High School Play Delights Hannibal Audience
The Hannibal High School auditorium was filled Thursday night for The Land of Promise, fifth in a Young People’s series. Cast members including Carlos Todd, Ray Beasley, Miss Melba Douds, William Pollard Good, Miss Jessie Beasley and Claude Hamilton drew laughter and praise for their performances under the B Y P U auspices.
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Hannibal High School
Land of Promise
Union of Young People’s Societies of
Hannibal
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Carlos Todd
Prentiss Whitfield
Ray Beasley
Colonel Butler Street
Melba Douds
Sophronia Lane
Wm. Pollard
William Pollard
Obediah McPuff
Jessie Beasley
Claude Hamilton
Ray Franklin Sunday
Nina Hand
Mary Whisler
Ruth Whisler
Arry Clark
Sunny
Emmeline Trimble
Reba Ragland
Hickory Johnson
Tucker Doolittle
Marie Cammon
Leland Smiley
Leonard Ludley
Jessie Perkins
Cynthiana Key
Property Sold on North Seventh and Bird Streets
Arch Meyer and wife sell property at North Seventh and Bird streets to F L Cooper and wife as an investment. Purchase price and terms are private.
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Meyer
Cooper
Arch Meyer
North Seventh and
Bird Streets
F. L. Coooper
Silo Campaign To Scatter 100000 Papers In Missouri Counties
A massive education drive aims to place at least 100 new silos in each of twenty five Missouri counties. About 100000 supplements will be distributed by daily and weekly papers, with E. J. Trosper and W. H. Hargrove overseeing material ready by March 13 for an inaugurat ed launch in Hannibal on March 17.
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Missouri
E. J. Trospes
Asstrict Agrcultural
Trosper
W. H. Hargrove
Columbia
State University
Hannibal
Hannibal Officers Seek Cliff Bessie Arrest in St Louis Case
State efforts to return Clifford Bessie for forgery in Quincy failed as St Louis police will handle the case for purchasing a car with a bad check worth 1300 dollars. Bessie and two accomplices vanished before capture after allegedly fleecing four Hannibal merchants of 75 dollars the day before his Quincy arrest.
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Afforts
Clifford Bessie
Quincy
Bessie
St. Louis
Hannibal
Ralls County Youth Accidentally Shot During Hunt
William Rosser, recently discharged from the army, was wounded in the calf when his hunting companion accidentally discharged a gun near his home in Ralls County Wednesday morning. He was taken to Hannibal and is hospitalized at Levering Hospital, where his condition is improving.
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William Rosser
Ralls County
Thurday
Roser
Hannibal
Levering
Revival Closes At South Side Christian Church
The South Side Christian church revival ends tonight with farewell sermon by Rev. G Lolin Eaton of Memphis Mo. Several new members joined during the three week meeting and Eaton plans to return to Memphis after the service.
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South Side Christian Church
G. Lolin Eaton
Memphis
Eaton
Metphis
Business Slack In State Courts in Hannibal
State and city authorities in Hannibal report unusually light criminal business and court activity. Since February only a few arrests occurred in Hannibal and Marion county, with dull activity in state and police courts and collections down about eighty percent.
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Hannibal
Marion County
1600 Overseas Soldiers Visit Hannibal
Sixteen hundred overseas soldiers arrived in Hannibal on two Burlington trains from St Louis, visiting Mark Twain sites and Riverview Park before heading to Camp Dodge Iowa to be mustered out. The groups included casuals from the 62nd and 68th divisions, with some veterans who had seen heavy fighting en route to discharge papers and return home.
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HanNibal
Burlington Railroad
St. Louis
Virginia
City
Mark Twain
Twain
Riverview Park
France
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Happenings in Hannibal Update Courtyard Of Local News
Judge and Mrs J D Trew head of the Bunt E Carte club return from two months in the east and Louisville Ky visiting their son Frank Trew in Camp Taylor. Lee Clark new day patrol driver at Hannibal police HQ replaces Charles Moore who died last week. Police patrol car moved to Fire Station No 1 for overhaul under Chief Henry Warrin. Naomi Larson of Chicago returns home after visiting Miles Carol Strott. William Beal life insurance agent visits family on West Third Street.
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J. D. Trew
Dunois
Nannibel
East
Louisville
Frank Trew
Camp Taylor
Lee Clark
New Day
Hannibal
Clark
Ted
Charles Moore
Poliee
Henry Warrin
Police Cireles
William Beal
West Wird Street
Mayor Mills answers local critics over fire protection
Hannibal Mayor John K. Mills defends city fire coverage after Palmyra aid in St Joseph's Church blaze. He states all three stations had adequate personnel and equipment, and pledges readiness to assist again if needed.
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Palmyra
John K. Mills
Hannibal
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
City of Flowers
Mills
Officials Return Eight Prisoners From Hannibal to State Prison
Prosecuting Attorney Roy Jamlin City attorney Lewis O'Connor Sheriff J W Mefford and former prosecutor Morris Anderson escorted eight prisoners from Hannibal to Jefferson City Tuesday. The inmates had sentences from 2 to 5 years handed in Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. They surrendered the prisoners to the state penitentiary warden and then spent Wednesday in St Louis seeing Ziegfelds Follies at the American before returning home Thursday morning.
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Roy Jamlin
Lewis O'Connor
J. W. Mefford
Morris Anderson
Hannibal
Jefferson City
Unclear Basketball Scores From Bloomington Matches
Readable lines show mixed scores from basketball games including Witkin 0 and Wesleyan 24 at Bloomington. Other teams listed include St. Vintora, Carbendale VK, Hedding, McKendree, Carthage, Leuburd, and Avgugiana with varied point totals.
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Moomington
Witkin
Wesleyan
Peobnaisil
St. Vintora
Carbendale VK
Hedding
McKendree
Carthage
Leuburd
Avgugiana
Quincy Not Asked To Help Put Out Fire In Palmyra
Fire Chief George Marriott of Quincy says Palmyra did not request aid during the St. Joseph Catholic church blaze. He states no word reached Quincy that day and he would have dispatched apparatus if asked, even traveling the rough Paylor road to aid Palmyra if in danger.
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Quincy
Palmyra
St. Joseph
George Marriott
Hannibal
Paylor
Hannibal Road Link Lets Quick Aid To Palmyra
The proximity of Hannibal to Palmyra with a rock road connection ensures rapid help to the county seat. Chief Marriott defends Quincy the department stands ready to respond to fires in neighboring towns and has already sent apparatus to Missouri on several occasions.
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Palmyra
Hannibal
Marriott
Quincy
Missouri
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