January Term Opened by Judge C T Hays Hannibal Court
The January term of the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas opened Monday with Judge C T Hays presiding. Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin Sheriff J Will Mefford Clerk G S Brockenbrough and other officials attended. Motions and parole cases were handled. divorce actions totaling sixty five or more slated for hearings Wednesday and Thursday. Jurors report next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
C. T. Hays
Roy Hamlin
J. Will Mefford
C. V. Helton
G. S. Brockenbrough
Miss Waite Utterback
Baliff
Tom Whitlock
Hays
Husband seeks divorce in sensational crossbill case
The Hannibal Court of Common Pleas hears a crossbill from Henderson against his wife Gladys Martin Henderson. He alleges she used vile language, boasted of prior relations, cursed him, threatened to kill him, and twice threatened to injure with a butcher knife while he worked overtime. The case follows her initial divorce petition accusing him of excessive drinking and abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erch Henderson
Gladis Martz-Henderson
Fannibal
Nnibal Court of Common
Hens@erson
Eye
E. W. Nelson
Lewis
O'Conner
Circuit Court
Rged
Nender
Omy
Gladys Macgileged
Broadway
Henderson Mae
Henderson
Fee
Harry Kubishan
Man Intercepts Wife At River After Her Suicide Attempt
The husband testified she tried to end her life by leaping before a passing train near the Mississippi river after he took a knife from her. She once struck him with a stove poker and told neighbors she wished she had killed him.
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Mississippi River
Four Census Enumerators Complete Work in Hannibal
Frank Brown assistant supervisor in the First District reports four Hannibal census enumerators J E Selvy Fred Norman J W Cawthorn and E E Brandon have finished their work. The Jan 2 start gave two weeks to finish in town with Friday Jan 16 deadline, but extra time may be requested. Country enumerators have 30 days. Violations carry a $1000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Frank Brown
Brown
J. E. Selvy
Fred Norman
J. W. Cawthorn
E. E. Brandon
Selvy
Sister of Chief Harris Passes Away
Chief of Police Henry R Harris learned Sunday night his sister Mrs Ienry McGraw died at her Brookfield Missouri home She was 54 wife of the late William McGraw a Burlington railroad engineer Harris who has been ill for days will miss the funeral
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Henry R. Harris
Ienry McGraw
Brookfield
William McGraw
Burlington
Harris
Pike Cafe Closed For Interior Improvements
The Pike Cafe on South Main street, owned by Samuel Glavis, is closed for several days for interior work. The American cafe, owned by the same firm, will handle the business and stay open until 1:30 a.m. daily during the Pike’s closure.
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Pike
South Main Street
Samuel Glavis
Recruits Drive Planned In Hannibal Week Of March
Sergeant R Haeusserman of the Hannibal army recruiting office said he arranged a war exhibit in Hannibal the week of March 8 to 14. A drive for recruits will be made during that week with Major 5 R Goodwin of St Louis in charge.
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R. Haeusserman
Hannibal
Purchase Cottage To Use As a Home
Charles L. Ellison and wife bought a five room cottage on Fulton avenue from Henry B. Griffin and wife. They will reside there as their new home. The consideration was private.
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Charles L. Ellison
Fulton Avenue
Henry B. Griffin
Today's Program At Hannibal Playhouses
Theatre listings announce Katherine McDonald in The Beauty Market at Star Theater and Broadway star William S. Hart in The Poppy Girl's Husband at Hannibal venues Broadway Theatre. Park Theater hosts LaSalle Musical Comedy Company for a night of stage entertainment.
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Hannibal
Star Theater
Katherine McDonald
William S. Hart
Poppy Girl
Park Theater
LaSalle Musical Comedy Company
Branham Faces Second Degree Murder Charge in Johnson Case
George Branham 23, accused in the death of Grace Johnson 39, will be arraigned today in Hannibal Court of Common Pleas before Judge C T Hays on a second degree murder charge. Prosecuting Attorney Roy Hamlin says the information was filed after a thorough investigation showing Branham struck Mrs. Johnson in the face, causing her death. Branham and his lawyers plan not guilty pleas. trial date to be set, likely during the current term. The defense argues death resulted from the altercation involving her son and others, not a fatal blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Branham
Grace Johnson
C. T. Hays
Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
Roy Hamlin
Branham
Palmyra
Hamlin
Johnson
E. W. Nelson
Lewis O'Connor
Wilbert
Johnson and
Hays
McClenning To Be Buried Today
Funeral for 31 year old Army veteran Alvis McClenning will be held at 2 30 this afternoon from his father John McClenning's home at 1915 Market Street. The body is expected to reach Hannibal this morning. McClenning died at Fort Baynard New Mexico after seven years in the U S Army.
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Alvis McClenning
Fort Baynard
N. M
John McClenning
Market Street
Hannibal
McClenning
United States Army
Warren Dakin Quits At Hannibal National Bank
Warren Dakin resigns as assistant cashier at Hannibal National Bank after years of service. He and his family plan to leave soon for a future home in California or Florida.
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Warren Dakin
Hannibal National Bank
Clever forger broke Kansas prison parole
Garnett Oswald a forger likely to be turned over to Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing rather than Hannibal Court for forgery of two checks. Prosecutor Hamlin says Oswald, paroled from Kansas prison after a 1918 sentence, used multiple names, including Garnett Cox, and has about $280 in counterfeit checks. Authorities expect to return him to Lansing to finish a sentence that ends June 4, 1926.
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Garnett Oswald
Kansas State
Lansing
Kansas
C. T. Haas
Hannibal
Hamlin
Kansas Penitentiary
Oswald
Missouri
Garnett Cox
Reno County
Leavenworth
Kan
Hutchinson
Kansas i
Kansas City
O’Hern Attends Republican Meet in Kirksville
Joe O’Hern secretary of Marion county Republican committee attended a Kirksville meeting of the Republican Congressional committee of the First District to choose a site and date for a congressional meeting to appoint two delegates to the national convention. John Dreyer, who died in Hannibal, was former Marion county chair, with Frank J. Bernhardt of Palmyra leading the county committee at the Kirksville session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe O'Hern
Republican Committee
Marion County
Kirksville
Republican Congressional Committee
John Dreyer
Hannibal
Frank J. Bernhardt
Palmyra
Mrs. Matilda Haynes Dies At Home At 57
Mrs. Matilda Louise Haynes 57 wife of James L. Haynes of 2001 King's Highway died at 9 p m Sunday after eight weeks illness. Surviving are her husband and three daughters Minnie Ethel and Florence Haynes all at home. Funeral 10:30 a m today from the home with Rev S W Hayne of Arch Street Methodist church officiating. Interment Mount Olivet cemetery.
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Matilda Louise Haynes
James L. Haynes
King’s Highway
Minnie
Ethel
Florence Haynes
Haynes
S. W. Hayne
Arch Street Methodist Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Ten More Hounds In ODay's Litter
Night captain ODay adds ten bloodhound puppies to his police unit at the station. Lady, the dam, is a valued hound already involved in several notable cases in the region.
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Captain O'Day
Captain O’day
John F Abney 77 Dies In Hannibal
John F Abney 77 died at 12 30 Monday morning at his home 2603 Garden street. Services will be held at 2 pm in the chapel of Undertaker Roy Schwartz conducted by the Holiness Miron. Interment in Mt Olivet cemetery.
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John F. Abney
Garden Street
Uundertaker Roy Schwartz
Miron
Mt. Olivet
Masons Install New Officers at Hannibal Lodge
Newly elected officers of ET Hannibal lodge No 188 were installed Monday night at the Masonic Temple. Judge B E Bigger served as installing officer. Officers named: Worshipful Master J Arthur Ihrig, Senior Warden John E Couch, Junior Warden J Warren Moore, secretary T A Ross, treasurer F T Hodgdon, marshal John E Jayne, senior deacon J J Shackelford, junior deacon A B E Stewart, senior steward L H McDonald, junior steward Eugene Garner, tyler Samuel Watson.
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ET Hannibal Lodge
Masonic Temple
B. E. Bigger
Hannibal Lodge
J. Arthur Ihrig
John E. Couch
J. Warren Moore
T. A. Ross
F. T. Hodgdon
John E. Jayne
J. J. Shackelford
A. B E. Stewart
L. H. McDonald
Eugene Garner
Tyler
Samuel Watson
Funeral Of Mr. Carter Is Today
Funeral services for Spencer R. Carter, who died last week, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the residence on North Fifth street. Rev. H. B. Cox of Fifth Street Baptist Church will conduct. Burial will be at Olivet cemetery. Carter was a member of the Carter-Shepherd Milling company operating the Eagle Mills on South Third street.
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Spencer R. Carter
North Fifth Street
H. B. Cox
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Mount Olivet
Carter
Carter-Shepherd Milling Company
Eagle Mills
South Third Street
Mrs O Haver Heads Eastern Star Order in Hannibal
Mrs Josephine O Haver serves as worthy matron of Hannibal chapter No 94 Order of the Eastern Star. A large Louisiana Missouri delegation attended last Friday night to confer initiatory work on several candidates and Hannibal chapter recently installed its officers.
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Hannibal
Order of the Eastern Star
Louisiana
Josephine O'Haver
Hannibal to Start Amusement Park at Mainland’s Park
Work on Hannibal’s new amusement park by the Royal Amusement Company will begin soon weather permitting. A dancing pavilion eighty by fifty feet will sit south of the ground’s entrance near the baseball park. A concrete swimming pool ninety by forty feet with six foot depth will lie west of the ball park in the grove. The pool follows standard designs and aims to aid learners. The company is incorporated for six thousand dollars under Missouri law and is backed by Hannibal Trades and Labor Assembly members.
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Hannibal
Mainland’s Park
Oakwood
Royal Amusement Company
Ball Park
Grove
Missouri
Hannibal Trades and Labor Assembly
Mrs Zimmer 53 Dies After Operation at St Elizabeth
Mrs Pauline Zimmer of 810 Birch Street died at 6 40 Monday morning at St Elizabeth hospital after an operation. She was 53. The remains will be taken to Burlington, Iowa, for interment. The body may be viewed in the chapel of Undertaker Roy Schwartz after noon today.
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Pauline Zimmer
Birch Street
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Burlington
Roy Schwartz
Infant Child Of W. W. Wilson Dies
Infant daughter Charlotte May Wilson, four months five days old, died at 7 30 in the evening at home on 227 Virginia street after a week illness. The remains were sent to Kenana Indiana for services and interment.
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Charlotte May Wilson
W. W. Wilson
Virginia Street
Kenana
Ind
Hannibal Man Enlists Sent to Fort Douglas Arizona
John Reynolds of Hannibal recently enlisted in the army and is now stationed at Fort Douglas Arizona. He writes his parents that he enjoys army life. Frank Schleiehter of Quincy visited his parents Mr and Mrs N Schleiehter of Church street over the weekend.
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John Reynolds
Hannibal
Fort Douglas
Arizona
Frank Schleiehter
Quincey
Mrs. N. Schleiehter
Church Street
Remarkable Streator man writes long postal card
John J. Taylor of Streator, 11r., once penned 4100 words on the blank side of a postal card without aid. If printed in newspaper type, the single card would occupy about two and three quarters columns, showcasing an extraordinary feat of endurance and dedication to writing.
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John J. Taylor
Streator
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Chamber of Commerce
Clever Forger
O’hern
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Ware Wayland Co
Masons
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O’haver
Company
Niehaus
K. of C. Bldg
Maine
Hampshire St
Hampshire
Dusit
Axminster Rugs
V. R
Katonah
Ardsley Axminster
H. Pocras
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