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NewsJune 17, 1994

Butler County: A Pictorial History II is in the making and will be ready by Dec. 1, historian/author John Stanard told the Greater Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce Monday. "There's good news, better news and best news," said Stanard. "The good news is there will be a second volume. The better news is that Commerce Bank has again agreed to sponsor the book, this time with $51,000. And the best news is that the book will be ready by early December."...

Butler County: A Pictorial History II is in the making and will be ready by Dec. 1, historian/author John Stanard told the Greater Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce Monday.

"There's good news, better news and best news," said Stanard. "The good news is there will be a second volume. The better news is that Commerce Bank has again agreed to sponsor the book, this time with $51,000. And the best news is that the book will be ready by early December."

Profits from the first book, Butler County: A Pictorial History -- $17,500 -- went to the chamber.

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Stanard explained the new 192-page pictorial history will contain more than 300 photographs.

"It's larger and has more pictures than the first one does," said Stanard.

The price is $35.

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