The David Barr Papers Volume 2

David Barr had a gift for putting a good story on paper. That gift became apparent in his early days on a farm near Newport, Indiana, it was cultivated during his years at DePauw University in the 1920s and 30s, and was honed to a fine edge over a newspaper career that spanned fifty plus years. He was a prolific writer, writing for various newspapers, including his hometown paper, The Newport Hoosier State, The Graphic, The Banner-Graphic, The Baptist Observer, and nationwide magazines such as Reader's Digest, and the Saturday Evening Post. Over a span of several years, thousands of his articles were retyped and put in digital format. From those thousands of articles, these were chosen, because they will be of special interest to anyone who still has a piece of their heart in Putnam County, Indiana, has a love for the newspaper business, or just loves a good story.