Hannibal Condemnation Report Ahead in September Term
The Hannibal Court of Common Pleas will hear the report of commissioners W F True E J Peck and R H Stillwell in the condemnation case against P H and J T Rutherford and W H Fisher. They seek to raze unsightly structures on Market Street to create parks. Damages awarded include P J Rutherford $5166 and W H Fisher $12905 with many other individual assessments listed. The September 15 term will address the report and any court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Hays
Hannibal
City of
True
Circuit Court
W. F. True
Pearl Streets
William H. Fisher
Market
Houston Streets
Sunshine Couples Tie the Knot in City Office
John R. Davis of Hannibal wed Miss Sunshine B. Heapner of Louisiana in Judge Allen E. Dent office on Center Street. Earlier, at 8 p m Saturday, Judge Dent joined Thomas G. Stanley and Iva W. Arnett, both of Hannibal, in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Davis
Hannibal
Sunshine
Sunshine B. Heapner
Louisiana
Allen E. Dent
Judge Dent
Center Street
Thomas G. Stanley
Iva W. Arnett
Pershing to Inspect Highway Named for Him
General John J. Pershing is invited to inspect the Pershing Highway from Winnipeg to New Orleans this fall. He is expected in the United States around September 8 and may visit his old home in Laclede Missouri after arrival. The Hannibal Chamber of Commerce collects petitions urging a stop along the route and pledges cooperation from local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Pershing
Pershing
Winnipeg
Canada
New Orleans
General Pershing
United States
Laclede
Herbert F. McDougal
Cedar Falls
Towa
Association
Hannibal Chamber of Commerce
International Organization
Hannibal
Pershing Way Association
McDougal
Parker to Deliver Labor Day Address in Hannibal
Sergeant R Haeussermann and the Hannibal recruiting office received a St. Louis district letter confirming Col John H Parker will attend the Labor Day celebration. A World War hero cited nine times for bravery, Parker will speak in the ballpark Labor Day afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Haeussermann
United States
Hannibal
St. Louis
John H. Parker
Col. Parker
The
Whig
Hannibal Youth Enlists In Army
Clinton Carlton of 318 North Main street Hannibal enlisted in the motor transport corps. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks Mo Monday by Sergeant Haeussermann of the army recruiting office. Carlton is 18 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Carlton
North Main Street
Hannibal
Jefferson Barracks
Haeussermann
Army Recruiting Office
Carlton
Motor Transport Corps
Takes Charge of Abandoned Auto
Deputy Sheriff C V Helton took control of a Dodge roadster left on Broadway between Third and Fourth streets from 2 a m Saturday to 11 a m Sunday. A man with a 12 year old girl left the car and moved it to a Bird street garage. Police traced ownership to Fred Hyde of New Canton Ill and await word while suspecting theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Helton
Broadway
Third
Fourth
Fred Hyde
New Canton
Ill
Hryde
Government Food Sale Continues At Hannibal Post Office
The Hannibal post office reports a steady stream of government food orders daily. Postmaster J R Blackwood says the sale is holding its own and may grow this week. He urges citizens to submit orders promptly as out-of-town orders may be fitted out from Monday. Provisions likely reach purchasers within two weeks at latest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
J. R. Blackwood
St. Louis
Hannibal Man Loses Diamond
Bert Scott of Hannibal Missouri said a blonde girl with red cherries on her hat met him last night at Fourteenth and Pine streets. He reported to police that she wore his ten dollar diamond ring and left with it after trying it on at a cafe on Campton avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Scott
Hannibal, Mo
St. Louis
Fourteenth and
Pine Streets
Scott
Campton Avenue
Blackwood Lectures On Teacher Training At First Christian
Postmaster J R Blackwood, Park Methodist board member, spoke at the First Christian church Sunday school. His talk covered teacher training work and was described as interesting and instructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Blackwood
The
Park Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Breeding Couple Finish 3000 Mile Auto Trip
Mr and Mrs William Breeding returned to Hannibal after a seven week journey covering Illinois Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. They travelled through Cincinnati Ohio and reported only one tire puncture during the 3000 mile trip. They reside on Bird street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Breeding
Hannibal
Cincinnati
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Bird Street
Carl Ewing Resigns from Zimmerman Bakery After Seven Years
Carl Ewing a well known Hannibalian and head baker at the Zimmerman bakery at Eighth and Broadway resigns after seven years. He plans a few weeks rest before entering another line of business in Hannibal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ewing
Zimmerman Bakery
Comer Eighth
Broadway
Hannibal
Hannibalians Ready for Old Settlers Picnic
Hannibal residents plan to attend the annual Old Settlers Picnic in Payson Adams County Illinois on Thursday. Hannibal traditionally sends a strong delegation to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Payson
Adams County
Arrests Employee of Automobile Co. on License Charge
Deputy Sheriff Virgil Helton arrested R. W. Fierdark, an employee of Wilhelm Motor Co., Monday for operating a machine without a state license. The charge will be heard in state court probably today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Helton
R. W. Fierdark
The
Wilhelm Motor Company
Prosecuting Attorney Hamlin Returns Home
Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin returned Sunday from St. Louis and was at his office briefly Monday morning. He had traveled to consult his father, a physician, about his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hamlin
St. Louis
HAPPENINGS IN HANNIBAL REPORTS LOCAL VISITS AND MOVEMENTS
Local residents and relatives travel between Hannibal and nearby cities. J A Teverington and son Letts return from a week in Washington and New York City then plan travel to Toronto. Several residents renew or seek employment, visit relatives, or attend university programs in Hannibal and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. AL Teverington
Letts
Hive
Washington
Ll, C
New York City
Bouia Heverington
Cantola
Woorlington University
St. Jooemis
Prize Awards For Best Decorated Autos In Parade
The Labor Day parade offers cash prizes for autos and floats. Best decorated auto wins 50 dollars, second 35, and additional prizes of 25 15 and 10. For the best float in the manufacturers wholesalers and merchants division, top prize is 40 dollars with 20 and 10 for second and third. At least 75 automobiles are expected. Hi nibal anticipates thousands of visitors next Labor Day.
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Hiinnibal
Ice Cream Social Aims to Repair Antioch Road
Receipts from an ice cream social on W. L. Romberg’s farm at Antioch will fund road repairs in Ralls County. Hannibalians plan to attend as speakers discuss good roads and hope to raise several hundred dollars for the Antioch road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Romberg
Antioch
Ralls County
Rev Mapel Shows Strong Recovery After Surgery
Rev. F J Mapel pastor of Park Methodist church had appendicitis operation at Levering hospital last week and was greatly improved Monday. His pulpit was filled Sunday by Rev. O H Phillips Fayette Mo presiding elder of Hannibal district Methodist conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Mapel
Park Methodist Church
Levering Hospital
O. H. Phillips
Fayette, Mo
Hannibal
Methodist Conference
Coast Strikers Told To Resume Their Work
Trainmen enginemen and switchmen on government controlled railroads in Los Angeles were ordered back to work after a strike in sympathy with Pacific Electric workers. Union officers told Director General Hines the stoppage arose from a misunderstanding and that positive instructions require compliance with railroad agreements.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Pacific Electric
Railroad Administration
Hines
Pransvpory Arrives in Philadelphia With Troop Detachment
The transport Sol, arriving August 26 in Philadelphia, docked with 27 officers and men. It carried the 6th Infantry Brigade headquarters detachment, two officers and 22 men, the Third Battalion medical detachment, and Headquarters company plus Companies I K L and M of the Seventh Infantry.
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Pransvpory
Philadelphia
Aig
6Th Infantry Brigade
Seventh Infantry
Theaters Show Classical Stars on Nationwide Screens
The listing highlights multiple venues and films. Pete Morrison stars in Jaws of Justice at Pictures Today Quincy Theater alongside Harold Lewis in Never Touched Me. Colonial Theater features Tom Mix in The Moving Picture Cowboy and Painted Lady. Belasco hosts Heartease with Tom Moore. Star Theater presents Lucille Stewart in Eleventh Commandment. Gem Theater features Ford Sterling and Bennett in Hearts and Flowers. Family Theater shows Enid Bennett in When Do We Eat and Ford Weekly. Savoy screens Fred Stone in Under the Top. Princess Theater brings John Barrymore in The Test of Tower. Orpheum presents Theda Bara in A Woman There Was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Theater
Pete Morrison
Harold Lewis
Colonial Theater
Tom Mix
Gem Theater
Ford Sterling and
Bennett
Family Theater
Enid Bennett
Ford Weekly
Savoy Theater
Fred Stone
Princess Theater
John Barrymore
Orpheum Debuts Theda Bara In A Woman There Was
Theda Bara appears at the Orpheum in Fox’s A Woman There Was as a Black Princess in a South Sea tribe tale. The film centers on possession of a sacred pearl and a missionary romance, with tropical passion and a dramatic typhoon sequence ending in her death.
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South Sea
Theda Hara
Wiliam
Fox 9
Orpheum Theater
Miss Bara
Fox
Miss Bars
Tractor Plant Fire at Rock Island Posts $150,000 Loss
A Sunday night blaze at Universal Tractor Plant in Rock Island Illinois destroys a machine shop section. Firemen narrowly escaped a wall collapse. About 100 workers lose jobs. fire blamed on wiring. Also notes Alfonso XIII swearing allegiance and ascent to Spanish throne on the anniversary of his birth May 17 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Universal Tractor Plant
Alfonzo XIII
Alfonzo Mif
Spain
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W. Fi. Fisher
Hays
West Side
Board of Education
Curtis
Catherine Seabaugh
Caroline Golden
Lena Heiser
Fredericka Kahl
Lizzie Frazier
C. O. Mayes
Dulany
George Jacoby
Dulaney
O. C
Michael Brady
W. B. Teal
John Indorf
E. Brenneman
F. C. Dunn
George Bareis
Jacob Landau
Osterhout Investment Co
John M. Primm
Parker
Army
CAT Tales
POP
Dicky Dippy
Carrid
Sinnott
Noi
Porter
Machine
New Canton, Ill
Blackwood
Potsi
Oosiag
Employees Automobile Co
Hamlin
Limimett Mahoney
Fiornital Trust Company
Feave
St. Bank Minna
Severyn Sebulte
New York
Whife Insurance Company
St Louis
Ralph J. Smiley
Roy B. Schwartz
Peter Schwarts
Derry
Joseph Jacoby
Marietta
Braul
Lyonstre
Quincy
Whd
John K. Glass
Mianne Street
Addison Sheridan
East Moline
Jil
John Aytes
Thomas Jenner
Union Street
Misa
Katherine Miller
Brookfield
Misa Margaret Lowe
Lizzie Lowe
Missouri University
Charlee Lowe
T. H.howard
Keoku, Ya
Cee
Mapel
Sherman Park
Hampshire
Theda Bara
Orpheum
William Fox
Bill Parsons
S.g.smith
Princess
Burton Holmas
Ford
Colonial Theater Today
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