Southeast Missourian

Newspaper in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

The Southeast Missourian

Headquarters

Owner(s)| Rust Communications
Publisher| Jon K. Rust, Lucas Presson
Founded| 1904
Language| English
Headquarters| 301 Broadway, P.O. Box 699, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702
Circulation| 7,000 (Daily)
9,000 (Sunday)[1]
Website| semissourian.com

The Southeast Missourian is a 3-day per week newspaper published in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and serves (as the name implies) the southeastern portion of Missouri.

## History[edit]

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 St. Louis purchased a defunct paper of that name after visiting the town in September 1904 and revived it.[2][3] The paper changed its name to the Southeast Missourian in 1918.[4]

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.[5] In late 1976, the paper was sold to Thomson Newspapers.[4] It was then purchased by Gary Rust in 1986,[4][6] and continues to be owned by Rust Communications. With the Southeast Missourian as its flagship publication, as of 2009, family-owned[7] Rust Communications had full or part ownership of 18 daily papers, 30 weekly papers, and 17 radio stations in eight states.[8]

The Southeast Missourian Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[9]

## Earlier paper[edit]

An earlier paper which went by the name Southeast Missourian was founded in 1895 by W.W. Wright in New Madrid, Missouri.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Southeast Missourian". Missouri Press Association. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
2. ^ Blackwell, Sam. A mission to lead and better the community, Southeast Missourian, October 3, 2004
3. ^ a b 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)
4. ^ a b c Sullivan, R. Joe. 100 Years and Countless Reasons to Celebrate, Southeast Missourian, October 3, 2004
5. ^ Blue, John. Former Missourian Publisher Dead at 76, Southeast Missourian, February 17, 1994
6. ^ Miller, Bob. A Passion for the Truth, Southeast Missourian, October 3, 2004
7. ^ Rust Names Regional Vice Presidents, Editor & Publisher, September 1, 2010
8. ^ Newspaper added to Daily Sentinel's parent company, Le Mars Daily Sentinel, March 12, 2009
9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links[edit]

* semissourian.com
* Google news archive 1918-2007