SLIDESHOW: Joplin Globe front pages through the years
To mark the 125th anniversary of The Joplin Globe, browse through front pages of editions through history. Check back every Monday to see a new front page.
Aug. 9, 1974
Aug. 17, 1977
Dec. 3, 1982
July 21, 1969
July 4, 1976
July 5, 1976
May 6, 1971
Nov. 23, 1963
Nov. 12, 1978
Nov. 15, 1978
Oct. 23, 1960
April 11, 1951
The April 11, 1951 edition featured Lamar-born President Harry S Truman relieving General Douglas MacArthur from his commands.
May 19, 1943
Floods in 1943 caused widespread damage, according to the May 19, 1943 edition of the Globe.
April 16, 1912
The April 16, 1912 edition of The Joplin Daily Globe told readers all about the sinking of the Titanic.
July 21, 1905
The July 21, 1905 edition of The Joplin Daily Globe covered severe flooding in the Spring River Valley.
Nov. 23, 1963
The Nov. 23, 1963 edition of The Joplin Globe was filled with news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including a murder charge being filed against Lee Harvey Oswald and a recap of Kennedy's visit to Joplin.
Feb. 21, 1974
At the bottom of the Feb. 21, 1974 edition of the Globe was a notice of how actress Cecily Tyson would make an appearance at MSSU. The March 1 visit was covered in the March 2 edition. Tyson died on Jan. 28 at 96.
Dec. 3, 1982
The Dec. 3, 1982 edition of the Globe focused on the aftermath of a tornado that struck across southern Barton and northern Vernon counties.
April 5, 1968
The fatal shooting of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. was reported in the April 5, 1968 edition of the Globe. Also on the front page is a report about the construction of three new buildings at Missouri Southern State University.
July 3, 1937
The Saturday, July 3, 1937 edition of The Joplin Globe featured the news of Amelia Earhart's disappearance during a flight across the South Pacific.
Oct. 22, 1952
Before he was president, Richard Nixon visited Joplin as the Republican vice-presidential nominee. The Oct. 22, 1952 edition of the Globe chronicles his appearance and speech at Memorial Hall.
May 11, 1922 front page
The May 11, 1922 paper announced a major step for the Globe: the acquisition of the Joplin News Herald. Also on the front page is a report about a large, secret meeting of Masons.
Andy Ostmeyer: Looking back for the Globe's 125th anniversary
This edition of The Joplin Globe from April 16, 1912, documents the sinking of the Titanic.GLOBE FILE
Andy Ostmeyer: Looking back for the Globe's 125th anniversary
This scan is all that remains of the first printed edition of The Joplin Globe from Aug. 9, 1896. The newspaper was founded then in support of William Jennings Bryan's presidential campaign.GLOBE FILE
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One of my favorite stories about The Joplin Globe ran in its pages on April 1, 1945.
