Charles Chupp began publication of The Messenger in July 1994 as a bimonthly magazine “packed with articles on agriculture, sports, human interest, historical pieces on the area, along with a dash of humor.” The articles were generally written by folks from throughout the De Leon area, and as Charles put it, “dislocated natives.”
The name Messenger was a reincarnation of the name of the first newspaper published in De Leon in 1883. The magazine continued to be published by Chupp Publishing until it was sold in August 2000 to Eastland County Newspapers Inc. and became the Texas Messenger.
A complete index of each issue is included and many of the articles (some of which have been updated with new information) will eventually be accessible.
1994
MAY-JUN 1995
JUL-AUG 1995
NOV-DEC 1995
JAN-FEB 1996
JAN-FEB 1998
MAY-JUN 1998
MAR-APR 1998
JUL-AUG 1998
SEP-OCT 1998
MAY-JUN 1996
MAR-APR 1996
JUL-AUG 1996
NOV-DEC 1996
SEP-OCT 1996
MAY-JUN 1997
MAR-APR 1997
JUL-AUG 1997
NOV-DEC 1997
SEP-OCT 1997
MESSENGER
JAN-FEB 1999
MAY-JUN 1999
MAR-APR 1999
JUL-AUG 1999
NOV-DEC 1999
SEP-OCT 1999
JAN-FEB 2000
MAY-JUN 2000
MAR-APR 2000
JUL-AUG 2000
1997
2000
1999
1996
1998
1995
