Kilgore News Herald
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | M. Roberts Media |
| Publisher | Alexander Gould |
| Editor | Meredith Shamburger |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Kilgore, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,077 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | Kilgore News Herald |
The Kilgore News Herald is a daily newspaper in Kilgore in east Texas. The newspaper is owned by M. Roberts Media, who acquired the paper from Bluebonnet Publishing in 2018.[2]
History
[edit]Lyde Williford Devall and Charles K. Devall owned and published the Kilgore News Herald from 1940 to 1979.[3]
In the Kilgore News Herald from February 6, 1934, there are two intriguing stories about Bonnie and Clyde. One details how former Police Chief Bob Goss of Kilgore,[4] and a man named Will Fritz once arrested Clyde Barrow. Next to this, another headline reads: "BARROW, BONNIE SEEN IN E. TEX." This was just a few months before the pair were killed by lawmen in Louisiana
Former News Herald reporter Bob Cone describes Clyde Barrow as an "elusive, event phantom-like desperado." Then states, "Barrow is bad. Barrow is bold. That's about the way Goss puts it.
"It emphasizes that Barrow is much more desperate today than he was back there when he was launching his career of crime" - Police Chief Bob Goss (Texas Ranger)
and reflects on his earlier arrest by Goss and Fritz.
When asked if he thought Barrow would confront officers with his guns, Goss replied without hesitation,
"Yes.", ”He's desperate. He knows it will be too bad for him if he is captured." - Police Chief Bob Goss (Texas Ranger)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Staff Reports. "Kilgore News Herald acquired by News-Journal owner M. Roberts Media". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Devall, Lyde Williford". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ https://www.ppolinks.com/texasranger/BIO-Bob-Goss.pdf
- ^ https://www.kilgorenewsherald.com/lifestyles/hour-glass-bonnie-and-clyde-werent-strangers-in-gregg-county/article_acf3e93a-b12e-11eb-a595-6323d9f18089.html