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From the Morgue
The Southeast Missourian's resident historian Sharon K. Sanders blogs about interesting pieces of local history pulled from the newspaper's morgue -- the place where our old editions are kept.
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John G. Putz, historian and poet
Posted Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 12:00 AM
John G. Putz (above) served as this newspaper's Jackson correspondent for 40 years.
I first became familiar with him through articles the Missourian published on different aspects of the history of Cape Girardeau County.
Judging by the quality of his writing, I just knew that, when I pulled up his obituary, I would find he graduated from the Cape Girardeau Normal School, or some other institute of higher learning. But, no, I learned he was a product of the Lutheran parochial and the public schools at Pocahontas.
I'm not the only one who found Putz's writing enjoyable. The late Rev. Walter Keisker penned a glowing tribute to Putz in 1980.
Here are a couple of samples of the writings of John G. Putz, historian and poet.
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