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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
4
A jumble of date stamps and quotes from Browning readers includes Goethe on time, Browning hats for fall, and social quirks. Observations touch on vacations, radio salaries, one arm fish tales, marital dynamics, and political spending. The piece reflects local voice and century-spanning reflections.
Mrs Ed Sayers and W E Holser along with Carolee and Mrs Genevieve Holser visited Miss Marcelle Wood in Trenton. Several families spent Sunday with the Wood and other local households as neighbors exchanged long weekend calls.
Sunday visitors including Leland and Lee Baird. Mr and Mrs Dan Pew Marion and Evelyn Pollock called on Harry Tromerhouser. Miss Shirley Wantren spent Saturday night with Carolee Sayers.
C K Moddrell and John Ro mine visited Green City on Tuesday. Lola Pearl Howell returned to the Girreen home after visiting relatives in Kirksville. Harry Carr, Johnny Cook, and L D Howell households had Sunday visits with family. Cecil Bunch and Mrs Romine visited at Grim-Smith Hospital in Kirksville. Tom Greenstreet and Milo were dinner guests of L D Howell. Alva Hoerrmann and Frank Bailey visited Green City. Tat McCollum of Kirksville spent Sunday night with the Clubine family. Winigan 4 H Club members and parents visited the Eitel home to see fourteen fat calves being fed. Mrs Amanda Cook visited her daughter Roy Stephenson and family last week.
In Shelby Mrs Herb Wilson recovers from surgery while haying winds down as neighbors help with tasks. Miss Mary Boyles visits her mother and brothers as others travel for harvest work. Several residents attend hospital, visit kin, or head to Colorado for seasonal fields.
The note expresses gladness for the recent cool weather following a hot spell and hopes it remains mild rather than returning to heat. It reflects a small town update on climate conditions and resident sentiment.
Mrs Charley Johnson returned home from Brookfield Hospital after a stay. Mrs Susan Brown, formerly of town, greeted friends in Purdin after eighteen years away. Local families visited, neighbors called, and word of a wedding in Purdin circulated. Obituaries note Mrs Anna Bales of Linneus and Port Broddus of Chillicothe.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Morris visited Hugh Campbell and daughters in Pur din Monday night. Harold Campbell and daughters from Illinois called on grandparents L W Arnold Tuesday. Floyd Iberg called on Edgar Morris Tuesday night. Billy Morris stayed with sister Julius Wood for the week. True Blue Club met at Shafter Schoolhouse Wednesday. Mrs Tom Morris injured her arm Tuesday night. The Hammocks and the Stevensons with children were noted in visits.
The Pleasant Hill column notes a string of weekend visits and gatherings. Harold Cordray and Oral Riddle families share time with relatives. Edwin McClead and Ruth McClead of Mansfield visit Clarice Knifong. Herman and Walter Smiths consult Dr Laughlin in Kirksville. numerous others from Gifford Brookfield Clifford and Tucumcari are mentioned visiting kin. Leslie Martin and Maxine Riley receive health updates with hospital and travel notes.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Brantner and two daughters return to Ponca City Oklahoma after five days visiting relatives and friends. Miss Veda Mitchell returns Friday from K S T C with a sixty hour certificate.
Brookfield residents Mr and Mrs Roy Crist and two sons visited uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Simpson Cordray. Mildred Pearler visited sister Mrs Gail Barry and Barry family helped her home. Various local families Joan Belzer Belzer McCollum Head Lam bert Buswell Sin. Bauer's softball team posted two wins in a three game stretch. Kirksville Shoe Factory team to play Salem. Salem school to begin August 14 with two teachers. Numerous relatives attended dinners, picnics, and a theater outing at Browning Park and the cinema.
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