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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1926
Page
4
Windy weather dries gardens around Purdin as residents share visits among Brookfield and Excelsior Springs. Joe Creason and wife plan a month in Excelsior Springs for health, then Colorado for summer, as Willard Pulliam hosts relatives and a large crowd attends a free show.
Corn and vicinity report plowing busy as the day. Haley Grismer of Roger works on G. M. Spencer light plant this week. Elza Bauswell moves to A. C. Franklin property, with Jennings and Quigley families visiting D. W. Jennings. Reger family moves to Spencer property. Fred Havens to Browning Sunday. Dance at Elza Bauswell's well attended. Jimmie Glidewell to Browning Friday. Orbra Jones and Browning family visit Haskell Hollon. Fritz Brinkley and Earl Hagen spend night at Bob Stephenson’s.
A heavy rain swept through the Winigan Creek region Thursday night and Friday, delaying fieldwork as farmers like Ag OTS Wharley Helms Walter Lorig and Baker traveled to Winigan. Randall Minor sick at writing. Farmers began breaking sod despite the wet conditions. Randall Minor and Charley Helms visited Winigan on Wednesday. Mae Minor visited Nettie Overstreet, also Wednesday, and Velma Minor visited Bee Helms.
Earl McCollum visited Wm Abbott's on Sunday. Hele and Virginia Cordray called on Velma Minor. Mrs Elma Abbott visited Mae Minor. Walter Long and family visited Charley Helms and family. Leon Minor visited his grandparents J N Brookshier. Rev W W Clay led Mount Hope church service with many attending. Bob Baker lost a fine milk cow last week.
Mrs Eddie Ogle and daughter Von Dean spent Friday at Ed Ogle s. Mrs Ray McNally stayed with her sister Mrs Joe Eden. Fred McGhee and family were Sunday guests of WV J Cokerham and wife. Joe Eden and family visited I H Edens. Lee Lyons family with J E Spencer and David Ogle Thursday night. C M Bailey with Wess Bailey Sunday. Louise Keithley with uncle Jack Brown. Mrs Wess Bailey reported ill. Fred Keithley family and Johnnie Ogle visited Chas Seals family Sunday.
Nice weather keeps roads good and farmers busy with crops. Local residents visited kin, hauled hay, broke young horses, and shucked corn. Read about court attendance, trips, and family gatherings around Sedgwick Norville Winigan and nearby towns.
From around the vicinity several people attended the sale at Edd Pearlet’s on Saturday. Ben Thudium and family visited Charley Thudium and wife on Sunday. George Montgomery traveled to Winigan Saturday. Will Burkholder’s house hosted Tony Gall and wife, Iester Burkholder and wife, and Watson Burkholder and wife from near Purdin, plus Mrs Laura Thudium with E E Thudium and family. Bernice Riedl returned Monday from Brookfield where she stayed with her brother Kenneth Ried and wife.
Local notes from Buck Branch list visits by Mrs. Albert Lambert and two children Nolan and Bessie to Tuesday evening gathering with Mrs. T. C. Lambert. Several households including Wayne Abbott Irene Wyatt Gladys and Veda Lambert joined Sunday visits at Charley Lambert’s. More families tels: Willie Woodside and kin to George Spencer. Henry Charley Lambert helped bale hay for Wyatt Almond Monday. Clifford Jimmie Elliott Alva Abbott Ralph Barclay spent Sunday with Herman and Mrs. Lambert. Harry Lambert and spouse spent weekend near Brookfield. Edna Lambert visited J A Wyatt Monday. M. Smith family visited L A Dickinson Sunday.
A seller announces purchase of a Percheron stallion and two standard bred jacks from Wm Stevenson. He invites buyers to see well bred sires at his barn, located one mile north of Pitchin on the Win. Pulliam farm, for the 1926 season.
Willard Ross reports efforts to aid growers in preparing fleeces for market. M Foster of the Missouri College of Agriculture offers guidance on shearing and handling wool to maximize value in the upcoming season.
An agricultural note urges treating wool as a significant income stream alongside mutton. It outlines wool value, selection of heavy wooled rams and wool-friendly ewes, and key wool traits. Proper shearing, cleaning, and careful packing with wool-twine and wool boxes are recommended to maximize price and reduce damage.
April showers bring personal losses and social calls in Egypt. Mr and Mrs Fred Whitaker mourn their daughter Virginiia Lorine who passed away last Thursday. Glen Whitaker of Chillicothe was called home by the death of his little niece. Charley Murphy of Cora attended a W C. Swearengen venue on Saturday evening. Hubert Hopkins asks for Grant Dodson while Cecil Stephenson paid a call. Fred Hopper from east of Milan hauled machinery to W. C. Swearengen on Tuesday. Alvin Lark of Wheeling and Theodore Dodson visited G A Lumden’s home Tuesday evening.
Report notes fine weather with visits by Otto and Peper to Jim Cleet in Mia. Mentions McArter and Mrs Bob Ball shopping in Kirksville. Includes scattered local names and brief activity without broader context.
Wednesday BN McCollum and family visited Walter Overstreet and wife Tuesday. Mrs John Nester is very sick. J O McCollum and wife visited T E Coffman and wife Tuesday. The last day of school at White School District No 60 featured a basket dinner hosted by patrons. Miss Sarah Cattey awarded gifts to children in each grade after a social hour.
An officer warns automobile owners they must display the 1926 license tag or face court after penalties for driving without the updated plates.
Mrs H A Pearson returned from Chula yesterday. Leon Hunter of Linneus visited Tuesday. G W Jenkins of Purdin was here on business yesterday. J W Sevier east of Cora was here on business yesterday between trains. George Roach of Chillicothe was here yesterday visiting his mother. Miss Georgia Knifong returned yesterday from a short visit in Kansas City. Uneele Jack Jacobs died aged 94. Obituary to follow next week. Vic Fields of Stansberry came to see his ailing mother Mrs Elizabeth Fields. Miss Jessie Slater of St Louis was called here for her mother Mrs Margaret Slater. Tuesday interior of J J Smith store papering completed. Work first class, building looks better. Dr Hanna of Kansas City visited the city early in the week. long-standing practice in fitting glasses.
Bean Blossom Items reports Mrs T A Mitbury visited hitter Mrs Birt Folyd Sunday. Alex Bailey Theodore Bailey Roy Maxwell and Cleo Clapp attended at Lt. Watson's home Sunday. Bryan and Lon Watson undertook a business trip to Winigan Monday. Mount Hope church service drew a well attended crowd.
A light rain last Friday helped roads as residents note improving travel. Amelia visited Walter Long and wife, John A Bauer's family visited Mrs Earl Smith and family, and Theodore Anderson spent Sunday with L M Watson and family. Several locals are breaking new ground this week. Carlos Rauier spent Saturday night with Herbert Peper.
A humorous proposal suggests adding speaker names and listener counts to the Congressional Record to curb long speeches. The rant notes that back home people see only the published record and might conclude members are not listening, sparking a plan to expose who listened and for how long.
Orville Thudium and wife spent Sunday evening with Albert Dodge and wife. Mrs Lawrence Thudium is improving very much at this writing.
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