Hi All again: My daughter, Sarah Poff, reminded me a story about Tom Preddy. As a teenager the family lived in Hammond, Oklahoma. Tom started working for other people around the area. One time when he came home he brought a machine that showed movies. He would put while sheets up on a wall at night and show the movies. Soon he started going around the country working some during the day and at night he would show movies on the side of a house. He would charge a small fee for people to see the movies. Soon he started doing that all the time. I guess when he came to Cassville he brought his movie machine with him. Soon of you may be interested in this. Best Regards Jack Tucker There is a story that I wrote about the Preddys coming to Cassville. I know it is on the Tucker Haddock site, it may be on the Barry County site. Jack <mdtuck55@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi All: Tom Preddy is my uncle, my mother's brother,. I don't know if any of Tom Preddy's grandchildren or great grandchildren are on this site or not. If there is someone that person might be able to shed more light on the building. If no one is on the site some one around Cassville may know some of the Tom Preddy people and might be able to shed some light on the building. I remember my Mother, Ardealia (Preddy) Tucker talking about Uncle Tom's movies. However that is all I remember about it. Jack Tucker "Linda D. Garrett" wrote: Loretta, Where can the book you mentioned be purchased? ----- Original Message ----- From: Loretta Vinson To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] question Donna in Emory Melton's book " The First 150 Years" at the bottom of page 250 it mentions: Moving picture came to town about1912 and were quartered in the north floor room of the Barry Hotel building on the west side of the square. Silent pictures shown in that location for several years. In 1914, Thomas J. Preddy rode into town on a horse from his native Oklahoma and shortly thereafter, purchased the movie house at the above location. Later he was joined by his brother, Jess and sister, Ardella Tucker. Through successive hands, it passed down to the Ozark Theater which was on the south side of the square in 1928 and "talkies" were first available. And it goes on to tell the rest of the story of the Hall's Loretta ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cooper" To: Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: [MOBARRY] question List Readers: I found this news clip and so I was wondering where the opera house was in 1918. I believe it was in Cassville because this was in the Local and Personal items, but I can't imagine which building it was in. ----------------- June 13, 1918, Cassville Republican Tom Preddy has a new machine and everything up in good condition for his moving picture shows at the Opera House. He will appreciate your patronage. Resource: State Historical Society of MO ------------- Donna Cooper Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Jack, thank you so much for sharing this story with the rest of us :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] question Hi All again: My daughter, Sarah Poff, reminded me a story about Tom Preddy. As a teenager the family lived in Hammond, Oklahoma. Tom started working for other people around the area. One time when he came home he brought a machine that showed movies. He would put while sheets up on a wall at night and show the movies. Soon he started going around the country working some during the day and at night he would show movies on the side of a house. He would charge a small fee for people to see the movies. Soon he started doing that all the time. I guess when he came to Cassville he brought his movie machine with him. Soon of you may be interested in this. Best Regards Jack Tucker There is a story that I wrote about the Preddys coming to Cassville. I know it is on the Tucker Haddock site, it may be on the Barry County site. Jack <mdtuck55@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi All: Tom Preddy is my uncle, my mother's brother,. I don't know if any of Tom Preddy's grandchildren or great grandchildren are on this site or not. If there is someone that person might be able to shed more light on the building. If no one is on the site some one around Cassville may know some of the Tom Preddy people and might be able to shed some light on the building. I remember my Mother, Ardealia (Preddy) Tucker talking about Uncle Tom's movies. However that is all I remember about it. Jack Tucker "Linda D. Garrett" wrote: Loretta, Where can the book you mentioned be purchased? ----- Original Message ----- From: Loretta Vinson To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] question Donna in Emory Melton's book " The First 150 Years" at the bottom of page 250 it mentions: Moving picture came to town about1912 and were quartered in the north floor room of the Barry Hotel building on the west side of the square. Silent pictures shown in that location for several years. In 1914, Thomas J. Preddy rode into town on a horse from his native Oklahoma and shortly thereafter, purchased the movie house at the above location. Later he was joined by his brother, Jess and sister, Ardella Tucker. Through successive hands, it passed down to the Ozark Theater which was on the south side of the square in 1928 and "talkies" were first available. And it goes on to tell the rest of the story of the Hall's Loretta ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cooper" To: Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: [MOBARRY] question List Readers: I found this news clip and so I was wondering where the opera house was in 1918. I believe it was in Cassville because this was in the Local and Personal items, but I can't imagine which building it was in. ----------------- June 13, 1918, Cassville Republican Tom Preddy has a new machine and everything up in good condition for his moving picture shows at the Opera House. He will appreciate your patronage. Resource: State Historical Society of MO ------------- Donna Cooper Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message