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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
1
The Green City fair dates August 19 to 22 promise an outstanding exhibit of horses cattle mules sheep and poultry. New attractions add value, with race and harness programs enhancing the visiting experience and admission worth.
Browning traveled to Harris and beat the local nine in a closely played game. Hamp McKinney pitched and Jay Knapp caught as Browning noted errors kept their score lower than deserved. Sunday Browning hosts Half Rock at home, a team defeated only once this year.
The Style Shop announces a fall hats clearance featuring all summer hats and felts in every shade for 3.50.
Vacation time and school opening near at hand. The Farmers Store promotes a large line of trunks traveling bags and suitcases for travel and back to school needs.
Farmers Store advertises Van Camp's pork and beans at 15 cents for a ten cent price. The bold offer highlights a bargain sale promising value for shoppers.
Notice to students requests all who plan to attend the schools in the coming year to meet at the High School on Friday August 15 at 1 PM to order books for the next year. J A Carmack Superintendent.
Glasses specialist Dr Hanna, exclusive optometrist, will test eyes at Coram Hotel Winigan August 14 and at the Phone Office North Salem August 15. Come in for careful eye testing.
Mortgaged sale of 80 acres known as the G. W. Morelock farm located 2 miles northwest of Browning near the school. Includes good buildings and wells. Terms available for partial payment over several years at 6 percent.
The Leader Record begins publishing Wm. MacLeod Raine's fasc inating western novel The Highgrader a tale with unusual characters and a modern love story. It covers ethics of high grading and the thrills of the plot inviting readers to start reading today.
Notice from Mrs. Clara Hanman Route 3 seeking two or three steady boarders or room tenants in Judge Fleming residence Browning. Ideal for pupils or teachers with light housekeeping. Contact in town on Saturdays or via phone two longs two shorts on 144.
Mr William N Huckins of Huckins Music House Trenton visited Browning this week and announced the firm will close its Browning business after a long 25 year run. The firm served a wide territory around Trenton and was well advertised. Local families bought high grade instruments and are noted as satisfied. An advertisement for the sale is listed elsewhere.
Eighty acre farm listed for sale priced to sell located 74 miles northeast of Browning. For information contact L B Lauck in Cora Missouri or T H Lauck at 1500 First Avenue Maywood Illinois.
The Frank Creason garage building nears completion with steel lath done, stucco being applied, and a steel ceiling to finish. The finished structure will be fireproof, modern with furnace heat, and a city credit. The piece urges more Browning businessmen to support progress.
A correction notes that two directors Rube Linhart and Ray Bennett were omitted in the initial report of the bank opening. The note regrets the error and acknowledges both men as active boosters for the new organization. It also mentions a rumor that Linhart carried money to the bank on Saturday.
The Missouri Agricultural Extension Service reports Linn county plans to expand clover soybeans and alfalfa acreage to improve soil fertility and crop rotation. A Clover and Prosperity program will tour Linn county September 6 and 8 with talks by Edith Van Deusen on home furnishings and demonstrations for homemakers.
Missouri farmers can cut fertilizer costs by growing legumes such as red clover. Legumes fix nitrogen from the air and enrich the soil, reducing the need for purchased fertilizer. The Clover and Prosperity meeting will explain how to fit these crops into local farming systems on September 7 and 8 at South Eagle and Shelby.
Carload of limestone ordered through Linn County Farm Bureau by St. Gooch Herbert and neighbors will apply two tons per acre ahead of alfalfa and clover. They join Clover and Prosperity program and pay $2.00 per ton delivered at Browning, benefiting fertilizer use and local profits.
Tuesday night lightning struck J. W. Garrett's barn and it burned to the ground. Heavy rain accompanied the strike but no other losses were reported.
Mrs. Camora Abbott and her two sons Alva and Elbie left Tuesday by car for Hinton Oklahoma to spend a month with Mr and Mrs Chas Daily and relatives. Abbott says she usually avoids long drives and expected four days of travel to avoid weariness.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Calhoun and Mrs. RM Calhoun with son Jas. Calhoun and M. N. Adamson depart Sunday for a 10 day journey. They will visit Walnut Kansas to see Will Kinfong and Henry Harris, Crescent, and Oklahoma, with Adamson tending farming interests at Hinton and trading farms near Marceline.
Mr and Mrs James Pipes visited many friends in the city Saturday after a long illness. He is over ninety two, walks with crutches and requires assistance. A pioneer citizen, he witnessed the region’s transformation from wilderness to today. Brac Browning and Mrs Browning assisted their visitors into town.
Mr. O P Morris and Mrs. Morris of Chicago visited east of Cora with Mr. and Mrs. L B Lauck and relatives. Morris, with Sharples Co for five years, was praised as a Sullivan County boy who has made good. They toured Keokuk and the big dam, noting fine roads and fast travel on the trip.
W A Smith of Cathay North Dakota visited this office after being called there by the death of his mother Mrs Wm Crist of Winigan He formerly lived in this area and later moved to Cathay where he built a successful business He owns a 960 acre ranch and reports better than usual crops in North Dakota He noted corn fields are plentiful across Iowa.
Mr. Smith praises the Leader Record which visits his home weekly, calling it a never failing letter from home. The boosters feel uplifted as the publication cheers them along life’s rocky way.
Sunday at the Kenley residence in this city hosted a 1 o'clock dinner. Mrs. Kenley, skilled in culinary arts, welcomed guests including Mr. and Mrs. Fon Bramhall, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Brantner and son, and Roy Arnold. The occasion will be long remembered.
The Style Shop promotes all popular hat styles in favored high shades at a price customers cannot overlook. The notice emphasizes broad selection and appealing values for shoppers seeking stylish headwear.
A boy’s diary entries recount lighthearted misprisions and daily scrapes. The week covers a black eye after a rescue attempt, playful scuffles with Jane, jokes about a bridled path misunderstanding, a breakup rumor, a costly store bill, a pricey chicken, and a damages dispute with a lawyer over repairs.
The Warmers Store advertises regular 15c size Van Camp's pork and beans cans selling at 10c each. The circular notes a limited time offer and urges customers to hurry to the store location for the discount.
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