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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
8
In Chula a monthly bridge tournament was held Saturday night in the High School auditorium. Postmaster Wade Manning and J. R. Williams of this city reached the finals. The event, run by the alumni association, offered sandwiches cookies and coffee as refreshments.
The Sunshine Workers Club met April 3 with hostess Mrs. Ellwood Thudium. Members shared garden talk, poems, and a reading as they prepared on an improved nine patch quilt top. New members Mrs. Luther Simpson and Mrs. Hubert Baskett joined, and a $1 donation was approved for the student loan fund. Visitors and a long list of townsfolk were noted.
On Thursday afternoon April 4 the Women’s Bible Class met with Mrs Bertha Haning twelve members present and Mrs Harriet Mullins as guest Due to the absence of Mrs Reba Hummel Mrs Marie Woolf led worship The group focused on prayer with Lelia Nickell presiding and teaching.
The G. P. Club met with Mrs. P. A. Brassfield on Tuesday April 11. Embroidering tea towels was done and a cafeteria dinner was served at noon. A jumbled word contest entertained members with Mrs. Warner Brassfield winning the prize. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hoselton and several listed members.
Mrs Frances Hasleton and Mrs Gale Thurlo with Henry Arthur and Mr Mrs A D Heselton are noted in the club report as adjourning to meet with Mrs Nelson Brassfield on April 25.
Monday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. L W Arnold included Harold Campbell and family from East Moline New London, Russell Paul, Fay Coulter, and others. Various couples and families from Chillicothe Meadville Purdin Linneus attended dinners and called on friends and relatives through the weekend.
Ted Steele and his son in law visited in Missouri on Friday then left Sunday for Ohio. Miss Mildred Wilson called on Mrs. Bauer Saturday. Glenn Bailey and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Pearler. Miss Dorothy Wilson and Miss Geneva Arnold stayed with Harold Wilson in Chicago. Art Buswell married Mrs. Fannie Head Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Cread Boyles with daughter Mary Ellen called on Frank Bauer’s family Sunday evening.
Pleasant spell follows a cold snap with school cancellations at Purdin High School for Friday. Several students traveled to Kirksville for a contest while local visitors included William Baskett and Arthur Miller families. Art Buswell and Fannie Head quietly wed on Sunday. Ed Ogle worked for Frank Palmer last week.
Mrs. Riley Bales visited Mrs. Cora Hisel and then went to R W Cassitys Sunday. Attendees from Purdin joined the Harvey Jenson funeral at Brookfield. Lucy Houser visited Mrs. Ollie Garrett while Leslie Bagley and family visited Alva and kin Sunday. Bruce Buckman and Manley Buckman called on Mrs. Luther Sallee Sunday. Commentary on local life includes jokes about Browning residents and education and quotes on opinions, licenses, war, and church bells.
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