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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
4
The Browning Leader-Record from Brown ing Missouri is listed with editor Joe Nickell and shows its second class mail matter status dated July 8 1897. The item carries the Thursday December 17 1925 date.
The column records several small items from the area: Alpha Helion shopped in Purdin on Monday, Mrs Ernest Bundridge and children visited her father in Chillicothe last Friday, S E Hagan sale drew many locals, Ad Norman moved to Pawpaw, Claude Kesley bought a used Ford, and Mrs Rob Stephendent fell ill and went to Kirksville on Monday.
The community notes cloudy skies and a few social updates. Otis McCor shows up as hog market talk, E J McCowra and wife stay in Helena Oklahoma with children, Maggie Brewer visits daughter Mrs Noah Head, Ben Catte and Arthur Cattey visited, John Bauer visited Em ma Dryer, Arthur Cattey serves on a Linneug jury, Allen Sill trapped last week, Frank Cattey and family moved to Winigers last week.
The weekly notes from Cross Roads and Cora record visits and travels among Milan Browning and Kirksville residents. Families like the Lumsdens, Spencers, Maxeys, Harmon, Dodson, and Franks appear with motions between Cora, Milan, Browning, and nearby towns. Local incidents include a broken arm for Ernest Lumsden and hog deliveries, turkey buying, and weekend visits.
A narrator mocks a group of scientists aboard a year long South Atlantic cruise, contrasting their views with an all American stance. The piece rails against perceived Bolshevik ideas and lists diverse targets from weather to taxes, ending with a call that ordinary Americans keep the country strong.
Sunday evening guests included Gayel Zimmerman with Wess Bailey and wife. Eddie Ogle and wife hosted Wednesday night and Thursday at Geo Spencer's. Gayel Zimmerman visited a sister near Gifford for several days last week. Ed Ogle and family and Irvin Smith visited Eddie Ogle and wife on Sunday. A Christmas tree event is planned at Woodside school Thursday afternoon December 24. John Bummer and Fred Keithley butchered a beef for Joe Bummer on Monday. Jennie Ogle visited Eddie Ogle and wife Tuesday night and Wednesday.
J. S. Head moved to Browning last week and Noel Head with family to the J.S. Head farm. Ad Norman and family relocated to the G. M. Spencer farm vacated by Edd Almond. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bummer visited Fred Keithley on Saturday. L. H. Eden and Mrs. Stufflebean spent Sunday with Alex Penhale. Fred Keithley and family and others visited Jake Smith on Saturday evening.
A 1925 letter from Eddie Cotter of Ethel Missouri asks Santa for a dish set a gun and two boxes of shells for himself three brothers and two little sisters plus a doll for the girls and boys. He notes it is his first year at school and says he will write again.
Cleaning and pressing services offered including rug cleaning dyeing lace curtains pleating and hat cleaning and blocking. Delivery and pickup on Mondays and Thursdays through the agency at Grice Barber Shop and the Style Shop in Brookfield Missouri.
Willie M. Boyd of Milan and Mable S. Robinson of Browning wed at Hale on Sunday December 13 1925 with Rev F K Sparlock officiating. The couple are praised by friends and wishs for happiness and success in life.
Property owner C. J. Ingraham forbids hunting on his premises including guns traps or dogs as stated in this notice.
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