Cassville Republican

Editors & Publishers

George E. Harris (1862-1953) served as editor of the Cassville Republican in the 1880s and 1890s and oversaw a period when the paper was at its most political. Harris chided Democrats, Populists and a coalition party with the name "Demopops" (or "Popocratsy") and ridiculed the opposition with mock prayers that he asserted were uttered at their meetings.

In 1908, Elihu Newton Meador (1878-1959) purchased the Cassville Republican and went on to serve as editor and publisher for 41 years. In addition, Meador also served as the mayor of Cassville and president of the Cassville school board.

In December 1949, Meador sold the Cassville Republican to Emory Melton, who was then the prosecuting attorney of Barry County and later a state senator, and Wayne Ennis, who was a linotype operator for the paper. When Wayne Ennis died in 1963, his wife, Lillian, purchased Melton's half of the business and became editor and publisher, during which time she also served as secretary for the Missouri Press Association. In 1978 she married W.L. Townsley and together they published the newspaper until their retirement in 1984, when they permanently folded the paper, with the last issue being produced on May 2, 1984.

References

References

1. About This Newspaper; The Library of Congress; http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066635/
2. About This Newspaper; The Library of Congress; http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066635/
3. Guardians and Gadflies - Politicians and Promoters - Preachers and Teachers; Ozarks Watch; by Robert Gilmore
4. Roaring River Area: My Family and Barry County; http://meador.wordpress.com/recommendations/roaring-river-area-day-trips/roaring-river-area-day-trips-my-family-and-barry-county/
5. Back In The Good Old Days; Monett Times; by Charles Brady; December 9, 2009
6. Obituaries; Springfield News-Leader; October 11, 2006