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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1945
Page
2
A nostalgic voice recalls past courtship customs with affection and humor, noting simpler times when public displays like kissing a girl were common and cigarettes and lipstick played a role in the scene. The speaker reflects on honesty being valuable even in those bygone days.
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Crooks and children visited the Youngs and the Kennths over the weekend. Families and friends from Halaville gathered for Sunday calls and dinners with numerous local households named.
Morris Chapel brief notes list C M Geins Urb Johnson and families visiting Brookfield and Kirksville on Friday and Sunday. Cpl Donald Pulliam and family stayed at Red Gooch home. Mrs Pearl Geirs visited Browning. Bitter Sweet Club met April 4 with Essie Maye Oertwig hosting. Essie Wood and Mary Lee Kimbrough won contests.
A brief note on a recent cold spell likely affecting fruit crops. The author hopes the frost did not kill all fruit buds and yield.
Several residents headed to Kansas City for defense plant work including Hazel Powell and her sisters Mary and Martha. Mrs. Alice Hall died after an unconscious spell and funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Purdin with burial in the local cemetery. Oat sowing and garden work dominated daily tasks as the area awaits better fruit crops.
Letters of administration granted by the Linn County Missouri Probate Court on March 19 1945 to V D Grice administrator. All creditors must file claims for allowance within six months of letters grant or within one year to avoid bar. Judge Arthur L Pratt attests. March 22 1945.
Mrs Noble Crooks and Mrs Cecil Lay traveled to Purdin on Friday afternoon.
Mrs Henry Watson broke an arm after a fall at home on Sunday March 25. Community members travel to Milan and Pur din for visits and errands. The Mt Zion Ladies Aid raised 44.16 dollars serving lunch. Several local residents travel, visit, or report to camps and duty locations.
A poultry note stresses clean brooder houses and preventive disease measures. It advises thorough pre-emergence cleaning, damp disinfecting, shoe disinfection at entry, and avoiding contamination. Emphasizes sanitation, proper equipment, feeding, and cautious carrier practices to protect investment and support chick growth.
The public sale at Mrs. W. J. Burkholder farm drew a well attended crowd and items sold well. Local social notes mention moves, visits, a funeral in Browning, and Mrs. Bagley closing a successful school term at Thudium with a communal noon dinner and entertainment by Carolyn Bagley and family.
Roy Proverse of Kansas City spent the weekend with his family here. Mr and Mrs Harris moved into the Basil Tipton property Saturday. Mr and Mrs Earl Ishmeal and children moved into the A Lardon property Friday night. Mr and Mrs Tom Ford took their baby to Mercy hospital in Kansas City Friday for treatments. Mr and Mrs Tommy Breeding and family of Kansas City spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs Kate Sayers of Humphrey was in Milan last week for dental work. Mr and Mrs Willie Ford of Milan spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs R W Lardon.
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