chilton, o w

Name variants

Chilton, O. W.; O. W. Chilton

Record count

8

Sources

life_events,v2_names

Places seen

Bloomfield; Caruthersville; Caruthersville, Mo.; Morley

First event date

1915-01-13

Last event date

1931-07-05

Timeline — 8 events

• 1915-01-13 Morley. Owner and editor of the Current Local of Morley; Editor Clark, whose Carter County Journal plant was recently lost by fire, contemplates purchasing the Current Local from Chilton, whose suspension from the business is expected to be only temporary Co-mentioned: Editor Clark. Quote: "Editor C… business · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1915-01-13 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19150113-p1
• 1916-06-02 Caruthersville. Chilton and J. S. Landon purchased and assumed charge of the Twice-a-Week Democrat; Chilton was formerly editor of the Current Local at Van Buren and recently resigned as postmaster there; Landon came from Watertown, N. Y. several years ago; the paper had been owned and published by… business · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1916-06-02 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19160602-p1
• 1916-06-02 Caruthersville. Formerly editor of the Current Local, Van Buren, and with J. S. Landon of New York, has bought the Caruthersville Democrat from Mrs. W. R. Lacey [date from clip_id] Co-mentioned: Mrs. W. R. Lacey. Quote: "O. W. Chilton formerly editor of the Current Local, Van Buren and with J. S. La… business · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1916-06-02 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19160602-p3 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1916-06-02 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19160602-p4
• 1920-07-16 Caruthersville. Annual session of the S.E. Mo. Press Association at Caruthersville, last Friday and Saturday (attendance 56; the prior Cape meeting had ~76). Caruthersville editors hosted; 1921 session awarded to Poplar Bluff. Routing: out-of-county newspaper editors; kept life per uncertain-routing… association · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1920-07-16 clip DS-1920-07-16-p3-press
• 1920-09-10 Caruthersville. Pemiscot County census report: 26,624 people; city of Caruthersville 3,459. Item closes naming 'Editor O. W. Chilton.' Quote: "The city of Caruthersville has 3,459 human beings and Editor O. W. Chilton." census · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1920-09-10 clip DS-1920-0910-p2-pemiscot-census
• 1929-01-04 Caruthersville. Statesman quotes Chilton's Caruthersville Democrat-Argus item about a doctor advising men to wear low-neck shirts and short sleeves Quote: "O. W. Chilton quotes in his Caruthersville Democrat-Argus a doctor's advice" news · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1929-01-04 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19290104-p3
• 1929-06-21 Bloomfield. O. W. Chilton of the Rutherville Democrat-Argus elected president of the Southeast Missouri Press Association Quote: "to elect the following officers: For President, O. W. Chilton, of the Rutherville Democrat-Argus" meeting · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1929-06-21 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19290621-p1
• 1931-07-05 Caruthersville, Mo.. A burglar entered the home of O. W. Chilton (owner of the Democrat-Argus) last night (July 5) through a window where a screen had been left unhooked, and stole a watch belonging to Mr. Chilton and another belonging to his daughter Bernice; he fled when Mr. Chilton came to the ai… crime · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1931-07-05 clip ds-1931-07-10-p08

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