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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
8
The notice announces Sunday School and Communion each Sunday at 10:00. Jas P Bolling is listed as Superintendent for all age classes and invites everyone to attend.
The notice invites all to attend the Baptist Church Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday morning with Carl Drake serving as superintendent.
The Methodist Church lists Sunday Church School at 10 a.m. supervised by H L Schrock with C B Carr as assistant. Preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays. Morning worship at 11 o'clock and evangelistic service at 7:45 p.m. All are invited to attend.
Linn County farmers are urged to sow alfalfa in August with seeding by the 15th. Soil should be limed 6 to 12 months prior, seed inoculated, and ground enriched with 150 to 200 pounds of Superphosphate per acre. Pack seed bed tightly, use a drill, or broadcast with alternate directions to avoid streaking. crop expected to last about five years.
Timely topics cover weed control after rain, alfalfa cutting, and wheat breaking plus fertilizer benefits shown near St. Catherine. Also reports a Sullivan County Home Economics Club summer round up at the Grisamer farm near Mystic with 200 attendees, program of music and talks, leadership talks by Rolla A. Baugher, and a pond project by Ben Thompson using a caterpillar tractor.
A farmer reports last year's seed wheat carried stinking smut, ruining milling quality and cutting 25 acres to near zero yield. The smut is not common in Linn but should be monitored, as it is hard to kill by treatment. Buy odorless seed to avoid recurrence.
Frank Chittum from near Chula visited his sister Mrs. Edna Nickell for several days. Mrs. John Napple of Lacuedo stayed with Mrs. Nickell yesterday. Rev and Mrs C B Hobbs and son L C from Laredo attended the homecoming Saturday. Stella Peters returned Thursday from Brookfield after visiting Miss Meta Alspach. Sandra Rhodes briefly visited Miss Dorothy Chambers near Purdin yesterday. Mrs Susie Hobbie and son Wallace with Miss Lurie Wallace of Kirksville dined with Stella Peters Friday. George Gooch and daughter Floyd Doyle and Hed ges received dental work this week from Dr Vinton Jones. Tex Stout Browning softball pitcher sprained an ankle in Tuesday night’s game and cannot play for some time.
Ray Degreef new athletic coach will pitch games every Tuesday and Friday. The upcoming matchup features BUTE against Browning on Friday night at 8.00. Degreef leads coaching staff and will oversee schedule and pitching duties.
The Bureau of Materials reports a record seven months ending July 30 inspecting 190 142 barrels of cement and 798 553 tons of aggregate and surfacing materials. It also notes 4 641 samples tested, and center striping crews completing no passing zones on U S Routes 40 50 36 71 66 and 61 with 22 000 gallons of yellow paint on 1 750 miles of pavement.
A fine rain refreshed Shafter areas last night. Families and neighbors attended the State Fair in Sedalia. School opened with 26 pupils taught by Miss Elizabeth Foster in the L. W. Arnold home. Various residents visited, traveled, or hosted guests, including comments on health and local church business.
Ramah Hicks, long at Grim Smith Hospital Kirksville, recovers from appendicitis operation. Glad she is getting along. Ted Hicks visited Kirksville Monday.
Several from here attended the Humphreys and Browns ing picnic Friday and Saturday. Clarence Rogers and daughter with Vern Watson from Kansas City spent Friday night with Dr and Mrs Tunnell. Mrs Williard Murphy formerly of this town was killed driving a tractor that overturned and burned. She left a seven month old baby. Mrs Hinda Dillinger left Monday for duties at a school near Columbia. Mr and Mrs Robertson are proud parents of a baby boy born August 24. Mrs Stephenson was formerly Miss Ila McClarren. Luella Crump remains ill in Grim Smith Hospital. Church services in Browning Sunday night were well attended. Mrs Myrtle Dunlap recently returned from a month with her son Craig and wife in the West. The Rogerball team played in Cora Sunday with local attendance. A seven pound baby girl born August 25 to Mrs Myrtle Bardon Hampton named Peggy Violet.
Residents from the area reported a busy Sedalia fair week with numerous locals attending. Mr and Mrs Charley Thudhum and daughters visited their aunt Mrs Wright in Harrisonville Missouri helping celebrate Mrs Wrights 85th birthday. Delmas Jones and Lee Spencers children visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawence Reidl during the gathering.
Summer and families from Detroit and nearby towns visited relatives in Illinois and Missouri. Roy Maxwell and Dean toured the Baskett home, the Sunshine Workers Club held an all day meeting, and Wayne Rulon starts Mundell school on September 1 as Ella Smith relocates to Shelby.
George Pulliam takes his vacation this week. Mr. and Mrs. K W Gooch and daughters Mary and Norma visited D L Cady and wife. Will Pulliam and family visited D L Cady and wife. Lyle Salvage and sons of Laclede joined Will Pulliam and family for a weekend visit. Several locals motored to Ludlow and Chillicothe. Geo Pulliam visited Arthur Monroe. Velma Taylor spent weekend with home folks. Marie Owens and Leota visited Mrs. Lucy Houser and Joe Creason.
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