Cross Roads And Corn News From Browning
Local items report Clyde Hoskins and T.£. Bundridge at work for W J Langdon and J A Dodson. Visits include J N Maxey family to Guy Brookshiet and Jake Lantz home. Numerous neighbors attend sales, and families visit relatives across Browning and Harmons. Aunt Sarah Harmon is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hoskins
W.J. Langdon
J.N. Maxey
Guy Brookshiet
Bundridge
J.A Dodson
W. I. Langdon
Jake Lantz
J. D. Langdons
Vesta Dodson
Iowa
D.W., Jennings
Mary
George
S.C. Harmons
Sherman
Pipes
North ‘of Browning
Albert Magggart
Elmer, Brown
J.B. Harmons
Sarah Harmon
Chas. Dodson
Carl Daniels
James Dunlap
Frances Fanning
Raymond Harris
Corn And Vicinity Notes From The Region
Frank Jennings and Ernest visit relatives in the area while Roy Smith travels to Browning. Charley Franklin and wife move to the D. G. Havens property in Cora. Cle and Mildred Fields visit Cora and Ova Almond ships two hogs, grossing 114 dollars. Hardie Dillinger buys a car. Fritz Brinkley plows sod over 90 acres, showing slow progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jennings
Ernest
Roy Smith
Browning
Clifford Fanning
Kirksville
F. D- Facnine
Ernest Lumsden
Laclede
John Lunsden
Charley Franklin
D. G. Havens
Cora
Cle
Mildred Fields
Ova Almond
Hardie Dillinger
Harley Bramble
Freddie Havens
Emery. Black
Lindley
Bill
Fritz Brinkley
Spring Sunday Socials Across Cross Roads and Shelby
The report notes several Sunday visits among local families including Mr and Mrs Bummer at Fred W Keithley home and John Bummer at L H Edens. Bernie Carr ends a successful school term at Woodside with a noon dinner and an afternoon of ciphering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Shelby
W. E. Pace
Winigan items and community notes light up week
A busy Winigan week includes Albert Greybear's sale drawing a large crowd last Saturday. Harlie Bunch visited home folks over the weekend. The town plans a Friday night play titled Ten Nights, in a Barr Room. Kathleen Nickell visited relatives, and James Carmack conducted TM business in Winigan Saturday. Crist visited Browning for dental work Monday. A Bethel church service occurred Sunday morning and night. Annabell Neely returned from Kirksville after a short visit with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winigan
Albert Greybear
Harlie Bunch
Barr
Kathleen Nickell
W. T. Nickell
James Carmack
Allen
Crist
Browning
Bethel
Annabell
Neely
Kirksville
Summers Responds to Cemetery Sexton Letter on Commission
A typed exchange reveals a cemetery sexton in a county seat town seeking to buy a sample case and undersell rivals. S W Summers declines, stating no agents or commissions, and upholds a eight year policy against price violations. The letters are on file at his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lown
Summers
S. W. Summers
Blame for Sin Put on Church in Sermon
Dr. Andreas Bard of St. Mark's Lutheran denounces denominational strife as causing unchurched millions and skeptics, urging unity to fulfill Christ's last prayer and questioning church support for the League of Nations amid creed quarrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Andreas Bard
Lutheran Church
America
Dr. Bard
Journal-Post
House Passes Bill Against Bad Checks
Jefferson City Mo March 27 A bill drafted by Prosecuting Attorney Schweitzer of St Louis and introduced by Senator Warner makes it a misdemeanor to issue a bad check for past due accounts or other obligations. The House passed the measure today and it moves to the governor. The bill provides that failure to pay may incur a fine and jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Schweitzer
St. Louis
Warner
House
Fraud charge for bad checks in St Louis
A law expert notes that writing a check with insufficient funds within five days is prima facie fraud. Conviction carries a maximum fine of 1000 and up to one year in jail, with possible fines or jail. Scheweitzer cites current law allowing bad checks for past due accounts, and business estimates place annual bad checks in St Louis around 750000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheweitzer
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Notice of Final Settlement in Nevins Estate
Notice to all creditors and others interested in the estate of James A. Nevins by Rachel D. Nevins administratrix will be made at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri in Linneus on May 11 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Nevins
Rachel D. Nevins
Administrators with will annexed named in Linn County probate
Notice is given that Letters of Administration with the will annexed for the estate of Job B. Peterson, deceased, were granted by the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri on March 30 1925. Claimants must exhibit within six months for allowance or be barred after one year. W P Peterson A D Peterson Administrators with the will annexed Attest Arthur L Pratt Judge of Probate. Too Many Religious Sinners sermon quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job B. Peterson
Probate
Linn County
Missouri
W. P. Peterson
A. D. Peterson
Arthur L. Pratt
Hand Picked Seed Corn for Sale by GUS COULTER
Seventy five seeds of Reform? No. For sale 150 bushels of good Reid's yellow dent seed corn hand picked from sod not plowed for 11 years. Contact Gus Coulter by mail or phone Route 2.
Willard Ross sale draws large crowd as items move well
The Willard Ross sale drew a large crowd Saturday and most items sold reasonably well. Nearby notes mention Mrs. Craig Beckett visiting Mrs. Dayton Street and a spring mood in Purdin. G. D. Prather advertised as paint and wallpaper agent with wholesale prices and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
G. D. Prather
Willard Ross
Craig Beckett
Dayton Street
Local Social Notes Highlight Neighbor Visits
Mrs Wm Pulliam returned from Brookfield after visiting J E Steen and Jess Pulliam. R M Ross and family visited the Willard Pulliam home. Willard Ross and family plan to move to Shreveport Louisiana. Mrs Carl Tapscott of Brookfield visited her parents D L Vady and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Pulliam
Brookfield
Messrs
J. E. Steen
Jess Pulliam
R. M. Ross
Willard Pulliam
Earl Stone
Willard Pulliams
Willard Ross
Shreveport
Lon
Carl Tapscott
D. L. Vady
City Transfer Raymond Harris Proprietor Long and Short Hauls
A busy Sunday as Roy Hart and family visit Elmer Jennings and Ben Cattey and family call on William Morris. McCollum family attended the funeral of Mrs. Caroline Ratliff at Goldsbury. Carl Vincell and family and B F Purdin and wife visited Perry Christians. Aunt Maggie Brewer spent Sunday night with her daughter at Salem. Will McCollum of Gifford visited his parents I J McCollum and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Hart
Elmer Jennings
Ben Cattey
William ‘Morris
Will Abbott
Perry. McCollum
Caroline Ratliff
Goldsbury
F. M. Cattey
Robert
Brookfield
Carl Vincell
B. F. Purdin
Wrestlers Stage Marathon Match In Electric Theatre
Last Thursday night Gust Karras of this city and Bill Ganong of Kirksville staged a historic long bout at the Electric Theatre. Spectators from Milan Linneus Purdin North Salem and surrounding areas watched a fast clash lasting over an hour with both men exchanging rapid holds. Referee McCollum kept order as the bout swung between advantage to and from each wrestler, ending with Karras tossing Ganong for the decisive count. They plan a rematch tonight Kum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Theatre
Gust Karras
Bill Ganong
Kirksville
Milan
Linneus
Purdin
North Salem
McCollum
Hoyle
Gust
Bill
Democrats Sweep Duncan and Benton Township Elections
Democrats won all offices in Duncan and Benton townships Tuesday. In Benton, Florence Lay beat Fred Cotter for collector by 51 votes. In Duncan, G. M. Spencer defeated Sherman Pipes for trustee by about 38 votes. Majorities ranged from 38 to roughly double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Duncan
Florence Lay
Fred Cotter
G. M. Spencer
Sherman Pipes
Slats' Diary Fragments Reveal Aged Beliefs
An excerpt recounts Slats describing a friend burned and a bachelor life until recent years. He recalls plans to marry only after finding a suitable woman while noting domestic roles and voting club references.
Weekend household tales and small town mischief diary
A humorous weekly diary notes domestic spats and odd incidents. Entries cover a couple’s marital friction, a man with a black eye from a cigarette tale, a debate over Wordsworth and a dictionary, a city elevator mishap, a mistaken coin return, a funeral at a newspaper shop, and a preacher moving away with a wry exchange about finding a better spouse.
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Browning, Missouri
Joe Nickell
Christ
H.A. Campbell
Mount Washington Methodist Episcopal Church
Cross
Campbell
Benton Townships
Karras
Ganong
Saterday
Ant Emmy
Wordsworth
Emmy
Noosepaper Shop
John Deere
Johns Deere
K. M. Duncan
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