Hannibal Plans Biggest Labor Day Celebration Yet
Hannibal union leaders announce a major Labor Day event with a city parade and headquarters at Mainland's Field. The celebration will feature bands, rides including a ferris wheel and merry-go-round, concerts, and fireworks possibly at dusk. An ice cream social in Central Park on Broadway is planned to fund delegates to Chicago's national labor convention.
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Hannibal
Mainland's Field
Central Park
Broadway
National Labor Convention
Chicago
Trades & Labor Assembly
Saloons Seek License Renewals Ahead of Dry Law
Ninety percent of Hannibal saloon owners filed for six month or annual licenses as July 1 approaches. State and county rules require filings ten days before county court meets on July 7. City licenses expire midnight July 3, prompting a likely special council session to approve renewals. Included are local residents D F Johnson, Josephine Mitchell, Cortez Kitchen, and Mrs C E Tucker visiting relatives in Hannibal.
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Hannibal
State
Marion County Court
Palmyra
Hannibal Court House
Dramshops
D. F. Johnson
St. Louis
Josephine Mitchell
Clayton, Mo
Ministers Discuss Local Vice Conditions in Hannibal
Ministers in Hannibal plan two mass meetings at 8 pm to address local vice and open lawlessness. Women meet at Fifth Street Baptist Church with two speakers, men meet at First Presbyterian Church led by Judge F L Schofield. Clergy and local businessmen will discuss, with expected disclosures.
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Hannibal
Fifth Street Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
F. L. Schofield
Northeast Missouri
Ministerial Union of
New Taxi Cab Company Formed in Hannibal
A new taxicab company has been formed in Hannibal by George Leitz and Frank Hatten who have driven taxicabs in the city for five years. They started their new business Saturday and are operating several cars. Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall and children of Lyon Street arrived home Saturday from Phoenix Arizona and Denver Colorado where they have been for several months in the interest of Mr. Marshall's health. He is considerably improved.
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Hannibal
George Leitz
Frank Hatten
Leitz
Hatten
John Marshall
Lyon Street
Phoenix
Ariz
Denver
Colo
Marshall
Veterans seek missing early Hannibal railroad man John D Richardson
Old timers in Hannibal recall John D Richardson contractor on the Hannibal and St Joe railroad in the 1860s. Equitable Life asks Albert Vrendenburg to locate him or heirs for a paid up policy from 1866, noting Richardson left Hannibal for Moberly in the late 1860s or early 1870s and was never heard from again.
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Poineer Railroad
Hannibal Citieng
John D. Richardson
Hannibal and
St Joe
Equitable Life Assurance Company
New York City
Albert Vrendenburg
Park Avenue
South
Hannibal
Richardson
Vrendenburg
American Express Company
Insurance Company
Equitable
J. C. Davis
Quincy
Remains of Soldier From Siberia Arrive in Hannibal
The body of Private Earl Woods, Hannibal’s first returnee from a foreign land, arrived at 3 30 pm Saturday and was taken to O'Donnell Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services are at 2 30 pm today led by Rev Dr B E S Ely Jr of First Presbyterian. Interment follows at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Woods died months ago on duty in Siberia. he was the son of Mr and Mrs Martin Woods of 608 Sycamore Street.
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Earl Woods
Hannibal
O'Donnell Brothers
South Fifth Street
B. E. S. Ely, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Olivet
Woods
Siberia
Martin Woods
Sycamore Street
Heinz Carnival 10 Moves to West Church Street Route
The Heinz Carnival, to be held June 30 to July 5 under the Moose club, is granted street use in Hannibal from Market to West Church and from Market to South Maple. Edward Heinz arranged schedules after visiting Hannibal recently.
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Heinz Carnival Company
Market Street
Maple Avenue
Fire Department
Houston Street
Hannibal
West Church Street
Moose Club
Edward Heinz
Emery Gentle 87 Dies at Home on Lindell Avenue
Emery Gentle, 87, a plasterer, died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday in his home at 1030 Lindell Avenue after a 16 month illness. He is survived by his widow Louise. Funeral arrangements have not been set.
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Emery Gentle
Lindell Avenue
Louise
Mr. Gentle
Welcome Home and Local Visits Highlight Timewell Notes
Timewell residents greet Orrie Binkley and Bennie Marshall back from France. Angus McPhail found sunstruck in a corn field south of town after a mishap with a frosted wheel. Mrs Ward and daughter visit relatives, with plans to stay. Miss Boga visits Clayton. Mrs Dorothy Long returns to Macomb for normal school. Neighboring trips include Helen and Granville Bess from Padua visiting. Albert Bowen back from New York training camp. The Baptist Sunday school Children’s Day exercises draw a large crowd.
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Timewell
Orrie Binkley
Bennie Marshall
France
Angus McPhail
Hela
Will Ward
Marton
Kay Ward
Galesburg
Francis Diss
Mary MccCask
Quincy
J. T. Clark
The
Baptist Sunday School
Titton Seen As Likely Italian Foreign Minister Choice
Paris reports the Temps says Tomasso Titton is probable as foreign minister in the new Italian cabinet and would replace Signor Orlando as principal delegate to the Pesca o srance, signaling a key reshuffle in Italian diplomacy.
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Paris
Haavas
The
Temps
Tomasso Titton
Signor Orlando
Pesca
Budget Week Drive Aims to Promote Household Budgets
The U S post office department launches Budget Week a nationwide drive starting Monday to urge families to prepare a formal budget for the remainder of the year. Carriers will distribute two sample budgets for incomes of 1200 and 1800, plus pledge cards to set savings goals, with example allocations for food, clothing, rent, heat and light, recreation, church and charity, insurance, carfare, miscellaneous, and savings. Household budget planning is pitched as applying business methods to home finances to curb leaks and encourage systematic saving.
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Post Office Department
Heat
Wun
Angola
Sorceseacs
Church
Werk
C.c
Mrs. Coleman Heads West From Portland With Family
Mrs. R. V. Coleman once Helen Worth daughter of Mr and Mrs John Worth of 915 North F Street heads from Portland Oregon toward Quincy with her husband. He recently returned from France where he served in the supply department. Mrs Coleman taught art and design in Portland before marriage. They plan to pass Omaha and Pleasant Hill before reaching Chicago en route to Quincy.
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R. V. Coleman
Helen Worth
John Worth
North F Street
Portland
Ore
Quincy
Coleman
France
E. F
Sct
Quincy High School
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Ria
Omaha
Pleasant
Colen’ Sarents
Chicago
Dr John A Koch Returns to Medical Service Practice
Dr John A Koch resumes service in the Medical Corps United States and has resumed practice at Eighth Broadway. Telephone 341. Adv.
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John A. Koch
Medical Corps
U. S
Eighth Broadway
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Hannibal News
Hannibal Union
C. H. Ling
Union Street
Cortez Kitchen of
C. E. Tucker
Mrs
Carl Tucker
Kansas City
New Taxi Cab Company
Hartmann
John Richardson
O'Donnall
Heinz Carnival
City
U.S
Cour
Pure Lce Co
5Th
Vermont Streets
12Th
Payson Avenue
Jersey Street
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