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LCNI news 26 Pages Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC January 2018 Spencer Magnet’s 150th anniversary culminates with Open House and memories of newspaper’s history By John Shindlebower Editor The Spencer Magnet Yeah a picture’s worth a thousand words But you can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered You should have seen it in color Jamey Johnson “In Color” Those words from a popular country tune a few years ago summed up how I felt after spending a few hours with Claude Lewis Brock recently at his home in LaGrange, Ky.. Brock grew up in Spencer County, the son of Claude and Dolly Brock who ran and operated The Spencer Magnet for 42 years. The younger Brock spent countless hours as a child and a teen in the old Spencer Magnet Office on Jefferson Street and watched as his parents poured their lives into the week- ly newspaper. The Magnet was not just a job The staff of The Spencer Magnet shows the 150th Anniversary cake and prepares to enjoy for them, it was their passion. all of the good food provided for the open house celebration. From left, are Susan When it comes to learning the history of Collins, bookkeeper/circulation manager; Jeff Sopland; graphic artist; Lynette Mason, the Spencer Magnet, there’s probably not a publisher/advertising manager; and John Shindlebower, editor. better source than Brock, who kept tubs full of photographs, past issues and memorabilia T. Burton, a lawyer by trade, who had also in the 1890s to a Louisville newspaper man marking his parents’ legacy at the Magnet. served as a judge. by the name of Lee Brown. There are some His recall is remarkable with names of Unfortunately, he passed away shortly old copies of the Spencer Courier on file at Spencer Countians, some who have been after he launched the newspaper, and the the University of Kentucky Library on gone for decades, as he sorted through old publication was left in the capable hands of a microfilm that I observed a decade ago black and white photographs, many of which local printer, J.W. Crutcher. while researching our history. were printed in past editions of the newspa- Brock said at one time, his parents had a KATIE BEAUCHAMP AND THE per. As we looked at the photographs, he copy of an old Spencer Journal dated 1868 SPENCER MAGNET filled me in on some of the history of The that they kept in a safe at the Magnet office. Sometime in the early 1900s, the newspa- Spencer Magnet, details I had never heard. That piece of history disappeared from the per was sold to Katie Beauchamp (pro- THE VERY BEGINNING safe some years ago and sadly, there are no nounced Beachum). Beauchamp was an The Spencer Magnet began as The Spencer known copies of the Spencer County news- educator, who for some years also served as Journal, the product of an enterprising papers that were printed for several the superintendent of public schools here. Confederate veteran who started printing decades. Back before the days of good roads, coun- the newspaper in Taylorsville just two years At some point, the Spencer Journal changed after the Civil War. His name was William names to the Spencer Courier and it was sold Con nued on page 9 2017 LCNI News Makers (Coordinators who submi ed news at least 9 months during 2017) PAULA EVANS DEBORAH KAMLOT LINDA O’NEIL CARRIE PRIDE The News-Enterprise Citrus County Chronicle The Lancaster News Kentucky Standard/PLG LINDA BARNETT, EDITOR news LCNI NEWS MAKERS who submitted news for LCNI October, November and December are highlighted in blue Newspaper Location Coordinator Newspaper Location Coordinator MetroWest Newspapers .......................Brighton, CO ..........................................Beth Potter LAnderson News ..................................Lawrenceburg, KY ................................Ben Carlson Evergreen Newspapers .........................Evergreen, CO ....................................Michael Hicks Lebanon Enterprise ........................... Lebanon, KY ................................... 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