Groceries Vie for Market Share in Narrow Week's Trade
Local grocery firms contend for dominance as buyers seek value amid tight supplies. Prominent retailers report steady foot traffic and promotions aimed at attracting bargain shoppers this week.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
2
Local grocery firms contend for dominance as buyers seek value amid tight supplies. Prominent retailers report steady foot traffic and promotions aimed at attracting bargain shoppers this week.
Browning and surrounding communities share notes on Sunday visits and family events. Mrs. W E Sayers and relatives visited Mrs. Rottmann. others hosted or visited kin across Browning Linneus Meadville and Shafter. Birth announced Elizabeth Fay Campbell. Climax School rehired Miss Hazel Cooper for next term.
After unseasonably warm weeks a snow storm arrives signaling spring isn t here yet. Local residents discuss gardens delays and several social visits circulate among Kirksville Purdin Brookfield and Hill schoolhouse communities.
Mrs Frank Smith spent one night at John Mc Clarren home. Mrs Molly Ford and children Guy and Bessie stayed with Mr and Mrs John Bardon. L A Allen and sons Sam and Ben Kissel visited Everett White home. Williams twins named Geraldine Marie and Nadine Laurie. 54 people visited in a week. Mrs Ralph Sayers visited Milan on Saturday. Alta McKinistray stayed several days at Grant Smith home. Imogene Swank and daughter Thelma visited Myron Williams Monday evening.
Mrs. Cora Sargent and son Clarence visited her sister Mrs. Molly Pipes on Friday with extended stay. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Almond hosted a Saturday night dance drawing a large crowd and pleasant notes. Mrs. Mary Spencer stayed with the Spencers at Cora Saturday night. Miss Jamice Pipes and Erma Knight spent the weekend with relatives, while Mrs. Charley Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Linhart were guests Saturday night at the Linharts.
Ed Linhart and Joy Belle Rob inson of near Roger visit their brother Herbert Robinson. Mr and Mrs Ned Guffey spend Sunday with Vawn Shaw. Ad Almond and family of Cora stay with Ed Almond. John Buswell buys a new car this week. L Wilson completes farm improvements and plans to move soon. Ben Mullins visits home folks. Hadley Rulon buys a new car. Eli Kirk travels to Brookfield on business. Paul Smith visits home Tuesday night. Will Welch hospital bound but improving. Ethel Riddle returns from Detroit as her father worsens. L E Smith buys a 21 foot trailer. R L Terry visits Brookfield on Friday.
L. T. Finney and Clay Stufflebean named as the new school board directors. Bill Burkholder traveled to Shelby on business Saturday evening.
County Agent Hall reports difficulty locating Atlas Sorgo in Missouri and surrounding states. He warns buyers to demand Atlas certified variety names to avoid mislabeling and notes scarce stocks with a precarious 1935 market. Forage alternatives include orange or sumac cane and Kaffir types, with roughage like Grahama and Hagarn suggested for Linn County farms.
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