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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
7
Judge C. T. Hays begins hearings on seventy two divorce suits in Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. Two days are set for the proceedings with venues shifted to Ralls County for two cases as city attorney Harry Carstarphen opposes costs claims.
City officials led by Mayor J K Mills dispatched telegrams inviting General John J Pershing to Hannibal and asking United States Senator S P Spencer to use influence. Spencer replied that Pershing only accepts invitations from municipal officers. Council members hope to secure a Pershing visit.
Sergeant R Heeussermann of the Hannibal army recruiting station is in St. Louis attending a conference of district officers in charge of stations. He will return Thursday.
An announcement touts Once-a-Week Tooth Polish as a superior dentifrice that removes stubborn stains on teeth and also helps prevent bleeding and receding gums. Druggists stock convenient packaging, promising gleaming, healthy teeth with weekly use.
The marriage of Miss Katherine Lubbering to Earl Moxley will be solemnized at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon at the Church of Immaculate Conception parochial residence. A reception will follow at the Lubbering home 109 Broadway. Moxley is from Seventh street and Broadway and will reside at 1012 Lyon street after a short visit to St Louis. He recently returned from France where he was stationed over a year.
John Hirner a Hannibal hoe dealer was arrested by Sheriff Will Mefford for trespassing on Bay de Charis Fishing Club property six miles east of Palmyra. He pleaded not guilty with attorney Lews Connor and a hearing was set for September 26. officials noted he hosted nonmembers on the grounds.
Thomas Turner was arraigned Tuesday morning in the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas on a felonious assault charge for shooting J. H. Blake at the carnival grounds last week. He pleaded not guilty. trial set for September 25. Turner, unable to post bond, was remanded to Sheriff Mefford for custody. attorney Berryman Henwood will defend him.
Miss Helen Donnell and Miss Kathryn Shelby of Hannibal left Tuesday night for St. Joseph Missouri after being called there by the death of cruse friend Monica Crowley. The funeral was to be held in St. Joseph today.
Marion county farmers will visit the Hannibal Trades and Labor Assembly next Monday night to urge organized labor to back the good roads movement in the county.
Oxygen cleanses and revives blood turning it into a guardian against disease. Vitalized blood powers the body through daily activity, removes waste, grows new cells, and restores energy. REOLO claims to enrich blood with oxygen iron and salt, boost appetite and circulation, and restore vigor, sold in Quincy by Brown & Mays Drug Co. under a money back guarantee.
Postmaster J. R. Blackwood reports that Hannibal received 100 cases of government provisions in recent days, about a quarter of the local order total, with more shipments expected from St Louis. He urges residents to place orders promptly as the post office may close the safe at any time.
Officials of the Pearl Button company of Muscatine visited Hannibal on Tuesday to discuss signing papers for a new industry. They plan a substantial two story brick factory on Colfax Avenue with space for side tracks and warehouses, expecting operations to begin around year’s start. Dr. Wills and R. S. Willis led the company delegation.
The Hannibal city council repealed an alley paving ordinance for block 41 at Center and Bird streets between Sixth and Seventh, adopted two weeks ago by the aldermen. The repeal occurred Monday night.
Mrs Viola Snyder wife of Louis F Snyder dies at Levinger hospital Hannibal at 3 15 Tuesday morning after a month illness She lived at Oakwood aged 37 funeral arrangements pending
Hannibal theaters present Star Theater offering The Girl Who Stayed at Home a W D Griffith production Outing Chester Scenic Park Theater showing The Unknown Quantity with Corrine Griffith Episode No 10 of The Silent Mystery with Francis Ford Broadway Star The Red Glove and comedies by Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle in a varied program.
George W Payne of Union street left for the west to remain over a month visiting his mother in Benton Illinois and a sister in California after thirty six years apart Mr and Mrs Rey Wright of North Fourth street travel to Creal Springs Illinois for two weeks A Parnes ill in the home of his daughter Mrs G Fr Washington at 420 South Seventh street is unimproved Peter Breeding of the Hannibal Bottling works is ill in his Grand Avenue home Attorney Clay Heether from Palmyra attended the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas Jerry Reynolds of Hannibal is seriously ill from typhoid fever in Mercy hospital Burlington Iowa with improved condition but weeks of recovery ahead He contracted illness while aboard the steamer G W Hill where he worked this season
Hannibal police seek Mabel Carter a Louisiana Mo girl who ran away from her grandmother Mrs Shoemaker and was seen in Hannibal Sunday and Monday night. Police Matron Mrs Thomas Garland leads the search with local help.
The Hannibal Co operative society, incorporated for 10600 under Missouri law, plans a new grocery store in Hannibal within weeks. It will occupy the city market house on Broadway, damaged by fire, with repairs awarded to E B Houching for 3000 dollars.
Friday evening program at the Empire features Elizabeth Brice formerly of the Zeigfield Follies and Will Morrissey. Manager Busby touts an exceptionally fine cast of musical comedy artists and a chorus of attractive performers. The act promises a standout show worth seeing on the touring circuit.
The schedule lists at the Quincy theaters including William Duncan in Smashing Barriers and The Test of Courage, Maoist in The Liberator, Harold Lloyd in a comedy at Pictures Today, plus Gem Theater programs with Reilly’s Wash Day and Ham Agrees With Sherman, Savoy with The Make Believe Wife, and Family Theater presenting The Test of Honor starring John Barrymore. Princess Theater features William S. Hart in Money Corral, Belasco Theater hosts The Man Who Stayed at Home with King Baggot, Star Theater presents The Veiled Adventure with Constance Talmadge.
The board of supervisors at the September meeting selected the following for the tber term of the circuit court grand jurors: Stierl erland Augusta, William Hintermeyer St. Marys, Lem Parker Hancock, Milton Kinder Pountain Gffren, W. J. Bradfield La Harpe, Clyde Smith Chili, ELC Stusher Harmony, George J. Murner Carthage, UD. C. Salisbury Pilot Grove, Cloud Bross Durham, J. K. Gordon St. Albans, Frank Ricgin nis Gear Creek, 5.8. Chapman Prairie, Charles Emmert Rockweek Rolla Vooz Dallas City, Predbess Walker, P. A. Fulton Wythe, CLB. Marshall Monticello, James B. Parker Sonora, N.S. Welch Appasoose, Charles Huv ner Rocky Run, Henry Boernson Wil cork, Conrad Aryrust Nhuvoo.
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