Hannibal Girl Wrote Music for O Hara Wedding
Elea nor Davis of Hannibal was honored by Geoffrey O Hara for writing his wedding music for O Hara and Constance Dougherty's Cambridge Massachusetts ceremony on Saturday June 7. The Star theater orchestra played O Hara selections at the hour. On Sunday morning June 8 Miss Davis and Mrs Arch Robinson sang in honor of O Hara. A June 5 Davis studio recital featured a group of O Hara songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Davis
Hannibal
Geoffrey O'Hara
O'Hara
Universal
Star Theater
Davis
Soprang
First Christian Church
Arch Robinson
Renmss Alaer
O’hara
Wong
Jesus
Davis Studio
Organizer of First Tank Corps Visits Hannibal
Capt. W. H. Williams who organized the first American tank corps in France spent Tuesday in Hannibal on St Louis army recruiting district business. He fought at St Mihiel Soissons Cantigny and Argonne Meuse and was wounded in October by high explosive shell fragments. Williams planned to Kirksville Mo after visiting the local recruiting station with Sgt R Haeussermann. He noted enlistments in the tank corps are being strongly agitated and a mechanical school opened at Camp Meade Md as its headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Williams
France
Hannibal
St. Mihiel
Soissons
Cantigny
Argonne-Meuse
Argonne
St. Louis
Kirksville
William
R. Haeussermann
Capt. Williams
Adjutant General's Office
Tank Corps
Camp Meade
Fink Hermane Wedding Tonight in St John’s Church
Frank Fink and Misa Norma Hermann will wed at 8 39 tonight in the parsonage of St John’s Evangelical Lutheran church with Rev Theodore Walz officiating. Fink, a teller at the Hanni bal Trust, is well known. The bride has lived with Fred Harbicht and is popular. Paul Munger Jr hosted a stag party for about sixteen friends at Chestnut street Tuesday night in honor of Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fink
Misa Norma Hermann
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Theodore Walz
Mr. Fink
Kangaa City
Fink
Hannibal Trust Company
Fred Harbicht
Sexnucy
Paul Munger, Jr
Chestnut Street
Judge Dent Weds Three Couples In Quincy Havana and Hannibal
Judge Allen E. Dent married Ai ymond Wieting and Mary Freemeyer of Quincy at 8 o clock Monday night. He joined Scott AW. Stone and Florence Russell of Havana at the same hour, and William Summers and Grace E. Dwyer of Hannibal also wed on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen E. Dent
Aiymond Wieting
Mary Freemeyer
Quincy
Scott AW. Stone
Florence Russell
Havana
Ill
William Summers
Grace E. Dwyer
Hannibal
Ball Games And Vaudeville In Far Away Land
Jacob Bloom Jr writing from Siberia to Mr and Mrs Jacob Bloom praises Red Cross aid and notes vaudeville shows. He mentions a big ball game planned for the next morning and that Mother's Day on May 11 is observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Jacob Bloom
South Eighth Street
Jacob Bloom, Jr
Bloom
Red Cross
Auto convoy returns after Hannibal death tragedy
More than fifty trucks from St Louis reached Hannibal at 11 30 Tuesday, two hours after the fatal accident that killed Oscar Bricker the Wabash aviator. Hannibal officials met the travelers in New London and welcomed them with a Chamber of Commerce reception and band music before the group continued to Quincy Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hannibal
Oscar Bricker
New London
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Tenth
Lyons Streets
Bricker
William R. Sirelle
Burlington
L. H. Amrine
Scudder Motor Truck Company
Roy. Schwarz
Marion County
Amrine
Wabash
Ind
Wentzville
Louisiana
Postmaster Back From Convention
Col. Robert Blackwood postmaster returns from Kansas City where he attended the Tri-State Postmasters convention with 1000 delegates. Former Missouri Governor A M Dockery spoke as principal speaker. Blackwood was named as Missouri's delegate for next year’s convention in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Blackwood
Kansas City
Postmasters’ Association
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
A. M. Dockery
Postmaster Blackwood
Washington
Officials Bonds Are Approved
The city council approved the official bonds of City Clerk F B Morris City Collector Frank OHern Street Commissioner George W Williams Sanitary Officer J B Parks and Building Inspector T B Parks at Tuesday night’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Morris
Frank O'Hern
George W. Williams
J. 8. Parks
T. B. Parks
Springfield Pair Wedded By Dent
Judge Allen E. Dent married James H. Gurman and Miss Nannie Thoms on, both of Springfield Illinois, at 2 o clock Monday afternoon in his office on Center street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen E. Dent
James H. Gurman
Nannie Thompson
Springfield
Center Street
May deaths outpace births in Hannibal city stats
City clerk Fenton B. Morris released May figures showing 24 deaths and 18 births in Hannibal. The data highlight a higher death toll than births for the month as residents faced the grim trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Hannibal
Fenton B. Morris
Highland Park Plans Liberty and Peace Celebration
Highland Park manager Boenig schedules a July 4 celebration with the Illinois State Band performing in the afternoon and evening. Fireworks illuminate the day and night as balloons rise and the park hosts continuous amusements from opening to closing for a memorable Fourth of July event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boenig
Highland
Illinois
Aviator Bricker Dies In Nightmarish 800 Foot Fall
Oscar Bricker 35, flying a Curtiss plane, crashed on Lyon Street near Tenth after a tail spin from 800 feet. His gasoline explosion set the craft ablaze as thousands watched helplessly. Bricker died in the wreck, with bystanders unable to free him from his strapped seat. The fire department saved nearby homes as witnesses recalled his struggle to release himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Bricker
R. S. Wilcox
Lyon Street
Tenth Street
St. Louis
Broadway
Seventh
Tenth Streets
Wilcox
Duffy-Trowbridge Stove
Bricker
Pilot's Purse Found From Plane Crash on Lyon Street
William Lynn recovered Brick er's pocketbook containing 101 dollars from the debris of a burned plane on Lyon street at 4 pm Tuesday. The purse, unharmed by the flames, was turned over to Coroner Roy Schwartz. The wrecked machine was moved to Quincy Tuesday night on a convoy truck for Bricker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon Street
William Lynn
Bricker
Roy Schwartz
Quincy
Ex-Flyer Says What He Saw When Plane Fell
Lieut George D Clayton Jr a discharged aviator described the plane crash scene at Eighth Street and Broadway. He said the aircraft circled then entered a spin after a rudder misadjustment causing the tail spin and fatal descent. He rushed to the wreck as the motor ceased and the craft neared 150 feet above the ground. Clayton earned his commission at Kelly Field and is the son of Mr and Mrs George D Clayton Sr of Hannibal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Clayton, Jr
Clayton
Eighth Street
Broadway
Lieut
Bricker
Eighth and
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
George D. Clayton
Hannibal
Pictures Today and Silent Film Listings at Theaters
The page lists showings at Belasco, Princess, Orpheum, Star, Colonial, Gem, Savoy, Wallace Reid's The Source, and Quincy theaters with stars including Gloria Swanson Mabel Normand Florence Reed Tom Mix Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks Chet Conklin Ruth Roland and William Duncan. It notes the first successful colonial postal system started by Rene Pepi in 1683, appointing Henry Aldy to run mail and supply horses from Philadelphia to Newcastle and the Falls of the Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Theater
Florence Reed
American Colonies
Rene Pepi
Henry Aldy
Tockonay
Philadelph Newcastle
Falls of the Elaware
Orpheum Shows Mabel Normand in Final Run
Orpheum Theater presents Mabel Normand in When Doctors Disagree with today as the last showing in Quincy. Beginning tomorrow matinee and continuing through the week, the Orpheum brings back Miss Normand in this popular photo play with strong audience appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Normand
Orpheum
Quincy
Miss Normand
Mickey a Memorable Unusual Picture for Quincy Fans
The article lauds Mickey as a unique wholesome comedy with melodrama and lasting appeal. It urges revisiting the film for those who have seen it and warns others to not miss this last visit to Quincy. Separate note: The Chinese Cotton Mill Owners Association plans six experiment stations to improve cotton seed selection and cultivation for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey
Quincy
Chinese Cotton Mill Owners’ Association
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Hannibal News
H. Ling
Union Street
Hannibal Girl
Judge Dent
John Glencke
Montello
Wis
Peouilly
Caticara Glatt
Caticura Oin
Hety Auto
Dent
Highland Park
Beezez
Dee
Dicky Dippy
PQP
Doc
Sinnott
Harold
A. R. Wilson
Wynnewood
Okla
Glascock
John Weber
Mattie Glascock
Thomas O'Hem
United States District Court
O’hern
Oman
A. J. Poitsmilfer
Belasco Theater
Princess Theater
Gloria Swanson
Burton Holmes
Quincy Theater
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
the Man of Might
Ruth Rotland
Orpheum Theater
Crescent Coal
John L. Pipe
Princess
Savoy
Wallace Reid
Douglas Fairbanks
Chester Conklin
Saved BY Wireless
Ben Turpin
Marie Prevost
Millies
Samuel Goldwyn
Presente
Lata
Canton
la Grange
Julia Belle Swain
Swain Jazz Orchestra
Quincy and
Hannibal Trades and Labor Assembly
Krappe
Chicago
Amatel
Addi
Chickering & Sons
Wright and Arands Giles
Quare
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