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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
4
Last Thursday one hundred tickets were sold yet many attendees arrived by car. Early morning arrivals continued in waves until noon as crowds formed for an aviator, a balloonist, and a parachute leap nearly as thrilling as an airplane. Races billed as first class drew a record crowd.
Rain is badly needed in the community. Mella Almond was seen in Cora last week. Farmers are through for the season. Attended events include an ice cream supper at Cora and a supper at the Maggart. Local residents went to a fair in Brookfield and a chautauqua in Milan. Several visits among neighbors are noted, with multiple visits to see relatives and friends, and a new Ford purchased by Floyd Fanning.
W N Ogle and J B Calhoun of Purdin were in town on business and Browning visitors. Virgil Lee interviewed taxpayers. Mr and Mrs Chas Browning near Laredo hosted friends. Dun can and children returned from Reledo Illinois. Hooker and family visited parents after Kirksville normal attendance. Other locals moved, hosted guests, or planned moves. farm loan ads appear.
An advertisement promotes a Burlington 3 in 1 Rocky Mountain Vacation Tour linking Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park Yellowstone and Glacier with a low fare. Round trip excursion tickets are on sale and trains go directly to all three parks. Local notes include social visits and funeral attendance details.
All members of Biswell Lodge No. 510 are urgently requested to attend the next communication on Saturday night August 18 at 8 PM.
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