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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
5
After the Supreme Court upheld wartime prohibition, 2.75 percent beer sales end in Hannibal. Saloons close or convert to soft drinks when licenses expire January 16, leaving Hannibal Brewing Company with unsold beer. Henry Riedel hints at potential brewery conversion to a broom plant.
Hannibal's new Rotary Club will be formally instituted tonight by the Quincey Rotarians arriving on the Wabash train. The ceremony will be at a banquet in the Mark Twain hotel with many St. Louis Rotarians attending, making it one of Hartbal's largest public gatherings of this kind.
Reverend George L Hale, former Fifth Street Baptist pastor and current head of Joplin Missouri's largest Baptist church, returns to Hannibal for a two week revival at Calvary Baptist Church on West Hope street, with Rev J W Callaway as pastor. He previously led churches in St Louis and Hannibal.
The Victory Dancing academy hosts a dance next Thursday night in the Armory Tak on Broadway with a five piece orchestra. Dancing starts at 9 o'clock after prior dancing lessons.
S. O. Osterhout of the real estate department of the Hannibal Trust Company has been seriously ill at his home on St. Marys avenue for ten days. He remains bedridden but his condition is greatly improved.
Hannibal Common Pleas officials prepare for the January term to be opened by Judge Tom Hays. The docket will include about sixty divorce cases and a murder case against George Branham, with a speedy trial likely as Branham is held in the county jail at Palmyra. Prospective jurors and alternates have been summoned, and the court clerk has received the docket.
The Curry Trewhbridge Stove foundry in Hannibal has closed for two weeks to take the annual inventory. The plant will reopen January 15. Several hundred men are on vacation as part of the annual company custom, in compliance with state law requiring an annual invoice.
The Hannibal Girls Development club invites young men and mothers to a Leap Year party tonight at the girls club rooms on Broadway. The event runs from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. with expectations of a large crowd.
An overheated furnace caused a fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Ross on Washington street around 11 30 Sunday morning. Mrs Ress attended South Side Christian church and Mr Ross worked at Burlington shops when the fire was found. Damaged flooring in the basement and smoke damage reported. Fire companies Nos 2 and 3 responded and one line of hose used. Water sprayed into the basement.
The Storr Ice and Coal company operates two houses on the north river road with a capacity of 5,000 tons, pushing work as ice is harvested. Ice is not as thick as hoped but is of good quality and production moves forward.
Arthur O Donnell returns from Quincy after a Sunday visit. John Lowe recovers from a railroad accident with left hand amputation at Levering hospital. Mr and Mrs George W Williams visit from Quincy. Ate Williams held brick work contract for Irving school in Quincy. Genevieve Brown returns from Clarence Missouri visit with Miss Francis Shale. Louis Leverington returns to Washington University in St Louis after holidays in Hannibal. Mr and Mrs T Z King back to Burlington Iowa after Hannibal visit. Wilma and Katherine Lee return from Louisiana Missouri visit.
Secretary Harry Scheidker expects to start the Hannibal Chamber annual report covering the last year. The event will be at the Y M C A on the last Thursday of the month with a banquet for about 300 attendees. Admiral Robert E. Coontz may be invited to speak if available.
A portion of the machinery for the P. R. B. Purep company to make four pumps in the Brothers Building on North Third Street has arrived and is being installed. The plant should operate within the next month or six weeks under a firm led by Salomon Joseph of Hannibal as president and Charles S. Brothers as treasurer and business manager. S. C. Price of Louisiana vice president and Mr Richards of Hannibal as second vice president will direct daily operations. Mr McElroy of Louisiana serves as secretary. Price will move his family to Hannibal to supervise.
The Miracle Man is a Paramount eight reel production shown first at the Star theater in Hannibal on Monday. The film is a powerful message of the century with tense thrills and strong acting and scenic effects. It follows four underworld figures who reach redemption through The Miracle Man.
At the annual meeting of St John s Evangelical Lutheran Church held Sunday afternoon in the Parish House on West Lyon street three elders were reelected J. F.
An Akron area advertising notice touts Reolo as a revitalizing cell-salt formula by Dr A L Reusing. It claims to increase red blood cells and hemoglobin, revitalize nerve cells, and restore cellular health, sold in sealed 100 tablets for one dollar per package with a money back guarantee. Quincy distributor Brown & Mays Drug Co. advertises as licensed Akron lab distributor.
The Lutheran Church at South Maple Avenue and Lyon Street, led by President Joseph Bassen and Pastor Rev. Theodore Walz, has been remodeled with a 24 foot rear addition. Treasurers Irwin Heinze and trustees F. F. Smith and A. P. Willman were reelected. About $18,000 is being spent as work continues.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joanna League were held at Park Methodist church at 2:30 PM Monday. Rev. J F Mapel preached the sermon, with interment in Mount Olivet cemetery. She was beloved by all who knew her, and many floral offerings marked the service.
Mrs Bertha Pickett, 711 Birch Street, wife of Henry Pickett, died Saturday night at St Elizabeth's hospital. Born July 31, 1891, she leaves her husband and three children. Funeral at 2:30 Wednesday from Lutheran Parish House, Rev Theodore Walz officiating. Interment Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mrs J F Cooper, wife of Dr J F Cooper, is unimproved and in critical condition at Levering hospital. She is a daughter of Mrs S G Earl of Quincy who formerly lived there. Mrs Cooper has been confined to the hospital for several weeks.
Jan 5 report notes the seven-dollar-a-week servant girl who cooks sweeps minds the baby runs the Jaunty and does odd jobs is coming again per Miss Elizabeth Moynihan of the Travelers Aid society. Ocean liners bring hundreds of Scandinavian Irish English and Italian girls ready to work in homes.
A leading doctor asserts age is tied to health not years, urging Phosphated Iron capsules to restore blood and nerve vitality. He claims iron and phosphates energize sufferers, making strong, lively people and improving appearance. Available at Owl Drug Store and other druggists.
Representative Fuller of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for delegate at large at the Republican national committee pledged to back Major General Leonard Wood. In Boston Gov Coolidge declined comment on Chicago’s report that James B Reynolds was naming plans for party men. The Trav elers' Aid Society assists scores en route from New York as employment prospects pulse between $7-$8 weekly for girls and $15 weekly for housework helpers.
An advertisement claims Nicotol frees users from tobacco cravings. It promises improved nerves and mood, easier reduction or complete quitting, and a guaranteed refund if it fails. Consumers are urged to consult their druggist for details.
A former chairman of the Republican state committee has stepped in to assume management of the Coolidge campaign, signaling a shift in leadership. The move consolidates party efforts and positions the campaign for upcoming events and endorsements.
A newspaper blurb touts Marmola Pre Prescription Tablets as a simple way to shed two to four pounds weekly. It claims the pills are harmless and administers exact doses, priced at $1 per bottle, with mail orders available from Marmola Company, Detroit.
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