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A member of the [[I.B.M.]] and [[I.M.C.]] he had retired by 1932 (getting into politics) and was living in Odessa, Mo.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], October, 1932</ref> | A member of the [[I.B.M.]] and [[I.M.C.]] he had retired by 1932 (getting into politics) and was living in Odessa, Mo.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], October, 1932</ref> | ||
| − | Lightner served at one time as president of the International Magic Circle and | + | Lightner served at one time as president of the International Magic Circle and edited [[The Seven Circles]] in 1934. He was also one of the owners and a member of the board of directors of [[The Sphinx]].<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, September, 1946</ref> |
| − | edited [[The Seven Circles]] in 1934. He was also one of the owners and a member of the board of directors of [[The Sphinx]].<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, September, 1946</ref> | + | |
Lightner served ten consecutive terms as mayor of Odessa and was elected senator in 1940. | Lightner served ten consecutive terms as mayor of Odessa and was elected senator in 1940. | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 9 September 2010
| Joe Lightner | |
| Born | Joseph G. Lightner April 1, 1884 Napoleon, Missouri. |
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| Died | July 31, 1946 (age 62) Odessa, Mo., |
Joe Lightner performed on the Chautauqua and Redpath circuits as "Lightner, the Wizard" beginning in 1904.
A member of the I.B.M. and I.M.C. he had retired by 1932 (getting into politics) and was living in Odessa, Mo.[1]
Lightner served at one time as president of the International Magic Circle and edited The Seven Circles in 1934. He was also one of the owners and a member of the board of directors of The Sphinx.[2]
Lightner served ten consecutive terms as mayor of Odessa and was elected senator in 1940.
