This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Curry, Spurlock, Daniels, Spangle Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fm.2ADI/359.1.1.1 Message Board Post: From other sources, I found what I expected - Ben bought the Record newspaper in 1879 after learning the business in Indiana and Missouri. He received his education at Indiana State U and learned the printing business at the Bloomington IN Democrat.