I Was Lucky Says Forrest Home This Week
Sergeant Arthur J Forrest, honored with the Medal of Honor and other awards, returns home this week after discharge at Camp Funston. Hannibal citizens plan a public welcome at Mainland Field with Burlington railroad baseball club likely facing Quincy Moose. Forrest, a former Three-I player, describes his France action near Ramouvil le, singlehandedly neutralizing a German machine gun nest.
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Arthur J. Forrest
Mainland’s Field
Burlington Railroad
Quincy Moose
Forrest
United States
Belgium
Camp Funston
Kai
354Th Infantry
89Th Division
William Forrest
South Maple Avenue
St. Louis
344Th Infantry
Funston
Burlington Baseball Club
Hannibal and
Queen
Luke
Ramounvile
France
Hannibal Bay
Raymond Sanders 18 Dies at Home in South Hannibal
Raymond Sanders 18 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Sanders Sr of 1499 Booker Street South Hannibal died about 3 40 am Tuesday from rheumatism affecting his heart after a three week illness He was a machinist employed locally He leaves a brother Frank Sanders The funeral will be from South Side Christian Church of which he was a member conducted by Rev J W Walters with date to be announced and burial in Mount Oliver Cemetery
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Charles Raymond Sanders
Charles Sanders
Booker Street
South Hannibal
South Side
Wet Season Hurts Farmers In Northeast Missouri
Northeast Missouri farmers endure heavy rainfall with weeks of backlogged planting and crop damage. Corn and wheat suffer as fields stay soaked, delaying harvests and lowering potential earnings. Local rain measurements report several inches falling over two hours and forecasts warn of ongoing precipitation.
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Missouri
Hannibal
Masons Elect New Officers For Year
St. John's lodge No. 28 of the Masons held their annual election of officers Monday night in the Masonic temple electing R. Haeussermann worshipful master Claire Mainland senior warden Art Ehrman junior warden Paul Anderson treasurer and W. H Blackshaw secretary. The officers will be installed June 16. A special meeting tonight at 6 o'clock will confer the first degree upon about six candidates.
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St. John’s Lodge No. 28
Masons
Masonic Temple
R. Haeussermann
Hannibal Installs New City Officials in 1920s Transition
Retiring Hannibal city leaders step aside at the first meeting of the new council. Harry Ere becomes city attorney, Ralph J Smiley is named city magistrate, and George W. Williams takes over as street commissioner. Fenton B. Morris is re elected city clerk, and George W. Willams chosen as street commissioner and Loren Mills as city engineer. Various others including city physician, fire chief, humane officer, weights and measures inspector, and market master receive new appointments or re confirmations.
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Hannibal
Lewis O'Connor
Harry Ere
Thomas T. McKinney
Ralph J Smiley
George W. Willams
William J. Mitchell
Alsoo
A. B. Blue
R. J. Heavenridge
Fenton B. Morris
Frank
Sport) Goffern
James Featherstone
John Schuitzer
Toba G. Jeffries
Olemn
Schuitzer
Wiliams
Jeffries
Farstreet
W. A Storr
Conlon
Willams
Loren Mills
Mahan
Schnitzer
Aleb. Burcher
Mills
A. J. Heavenridge
Simmons
Gleason
Waldo
Williams
A. J. Blue
Heavenridge
Sylvester McIntyre
Theodore Parks
Bulkley
F. L. Kelly
Council For Humane
J. S. Parks
Gleagen
Wilard Pickett
Parks
Allen Carnival to Open Tonight on River Front
Rain disrupted the Allen carnival on East Broadway near South Main Street but shows will run this afternoon and tonight. Tom W. Allen, owner, expects strong business after city officials allowed rides west of the Wabash tracks to operate only after 6 p.m. amid prior opposition.
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Allen Carnival
River Front
East Broadway
South Main Street
Tom W. Allen
New Insurance Firm Formed in Hannibal
A new old line life insurance firm known as the Hannibal agency of Northwestern Life Insurance Company has been formed with Le Roy Carlile and Paul W. Gore as heads. Carlile, Hannibal representative, resumed duties after serving in aviation. Gore, son of Judge W. T. Gore of Hydesburg, recently returned from France and signed with the company. Offices will be in the Hannibal Trust Company building.
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Fi: Sa
LeRoy Carlile
Paul W. Gore
Hannibal
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Carlile
Aviation
Gore
139Th Infantry
France
Mr. Gore
W. T. Gore
Hydesburg
Missouri
Hannibal Trust Company
Mystery Sunday Blaze Leaves No Arrests Yet
No arrests had been made by Tuesday night as investigators probed a Sunday morning fire in the garage of A. R. Ely at the city market house on Eighth Street and Broadway. Firemen confined the blaze to the basement, with evidence suggesting arson. The owner and Theodore Parks, fire chief, led the inquiry seeking the responsible party. A separate late Monday fire destroyed a boathouse on the north river road owned by Bess Hoelscher, valued at about $59.
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Blize
A. Ro Ely
City Market House
Eighth Street
Broadway
Theodore Parks
Fire Department
A. R. Ely
Hannibal
Hannibal Late Monday Evening When Company No. 1
North River Road
Bess Hoelscher
Hannibal Dentists Return From St Louis Clinic
A group of Hannibal dentists returned from a post graduate dental clinic in St. Louis last week. Attendees from Hannibal included C. G. Kelly E. W. Searfoss R. H. McKinney and B. F. Dittman.
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Hannibal
St. Louis
C. G. Kelly
E. W. Searfoss
R. H. McKinney
B. F. Dittman
Plowman Returns From Southeast Missouri Trip
J W Plowman of the Plowman and Greenville real estate firm has returned from a three week visit in southeastern Missouri. He reports good country conditions and says residents expect bumper crops.
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J. W. Plowman
Plowman & Greenville
Missouri
Band Concert In Park Thursday Night Announcement
Secretary Hf A Scheidker of the Chamber of Commerce says the Ian nibal band will give their regular weekly concert Thursday night in Central Park starting at 8 o clock. A bachelor says he will not marry until he meets a woman who is neither curious nor talkative, a hopeless case.
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Hf. A. Scheidker
Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Theaters Showings and Stars Roll Through Town
Pictures Today Belasco Theater Nazimova in the Read Lantern Star Theater Belle of New York with the ses field chorus Orpheum Theater William Parnugy in Les Miserables Gem Theater Amateur Execution Savoy Theater Harry Mestayer on High Tide Family Theater John Barrymore in On the Quiet and Wanting Ambrose Princess Theater William Faversham in The Shiver King and Burton Holmes travel pictures Colonial Theater Tom Mix in Twisted Trains and Charles Chaplin in The Good for Nothing Quincy Theater Ruth Roland in Hands Up The Phantom's Tract William Duncan Edith Johnson and Joe Ryan in The Man of Might and Young Mr Jazz
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Belasco Theater
Nazimova
Star Theater
Belle of New York
Ses Field Chorus
Orpheum Theater
William Parnugy
Gem Theater
Savoy Theater
Harry Mestayer
Family Theater
John Barrymore
Ambrose
Princess Theater
William Faversham
Shiver King
Burton Holmes
Quincy Theater
Ruth Roland
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
Joe Ryan
Mr. Jazz
Orpheum Showings of Les Miserables At The Theater
William Fox presents Les Miserables at the Orpheum today and tomorrow with William Farnum as Jean Valjean praised by New York critics for faithful storytelling and strong performance. The production is hailed as substantial and a standout screen adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel.
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Wm. Forum
Orpheum
William Fox
New York City
Lyric Theatre
Victor Hugo
William Farnum
Jean Valjean
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George Barber
Farl Brisofmerly
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Raymond Sanders
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Smiley
Allen
NEW Insurance Concern
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Jazz Rialto Orchestra
Ilinois
Colonial Theater
Tom Mix
Charles Chaplin
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