''The Southeast Missourian'' is a 3 day per week newspaper published in

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, and serves (as the name implies) the southeastern portion of Missouri.

History

The paper began publication on October 3, 1904 as ''The Daily Republican''. Brothers George (b. May 14, 1869, d. 1956) and Fred Naeter (b. Jan. 8, 1874, d. Sept. 18, 1965) of

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purchased a defunct paper of that name after visiting the town in September 1904 and revived it.Blackwell, Sam.
A mission to lead and better the community
''Southeast Missourian'', October 3, 2004 The paper changed its name to the ''Southeast Missourian'' in 1918.Sullivan, R. Joe
100 Years and Countless Reasons to Celebrate
''Southeast Missourian'', October 3, 2004 When Fred Naeter died in 1965, the Naeters' nephew, Harry A. Naeter, Jr. (b. June 9, 1917, d. Feb. 16, 1994) (whose father had also worked with the Naeter brothers on the paper but died in 1918—it was Harry Sr. that championed the 1918 name change before his death), became publisher.Blue, John.
Former Missourian Publisher Dead at 76
''Southeast Missourian'', February 17, 1994 In late 1976, the paper was sold to

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. It was then purchased by Gary Rust in 1986,Miller, Bob.
A Passion for the Truth
''Southeast Missourian'', October 3, 2004 and continues to be owned by Rust Communications. With the Southeast Missourian as its flagship publication, as of 2009, family-owned Rust Communications had full or part ownership of 18 daily papers, 30 weekly papers, and 17 radio stations in eight states.Newspaper added to Daily Sentinel's parent company
'' Le Mars Daily Sentinel, March 12, 2009 The Southeast Missourian Building was listed on the

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in 2005.

Earlier paper

An earlier paper which went by the name ''Southeast Missourian'' was founded in 1895 by W.W. Wright in

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.Douglas, Robert Sidney
History of Southeast Missouri Vol I
p. 531, 537 (1912) (says Daily Republican was founded in 1900, but that Naeters purchased it one year later, which appears to be incorrect)

References

External links

semissourian.com

Google news archive 1918-2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Southeast Missourian, The Newspapers published in Missouri Rust Communications publications Publications established in 1904 1904 establishments in Missouri Cape Girardeau, Missouri