As was done in many communities during the economic relapse of the mid-thirties, Marceline organized a timely service for the relief of needy individuals. It began in 1934 when Mayor B.J. Thomas appointed Edna Locke Thomas (now Mrs. Otis DeLong) to supervise a sewing room in the basement of Carnegie …
In 1888 when Marceline, Missouri was incorporated, the first marshals were Joseph Turner and I.A. Runyon. Others who served as officers were Mike Burns, Wesley Ellis, George Ellis, Bill Conklin, Sam Parker, R.C. Freeman, Calvin Wilson. At this time the Police Department consisted of only two officers. Chief of Police …
Charles Strickel, Asst. P.M. Ethel Dexter, Clerk Frank Van Tiger, Carrier Ernest Ralston, Carrier Thomas Smith, Fireman William B. Couch, Clerk Lem Maddock, Carrier Glen B. Othic, Custodian Wm. F. Still, Carrier Wesley E. Twitchel, Carrier Neal Stanley, Sub. Rural Carrier Hugh Green, Rural Carrier Lewis Adair, Rural Carrier Mabel …
OUR FIRST BORN SON Claud C. Dail, the first child born in Marceline was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Dail. He was born March 6, 1888 – the same day that Marceline was incorporated. He lived here all of his life and operated a barber shop until …
Note: The following article containing a history of the first 50 years of Marceline was reproduced from the 1938 Golden Jubilee edition of the Marceline News. Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri, has written the following interesting and complete history of Marceline. Mr. Shoemaker is …
The job of educating the children of Marceline began in a one-room school north of the present city limits in 1887 and in 100 years has, through excellent leadership and determined community support, grown into a modern, top-rated school system on an attractive campus at Santa Fe Street and Missouri …
by Hank Miller This is my 1962 Mizzou School of Journalism term paper on Marceline’s History of newspapers. The paper covers Marceline’s first papers from 1888, until the interview with Joe Belic in 1962. It is interesting to read about the early days, the depression and War I and War …
Motion Pictures of Marceline Will Be Shown August 9th and 10th at Uptown A home-town movie will be shown August 9th and 10th at the Uptown Theatre here under auspices of the Theodore Roosevelt Post of the American Legion. Miss Ruth A. Ritchie of St Louis is here this week …
W. F. Kucharo and Floyd Newman to Contribute the Necessary Materials and Labor For the Project After about fifteen years of patiently waiting in the basement, the old Central school bell is to be brought to light and given an honorable discharge. The bell lost its job, through no fault …
The old Central School bell is silent but not forgotten. It has been about fifteen years since the bell has reminded loitering children they must hurry or they would have to “stay in” for being tardy. Perhaps some of these very kiddies, now grown up, who sometimes failed to heed …
