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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
8
The notice outlines weekly church services and training sessions. Pastor Theo leads Sunday morning services at 11. The Superintendent conducts preaching training Sundays at 6 45 p m for all ages. Evening services follow at 7 30 p m. All without a church home are invited to attend.
The Christian Church in Brookfield announces that Rev Wm Senogle will preach on Sunday December 11 at 7 30 in the evening replacing the usual third Sunday service. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Pastor W A Pollock invites participation in three Sunday schools at Purdin Methodist Church with morning and evening preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m The oak of Acts is studied in the evening services and the second chapter will be discussed Sunday Open house at the parsonage is scheduled for Sunday Dec 11 from 2 to 5 p m inviting members neighbors and friends to call at a convenient time.
Valjean Gooch accompanied Mr and Mrs Arthur Couch to the lodge supper last Tuesday night in Linneus Miss Gooch stays in the Couch home when she visits Linneus overnight
The gathering near Purlin included Gene Bauswell, Mrs Avis Wyer and a friend of Moline, Jr. and Mrs Quinn Bauswell and Marjorie of DeWitt.
Leo Crommel Morris born October 2, 1888 near Milan Missouri in the Opel district. He died November 26, 1949 in Long Beach California. He married Anna Permelia Mairs and had four children Lyle deceased Wend en Keith Morris of Brookfield and one daughter Wiedemann of it.
November 27, 1949, in Green City Missouri, Mrs. Pfeiffer aged 84. She married John Henry Pfeiffer in 1889 and raised seven children with two named surviving: Andrew and Clarence Pfeiffer and Mrs Ernest Linhart of Cora Missouri, John Pfeiffer of Weatherby, Emmett Pfeiffer of Green City, and Mrs Charley Leavengood of Enid Oklahoma. Funeral Tuesday November 29 at Green City Presbyterian Church. Burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery. Casket bearers listed as O C Pfeiffer, Gloster Pfeiffer, Willie Posey, Loren Posey, Richard Scott and Lonnie Scott.
Kathryn Beth Moffitt born in Reger Missouri August 7. Daughter of Rowena Bruce and Lillie Ann Moffitt. She lived in Sumner and trained as a nurse at J Vernon Sanatorium and General Hospital Clinton. First woman in Chariton County to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps. Served at Army hospitals on the East Coast. Graduated from City Hospital School of Nurses in August with highest honors. Died November 24, 1949 at St Louis City Hospital outpatient clinic. Survived by her father B Moffitt three sisters and two brothers. mother died in 1948. Funeral held Brookfield November 1949.
Mrs. Nelle Williams hosted an all day dinner for the Willing Workers Club on November 23. Eleven members plus visitors attended. roll call filled with thanks. Hostess gift totaled sixty three cents. After readings and visiting, the group closed with the Lord's Prayer and set December 7 for the next meeting with Mrs. Emma Haley and a covered dish menu.
120 acre farm with a 5 room house, electricity and running water, outbuildings by a pond and windmill. Mostly pasture, on mail route and all weather road. Price 6500 dollars. Contact Roy J. Haley Browning Missouri.
The General Purpose Club met December 2 for an afternoon session led by president Mrs Delorum Tharp. Seven members attended with one visitor, Mrs Genevieve Warren, and two children Roger and Sheila Tharp. They sang Onward Christian Soldiers and completed roll call.
A shopper visits to settle an account before Christmas and jokes about buying a wife a present. The ad urges trading in old kitchen ranges for new gas ranges with installation offered, noting demand before Christmas and a mysterious “Guess who.”
An advertisement states a new oil burning heater of a well known make can be furnished for the extra heat in the kitchen or spare for as little as a stated amount, appealing to readers seeking affordable heating options.
The notice promotes lights for Christmas decorating suitable for indoor and outdoor use. It highlights bubble lights, series wiring, and multiple circuits.
Brief, fragmented text notes someone mumbling in a church and marrying in sleep, followed by a stated divorce. No verifiable names, dates, or places are provided to confirm a newsworthy event.
The text reflects a saying that patience matters but personal experience suggests results come sooner if you take initiative and meet efforts halfway. It emphasizes proactive action over passive waiting.
The note says many sixty day accounts have been received while some are still outstanding. It adds that, confidentially, the writer does not need the money but their banker indicates the bank does.
A Round Oak Heater is offered as a bargain item. The notice highlights its value for a buyer seeking a practical heating solution.
A SUNBEAM MIX MAST ER suggested as a fine Christmas present for a wife. The note offers to reserve one for her if you approve the idea.
A feedback exchange records the club voting to donate one dollar to the Tuberculence Christmas Seal fund. Alma and Cathryn won items with twenty six cents and a similar amount respectively. The meeting closed with reading the Club Collect and hostess refreshments of fruit salad, cake, coffee, and tea.
The Friendship Circle Club gathered November 16 with Mrs. Jay Smith for an all day session. Ten members attended along with two visitors Mrs. Jennie Wohler and Mrs. Beatrice Walker and several children and men. Mrs. Smith read St John Chapter 5. Edna Bagley won the hostess gift and Frances Smith won the contest. The group adjourned after reciting the Lord’s Prayer. Next meeting set for November 30 with Mrs. Dora M Bennett.
Reorganized School District R IV will hold a public cash auction December 19 at 10 A M at the Meadville Missouri School Bus Garage. Abandoned district buildings and outbuildings including contents will be sold on designated sites such as Climax Mt Olive South Sebago Tharp Kirby Eureka Duncan West Strawberry Pleasant Valley Botts Centerview Elk Grove Center Bethel Fountain Grove Union Ridge and more.
Nine members and several visitors gathered with five visitors named Mollie Cordray Ethel Bennett Ila Bennett Leotney and Grace Henry. The hostess served lunch during the noon meeting after the president called the session to order and minutes were approved.
The report notes Opal Skeen won by seventy one cents and Martha DeVore won the contest. Frances Smith finished first and Edna Bagley carried the largest lead. A comfort was finished. The next meeting with Edna Bagley, our Christmas meeting, set for December 14.
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