HistorySeptember 14, 2024
Roy Acuff visits SEMO District Fair
Country music star Roy Acuff paused his busy schedule on Sept. 13, 1958, to meet local Republican candidates at the SEMO District Fair, captured in a rare photo from the Southeast Missourian archive.
Country music singer Roy Acuff interrupts a whirlwind schedule Friday, Sept. 13, 1958, to meet local Republican candidates at the SEMO District Fair. Left to right are Acuff; Roy Kurre, candidate for coroner; Herb Brune, candidate for treasurer; Bill Frye, candidate for prosecuting attorney; and Herb Brace, candidate for recorder.
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G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive
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