On December 19, 1967 – Ms. Olive McAllister retires
On December 19, 1967 – Ms. Olive McAllister retires after 38 years of service at the Marceline Carnegie Library.
January 26, 1955 – the Marceline Carnegie Library receives a $100 gift to purchase an electric water cooler
January 26, 1955 – the Marceline Carnegie Library receives a $100 gift to purchase an electric water cooler.
January 28, 1929 – Flo Cooper Carr, first Librarian of the Marceline Carnegie Library, dies of a burst appendix
On January 28, 1929 the first Librarian of the Marceline Carnegie Library, Flo Cooper Carr, died of a burst appendix.
May 1, 1942 – B. B. Putman Memorial Hospital closes
Marceline’s first hospital, the B. B. Putman Memorial Hospital, closed on May 1, 1942.
Marceline Carnegie Library opened
November 1, 1920 – Marceline Carnegie Library opened with 1,701 books ready for use. At the end of the first year, there were 990 borrowers and 3,024 volumes in the library.
Claud C. Dail was born
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. First Boy and Girl Born in Marceline
Ruth Cannon was born
Ruth Cannon, the first girl born in Marceline was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cannon. She was born July 22, 1888. First Boy and Girl Born in Marceline
Dedication of the Walt Disney Elementary School
Cornerstone Ceremony and Dedication and Open House of the Walt Disney Elementary School of Marceline Reorganized School District No. R-V of Linn County – Sunday, October 16, 1960 – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM (CST)
June 7, 1929 – Marceline News puts out its first issue
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 united around 1912 to form the Journal-Mirror. In 1913 the Marceline Herald, also a weekly, was begun, and the union of this paper with the Journal-Mirror in 1929 formed the Marceline News, the present paper of the city, which put out its first issue on June 7, 1929. History of Marceline
February 9, 1920 – American Legion Post #264 was chartered
Theodore Roosevelt Post #264, American Legion