"59624807"^^ . "1094588664"^^ . . . "Allen Webster \u201CWeb\u201D Hawkins (December 15, 1925- April 8, 2016) was newspaper editor-publisher and local community advocate. He began his career at 16 years old working as a printer\u2019s devil at St. Francois County Journal earning $1.50 a week. Along with his wife Gladys Ann (Shmitty) Schmidt, Web purchased and published The Osawatomie Graphic (News). The couple acquired other journals including The Linn County News; Louisburg Herald; and The Emporia Times. The couple also had partial ownership in: The Hillsboro Star-Journal and The Herington Times. Hawkins presided over the National Newspaper Association and Kansas Press Association. He is enshrined in the Kansas Press Association's Newspaper Hall of Fame."@en . . . . "Allen Webster \u201CWeb\u201D Hawkins (December 15, 1925- April 8, 2016) was newspaper editor-publisher and local community advocate. He began his career at 16 years old working as a printer\u2019s devil at St. Francois County Journal earning $1.50 a week. Along with his wife Gladys Ann (Shmitty) Schmidt, Web purchased and published The Osawatomie Graphic (News). The couple acquired other journals including The Linn County News; Louisburg Herald; and The Emporia Times. The couple also had partial ownership in: The Hillsboro Star-Journal and The Herington Times. Hawkins presided over the National Newspaper Association and Kansas Press Association. He is enshrined in the Kansas Press Association's Newspaper Hall of Fame."@en . . . . . . "Allen Webster \u201CWeb\u201D Hawkins"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "3972"^^ .