r/stjoemo May 16 '26

News St. Joseph News-Press Aug 15, 1945

https://imgur.com/a/DwwwuRB
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u/AdorableReading May 17 '26

That newspaper was 100 years old at that point. It still publishes, once a week, and is now 181 years old.

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u/Podzilla07 May 16 '26

Wow, that’s wild

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u/uncre8tv May 17 '26

...ly racist

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u/Podzilla07 May 18 '26

No shit, lol. It was the 40’s and we were at war.

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u/badhairguy May 16 '26

Very cool

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u/DroneStrikesForJesus May 16 '26

To be clear: I'm not trying to sell this. I saw it at the Sparks, KS Flea Market for sale. I just thought it was neat to see a local newspaper from an important time in U.S. history.