[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 43 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E538-E539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF NEWSPAPER OWNER CONE MAGIE

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 2006

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise here today to pay tribute to Cone 
Magie of Cabot, Arkansas, a great journalist and businessman who 
devoted his entire life to public service. As an owner of five 
newspapers, Magi provided reliable and trustworthy news to Central 
Arkansas for more than 50 years.
  Magi's love of the newspaper business began as a young boy when he 
delivered papers for the Arkansas Gazette. He went on to serve as 
editor of the England High School newspaper, published a newsletter 
during his service in World War II, and upon leaving the service, 
studied journalism at the University of Arkansas. Magi took his first 
reporting job at the Madison County Record and eventually traveled to 
Washington, DC where he published a newsletter for the Arkansas and 
Iowa Farm Bureaus.
  After mastering reporting, Magi bought the Cabot Star-Herald in 1955 
and eventually added four other newspapers to his company, Magie 
Enterprises, Inc. His other newspapers include the Carlisle 
Independent, the Lonoke Democrat, the Sherwood Voice, and the 
Jacksonville Patriot. Magi served as president of the Arkansas Press 
Association in 1967 and frequently testified before the Arkansas 
Legislature on issues impacting the media. Magi and his wife, Betty, 
were inducted into the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's Walter 
J. Lemke Department of Journalism Hall of Honor in 2005 for their 
significant contributions to Arkansas' newspaper industry.

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  I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Cone Magie for a 
lifetime of achievement in journalism. His work informed thousands of 
citizens on local and international issues and inspired an active 
citizenry in central Arkansas. He will be remembered by many as a 
devoted businessman, a friend, and a great American.

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