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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
8
Locust Valley Baptist Church holds Sunday School at 10 a m led by Cecil Lay as superintendent. Rev Kenneth Peery presides with preaching on the second and fourth Sundays. Morning worship begins at 11 a m and evening service at 7 p m.
The Methodist Church invites the public to worship with this congregation. Services are held Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. with Divine Worship and Sermon led by Dr. Thos. J. Haney and L. Schrock respectively.
Wesleyan Service Guild members met at the Browning residence on Wednesday evening for a picnic supper. Twenty one members attended and enjoyed grilled supper and conversation before returning to town. The list of attendees included Mabel Keithley, Margaret Smith, Alma Bartow, Gladys Bowyer, Jenny Lumsden, Ira Nevins, Martha Gooch, Lillian Bennett, Vena Wade, Kathleen Quigley, Mary Askey, Mildred Atkins, Oma Rudloff, Beverly Moore, Marguarite Mullinix, Lila Williams, Nellie Seaman, Bessie Head, Allie Ware, Janet Lumsden and others.
Thirteen members attended with Doris Bumer on August 11. Janice Shipley Ethel DeVore and ten others shared devotion led by Ball with twenty five verses from Luke 1. Gramling led sacred songs. Edna Knight and Norma Jean Christy were contest winners Gail Harris guessed the mystery package and Edna Knight arrived first. Next meeting with Hazel Harris on August 25.
The Creason family gathered at Joe Creason and Mrs Lucy Houser’s home in Purdin on Sunday August 8 for a picnic reunion. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Hremy Hiawatha Kansas Mr and Mrs Will Creason and baby St Louis Mo Mr and Mrs Granvel Creason Anna May Green City and others from Milan Green Castle Purin Kirksville Downing Pittsburg and Tulsa among listed relatives.
4 H Club met at the school house with Marlene Alett as hostess. Eleven members answered roll call with a joke. Secretary read minutes and a few songs were played. Refreshments were served to Mr and Mrs Liebhart and children J and Mrs Wayne Britton and Jessie M and others.
Mrs Phillip Britton and other families schedule a meeting with Jessie Britton at Dickinson House on September 7. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Everett Hale and children, Mr and Mrs Walter Head and sons, Mrs Feasie Minor and children, Emerson Bailey Ramon, Mr and Mrs Harold Abbott and Marlene. C. R
The General Purpose Club met with Mrs. Harold Rinehart on August 12 for an afternoon gathering of five members and two visitors Mrs. Wilma Dowdy and Nellie Tharp and six children John Robert Charles Fields Nicky Pat tie Artz Roger Shelia Sue Tharp and Donald Gene Rinehart. The meeting opened with the singing of America. Minutes were read and approved. Roll call was answered by our pet peeve. Plans were made for an ice cream supper on Saturday night August 21 at Browning in the West Part of Jimmie Rudloff's building. Everyone invited.
Mr and Mrs Ray Lambert and daughter of near Shelby visited Browning Monday afternoon. C E Frazier and Milan guests stayed with J L Fanning family Tuesday afternoon. Gordon Johnson traveled to Kirksville last Wednesday. Johnson recovering from a neck injury in an earlier auto accident. Sunday dinner guests at Leon Vincent home included Ella Stufflebean Neff S B Lay family and Asa Badger family from Gifford. Martha Jean Jones of Chicago visiting Donald and Leo Jones then went to Milan to stay with Mrs John Reece and family.
The highway patrol warns that poor judgment in passing causes many accidents. Pass only when you can safely complete the maneuver, allowing at least ten seconds and about one third of a mile of clear distance. Check behind before pulling out, use a left turn signal, and sound your horn to warn the driver ahead.
Representatives from Laclede Meadville Linneus Browning and Brookfield met at Pershing Park to plan a September 12 dedication ceremony making the park a shrine to General John J Pershing. Officers were elected and committees named with county Legion posts VFW and auxiliaries. Further plans to be announced.
The W. S. C. S. met with Mrs. Verne VanFossen and members Ada Smith Edith Collins Willa Collins Amber Sue Green Pat Green Imogene pay Frankie Shaniath tine Fields Josie Fields Wilma DeWitt and Verne ent. They plan an ink and blue shower for Mrs Juce Collins on Thursday August 19. Visitors included Velma McKay. Various local families hosted dinners and visits across the week including Brown Byron Roy Taylor Shipleys John DeWitt and the McKay circle.
Daily schedule outlines events at the Missouri State Fair from August 22 to 29 1948. Highlights include parades drum and bugle corps auto races horse shows and fireworks daily with special days for St Louis Kansas City Seda lia Pettis County Missou ri Press and Jefferson City. Notable attractions include the Death Dodgers thrill shows the Shooting Linds exhibition and a carnival midway open nightly with free fairground entrance on opening night.
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