Statement is Made by Superintendent – Cost of Production Cannot Meet Gov’t Price.
SOME WILL PROFIT, OTHERS LOSE
“Some mines will profit greatly, while others will be compelled to cease operations,” was the comment of Superintendent Jos. Hemmings Wednesday, when he was asked what effect the effect of coal prices by President Wilson would have … > More >
The Marceline History Connection is excited to announce that more than 55,000 pages of Marceline and Linn County newspapers are now available to be searched online! The Marceline History Connection, the Marceline Carnegie Library, and the State Historical Society of Missouri worked together to review and confirm available microfilm of newspapers in and … > More >
The first newspaper of the city, the Marceline Journal, began publication around June, 1888, and it was closely followed by the appearance of the Marceline Mirror, which put out its first issue in August of that year. The Journal was a Republican paper, and The Mirror followed a Democratic policy. These two weekly publications were … > More >
FIFTH PAPER OF CITY ONCE SERVED BY 4 WEEKLIES, ONE DAILY
During the lawless days of 1888, Marceline had three newspapers. There was The Marceline Mirror, The Marceline New Deal, and The Marceline Journal.
The Journal is believed to have been the first paper, started early in 1888 by the efforts of … > More >
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 a Linn County product, having … > More >
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 II with the Santa Fe … > More >
by Hank Miller
The Marceline News was always looking for needed revenues to maintain operations in the early 1940’s. Most of this was done through advertising. This is an ad from 1946 for additional services offered to Marceline. In 1947, The News added the Bucklin Herald to become the Marceline News and Bucklin Herald which … > More >
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 making arrangements for the 2-day … > More >
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 of its own, when it … > More >
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 its warning are the ones … > More >
