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 | kilgorenewsherald |
The Kilgore News Herald is a daily newspaper in Kilgore in east Texas. History
History
[edit]Lyde Williford Devall and Charles K. Devall owned and published the Kilgore News Herald from 1940 to 1979.[2] In 2018, Bluebonnet Publishing sold the newspape to M. Roberts Media,[3] which was acquired by Carpenter Media Group in 2024.[4]
Content
[edit]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,[5] 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.
- ^ "Devall, Lyde Williford". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Kilgore News Herald acquired by News-Journal owner M. Roberts Media". Longview News-Journal. December 14, 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Carpenter Media Group acquires M. Roberts Media". Editor and Publisher. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ 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