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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
5
A long list of visitors and locals from Purdin Linneus Milan and surrounding areas were seen in town over the weekend and for errands. Several residents collected taxes for townships and many travelers returned home after brief visits with family and friends the rest of the week.
Community announcements list visits and family news across Troy Milan and Purdin Missouri. J W Lumsden to report for U S Army duties. Mrs Asa Badger home from Simpson Hospital. Mrs Faye Oliver hears of John S Oliver achieving First Class Petty Officer. Gene Drake ill with rheumatic fever in St Louis. Herman Payne earns Doctor of Osteopathy degree at Kirksville.
The highway patrol states that a careless driver is one who fails to exercise due care and attention to protect the safety of himself and others including passengers pedestrians and other road users and property.
A nationwide penny shortage leads to rationing by federal reserve banks. The article notes children’s past salvage drives and war stamp campaigns and calls for hoarded coins to be released into circulation to support wartime needs. It mentions 465 million pennies minted since February 12 and appeals to parents to help patriotically.
Grange members plan to oppose the Osage River flood-control dam project at Osceola. Residents of the Osage basin show strong resistance to the proposed construction, signaling organized local opposition at recent meetings.
Practical guide for trappers on fur preparation and packaging to avoid spoilage. Remove heavy grease from pelts, pack flat and separately, avoid contact between skin sides, wrap in burlap or cloth with ventilation, do not use paper or airtight containers, attach shipment instructions, include name on bundle, and choose Express or Insured Parcel Post.
Readers can win part of 7 590 dollars in extra cash through Sears 15th National Fur Show. A top 1000 major award and 918 daily rewards highlight 942 total prizes. Ship furs to Sears Roebuck Co Raw Fur Marketing Service Kansas City during the show period to enter automatically.
Blue Mound Grange in Vernon County has drafted a resolution remonstrating against a proposed dam. It warns the project would destroy thousands of acres of fertile farmland and sever key routes to car markets, while reducing tax revenue and risking homes and graves. The text also describes a new factory project planning to buy fifteen acres, with a one story building and 135000 square feet to house 300 to 450 workers.
The industrial town of Jackson in Cape Girardeau County may gain another factory, according to the Cash-Book, though the newspaper fails to disclose full details.
A new general factory is planned to open early in 1944 in Vernon County Nevada. It is expected to employ about fifty people with an annual payroll around 50,000 pounds.
A selection of dishes and cooking utensils is showcased along with canned fruit and vegetables in a general store display. The listing notes other assorted articles too numerous to mention.
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