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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
4
A Browning community column features light bits on local life and humor. Observations touch on post office status, weather, and playful jabs at education, sports, birds, drivers, and politics with a folksy, era voice.
Community notes cover Sunday gatherings with Joe Creason and relatives, trips to Saginaw Michigan by D L Cady and family, visits in Brookfield, a ton hs operation for Miss Louise Stufflebean, Joe Creason and Lucy Houser guiding a niece, a wedding of J D Nichols and Ester Garrett with a Missouri honeymoon, Elliott couple joining, and Mrs. Chas Johnson returning home from the hospital in good spirits.
Laverne Barron was at Kirksville on Monday. Miss Nadean Cleeton of Milan visited last week at the Elbert Jones and Carl Reed homes. Cora Howell visited Mrs. Roy Stephenson on Tuesday. Clifford Wallace had his tonsils removed at Kirksville on Thursday. Mrs. Ruby Simmons visited.
Thursday with Mrs Minnie Riddle and visits by Mrs Gann of Texas and other relatives. Couples attend Milan and Green City outings. Miss Ivis Hampton returns from KSTC visit. J D Nichols and Esther Garrett marry and honeymoon to the Ozarks. Baptist Bible Institute to start August 13 at Leoffler church. Winigan cemetery cleaned, splinter injury to Lon McNally improving.
The piece notes mild weather with ongoing rainfall aiding growth. It records visits from Mrs. Lydia Seals to her brother E. C. Helms and Flossie Logan’s trip to see her mother Mrs. Tom Miller. Several social visits, dinners, and family care updates follow, including pneumonia illness of Darrold Hutchinson and a hospital stay for Versie Bailey with a two week outlook.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith with their son James and Stanley Riley traveled to Kirksville for business.
Everett Hale and families attended a birthday dinner for Mrs. Bernie Brantner on Sunday. A Friday picnic at Carl Straley farm featured contests stands amusements and a program enjoyed by all. Various neighbors and relatives visited households across North Salem and nearby towns.
Mrs Eddie Ogle and daughter Vendeen of Detroit arrived Tuesday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs George Spencer. Verlan Ogle has been visiting for two weeks. Brookfield visitors included Mr and Mrs Kermit Lambert and Sonja. John Longwell family hosted Elmer Domianus Buddy Ward Eugene Jacobs and Mrs Vern Pultz. Afternoon callers Fay Bowyer family Raymond Brown ing Wilma and Brack Brown ing. Dwayne Fields stayed with grandmother north of Browning. Raymond Anderson learned that his sister Mrs Lester Medlin died after a coal oil fire accident causing burns and shock. Mrs John Longwell and Evelyn were also listed.
A local advert encourages quick roof repairs with inexpensive shingles nails cement tape and roll roofing. It promotes painting houses before winter and selling quality paints. It also offers poultry house plans and cement walk calculations to reduce winter mud and foregone profits.
Lawrence Riedl hosted a second family gathering with visitors from Kansas City Brookfield Purdin Detroit and locals including Delbert Asher Roy Pamperl Steve Riedl Barbara Allen and others. Paul Dodge and Peggy Jeane visit their Albert and Mrs Dodge family and plan Montana travel. Billie Clapp remains with Roy Maxwell as his parents tour South Dakota. W. J. Burkholder and family visit Tona Gall whose condition keeps him near hospital.
The report mentions Arthur Coram on the sick list with typhoid symptoms and hopes for his recovery. It notes visits by Lula Montgomery and daughter Ona and Mrs Mable Stufflebean to their father George Thudium last Thursday, with them doing canning.
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