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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
4
A jumble of opinion about crops shortages, shopping hours, and postwar jobs plans. It jokes about girdles and cigarettes, laments shoe and meat scarcity, and recalls spring millinery while quoting Robert Burns and a cheeky jab at Chiang Kai-shek.
Local notes report a weekend of visits and hospitality. Families mentioned include Rol La Gooch Goins Griffiths Crook and Gooch with gatherings in Chillicothe Browning Linneus and at the Red Gooch and Brooks Bueckman homes. Visitors include Pearl Goins Eulieve Gooch Essie Wood Jim Coins Don Wosd Harvey Oertwig and Glenn Smith.
Real winter weather brings snow to the area as local residents make shopping trips in Purdin. Mr and Mrs George Dray, Mrs Lee Lyons, and Mrs Loy Harvey were seen Christmas shopping. Several residents including Mrs Will Bailey and Mrs Julia Myers face illness, with relatives caring for them or visiting. Rex Hale improves from a week on the sick list.
Mr and Mrs Grover Murrell shopped in Purdin on Friday. Mr and Mrs Custer Linhart and Mr and Mrs Verne Calvert of near Linneus were also in Purdin for Christmas shopping Friday. Mrs Grace Woodside spent Saturday afternoon with Effie Pulliam. Mr and Mrs Austin Myens of Milan shopped in Purdin Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jay Smith and daughter Dixie visited Linneus Friday. Dixie had a date with the dentist. Mrs Logg Hale is reported to be about the same.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Britton and families visited relatives Sunday. Bernie Brantner and Everett Riley groups visited. Frank and Edwin Tucker called on John Tucker’s family Saturday night. Wayne Britton and Riley households shopped in Brookfield. Hale and Shirley assisted at a butcher shop. Van Mairs attended Lyle Morris funeral in Brookfield. Weeley Brantner worked on a car in Browning. Wesley Brantner and Loss Jacobs families visited. Mrs. Beryl Taylor is sick.
Durwood Farson in the U S Navy came home December 10 to visit parents Mr and Mrs Howard Farson and relatives then leaves December 18. Numerous local residents travelled to Kirksville Green City Wirksville Milan Brookfield and Brookfield for events and family occasions including funerals and visits.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Shatto and Elbea Turner visited Mr and Mrs Ray Wettenbarger on Sunday. Jay Wattenbarger and Junior Lumsden returned to work in Albany after visiting their mother and sister Nellie Wattenbarger. Wattenbarger, Mr and Mrs Robert Shipley and Ronnie visited Nellie’s parents Ray Wattenbarger Saturday night. The community notes that Roy Knifong and family are leaving as neighbors. Ova Almond took Mrs Ed Almond and Loretta Beck to Milan on Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Red Gooch visited the Lee Wood home one evening last week. Several couples including Mr and Mrs Babe Kimbrough and Mr and Mrs Emmett Palmer shopped in Brookfield Saturday. Willis Moore of Marceline attended weekend visits at Joe Moore’s home. Sunday callers at Babe Kimbrough’s included Red Gooch and Merle Palmer. Gene Baskett joined Arthur Griffeth for Sunday dinner. Ronald Johnson visited his sister Mary in Chillicothe last week. Chas Goins Gus Oertwig and Red Gooch helped Lee Wood saw wood Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Milhoan called on Mr. and Mrs. Glen Demory in the Northeast Linn area of the community.
Sunday social rounds list families visiting Kirksville and nearby towns. Milburn Moore and Cattey helped butcherings. Ruth Milhoan spent days in Kirksville. Sam Franklin and family moved near Monroe City. A A A committee elections across Linn County named chairmen and members for the Agriculture Conservation Program with Howard T. Wickizer chosen as Chairman at the county convention in Linneus on December 16.
Bucklin Missouri officials report Roy J. Guyer chosen as secretary treasurer for the coming year by the county committee. The slate includes Harold W. Thorne as vice chairman, Hubert D. Mason as regular member, Dewey R. Chapman as first alternate, and Adam T. Fauss Jr. as second alternate, with Purdin and Wheeling named for liaison roles.
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