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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
4
A Browning reader notes mix of humor and daily life as small town trends appear. Mentions cautious time use and clock sales rising while Florida visitors report cool, cloudy winter. The piece closes with a sharp musing on tombstones and human nature.
A string of social visits and everyday activities fills Pleasant Hill as residents report travel to Milan and Chicago, gatherings at homes of the Smiths and Brittons, and a measles illness for Mary Lou. Albert Hawkins’ death near Brookfield is noted with funeral attendance in Purdin.
Mr and Mrs Evert host Sunday gatherings with Mr and Mrs Earlin and family and Mr and Mrs Roy Hollon plus J W Sevier and Christy. Evelyn Fanning celebrated a birthday with work friends and students at As. Guests enjoyed fruit salad and cake as gifts were exchanged in a warm community event.
Local notes record Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Young and Russell Young. Several families, including Tromerhouser, Crookshanks and Lane, are listed with weekend visits and health updates. Oliver Ley remains in Kirksville Hospital, and others were out and about in Trenton and Chillicothe.
The Reger school board elected Linton Dunlap and John Crowdis as the two new members for the next three years. Community events include church day at the Methodist church and an Easter program in planning stages.
Community members attended Fay Jennings funeral at North Salem on Wednesday. Local families and visitors made trips and called on friends in Browning and North Salem over the weekend, including Allen Lambert from Fort Riley and Miss Marjory Minor visiting Jesse Longwell.
Mrs Edna Lambert Mrs Mable Lambert and daughter visited Salem Monday afternoon. Mrs Carl Guyer and children spent Monday afternoon at the John Longwell home.
Sunshine and little rain mark the week in Purdin as residents report improving health and visiting relatives. Jim Smith shows improvement. Mrs. Effie Pulliam and Mrs. John Stone are noted visitors. Albert Hawkins funeral held at 2 p.m. in Purdin. Ben Peery returns from Mayo Clinic after surgery. Cecil Lambert undergoing measles treatment. Barbara Eden ill in Kirksville Hospital and expected home soon.
Floyd Waddill and Milo Green were at Brookfield on Wednesday. Ogden Romine visited Milan on Thursday. Mr and Mrs George Munns were Kirksville visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Higgins were in Green City Saturday. H A Young was in Kansas City Thursday. J L Jones and daughter Martha Lee with Mrs Lee Jones and Mrs
Roy Darr left Thursday morning for Marion Kentucky to attend a Bible Institute. Emma Jane Bailey spent the past week in Green City with Mrs Will Darr. Bennie Thompson has gone to Excelsior Springs for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hoerrmann were in Green City on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Darr visited his mother Mrs Wm Darr in Green City on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. B F Nickell were at Kirksville on Friday.
Local residents report a flurry of family visits and social calls. Fay Coulter traveled home with her daughter to stay with relatives in Moline NL. Elizabeth Foster spent Thursday night with the Phillips family. Numerous relatives and friends from nearby towns visited grandparents and parents, including Hunts, Gooch, Morris, Woods, Stevenson, and Kimbrough households, with several dental and viewing errands noted.
Resident optician Dr M L Haning offers eye testing and glasses fitting by appointment in Browning Missouri.
A Nesbit family visits the Dunklin Democrat office to show five Rhode Island Red eggs. Mr and Mrs Irvin Wigglesworth presented two eggs with the letter C, two with G, and one resembling a Q. The eggs were laid in the last three weeks.
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