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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
2
A Browning post office notice echoes local humor and proverbs. The quips explore marriage, poverty, aging, popularity, tobacco, elections, and civic life with sharp regional wit and playful cynicism about town habits and neighborly relations.
Fine rain improved gardens and cornfields but grasshoppers and blister beetles are plentiful. Farmers are finishing haying as Sevier ships 40 head of cattle and Maggarts truck corn with Clifford Fanning assisting. Dodsons visit grandparents near Rothville.
Southeast of Cora resident Morris visits Perry Jacobs home northeast of Cora. Mrs. Jane Tharp moves to Harris from northeast Cora. Chas Dodson and family and Lawson Fanning visit Cecil Dodson near Rothville. Ernest Bundridge moves from J H Tharp farm. Local men and boys go fishing Sunday. Claire Bingham of Green Castle visits Dodson home. Mary Alice Boswell visits Vernie Foster. Bill Beck and Miss Dale wed recently at Uncle Ed Almond's east of Cora.
Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs Forrest Robinson arrived to spend vacation with Mrs C E Maggart. Edith Lorraine Smith spent weekend in St Joseph. Lois Davis returned to Kansas City after two weeks with her parents. William Tipton of near Milan dies August 1 and to be buried this afternoon. Many relatives from Milan and Polo attend services for Wm Tipton. Mrs Sarah Shatto marked her 80th birthday with family surprise. Phillip Meggart 8th birthday celebrated with a party at grandmother Maggart's and friends from Milan and nearby towns attended. Rev Hobbs of Browning visited Roger and preached at Milan M E church. Everett McCormick and wife of Pollock welcomed a baby son.
Shafter items note Mount Olive Church committee met at Willard Phillip's home to plan a new building with services at Mount Olive schoolhouse for now. Local updates include visits among families in Purdin and Bear Branch, a music group from Climax school, and residents receiving pensions for the first time.
Crump formerly of Roger Elizabeth Johnson and Oscar Leeper of Pollock spent one night last week with her parents Mr and Mrs I G Grindstaff.
A week of social visits and events in Fairview and vicinity includes Mr. and Mrs. George Walker hosting Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pfeiffer, Charley Britton and Pauline at Browning, and several local visits. The Milan Band provided music at an ice cream supper at Mt. Zion while Howard Payne and Leonard Spencer made calls locally. The Mundell family from Tucumcari, New Mexico, visited relatives before returning home with Maxine Riley, who plans to enroll in school there.
Mr and Mrs Harold Campbell and daughter Mrs Fay Coulter with Alice and Harry Gillispie shopped in Trenton on Saturday. James Phillips injured by a pitch fork. Mrs George Phillips and her sons Morris and James visited with sister Mrs Dick Tate in Brookfield. A large crowd enjoyed a fine program Saturday with Norma Gooch winning first place in tap dancing.
Plenty warm these days as farmers water the corn. Low Street residents traded land with Mr. Dells ten acre farm near Pierce school. Mr. and Mrs. Dell plan to move to town. Mrs. Cassity Buswell Owens spent weekend in Ozarks. Mrs. Eva Ogle and family visited Purdin from Trenton. The Pearson family and T. H. Thorne traveled to Keokuk dam. Burl Axom and wife move to Oklahoma for work. Mrs. Wohler and children shopped in Brookfield.
A letter tells poultry raisers in the Middle West that farmgate prices are strong and feed is cheap. Grow existing flocks to heavier weights, from 2 pounds to 5 pounds or even 8 to 9 pounds, to meet rising demand and boost profits.
A dated note urges Middle Western farmers to focus on expanding chicken size, endorsing larger birds as a key strategy. Frank Prieb signs the brief message.
Missouri reports an average cotton yield of 305 pounds per acre, second only to irrigated states, against a national average of 178 pounds. The figures come from a joint study by the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station and the U S Department of Agriculture detailing cotton production in the state.
A brief report notes that some Japanese teas undergo dyeing to enhance appearance. The practice highlights consumer perceptions of quality and tradition in tea markets.
The United States holds about half of all global gold reserves, a figure highlighted as a major asset in national financial holdings and strategic resources.
A species of stingless bees has been found in South America. Feed poisoning in livestock usually occurs in the spring. Spoiled silage can be detected by the dark color. The only antimony smelter in the U.S. is at Laredo, Texas. Roses for the making of perfume are grown exclusively in Arkansas. Chile supplies about 90 percent of the world's iodine from its nitrate fields.
The Mississippi River forms the entire eastern boundary of Missouri for 500 miles, defining the state border with strong geographic certainty. The long river boundary shapes regional geography and state limits.
A historical note states that the western pine beetle damages and destroys more merchantable timber than forest fires, highlighting the beetle as a major threat to timber resources.
A concise note records that the initial wire fencing for farms in the United States was sold in 1874. The line reflects a historical fact about agricultural infrastructure development and rural modernization.
A report notes that racehorses at Newmarket England will be supplied with gas masks amid air pollution concerns. Trainers express caution and safety officials monitor racing conditions for upcoming events.
South American governments move to ban all big game hunting within national parks in a bid to protect wildlife and ecosystems. The policy targets endangered species and aims to strengthen conservation enforcement across the region.
Government revenue cost equals 1.44 per 100 of revenue collected last year. Norway supplies the United States with sixty percent of its cod liver oil. Alaska fisheries produced 400 million cans of salmon in 1936. Chain stores operate 127 482 unit establishments in the United States. There are 48 208 310 old large size currency pieces still in circulation.
Medical experts warn that mental shocks to children can be as harmful as physical injuries. Brazil begins a first effort to supply its own cigarette paper locally to meet domestic demand.
Government records show last year tax payments on 42 120 290 packs of playing cards amounting to a substantial revenue. The per pack duty and total receipts reflect broad consumption and taxation policy.
France imported American fishing tackle valued at 42694 dollars in 1936, reflecting trade in sporting goods. The data point highlights cross Atlantic commerce and consumer goods patterns of the era.
The post office department spends about five to six million dollars handling mail at Christmas. Cotton spinners use roughly 60 percent of U S cotton production. Obscene material mailed is a million dollar per year business.
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