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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
4
Browning School held a two night carnival on December 1 and 2 with bingo shooting gallery ring toss and other games. A stage program ran each night and the junior stand operated. Gross receipts totaled 313.60 to fund library books for high school and grade libraries.
Browning hosts Galt on Tuesday with a 27 27 deadlock at regulation. After two 3 minute overtimes the score remained 29 29, Browning finally pulled ahead 31 29 in the third OT. Thursday night the Wildcats beat Linneus 42 27 away.
The Wilkittens added two wins last week defeating Galt 11 to 24 and Linneus 21 to 84. Both games were decided early as the team led from the start and finished with a thirteen point margin.
A long list of names appears as the Browning Leader-Record Honor Roll with many contributors and family affiliations. The text asks readers to check their paper’s tag and add their name to the Honor Roll.
County agents Ralph Rogers and June Carroll urge farmers to streamline feeding chores, cutting steps and saving time. They note edible byproducts like brains and liver can reduce waste and offer recipes from a circular titled Unusual meats How to Prepare and Serve Them available via Home Demonstration Agents.
Four hours of activities with leaders and parents invite attendees to Breckfield High School for a recognition party scheduled Friday night December 8 at 8 00.
Linn County collects over 1000 milkweed pods for shipment to Petocky Michigan. More than 1200 bags gathered, enough for at least 600 life savers. State Supervisor Sam Hargazdline praises Linn County’s strong record. three of his brothers and his mother live there.
Additions to last week's Brookfield Public Rest Room list, opened December 2, include Bruner's Best Club donating 2 chairs and a table, Sunny Point providing a chair, and Happy Hour Shelby contributing $2.50.
County agent's office provides blood sampling needles and tubes at 15 cents per set through the College of Agriculture. Included is analysis of samples by the Veterinary Department.
The piece argues farmers must back continued price controls to curb wartime inflation as Europe nears victory. It explains postwar demand shifts, deflation risks, and the need for peacetime production to resume before controls end. It also notes Roy Rogers and a film screening, plus December OPA rationed items and meat poundage changes.
The notice lists current rationing rules for meats cheese butter fats and processed foods blue and red stamps with validity details for sugar shoes gasoline coupons fuel oil and renewal procedures. It specifies stamp ranges good indefinitely and coupon limits including expiration dates and renewal eligibility.
About 800 women are now apprenticed in 18 skilled trades under the War Manpower Commission program. Airlines mechanics and machinists lead a list that also includes carpenters coremakers draftsmen and dressmakers among others.
The piece links intensified combat to civilian scarcity, detailing urgent needs for 90,000 workers to staff war plants, gasoline demands rising from 150000 to 800000 barrels daily by 1944, and persistent radio tube shortages expected to last months beyond victory in Europe and the Pacific.
Washington reports a bond for older people by the Treasury. The income series G Bond pays 24 percent interest semiannually and matures in 12 years. The War Finance Division notes many seniors are unaware of this option.
The Treasury explains the G Series bond maturing in 12 years provides a high current income and fixed redemption values like EF Bonds. Bonds can be cashed after 6 months, and the estate can redeem at full cost price upon death, making them attractive for estate planning.
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