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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
4
A bustling week with hot Sunday heat described as the hottest in the region. Local visits include Grace McCollum, Mrs. Artie McCollum, and many others visiting relatives in Brookfield, Will Rulon’s, Perry McCollum’s, and near Banner Grove. Red Cross ice cream supper at Bethel church raised three hundred fifty dollars amid dry conditions in Illinois and local crops damaged by heat.
An ice cream supper is announced at White Oak Grove Church this Saturday night August 10. Proceeds go toward repairing the church. The Browning male quartet will provide music. By order of Com.
All interested parties are invited to meet at Hoover cemetery on Saturday August 17. Bring well filled baskets. There will be preaching in the morning and afternoon.
Democrats nominate Joseph Folk for U S Senate and Walter Brownlee for Senate in district races. Republicans back Judge S P Spencer and W W Rucker wins district, with Linn county nominating H H Lamb and Harry Kelley defeating W B Mc Greggor for recorder. Sullivan county slate includes Ab McClaskey recorder L T Butler circuit clerk and Don C Payne prosecuting attorney with a single Republican contest.
Help wanted advertisement seeks female workers over sixteen for all departments. Promises good pay and steady work with immediate applications to Geo. W. Bailey Linn County food administrator or Brown Shoe Company Inc Helm and Sanford Street Brookfield Mo manufacturers of Army marching shoes.
Fanny Gibson Lane born October 3 1855 in Sharpsburg Kentucky moved with family to Milan Missouri later to Chillicothe and Galena Kansas before settling on the Lane Farm in Sullivan County. She died July 16 1918 after long illness, survived by husband John T Watkins and sons William M and Keith A. Funeral sermon at Mt Zion Church by Bro. Reuben Blunt with prayers and hymns reflecting deep Christian faith.
A message received yesterday evening states Charley F. Peters was killed in action in France on July 18, during World War II.
Personal R C Bailey traveled to Denver Tuesday for a short vacation. Mrs P Z Mullins renewed for the home paper for another year. E W Nickell spent a week with his sons near Winigap threshing. Willie Nickell sowed four bushels of spring wheat, yielding ninety one and a half bushels. Dr D B Punter has many namesakes after the article. Roy T Jones and wife named their son after the doctor and gave a thrift stamp. The couple is proud of the gift to their little boy. Hoping Dr Hunter will not grow poor keeping up his act.
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