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Palmyra Centennial Fair and Chautauqua Close Week
Palmyra Mo July 26 crowds fill the city for the centennial homecoming week. Visitors include former residents and relatives from Hannibal Quincy Memphis and Chicago with exhibits in the Marion County court house and local shops showcasing old relics and historic items. The week ends with a chautauqua and the Marion County fair set to attract larger crowds.
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Palmyra
Isettle
Glen Lankford
Hanan
Jerry Smith
Qainey
Miss McPike
Quincy
Bernhard
Hannibal
Turner Hinde
Madison
T. M. Barbee
Jackson
Margaret
Galesburg
General Jackson
Camp Funston
Charles Sears
Mason
Tey
Sears
Richard Carter
Frank Wright
John Heintz
Granville Shearman
Memphis
Tenn
Shearman
Marcia Smith
F. W. Smith
James Mudd
Milas Mildred
James, Jr
Fred Smith
Virginia Nichols
Kansas City
John R. Taylor
Charles Cayler
Cameron Russell
Howard White
St. Louis
Dallas Gosney
Francis Ellison
Omaha
Neb
Earl Barr
Unis City
Navy
W. G. Miller
Macon
George Jacob
Waller McKay
McQuary
Aug. Keepier
Byron Frease
Marion County Good Roads Association
Court House Yard
W. B. Markell
Mack.Geer
Charles Taylor
Marion County
Georgie Griggesby
Ralls County
Ss. M. Rollins
Elsie Denchans
William Fischer
Gladys Shearman
Quincey
Steve Smith
DeSota
Forrest Hale
Green
Ben I. Mook
Philadelphia
Oneta Vanney
Francis Schwartz
Leta Walley
de William Keithler
Elizabeth Barr
Hunnewell
Edgar Boettcher
Anna McKay
Benjamin Northcatt
Ida Digfans
Beardstown
William Smith
Ethel White