broke She has held onto to a
Funeral Home North, with burial to follow at the family tradition and book of clippings from
Greene Lawn Cemetery in Walnut Grove, MO. The did not work as a journal- the newspaper.
family will receive friends from 6-8 pm, Wednes- ist, she has fond memo- Bailey Birtciel, 12, holds up a photo of her mom, Her daughter, Bailey,
day, in the funeral home. Memorial contributions ries of the newspaper. Ashley Birtciel, during the News-Leader’s “More to may start the family tra-
may be made in Bob’s name to Ash Grove Meals It was a different era. the Story” event at the Library Center on Nov. 4. dition back up again.
On Wheels. Funeral services have been entrusted Ashley Birtciel said re- ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER “I want to be a photog-
porters clanged on type- rapher,” Bailey said.
to Greenlawn Funeral Home North. writers and puffed on cig-
arettes. Pictures of galas “Everybody knew ev- Birtciel also recalled a
and balls graced the soci- erybody,” she said, and tense period for her fam- “News Clippings: More
ety page of the News- the company softball ily. to the Story” will continue
Leader. team was sacrosanct. There was a strike, through Saturday.
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Former councilman Springfield

woman
preserves own history released 35
years after
murder
conviction
Harrison Keegan
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK

A Springfield woman had her sen-

Tom Bieker talks to reporter Stephen Herzog during the Springfield News-Leader’s “More to the Story” event at the
Library Center on Nov. 4. ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
Tom Bieker’s clippings memorialize a friend, serve as time
capsule for his children and possibly future generations
Stephen Herzog
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
Tom Bieker says he’s sure other
readers have more culturally signifi-
cant news clippings they’ve saved over
the years. But he’s focused on saving
the ones that mean the most to him.
Many people likely know Bieker
from his time on Springfield City Coun-
cil. He was elected in 2011 and served
until late 2012, when he resigned after
moving outside city limits.
That election is the topic of one of
two news clips Bieker has saved and
framed.
The headline read, “New term, new
face on City Council,” as he joined in-
cumbents in city leadership positions.
Until that point, his only semi-polit-
ical involvement was serving on the
Greene County Environmental Board.
Talking to a reporter about that time in
his life, Bieker recalls why he ran for
elected office.
“It wasn’t like there was one issue or
something I wanted to change,” he
See BIEKER, Page 7A
tence commuted by Gov. Eric Greitens,
and she was released from prison
Wednesday after 35 years behind bars.
Judy Henderson, 68, was convicted
of murder in 1982 for her role in the kill-
ing of Springfield jeweler Harry Klein.
Henderson was sentenced to life in
prison without the possi-
bility of parole for 50
years, but her attorney
and others have fought
for decades for her re-
lease.
On Wednesday, Grei-
Judy tens sent a news release
Henderson saying he had commuted
Henderson’s sentence to
time served (35 years and 111 days) after
a careful review of court records and
work by his legal team.
“It is just overwhelming,” Henderson
said Wednesday evening in a phone in-
terview with the News-Leader.
Henderson said she was enjoying the
simple pleasures, like looking at Christ-
mas lights through a car window, and
she was happy to be spending Wednes-
day with family members who never
stopped supporting her.
“If it wasn’t for the support of my
family and friends who have hung in
there for all of these almost 36 years, I
don’t know if I could have done it,” Hen-
derson said.
Greitens showed up in person at the
Chillicothe Correctional Center on
Wednesday to give Henderson the
news.
Henderson said she broke down in
tears when she saw the governor.
“I instantly started crying and I fell to
my knees,” Henderson said. “I was so
honored and humbled that someone of
that stature would take the time to come
here.”
Greitens called the decision “the
right thing to do,” since Henderson’s
trial judge back in 1982 said Henderson
had a relatively minor role in the mur-
der.
See RELEASE, Page 6A

Stockton Lake bald eagle has a bad day, catches a lucky break
Wes Johnson
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
When conservation agent Tyler Green answered his
phone, he had a most unusual call. A coyote trapper
wanted to report that his steel foot-hold trap had
clamped onto a full-grown bald eagle.
“Apparently the eagle saw some bait that was set
out by the trap and was poking around on the ground
when it stepped on the trap,” Green said. “The trap has
no teeth, it has smooth jaws — just enough to hold an
animal there before the trapper returns.”
The Dec. 4 incident happened just north of Stock-
ton Lake, where numerous bald eagles congregate dur-
ing the winter. Green said he met the trapper, who al-
ready had been scratched by the eagle when he tried to
release the bird on his own. Conservation
Together, they hatched a plan. agent Tyler Green
“I had some heavy leather gloves and I gave him a prepares to set
pair of welder gloves,” Green recalled. “Then I took a free a bald eagle
heavy wool blanket and put it over the eagle. The dark- that had been
ness helped calm him down.” caught in a steel
Green managed to squeeze the big raptor’s wings foot-hold trap. MDC
together and lift the bird while the trapper reached
down and opened the trap’s jaws.
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Bieker what was the first Greater Ozarks Blues

Festival.
“That was in the ’90s,” he said. “You
Continued from Page 1A look at that and you see yourself 20
years younger, carefree and enjoying
said. “It was just a way to give back.” life.”
He said he hasn’t ruled out running But the photo also elicits a bitter-
for elected office in the future, but right sweet feeling. The other young man in
now he has three young children who the photo, Brad Palmer, was killed in a
keep him busy and he lives in a district car crash just a few weeks after the pho-
with good leaders — lessening the need to was taken.
for change. Despite that, the clip gives Bieker a
Whether he serves in office again, the chance to remember the good times
news clips from his time on council they shared.
serve as a sort of time capsule for his “Back then we didn’t all have cam-
children, and possibly future genera- eras on our phones, snapping pictures
tions. all the time,” he said. “Luckily some of
“Genealogy is big in our family,” he that was archived by the News-Leader.”
said. “Besides birth and death records, The two framed clips help prove
there’s not a lot available. When my kids something Bieker believes — if you’re
or grandkids look back, they might won- involved in something notable locally, it
der, ‘What did I do?’” will always be recorded in the newspa-
The other clip Bieker has saved is part per.
of a less-known story. “And I think the News-Leader does a
During high school, he was in a blues pretty damn good job of covering every-
band called Delta Flood. He and his thing,” he said.
friends had the opportunity to play in

Tom Bieker talks to reporter Stephen Herzog during the Springfield

News-Leader’s “More to the Story” event at the Library Center on Nov. 4. ANDREW Tom Bieker was part of a band called Delta Flood that played at the first Greater
JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER Ozarks Blues Festival in 1997. He brought this clipping to the Nov. 4 event.

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GREENE COUNTY

Sheriff A little-known

speaks trailblazer
out on Upton was the first
female reporter to cover
auditor
Harrison Keegan
Springfield courts
Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAY NETWORK
AT LEFT: Lucile Morris Upton wrote extensively about
Springfield-area news outlets were Ozarks history and was instrumental in the effort to
invited to a press conference Thursday have the Nathan Boone homestead become a state
to talk about the new temporary jail fa- park. STEVE POKIN/NEWS-LEADER
cility, but then Greene County Sheriff
Jim Arnott challenged reporters to ask
him anything.
And the sheriff was ready with an-
swers.
During the nearly hourlong event in
the department’s conference room, Ar-
nott spoke about everything from the
Missouri auditor’s request to investi-
gate Greene County, to the firing of his
second in command, the county budget,
emails and what he sees as “tabloid
journalism” in Springfield.
“Any questions?” Arnott asked about
20 minutes into his press conference.
“I’ll take anything. Conspiracy theories.
I’ll talk about the auditor. I don’t care. If
you want to ask me, ask me now.”
State Auditor Nicole Galloway is

See SHERIFF, Page 6A

1 pleads guilty
in murder of
transgender teen
Harrison Keegan
Springfield News-Leader Lucile Morris Upton retired from full-time work at the News-Leader on Jan. 1, 1964, but she continued to
USA TODAY NETWORK write part time from home until 1982. 1983 FILE PHOTO

One of three suspects pleaded guilty

Tuesday in connection with the grue- porter in Springfield to cover
Pokin Around
some killing of a transgender teenager the courts.
Steve Pokin
in Texas County. I am writing about her to-
Springfield News-Leader
Isis Schauer, 18, plead- day because it was not until
USA TODAY NETWORK
ed guilty to second-de- Nov. 4 that I learned not only
gree murder in connec- of her accomplishments as a
tion with the September Back in the rough-and- trailblazing female reporter
stabbing death of 17- tumble 1920s, schoolteacher but her lasting impact on the
year-old Ally Steinfeld. Lucile Morris Upton dove Ozarks, as well.
Schauer was sen- headfirst into the male-dom- Have you ever been to Wil-
Isis Schauer tenced to 20 years in pris- inated newspaper business as son’s Creek Battlefield? She
on. As part of the plea a reporter. was instrumental in making it
agreement, the charge against Schauer It was a time when many a national park.
was lowered from first-degree murder papers refused to hire women, She also was a driving force
to second-degree murder. and when they did, often in making the Nathan Boone
Two other suspects — Andrew Vrba made them “retire” when they home in Ash Grove a state
and Briana Calderas — are awaiting trial married. park.
on first-degree murder Lucile died in 1992 at the Later in life, Lucile served
charges in connection age of 94 after a remarkable on the Springfield City Council
with the killing. 58-year newspaper career from 1967 to 1971, where she
A fourth person, here in Springfield.
James T. Grigsby, was She was the first female re- See POKIN, Page 4A
charged with abandon-
ment of a corpse and
Ally tampering with evidence More to the Story
Steinfeld in this case. was a Nov. 4 event in
Court documents say conjunction with the
Steinfeld was stabbed multiple times, Springfield-Greene
including in the genitals. The teen also County Library in
had her eyes gouged out and her body which readers
set on fire, according to court docu- For several years, Lucile Morris Upton brought their
ments. mailed Christmas cards with this photo. treasured news
Authorities say Steinfeld’s remains SUSAN CROCE KELLY clippings. NEWS-LEADER
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TODAY’S OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES

Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements
Caffey, James Ronald 76 Springfield 20-Dec Elliott-Gentry-Carder Funeral Home
Casteel, Elberta 96 Battlefield 19-Dec Greenlawn Funeral Home North
Duke, Lester 86 Springfield, MO 14-Dec Cremations of the Ozarks
Edelen, II, Gary Raymond 41 Springfield, MO 20-Dec Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home
Elliot, Jack 92 Springfield 15-Dec Greenlawn Funeral Home East
Euliss, Jerry 78 Morrisville, MO 20-Dec Butler Funeral Home
Fleetwood, Gloria 61 Galena 20-Dec Stumpff Funeral Home Kimberling City, MO
Griffin, Dorothy (Furnas) 86 Fair Play 19-Dec Pitts Chapel of Bolivar Lesa Jackson and her daughter Katrice Jackson hold
Hayter, Alluwee 92 Wanut Grove 19-Dec Wilson-Griffin Funeral Homes a photograph of their son and brother Keyshawn
Jordan, Florence Ellen 85 Nixa - Birch Funeral Home of Ash Grove Jackson, who committed suicide.
Mackendrick, Tedi 55 Licking 21-Dec Evans Funeral Home ANDREW JANSEN/NEWS-LEADER
Mathias, Edwina 89 Springfield 20-Dec Greenlawn Funeral Home North
Matthews, Michael 29 Springfield 20-Dec Walnut Lawn Funeral Home Ltd, DeGraffenreid-Wood Crematory
Murphy, Wanda Joan 76 Springfield, Mo. 21-Dec Greenlawn Funeral Home North Signs of suicidal intentions
Pyle, Roger 64 Cane Hill 20-Dec Bland-Brumback Funeral Home
Rambo, Dorothy 83 Urbana - Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home Springfield Public Schools provides this list of signs,
Ray, Judy 76 Springfield 21-Dec Greenlawn Funeral Home East gathered by experts, that individuals may be consid-
Riedesel, Effie Marie 90 Bolivar 17-Dec Pitts Chapel of Bolivar ering or planning to take their own lives:
Saunders, Bonita Kay 65 Lebanon 20-Dec Holman-Howe Funeral Home ❚ A previous suicide attempt
Schwarz, Mary 84 Aurora 20-Dec Peterson Funeral Chapel
❚ A threat of suicide
Shaw, Joyce 89 Norwood, Mo. 18-Dec Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home
Snider, Ruby Adela 98 Aurora 20-Dec Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home ❚ Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness
Steinkamp, Helen 93 Branson, MO 14-Dec Cremations of the Ozarks ❚ Talk of death, despair, or a preoccupation with
* Additional information in display obituaries thoughts of death
Obituaries appear in print and online at www.legacy.com/obituaries/News-Leader
❚ Anxiety and tension
❚ Withdrawal from family and friends

Mom has message for ❚ Violent or rebellious behavior

❚ Drug or alcohol abuse

parents after son’s suicide ❚ Giving away valued possessions or making final ar-
rangements
❚ Abrupt changes in behavior
Claudette Riley working cerns that a child is think- said. “There are very ❚ Sudden, inexplicable euphoria after a period of de-
Springfield News-Leader with chil- ing about hurting them- young students now pression
USA TODAY NETWORK
dren in selves or wanting to hurt thinking in those terms,
Springfield themselves, ask them di- which is scary.” ❚ Running away from home
In the days after Lesa schools, rectly,” she said. Mammen said the dis- ❚ Change in academic performance
Jackson’s son ended his said par- The counselors said trict offers training on the
life, friends and family ents need Karen Scott the holidays can be a par- warning signs for teach- ❚ Boredom
were filled with ques- to be quiet ticularly vulnerable time ers and staff who interact ❚ Inability to concentrate
tions. and try to understand for children and teens, daily with students. The
Many wanted to know what their children are especially if there is add- counselors also talk to ❚ Feelings of worthlessness
what led to his heart- saying. ed stress or dysfunctional students about the red ❚ Physical complaints
breaking decision. “Just listen and never family dynamics. flags.
“I don’t know why, I minimize what kids are “It’s easier to plummet “We have really been ❚ Recent suicide of someone close or someone with
don’t know what,” said telling you,” Scott said. “If into depression if they are focusing on educating whom they identify
Jackson, who buried her they express concerns, isolated at home,” Scott students on what is going ❚ Changes in eating habits
son, Keyshawn, 16, seven probe for more.” said. on with their friends and
months ago. “To me, it Scott said one of the She urged parents to themselves,” she said. ❚ Abrupt changes in school attendance
was a regular day.” best places to have the monitor social media and She said if there is a
Jackson, a nurse, said talk is in the car because remind their children that reason to believe a stu- Tips for parents
the teen inwardly strug- they “can’t walk out of the the images portrayed on dent might be going down The Springfield district suggests the following tips for
gled with depression and room.” Facebook, Twitter, Snap- that path, there is a re- parents worried about suicidal intentions in a child:
intense sadness over the She said parents can chat, Instagram and oth- sponse plan.
loss of his father, who bring up the topic indi- er platforms are not al- “The counselor will ❚ Know the warning signs.
committed suicide in rectly by mentioning an ways as rosy as they ap- call in the student,” she ❚ Do not be afraid to talk to your child. Talking to your
2010. But outwardly, the event in the news — such pear. said. “If they are not in children about suicide will not put thoughts into their
Kickapoo High School as the Tennessee mom “You can look at Face- school, the counselor will head. In fact, all available evidence indicates that talking
sophomore appeared who posted a video of her book and think, ‘Every- immediately contact a to your child lowers the risk of suicide. The message is:
friendly and outgoing. son who was distraught body else is having a fab- parent.” “Suicide is not an option, help is available.”
“He’s not the kid you after he was bullied at ulous life and I don’t,’” she She said help is avail-
would think, and that’s school — and then asking said. able if a student feels like ❚ Suicide-proof your home. Make knives, pills and,
what a lot of people for their child’s opinion. She added they may giving up or is worried above all, firearms inaccessible.
would (say): ‘He seemed Taking a non-threaten- scroll through messages about a friend. ❚ Utilize school and community resources. This can
so happy,’ and he did,” she ing approach can spur a and mistakenly believe “My message would be include your school psychologist, crisis intervention
said. “But something in- child to open up about “that everything is won- to students to find that personnel, suicide prevention groups or hotlines or
side of him was causing similar situations and give derful and they’re getting one adult in your life that private mental health professionals.
him problems.” parents an opportunity to what they want for you can trust,” she said.
The mother has a mes- offer help, she said. Christmas and that’s not “We really want them to ❚ Take immediate action. If your child indicates he/she
sage for other parents: “It is really important their reality.” reach out to someone.” is contemplating suicide, or if your gut instinct tells
Listen closely, talk to your that you do intervene,” you they might hurt themselves, get help. Do not
kids about how they are Scott said. “Let them ‘Reach out to ‘Different this time’ leave your child alone. Even if he denies “meaning it,”
feeling, and find help im- know they are not alone someone’ stay with him. Reassure him. Seek professional help. If
mediately. and that you will solve it Jackson, who lost her necessary, drive your child to the hospital’s emergen-
“People need to know together.” A database kept by the son to suicide last spring, cy room to ensure that she is in a safe environment
if someone is saying Greene County medical agreed to tell her story in until a psychiatric evaluation can be completed.
they’re going to commit ‘Ask them directly’ examiner shows there an effort to help others. ❚ Listen to your child’s friends. They may give hints that
suicide, they need to take were at least 77 suicides She said the pain of los- they are worried about their friend but be uncomfort-
them seriously, no matter Jeanene Gerhardt, in the first 11 months of ing a child does not go able telling you directly. Be open. Ask questions.
how many times they say program coordinator at the year, but the final tally away.
it,” she said. “And, tell Lost & Found, said par- is not yet known. There “He had a good heart,”
someone else that can ents need to ask their were 70 in 2016 and 79 in she said. “He suffered time.” volved with your kids as
help them.” children how they are 2015. from depression and She said the family did possible,” she said.
Counselors with the feeling and what would Tom Van de Berg, an even though he had so everything they knew to If parents hear that a
Lost & Found Grief Center make them feel better. investigator with the of- many people available, he do. Now they are left with friend of their child’s is
in Springfield said the “They may have some fice, estimated 20 per- still felt alone.” many questions and contemplating suicide,
holidays are an ideal time good ideas cent of this year’s cases She said suicide can overwhelming grief. they should get involved.
for parents to check in how to fix were under age 21. happen in any family, and Jackson said she “You pick up the phone
with their children, look it,” she “There have been quite no matter how often you doesn’t want other fam- and talk to the parent of
for warning signs and ini- said. a few this year,” he said. talk about it, you have to ilies to go through the that child,” she said.
tiate a conversation Ger- Rhonda Mammen, keep checking in. same pain. Gerhardt said that
about how they are feel- hardt, an manager of counseling “We talked. This “They need to be sadly, a dramatic out-of-
ing and handling stress. expert in services for Springfield wasn’t an untouched speaking up, every time,” the-blue improvement
This is particularly im- suicide Jeanene Public Schools, said a subject in our home,” he she said. “One of those can be a dangerous sign
portant if parents sus- prevention Gerhardt survey of young people in said. times could be the real in a child struggling with
pect their children are de- education, Missouri showed that 25 Jackson said her son time.” suicidal thoughts.
pressed, being bullied, or said if there is any hint a percent of had survived rough Scott, who has coun- In some cases, she
grappling with mental ill- person is thinking about teens patches, but she’d sought seled many families af- said, these children ap-
ness or substance abuse. ending their life, ask if thought help and he’d been able to fected by suicide, said it’s pear calm because they
“You have to make the that is the case and if he about kill- lean on family and not uncommon for a child have decided to take their
conversation kind of ca- or she has come up with a ing them- friends. to appear fine but have own life.
sual,” said Karen Scott, a plan. selves in She said the entire “inner turmoil.” “Sometimes a kid who
counselor and director of She urged parents to the past 30 family sought counseling She said parents can has been depressed and
program development. intervene if there is any days. Rhonda together after the 2010 be instrumental in de- all the sudden they are
“They never respond discussion of a plan, but “It hap- Mammen suicide. tecting a problem but of- better, it’s not because
when you sit them down the more specific the pens fre- “We always managed ten have to reach out for they are better,” she said.
and say, ‘Tell me, how is plan, the more urgency is quently, and it is happen- to get through it,” she additional help. “It’s because they’ve
your life going?’” needed to get help. ing more often with said. “I don’t know why “You want as many made a plan. They know
Scott, who spent years “If you have any con- younger students,” she this was so different this healthy caring adults in- how it’s going to end.”

Pokin or treasured newspaper

clips to The Library Cen-
actual page from the paper
— about his family farm.
told me.
That got my attention.
search.
Yes, I found stories
who died this year at age
91, after writing for the
ter. The event was called When I turned the I knew of the legacy of about her and by her — as News-Leader and its
Continued from Page 1A “More to the Story: News page over, I spotted a col- columnist Hank Billings, well as a news obituary predecessors for 76 years,
Clips and You.” I was one umn with the heading: whom I got to know, and I when she died. and Love, who died in
was a champion of histor- of several reporters who “The Good Old Days.” Lu- had heard of legendary But clearly, in my view, 1984 at age 74.
ic conservation. met readers that day. cile Morris Upton wrote News-Leader photogra- she has been given short
Nov. 4 was when the George Crighton it. pher Betty Love. shrift in the annals of A stop in Denver
News-Leader asked read- showed me a full-page “It was the best thing But I knew nothing of Springfield journalism,
ers to bring in significant story — not a copy, but an in the paper,” Crighton Lucile. So I did some re- which includes Billings, Lucile was born in Da-

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deville in 1898. Her father
died when she was 9. She
and her two brothers
were raised by their
mother and a network of
family. Their mother —
Veda — was one of 15 chil-
dren.
In 1915, Veda graduat-
ed from Greenfield High
School, in Dade County.
She attended what was
then Drury College for a
semester and studied two
years at the Southwest
Missouri State Teachers
College, now Missouri
State University.
She taught in Dade-
ville, Everton and —
struck with wanderlust —
headed off to Roswell,
New Mexico.
Lucile made the jump
from teaching to news in
1923.
She was heading back
to Missouri from Roswell,
en route to Kansas City,
where she had acquired
her next teaching job.
Her travel route in-
cluded a stop in Denver.
While there, she heard
that the Denver Express
— which would become
the Rocky Mountain
News — had an opening
and that the paper actu-
ally hired female report-
ers.
She walked in the door
and was hired on the
spot.
Lucile’s first job was
writing an advice column
for the lovelorn. This was
the task handed to many
women fortunate enough
to be hired as reporters in
the Roaring ’20s.
She wrote it under the
name “Cynthia Gray.”
In a television inter-
view later in life, Lucile
said she found offering
advice on matters of the
heart less fulfilling than
what the male reporters
were doing. She longed
for a real assignment.
She got one. She cov-
ered then-President War-
ren G. Harding’s visit to
Denver.
Pam Jones, 62, of
Springfield, is Lucille’s
great-niece. She says Lu-
cile had caught a glimpse
of a reporter’s life in Ros-
well. She had dated a fel-
low teacher whose father
was a newsman, accord-
ing to Jones.
Something about the
business infected her,
says Jones.
Also, Lucile knew she
could write.
“It was something that
came to her,” Jones says.
Lucile talked about
that first job. “I was young
and overwhelmed with
joy at being a newspaper
reporter.”
As a young woman,
Lucile saw her life’s call-
ing with clarity. But not
only could she envision
her future career, she was
able to change news-
rooms of the future to her
liking. Through tenacity
and abundant talent, she
made them more equita-
ble places for women.
London calling
From Denver, Lucile
went to work as a reporter
at the paper in El Paso,
Texas. Her interview sub-
jects included Samuel
Gompers, founder of the
American Federation of
Labor.
Lucile Morris Upton, who died in 1992, was one of the
News-Leader reporters who covered the Young
Brothers massacre of Jan. 2, 1932. 1983 FILE PHOTO
Her next job was to be
with the International
News Service in London.
But life is filled with plot
points where the narra-
tive suddenly changes.
Before heading over-
seas, Lucile first stopped
in the Ozarks to visit her
mother. During that visit,
her mother was stricken
with appendicitis.
So Lucile stayed. She
never went to London.
In August 1926, some-
one at the Leader had the
good sense to hire her as a
reporter.
She would spend the
rest of her career and the
rest of her life in Spring-
field, without regret.
According to Jones,
the great-niece, Lucile
said: “Eventually, every-
body comes to the
Ozarks, so why would I
ever leave?”
Her first beat in
Springfield was “the
downtown run.” It’s
where she gleaned news
about downtown hotels
and office buildings.
The opportunity to
cover the courts came
when the paper’s police
reporter broke his jaw in a
taxi accident. As a result,
several beats had to be
shuffled, and Lucile be-
came the paper’s first
female courts reporter.
Lucile loved the beat,
says Susan Croce Kelly,
70, a former News-Lead-
er reporter and another of
Lucile’s great-nieces.
“She knew all the poli-
ticians,” Kelly says.
As part of her job, Lu-
cile would talk up police,
jailers and prisoners at
the municipal jail, now
called the Calaboose, 409
W. McDaniel St.
It was built in 1891 and
today is the oldest struc-
ture still standing in
Springfield. Its use as a
jail ended in the1940s.
Lucile was the courts
reporter on Jan. 2, 1932.
She was one of several re-
porters who covered
what many consider the
biggest story in Ozarks
history.
Outlaw brothers Harry
and Jennings Young were
holed up at their mother’s
farmhouse in Brookline,
west of Springfield. That
day, they gunned down
six lawmen who had
come to arrest them.
It was considered the
nation’s worst loss of life
for lawmen — in one inci-
dent — until the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Springfield-
Greene County Library
District has four boxes of
archived materials on Lu-
cile’s life. In Box No. 4, I
discovered Lucile’s recol-
lection of what happened
that tragic day. It was
published on Jan. 3, 1960.
Lucile was at the
courthouse. She wrote:
“I remember seeing
Sheriff (Marcell) Hendrix
around 3 p.m rushing
with Deputy Wiley Mash-
burn from the prosecu-
tor’s office to the sheriff’s
office. One — or maybe
both — carried a rifle.
“‘We may have a story
for you after awhile,’” the
sheriff called back.
Lucile was sent to the
jail.
“The minute I saw Jail-
er Frank Wiley, however, I
knew the news was true.
... Little by little in the
hours at the county jail I
pieced the story together.”
It was hours before
Hendrix’s death was con-
firmed. Lucile spent that
time waiting at the house
next to the county jail.
She was with Hendrix’s
wife and their three teen-
age children.
Hendrix and Mash-
burn were killed, along
with Ollie Crosswhite,
Tony Oliver, Sid Mead-
ows and Charles Houser.
Lucile’s reporting that
somber day was a far cry
from the cotton candy she
once dispensed to the
lovelorn.
An illustrious career
In 1934 and 1935, Lu-
cile also wrote book re-
views. She corresponded
with local authors, in-
cluding Harold Bell
Wright, author of “The
Shepherd of the Hills,”
published in 1907.
On July 22, 1936, she
married Eugene V. Upton,
a court clerk working for
two judges. He was an
older man, a widower
with three children. She
had met him on her court-
house beat.
What has been unre-
ported is that when Lu-
cile married, she was
forced to retire from the
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Back then, says Kelly,
Lucile’s great-niece, the
expectation was that sin-
gle female reporters who
married would leave the
paper and focus on birth-
ing children and the
home life.
“You worked until you
got married, and that was
it,” Kelly says.
Lucille’s interest in
Ozarks history grew.
In 1939, her book “The
Bald Knobbers” was pub-
lished. Her booklet on the
“Battle of Wilson’s Creek”
would be published in
1950.
Lucile, although still
married, returned to the
paper in 1942.
“The war came and the
men all left. So she was
hired back,” Kelly says.
When Lucile returned,
the paper was thick with
coverage of World War II.
Two of Lucile’s step-
sons were overseas fight-
ing. She told editors she
did not want to cover the
war. She wanted to write
lighter stories. She fo-
cused on features and
Ozarks history.
“The Good Old Days”
column, which is what
drew me into writing this
story, debuted Jan. 24,
1942.
It would run weekly in
the Sunday News & Lead-
er for the next 40 years —
long after she retired
from full-time work at the
paper on Jan. 1, 1964.
In this column, Lucile
took on the fictional iden-
tity of “Celia,” who wrote
to her “Auntie” in St. Lou-
is. The column discussed
events of 50 years prior —
as if they were happening
then.
The actual contents of
“Celia’s” letters — the
events of 50 years ago —
were grounded in histori-
cal research.
In 1944, Lucile’s step-
son Eugene Jr. was killed.
He was among 800 crew
members who died when
their aircraft carrier, the
USS Franklin, was hit by
the Japanese.
As a result, Kelly says,
Lucile left the paper a
second time.
During the war, her
other stepson was a pris-
oner of war; he survived.
Lucile’s husband died
in 1947, and for a second
time, she returned to the
paper.
In 1949, she inter-
viewed Laura Ingalls
Wilder, who was then 82.
She also taught cre-
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in the adult education
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An imposing figure
Lucile was a tall — 5
foot 9 — and imposing
figure, Kelly says.
When Lucile was in
her 20s, Kelly says, there
were men who sought her
hand in marriage. (She
married Eugene Upton at
age 38.)
“I asked her once why
she never re-married af-
ter Eugene died,” Kelly
says.
“Her answer was, ‘I
like men well enough.’”
“But basically it was
that she didn’t want to
pick up anybody’s socks.”
Kelly recalls when she
and Lucile went to dinner
at the Shady Inn, a former
steak place with a piano
bar that closed in 2001.
Kelly says she discov-
ered that Lucile drank —
and that her preferred
adult beverage was
scotch.
Lucile made an at-
tempt to smoke ciga-
rettes. At the time, a fog of
cigarette smoke filled the
newsroom.
She wanted to fit in
with her newsroom col-
leagues, Jones says.
“She told me, ‘I tried,
but I could not do it.”
In addition to “The
Good Old Days,” Lucile
wrote another column. It
had several titles over the
years but ultimately was
called “Over the Ozarks.”
It was a compilation of
history, folklore, people,
wildlife and natural won-
ders of the Ozarks.
Mike O’Brien, a former
News-Leader columnist,
became the Sunday edi-
tor in the early 1970s. One
of his jobs was to edit
“Over the Ozarks.”
“She did not like any-
body — especially a kid
wet behind the ears — ed-
iting her columns,” O’Bri-
en says.
But occasionally,
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O’Brien says, he had to re-
move an item or two for
space reasons.
“I would hear about it
from her,” he says.
“But once she figured
out I really loved the
Ozarks and the history of
the Ozarks, she was very
helpful to me,” O’Brien
says. “She was a jewel.”
Beyond the paper
Lucile retired from
full-time work at the pa-
per on Jan. 1, 1964. She
continued to write part
time from home until
1982.
Over the years, she
spent a term as president
of the Missouri Writers
Guild; was named the
Springfield Woman of
Achievement in 1967; re-
ceived the Ozarks Heri-
tage Award in 1978; was
named to the Ralph Fos-
ter Museum/College of
the Ozarks Hall of Fame
in 1980; and was Greene
County’s official historian
for the sesquicentennial
celebration.
She spent hours at the
library doing historical
research, Jones says, and
was fond of small dogs
and big purses.
“She would put the dog
in her purse and sit down
at the microfilm reader,”
Jones says. “And the li-
brary director never told
her she could not do that.”
He knew, Jones says,
who Lucile Morris Upton
was.
These are the views of
News-Leader columnist
Steve Pokin, who has been
at the paper 51⁄2 years, and
over his career has cov-
ered everything from
courts and cops to fea-
tures and fitness. He can
be reached at 836-1253,
spokin@gannett.com, on
Twitter @stevepokinNL
or by mail at 651 N. Boon-
ville, Springfield, MO
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has fond memories of visiting
Springfield, where she won the
pageant crown.
From there, Sally Breck went on
to compete in the 1985 Mrs. Amer-
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“They made you cook back in
the ’50s,” Breck said with a laugh,

explaining that was no longer a re-
quirement by the time she was a
contestant.
Breck said she loved meeting
people from all over the country,
making appearances in parades
and going on nursing home visits.
She met then-Missouri Gov.
John Ashcroft, as well as musician
Willie Nelson.
Getting to that point required
some hard work, Breck said, and
years of preparation.
She observed and took notes on
pageant contestants. She enrolled
in voice lessons, practiced public
speaking, brushed up on history
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ord all the time.
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jump that set a state record before he graduated
from Central High School in 1938.
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and shopped around for the perfect eve-
ning gown.
Breck remembers that at one speak-
ing event, someone commented, “Oh,
you can speak intelligently. I wasn’t ex-
pecting that.”
Breck remembers thinking, “Thank
you, I guess.”
“In that sense, we’ve come a long
way,” Breck said.
“People realize you can be attractive
and intelligent, and there’s nothing
wrong with that.”
Lessons she learned from Mrs. Mis-
souri helped Breck when she ran for
school board in the Francis Howell
School District, the largest district in the
state at the time.
Breck said her history with the com-
petition came with a degree of name
recognition and she was used to public
speaking.
Over the years following her win,
Breck, a St. Charles County resident, re-
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occurred July 25, 2016, when police say
Gallamore fled from a stolen truck and
ran through multiple homes and back-
yards in a Springfield neighborhood.
An officer spoke at the sentencing,
saying he was chasing Gallamore when
he ran into a backyard and heard noth-
ing.
The officer said he slowed down,
started to secure the area and ap-
proached a shed in the backyard.
The officer said he peered around the
corner and saw Gallamore, who was
holding a gun but looking the opposite
way. Gallamore turned and fled when he
saw the officer, firing a round as he ran.
In his new court filing, Gallamore of-
fered a different account of what hap-
pened that day.
It was an accidental discharge into
the ground, Gallamore said, not an in-
tentional shot fired at police.
“I was sentenced to 60 years in prison
for a crime that was non-violent and in
which nobody was hurt nor did I at-
tempt to hurt anyone,” Gallamore wrote.
“People are being sentenced in this state
weekly to less time than I was for much
more severe and violent crimes. I feel
this deems my sentence cruel and un-
usual.”
STATE BRIEFS
Joplin piano teacher to stand trial
on sexual misconduct charge
JOPLIN – A Missouri piano teacher
has waived his right to a preliminary
hearing and been ordered to stand trial
on a charge of sexual misconduct with a
student.
The Joplin Globe reported that 54-
year-old Bobby Durham waived the
hearing Thursday in Jasper County Cir-
cuit Court. His next court appearance is
set for Jan. 17.
Durham is accused of misconduct
with the girl during lessons on more
than one occasion between September
2005, when she was 5 years old, and
September 2009, when she was 9.
Missouri health care enrollment
nearly doubles in last week
COLUMBIA – More than 110,000 resi-
dents in Missouri enrolled in health in-
surance under the federal health care
law between Dec. 10 and Dec. 15, putting
A clipping from The Springfield Leader and Press, Feb. 25, 1985.
turned to Springfield annually to pass
on the crown, then to serve as a judge for
Mrs. Missouri.
“I loved it, I loved being in Spring-
Police take Cody Gallamore into custody in the 2900 block of Mt. Vernon Street
on July 25, 2016. NEWS-LEADER FILE PHOTO
At Gallamore’s September sentenc-
ing, Greene County Prosecutor Dan Pat-
terson noted that Gallamore appears to
be a member of the Southwest Honkeys,
a white supremacist prison gang.
After announcing Gallamore’s 60-
year sentence in September, Judge
Jones said that when a gun is fired at a
police officer, a message needs to be
sent to the community.
While Gallamore wasn’t aiming di-
the final number of those enrolled over
last year’s.
The Columbia Missourian previously
reported that Missouri was falling be-
hind last year’s numbers, with initial
figures suggesting enrollment de-
creased by almost half. Those numbers
didn’t include data for the final week of
open enrollment.
But the newspaper said updated fig-
ures from the Centers of Medicare and
Medicaid Services show that nearly
245,600 people in Missouri had enrolled
by the last day of the season.
The latest figure is nearly 1,200 more
people than last year.
The federal government announced
Thursday that about 8.8 million people
nationwide have signed up for coverage
next year under the health care law.
3 women killed while trying
to flee St. Louis home invasion
ST. LOUIS – Authorities said three
women have been shot to death in a car
while trying to escape from a St. Louis
home invasion.
field,” said Breck, who now lives in Bran-
son and teaches yoga and oil painting.
“Moving here was kind of like coming
home,” she said.
rectly at a Springfield police officer
when he pulled the trigger in July 2016,
Jones said his actions that day could not
be tolerated.
Gallamore becomes eligible for pa-
role halfway through his prison sen-
tence — so, roughly age 60.
“I’m hoping at age 60, when you’re
released, you’re no longer the menace to
society you are now,” Jones told Galla-
more in May.
St. Louis Police Major John Hayden
said the shooting happened early Friday
on the city’s north side. The slain wom-
en are believed to be in their 20s. Their
names weren’t immediately released.
Police received a call about gunfire
just two minutes after a burglary in pro-
gress was reported.
Woman charged in fatal
stabbing in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY – A prostitute has
been charged with fatally stabbing a
man last year during a fight over money.
Thirty-two-year-old Amber Cun-
ningham, of Kansas City, was arraigned
Friday on second-degree murder and
armed criminal action charges in Luis
Molina’s death. No attorney is listed for
her in online court records. Bond is set
at $250,000.
Court documents said Cunningham’s
fingerprints were found inside Molina’s
vehicle and the home where he was
found dead. A witness said a woman
was in the car when Molina gave him a
ride before his death and that Molina
“I’m pretty proud of my
father and what he
accomplished.”
Luci March
March
Continued from Page 1A
March keeps a scrapbook full of
clippings from her father’s track and
field days. She inherited the book
when her father passed away.
Clips include stories of his athletic
performances, along with cartoon
drawings of White where he was
dubbed “Red” and “The Freckled
Flash.”
And that record didn’t go away
very quickly.
White held onto the record for
nearly 30 years before the record was
broken in 1966 — 28 years after his
moment.
The letterman went on to be draft-
ed to fight in World War II.
When he retired from the military
and moved back to Springfield, he
was still proud of the record he broke
many years before.
“He talked about his record all the
time,” March said.
The current long jump record, ac-
cording to the Missouri State High
School Athletic Association, was set
in 1989 by Todd Trimble from South-
east High School (Kansas City). He
jumped 26 feet and 1 inch.
This story about Charles White was
published on April 13, 1965, before
his broad jump record was broken.
described her as a prostitute.
Cunningham told police she agreed
to have sex with Molina for $50. She
said he wouldn’t pay or let her leave and
that she stabbed him after getting a
knife away from him.
Prison worker gets $1.4 million
in racial discrimination lawsuit
KANSAS CITY – A white prison em-
ployee in Kansas City who filed a racial
discrimination lawsuit against the Mis-
souri Department of Corrections has
won more than $1.4 million.
The Kansas City Star reports that
Richard Dixson sued the agency last
year saying he was subjected to racial
discrimination and a hostile work envi-
ronment at the Kansas City Re-Entry
Center, a minimum-security prison. His
lawsuit said managers retaliated after
Dixson complained.
A Jackson County jury ruled on Mon-
day in Dixson’s favor on the allegation of
retaliation, but not on the discrimina-
tion and hostile work environment.
— Associated Press
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About the cover
This “souvenir” edition of
The Springfield Democrat was
published on Aug. 20, 1894.
The Democrat was bought
by the early Springfield
Leader, which then
gave rise to the
Leader-Democrat.

News-Leader
invites you to
celebrate 150
years with us
ALLEN JONES

This year marks the 150th

anniversary of the Springfield
News-Leader. For nearly 55,000
consecutive days, the publica-
tion has arrived, without fail, to
her readers. In total, including
morning and evening versions,
it is estimated that more than 75,000 editions
have been printed since the News-Leader’s
birth in 1867.
The moments that shaped our nation, re-
gion and community were captured, chron-
icled and archived for such a time as we
may desire to call upon them. With 150 years
upon us, it seems to me that there is no bet-
ter time to reflect upon and celebrate our
great Ozarks history and heritage.
The special wrap you see today repre-
sents the first edition of our 150th anniversa-
ry series designed to celebrate that heritage.
We'll choose a different historical front page
to wrap your Saturday News-Leader for the
duration of the year. The type will be big
enough for you to enjoy reading about long-
ago events and seeing advertising from a
bygone era.
One of those
News-Leader 150th newspapers
anniversary project will be the
very first
The News-Leader ex-
tends a special thanks the Springfield Lead-
Local History staff of the er, published on
Springfield-Greene County April 4, 1867.
Library District, including We have taken
Ben Divin, Brian Grubbs,
Renee Glass, Michael Price, great care (in
John Rutherford and partnership with
Konrad Stump for their the Springfield-
help on this project — past Greene County
and future. The News-
Leader also thanks John Library District
Sellars, executive director and The History
of the History Museum on Museum on the
the Square for his ongoing Square) to comb
help. Springfield can boast
amazing historians and through volume
archives. after volume of
Sources for the timeline News-Leader ar-
inside include library and chives to identify
history museum materials,
as well as a Springfield! and show to you
magazine article of May the most memora-
1977 titled “Springfield ble front covers,
Newspapers, Inc., Emerged comic strips, col-
from Earlier Dailies Here”
by John K. Hulston. umns, political
cartoons, photos
More online and advertise-
ments that have
Watch a video of John
Sellars, from the History
ever graced our
Museum on the Square, pages.
talking about this com- It's an amazing
memorative page. collection that we
Go to news-leader.com.
hope you come to
Get involved anticipate each
week and value as
If you have comments or a representation
questions about this pro-
ject please email Cheryl
of middle Ameri-
Whitsitt at cwhitsitt@ cana. It is truly
news-leader.com We remarkable to
welcome your suggestions recognize that we
for historic pages if you
have them!
still have the abil-
ity to receive the
news in a like
manner as our founding fathers did nearly
250 years ago.
There are many things that are special
about the Ozarks, but none of which rise
above the people who call this their home. It
is a community of people rich with pride and
tradition. It is a region built upon strong
work ethic, moral convictions, family values
and faith. It is a region and a people that we
are proud to serve. Thank you for allowing
us to be your community newspaper and for
supporting journalism in the Ozarks for gen-
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With that said, we give you this series and
hope that you and your family enjoy it!

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SPRINGFIELD NEWSPAPERS: ST
AR
T
May 3,
1870
Name changes to
Daily Springfield
Leader
May 13, 1895

H.S. Jewell buys the paper

April 4, 1867
150 YEARS OF HISTORY
Springfield Leader founded
The Springfield Leader first published
on April 4, 1867. First publisher was
O.H. Fahnestock, then it was passed
to D.C. Kennedy two years later.
Harry Sanford Jewell purchased the
newspaper in 1895 from owner John
O’Day. He was 27 years old. With
O’Day’s backing, he bought the rival
Springfield Democrat and merged it
Nov. 18,
1900
First Sunday paper estabished
On Nov. 18, 1900, Jewell started the area’s
first Sunday newspaper, called The Sunday
Morning Leader. At the same time, he
changed the name of the afternoon daily
to the Springfield Leader and Democrat.
According to Hulston, Jewell is the first
person to make a profit operating a news-
paper in Springfield. Increased circulation
The newspaper became into the Leader. The result was that the and advertising prompts the Leader to
the Daily Springfield Leader became the city’s only evening move to a building at the southeast corner
Leader on May 3, 1870. newspaper. An excerpt from the Hul- of McDaniel Street and Jefferson Avenue,
Kennedy proclaimed in the pages the ston article: “The Leader made a good where the Missouri State University Alumni
day “a new era in the history of our peo- start thanks partly to hard working Center now stands. In 1906, a new Potter
ple,” according to a Springfield! maga- R.L. “Bob” Kennedy, who succeeded press was installed, capable of printing
Other zine article of May 1977 titled “Spring- as editor when H.S.’ father died in 24,000 newspapers in an hour.
news in field Newspapers, Inc., Emerged from 1907. The daily sold for two cents and
1867: The Earlier Dailies Here” by John K. Hulston. a subscriber could win a free trip to the Also in the early 1900s: A new “modern”
National health spa at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Heer’s Store opens on northeast corner of
It published daily except Sunday and cost
Cemetery is 20 cents per week by carrier. if he took a year’s subscription.” This was the ho the Square in 1903. Three young black men
me of the
established Springfield De are lynched in the Square in 1906.
mocrat from
for Union Other news in 1870: The first train Also in the 1890s: St. John’s Hospital around 1894.
soldiers and arrives in North Springfield - established established in 1891. In 1893, the first
the fire de- as a separate city in 1869 - from Leba- long-distance phone call is placed from
partment is non at the new depot at Benton and Springfield at a cost of $2 for five min-
established. Commercial. utes. In 1894, Senior High School opens.

Massive Jewell awarded,

June 3, new press Duvall takes over business 1941-
2002 A new Henry Sanford Jewell is award- 1945
five-tower ed the Missouri Medal by the Jewell family sells the Leader
MAN Roland University of Missouri School of amid fierce business rivalry
Geoman 70 Offset Press, capable Journalism. He sends a staffer to 1927-
of printing color on every page accept it for him, because Jewell never In 1927, after 32 years in the newspaper 1928
up to 80 pages, goes online. It made public speaking appearances. He business, Henry Sanford Jewell, his wife
can print 35,000 to 70,000 copies dies at the end of World War II. Thomas and in-laws decide to sell the Leader in the
per hour. The new press put The Warren Duvall, related to the Jewell face of competition from a rival morning
News-Leader among the top 50 family by marriage, is named president paper, the Daily News. Stuart Olivier, a former publisher
newspapers globally in terms of and publisher on Aug. 26, 1945. from Baltimore, is the buyer. In less than two years, Olivier
print quality. sells the paper to the Bixby family, publishers from Okla-
homa known for fierce opposition to the Ku Klux Klan.
The Bixbys consolidate the Leader with their morning
paper, the Daily News.

A year before, in 1926, Route 66 from Chicago to

Las Angeles is dedicated coming through Springfield.

Digital
growth March Three deaths
The company is 2010 Three Bixby family mem-
renamed News- bers die, succeeded by a
1940 father-son duo. George
Leader Media
Group to reflect its multi-
January 1987 Olds becomes editor of
platform array of digital and all three newspapers.
print products.
News-Leader is born
Springfield’s morning and afternoon
papers are rolled into one. The new sev-
en-day daily is renamed the Springfield
News-Leader.

A birthday Also in 1987: The Antler Bar at 319 E.

party A merger and
Walnut is designated a Local Historic Site.
incorporation
2017 The Springfield 1933
News-Leader Springfield’s newspaper
celebrates its owners spend heavily
150th anniversary. in an intense business
competition at the
height of the Great Depres-
sion. The Bixby family buys an
A deal closes, new era begins unused motor sales company
March 4, 1929
Gannett, publisher of 80 daily newspapers at the time building at Boonville Avenue
1977 makes an offer in 1973 for Springfield Newspapers Inc. March 27, 1947 and Chestnut Street, the site
Company president Arch Watson begins negotiating of today’s News-Leader Media Jewell family re-enters
with Gannett board chair Paul Miller. In 1977, after Group headquarters. They
Springfield business people, out-
44 years in business, Springfield Newspapers, Inc. is renovate the building and
raged by the prospect of a local
acquired by Gannett for $39.8 million. hold an open house March
newspaper monopoly, call on the
4, 1933. At the same time,
Fire destroys plant Jewell family to start a new evening
Also in 1977: North Town Mall opens with two department stores, the Jewell group buys a new
paper. More than 250 pledge to
a grocery store, theaters and multiple retail stores. A 6 a.m. fire destroyed Springfield Newspapers Inc.’s mechanical plant, along with business records, 64-page press that printed
advertise over a three-year period.
the circulation list and the photo library. Five local print shops agreed to print a 3,500-copy run of 36,000 papers hourly. Times
The Springfield Press is born.
the afternoon paper that day. A combined paper was published the next day called the News-Lead- are hard, though, and the Bix-
Saturday New press er and Press. It was printed in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Bixbys also owned a paper there. Until a bys and the Jewells decide to
papers The newspaper used press could be bought from the Chicago Tribune, the Springfield newspapers were printed in merge into a single company
merge Sept. acquires an unused,
Jan. 9, Tulsa and hauled overland. in a bid to survive the Great
Two 1975 massive press from a 1967 Depression. On May 13, 1933,
Saturday Georgia paper. It al- Also in the ‘40s and ‘50s: O’Reilly military hospital opens to treat WWII wounded in 1942. Springfield Springfield Newspapers Inc. is
papers are lows for 70,000 news- gains national attention for escaped cobras in 1953. Also in ‘53: KYTV goes on air for the first time. chartered. With a smaller staff,
rolled into papers to be printed the papers were renamed the
one. Springfield Daily per hour, the largest and fastest in the Springfield Leader and Press
News, the morning paper, company’s history. At this time, printing (evening), Springfield Daily
and Springfield Leader technology switches from old-fashioned News (morning) and the Sun-
& Press, the afternoon hot type to computerization. day News and Leader.
paper, are combined into a Publisher dies in
single morning edition on Also in the ‘60s: Springfield and Drury traffic accident June 14, Also on March 4, 1933:
Saturdays. Like the existing College got national spotlight as Henry President and publisher 1961 Franklin Delano Roosevelt is first
Sunday morning paper, Ford II and Ernest R. Breech led digni- Thomas Warren Duvall inaugurated as U.S. president.
the new Saturday edition tary parade to dedication of Breech is killed in a traffic Also in ‘33: The Young Brothers
is dubbed the Springfield School of Administration and 3,000 crash. Arch Watson, Massacre results in the largest
News & Leader. selected ‘pea-pickers’ watched Ernie business manager since 1945, suc- The current News loss of life to law enforcement
-Leader building,
Ford’s TV show at Drury’s field house. ceeds him, serving until 1977. circa 1950. in one action until 9/11.

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About the cover
This is the first page of a
two-page spread on the
massacre in the Sunday
News & Leader, July 9, 1972.
Turn inside for the
second page of
the spread.

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1932 SPRINGFIELD CRIME

WAS NATIONAL NEWS
Jan. 3,
1960

SHOOTOUT
O
n Jan. 2, 1932, Jennings and Harry Young were want-
ed for auto theft and for the murder of Republic,
Mo., Marshal Mark Noe. When approached by
10 police officers at their mother’s home in Brookline,
they decided to fight it out. Six policemen were killed:
Marcell Hendrix, Ollie Crosswhite, Tony Oliver, Sid Meadows,
Charlie Houser and Wiley Mashburn. Several were injured. The
Youngs made their escape and were later cornered in a home in
Houston, Texas, where they either were shot by police officers
or committed suicide or murder/suicide. Their bodies were sent
back to Missouri for burial. They are buried in Joplin because,
according to sources, Greene County officials turned away the
hearse carrying the bodies.
To this day, the massacre remains the largest loss of law offi-
cers’ lives in a single gunbattle.
The Springfield-Greene County Library has several books
about the massacre and a clipping file and microfilm of newspa-
pers about the massacre at the Library Center.
The Young Brothers Massacre by John Woodside published in
1932 is available online at http://www.chrisanddavid.com/
YoungBrothers/index.shtml. July 9,
Source: Springfield-Greene County Library District 1972

This is the second page of

Jan. 3, a two-page spread on the
1932 massacre 50 years later.

News-Leader
A photo that appeared in the evening 150th anniversary
edition of the Springfield Leader the project
day after the Young Brothers Massacre The News-Leader is cel-
shows the root cellar at left, where ebrating its 150th anni-
Ollie Crosswhite’s body was found. He versary by publishing a
was shot in the head at close range. page from our past every
Saturday. Inside the cover
will be additional histor-
ical pages and stories.
2007 The News-Leader extends
a special thanks to the
Local History staff of the
We could Springfield-Greene County
not locate Library District and staff
a full-page of the History Museum on
version of the Square.
first-day
coverage Comments?
of the mas- Questions?
sacre of six
lawmen by If you have comments or
two Young questions about today’s
brothers. installment, please email
News Director Cheryl
Whitsitt at cwhitsitt@
Day 2 news-leader.com.
coverage
featured See more online
articles on
the first View this project from the
of the beginning and see addi-
funerals tional historical pages at
of those 150.news-leader.com.
killled
in the
shootout.

Jan. 4,
1932

A detail from a 3-page retrospective published in

2007 on the 75th anniversary of the massacre.

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