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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1942
Page
4
The verse reflects on modern life in Browning from politics to daily annoyances. It riffs on Hitler and Chamberlain, climate folklore, prosperity, and aging infrastructure. The author jokes about taxes and stubborn jar lids as emblematic of contemporary struggles in a humorous, observational tone.
County line items list numerous households visiting relatives and hosting dinners. Entries include Keithleys and Bowyers in Brookfield and Chillicothe areas, Lay and Quigley families, and visits by Smiths and Crooks with various relatives in Kansas City, Milan, and surrounding towns.
Pleasant Hill reports a blanket of snow Sunday with much colder weather to follow. Local residents like Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith and Loyd Newton travel to Milan for events and exams. The community shares visits among Britton, Riley, Newton and Woodside households as new granddaughter arrives.
The article recalls Thomas Lincoln moving his family to Indiana in 1816 near Thompson's Ferry in Spencer County and building a cabin on a knoll where his son Abraham Lincoln grew up. It highlights Indiana’s Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial and notes Lincoln's 15 formative years shaping his character, education, and later achievements, with local anecdotes about visitors and families in the area.
Thanksgiving visits fill the week as families gather with relatives from New Boston Tucumcari and area. Maxine Riley departs for Tucumcari after two weeks with E W Riley parents. Knifongs celebrate with Kenneths family while Robert Lambert helps Leon Mitchell. Charley Miller wins $15 at Purdin Mercantile drawing.
The first snow of three inches covers the ground while residents hope for a quick melt. Garrett Smith and son visit relatives. Libby McDaniel and Larry return to Emporia Kansas after a week with Anna Smith and others. Travis Smith is in Grim-Smith Hospital Kirksville for hives. Ora Smith visits him.
Rain and stormy conditions hinder corn gathering and spoil travel on local roads. Community notices report visits among families including the Hunters in Brookfield, the Bauers in Kansas City, and gatherings at Kirksville and Bucklin. Social updates note Sunshine Workers Club meeting on November 18 with quilting and a good crowd.
Rain and snow hit the Shafter region as colder weather moved in during November. Mr and Mrs Harold Cooper and their children visited Harolds parents near Galt on the weekend. Misses Mary and Correan Smith from Brookfield joined Thanksgiving guests, Mr and Mrs R E Smith. James Hammock spent Saturday with his grandfather Henry.
Haleville residents recount Thanksgiving visits to Kansas City St Joseph and local kin. Families hosting meals include Shafer and Forsen households with numerous relatives. News notes include a 74 pound newborn at the Woodside home and Walter Lambert's upcoming Fort Leavenworth exam. Snowfall, hospitalities, and local visits mark the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Woodside and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Britton joined their parents Mr. and Mrs. Jess Woodside and family for Thanksgiving. Flossie Wyatt returned from a month’s vacation with nephew Marion Wyatt in Long Beach California. Jesse Longwell and family visited his parents, while Raymond Broading and daughter traveled to Brookfield to see brother Arlo Cordray who had an appendectomy at McLarney hospital.
The note touts Electric Theatre program with Gabby calling for a square dance tune in Red River Valley and a lively performance of Lily of Hillbilly Valley sung by a featured gal who delivers a high spirited hillbilly rendering.
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