When my husband and I managed the Mammoth Spring Democrat before the merge with the Salem Headlight, both newspapers were owned by Mr. Don Banzett. Mr. Banzett sold the papers to Mr. Frank Martin II of the West Plains Daily Quill and after several years the Mammoth Spring Democrat was closed and Dale went to Salem to work with the papers. The merge was formed the Salem paper covering Fulton County. Mr. Martin then sold the papers to a syndicate which formed what is now (I believe) the newspaper. Before the merge of the Salem Headlight and the Mammoth Spring Democrat copies of the papers were sent to the Arkansas Press Association in Little Rock weekly. Also each year a bound edition of the year in papers was sent to the newspapers. After the merge, I do not know where these bound copies of the papers went Dale Langston, Managing Editor, and I made all volumes in the office at the Mammoth Spring Democrat available to everyone to research. There were also boxes of old p! ictures, which still may be at the Salem Headlight office (I doubt it, but they may be there). Then all the old copies were sent to Little Rock to be microfilmed. If you have any questions, I suggest you contact the Arkansas Press Association. PaddiPaddioo@netscape.netResearching: Bookout, Dickerson, Fleming/Flemming, Langston, Sidwell, Tally/Talley, Waddell/Waddle, Warren __________________________________________________________________Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Paddi About what year did the Mammoth Spring Democrat merge with the Salem Headlight and what year did these papers merge with the West Plains Quill? I see Fulton County ancestral names in your family line. Gene genrit@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com