Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historical Society

St. Louis County

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY

(The City of St. Louis Separated From The County on August 22, 1876)

AFFTON

South St. Louis County News (w)

May 8, 1947-Dec 29, 1954

South Side Journal (w)

Oct 16, 1935-Dec 30, 1965

BADEN

Baden Jennings Community News (w)

Apr 17-Oct 30, 1941

News (m) (w)

Jan 1931-Dec 1933; Feb 2, 1939-Apr 10, 1941

Baden News Press (w)

Jan 16, 1948-Sep 3, 1980

BALLWIN

Missouri East United Methodist Review (bw)

Jly 14, 1995-Dec 25, 1998

BRENTWOOD

Brentwood Scope (bm)

Jan 2, 1963-Jly 17, 1974

CARONDELET

Carondelet New Era

Dec 10, 1859; Oct 27, 1860

Carondelet News

SEE: ST. LOUIS

Carondelet Progress

SEE: ST. LOUIS

CHESTERFIELD

Central Countian (bw)

Jan 25, Feb 29, Mar 14, 1996

The Countian (bw)

Jan 11, 1996

West Countian (bw)

Nov 3, 17, 1994; Jan 26, Mar 9, May 4-Dec 13, 1995

CLAYTON

The Clayton Argus (w)

Nov 25, 1898-Dec 31, 1920

County Register (d)

Jly 20-Dec 31, 1964

The Clayton Democrat (w)

Mar 13-Sep 18, 1879

St. Louis Countian (d)

Oct 20, 1955-present

St. Louis County Advocate (w)

Aug -Nov 13, 1903

St. Louis County Leader

Feb 16, 1923-Jan 1, 1954

St. Louis County Road and Bridge Bulletin

1916

St. Louis County Sentinel

Jan 7, 1921-Feb 1, 1924

St. Louis County Wachter (w) (German Language)

Jan 16-Dec 25, 1903

The St. Louis County Watchman (w)

Sep 29, 1881-Nov 13, 1903

The Sentinel-Democrat (w)

Feb 7, 1924-Apr 1, 1926

St. Louis Watchman-Advocate (d, w )

Nov 20, 1903-Dec 1995; Jan 1997-Jan 20, 22-27, 29-31, Feb 2-7, 9-15, 17, 19-21, 23, 24, 27, 28, Mar 2-4, 6-28, 30-May 2, 4-10, 12-23, 25, 27, 29-31, Jun 11-20, 23, 25-Jly 15, 17-20, 23-Oct 17, 19-Nov 17, 19-Dec 19, 21, 1999-present

ELLISVILLE

Community Press (w) (Covers West St. Louis and Franklin County)

Aug 1, 1962-Dec 25, 1974

EUREKA-PACIFIC

Tri-County Journal (w)

Apr 23, 1969-Jly 25, 1984

FENTON

The Network News (w)

Jly 2, 1992-Oct 29, Nov 12-Dec 10, 24, 31, 1992; Jan 14-Apr 22, May 6-27, Jun 17-Aug 19, Sep 2-16, 30, Oct 21, Nov 4, 11, Dec 9, 23, 30, 1993; Jan 13-Feb 10, 24, Mar 10, 27-Apr 14, May 5-26, Jun 9, 16, 30, Jly 7, 28-Oct 6, 20, 27, Nov 10, Dec 1, 8, 1994; Jan 5, 19, Feb 9, Mar 9, 23, Apr 6, 20, May 4, 25, Jun 8, 22, Jly 20, Aug 3, 31, Oct 25, Nov 9, Dec 7, 21, 1995

St. Louis and Jefferson County News (w)

Apr 13-Jly 27, Aug 10, 1960-Mar 1, 15, 1961-Aug 8, 22-Oct 17, 31-Dec 12, 1962; Jan 2-May 1, 15-Nov 20, 1963; Feb 10, 24, Mar 3, 17, 24, Apr 14, 21, May 19, 26, Jun 2-16, 30, Jly 21-28-Sep 29, Oct 20-Nov 24, 1965; Jan 26, Feb 2, Mar 2, Apr 13, 20, Jun 15, 22, Jly 6, Aug 10, 17, 31-Nov 2, 16, 23, 1966; Jan 11, 1967-Feb 26, 1975; Apr 7-Dec 1, 1976; Feb 2, Jly 27, 1977; Jan 18-Aug 16, 1978

FERGUSON

Airport News

Sep 7, 1929

The Ferguson Blade

Sep 8, 1916

Herald (w)

Jan 18-Apr 11, Jun 6-20, Jly 4-Dec 19, 1956; Jan 16-Dec 18, 1957; Jan 2, 1958-Apr 1, 15, 22, May 13, 27, Jun10, Sep 9, 1959-Feb 26, 1964

Reporter (w)

Aug 11, 1960-Oct 26, 1961

The Spirit (Ferguson Edition) (w)

Mar 5-Apr 15, 1964

The Spirit of Ferguson (w)

Jan 4, 1962-Feb 26, 1964

The Spirit of St. Louis County (w)

Apr 22-Jly 22, 1964

The Town Talk (w)

Jly 12, 1928-Apr 18, 1929; Dec 1, 1932; Apr 13-Jly 27, Aug 10-31, 1933; Feb 1, 15, Mar 15, 29, Apr 12, 1934; Apr 13, 1939-Nov 29, 1945; Jan 3, 1946-Mar 25, 1948; Mar 29, 1951-Apr 2, 16-Jly 9, 30, 1959-Aug 4, 1960

FLORISSANT

The Florissant News

Jan 15, Feb 8, Nov 15, 1913

The Florissant Valley Reporter (w)

Apr 13, 20, Jun 1-15, Jly 2-Aug 10, 31-Oct 5, 19-Nov 23, Dec 14, 21, 1951; Jan 11-Feb 1, 15-Mar 28, Apr 4, 11, May 9-Jly 3, 25-Aug 29, Sep 19, 26, Oct 10-Dec 26, 1952; Jan 2-Mar 20, Apr 9, 1953-Nov 7, 1963; Jan 2, 1964-Oct 6, 1981; Jan 12, 1982-Oct 7, 21- Nov 4, 18, 25, 1997-Aug 11, 25- Sep 15, 29-Oct 27, 1998

FOURTEENTH STREET-WHITE WAY

(Published in the ST. LOUIS, North St. Louis Community News 1931-1933

GRAVOIS/WATSON

Times (w)

Apr 4, 1986-Dec 22, 1988

HODIAMONT

Hodiamont Herald

Feb 15, 1917

HODIAMONT-BARTMER

(Published in the ST. LOUIS, North St. Louis Community News 1931-1933

JEFFERSON BARRACKS

Camp Lincoln News (d)

Jly 19-Aug 8, 1932

JENNINGS

Baden-Jennings Community News

SEE: BADEN

Jennings News

Jan 5, 1967-Dec 14, 1967

KIRKWOOD

The Kirkwood Advertiser (w)

Sep 6, 1951-Apr 8, 1971

Kirkwood Weekly Courier

Jan 3, 1903-Dec 29, 1912; Jan 2, 1915-Dec 20, 1918; Jan 10, 17, 1919

Leader (w)

Jan 4, May 7, 1887; Jan 12, 1889

The Weekly Mail

Jan 31, 1877-Feb 27, 1878

Kirkwood Messenger (w)

Nov 15-Dec 27, 1928; Jan 3-17, 31, Feb 21, Apr11, 25-May 9, Jun 6, Jly 11, 18, Aug 1-Nov 7, 21, 28, Dec 12, 1929; Jan 7, 1932-Aug 5, 19, 1954-Sep 17, 1959

The Kirkwood Monitor (w)

Oct 22-Dec 31, 1915; Jan 7, 1916-Sep 6, 1918; Jan 3, 1919-Jly 14, 1944

St. Louis Countian (d, w)

Jan 24, 1919-Oct 19, 1955

St. Louis County Messenger (w)

Feb 28-Mar 21,Apr 4, 18, May 23, 30, Jun 13-Jly 4, 25, 1929

Suburban Leader (w)

Dec 28, 1895; Dec 4, 1896

Tablet (w)

Jun 27, 1908-Apr 3, Jun 19, 1909-Oct 1, 15, 27, 1910-Aug 19, 1911; Jan 5-Apr 12, 1912

KIRKWOOD STATION

(News covered in Kirkwood Weekly Courier)

LEMAY

Naborhood Link News

Jun 6, 1930-Jan 24, 1996

MANCHESTER/CHOUTEAU

Manchester-Chouteau Neighborhood News

Jan 15, 1934-Mar 19, Apr 23-Jly 16, Sep 3, 1942-Dec 18, 1946

MAPLEWOOD

Maplewood Champion (w)

Dec 12, 1912-Jan 2, 1914

Maplewood Herald (w)

Feb 2-Mar 15, 1912

Maplewood Journal (w)

Sep 9, 1911 (Vol. I, No.1)

Maplewood News (w)

Feb 24, Mar 1, 15, 22, Jly 5, Sep 27, Oct 11-25, Nov 15, Dec 20, 27, 1912; Jan 10, 18, Mar 21, 1913

The News-Champion (w)

Jan 9-Dec 25, 1914; Jan 1, 1915-Nov 22, 1935

St. Louis County Observer (w)

May 10, 1934-Dec 29, 1971

MT. OLIVE

The Weekly Mail

Mar 14, Apr 4, 1878

NATURAL BRIDGE

(Published in the ST. LOUIS, North St. Louis Community News 1931-1933

NEWSTEAD-MARCUS

(Published in the ST. LOUIS, North St. Louis Community News 1931-1933

NORMANDY

Normandy Area Advocate

Jun 1980; Apr, Jly, Sep, Dec 1981; Feb, Apr, Jun, Jly, 1982; Mar-Aug, Oct-Dec 1983-Sep, Nov, Dec 1984; Feb 1985-Sep 1989

The Normandy Community Advocate

Mar-Sep, Nov 1990-Jan, Mar, Jun 1992-Mar Jun, 1994-Nov 1995; Feb-Sep 1996; Jun 1997

NORTHWOODS

Normandy Area Advocate

Apr, Jly, Oct 1979; Mar 1980

OVERLAND

St. Louis Community News (w)

Jan 3, 1963-Feb 18, 1981

ST. LOUIS

St. Louis City separated from the County on August 22, 1876. See separate listing of St. Louis City Newspapers

SALISBURY-BROADWAY-WATER TOWER

(Published in the ST. LOUIS, North St. Louis Community News 1931-1933

UNIVERSITY CITY

The Woman's National Daily

Dec 11, 1906; May 11, Jun 1, 1907; Dec 21, 1908-Mar 16, 1911

The Woman's National Weekly

Mar 25, 1911-May 6, 1916

VALLEY PARK

The Valley Park Sun

Jun 21, 1911

WEBSTER GROVES

The Echo (Webster Groves High School paper)

Nov 1922

Webster Groves Messenger

Oct 11, 1923; Oct 4, 1925; Mar 10, 1931 (Election Special)

News Times (w)

Jun 28, 1951-Aug 31, 1961

St. Louis County Sentinel

Sep 28, 1907

Suburban News

Mar 16-Apr 13, 1901

Times (w)

Jan 8, Mar 5, 19, Jly 16, 30,, Aug 13, 20, Sep 17, Oct 29, Nov 5, 26, Dec 3, 10, 31, 1909; Apr 2, 16, May 7, 14, Jun 18, Jly 16, Aug 27, Oct 29, Nov 5, 26, Dec 24, 31, 1910; Feb 11, 18, Mar 18, 25, Apr 1, 22, May 5, 26-Jly 28, Aug 11, Sep 29-Oct 13, Dec 1, 22, 29, 1911; Jan 5-Mar 15-29, Apr 12-May 10, 24-Jun 28, Jly 12-Aug 23,Sep 20-Oct 24, Dec 14, 1912; Jan 4, 11, Feb 1, 15, 22, Dec 6, 1913; Jan 6, 16, 1914

Webster Advertiser (w)

Jan 3, 1963-Apr 7, 1971

Webster Gazette

Feb 17, 23, 1922

Webster & Kirkwood News

Sep 30, 1899

Webster-Kirkwood Times (sm, w)

Apr 1979-present

The Webster Leader

Jan 26, 1907

The Webster News (w)

Dec 10, 1910; May 17, 1912-Dec 26, 1913

The Webster News Leader

Aug 26, Sep 2, 1905

Webster News-Times (w)

Jan 23, 1914-Jun 21, 1951

Webster Times (m)

Jly 13, 1978-Mar 1979

Webster Times (w)

Aug 29, Sep 5, 19, 1896; Oct 2, Dec 11, 1897; Mar 19-Apr 9, 23, Jun 11-Jly 2, 16-Sep 3, 24, Oct 1, 1898

Ye Olde Town Crier

May 18-Jun 1, Aug 10, 17, Sep 7, 1933

WELLSTON

Wellston Local

Sep 6, 1917

Wellston Journal (w)

Jan 5, 1950-Sep 24, 1959 (Moved publication to ST. LOUIS)

St. Louis County Herald (m, sm)

Jan 1903-Dec 1924