Reflection upon two fire fighters' visit
I stopped by Beth-Haven Nursing Home today to pick up my fire department scrapbook that I loaned to former Hannibal fireman Joe Farrell a...
Meeting a cute girl on the corner
When Joe Farrell of Hannibal, Mo., was a young firefighter working at Station One on South Fourth Street - working shifts of 24 hours on...
Firefighting: Some things never change
Joe Farrell, who joined the Hannibal Fire Department as a "sleeper" while still in high school in 1939, talks firefighting with Mark...
Rail, mail, fire & newspaper memories
Joe and Betty Farrell have been married for 73 years. Their memories of the way things were are vivid and telling. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY...
Fire truck in service for 23+ years
Joe Farrell, former Hannibal firefighter, remembers when this old truck was in service on Hannibal's South Side. Joe said that the early...
Generations apart, these firefighters have walked in the same ashes
Joe Farrell, Hannibal firefighter hired in 1939, visits with Mark Kempker of the Hannibal Fire Department. The men discuss how...