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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
4
A jumble of religious text and wartime musings links biblical Bethlehem with modern conflict. The excerpt blends Luke's nativity with reflections on peace, soldiers, and German wartime food scruples, ending with a chilling quote attributed to Hitler and a note on Allied resolve.
Mrs Rosetta Harris has been real poorly the past week. Mr and Mrs Clay Payne and Reva were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Orlen Harris and Doris. Harold Taylor and Spencer Britton visited Jefferson City returning Sunday. They toured the capitol and other sites in support of the Milan FFA chapter. Mr and Mrs Gail Harris and sons visited Ira Sayers near Milan. Mrs Moloch Watson hosted the Happy Workers Club with Christmas gifts. We report the serious illness and death of Mrs G M Spencer of Cora. A club party at Carrie Morris home honored Happy Workers Club families with refreshments and a nice time.
Robert Fields suffers a carbuncle on his neck. Mrs. Josie Fields has flu but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Artz welcomed a daughter Patricia Jean on December 14 at Wright Hospital, Trenton. Mrs. C. et and Mrs. Oliver visited on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers and
The family moved Friday to the house west of the school house. The school will gain three new pupils Bonnie in the 7th grade Billie in the 5th and Ruth in the 1st. Alex Jacobs was found dead Friday and funeral held at Reger with burial at Schrock cemetery. The community reports several illnesses and local club meetings upcoming.
Snow and record cold mark the week in Purdin with temperatures 15 to 22 degrees below zero. Mrs. Lawrence Bailey and son with Miss Nellie Kearns visited Mrs. Tully McShane. Maxine Kollasch returns from Kansas City for a visit. Local residents transact shopping and family news.
The note highlights a fading year with hopes for fewer heart-related woes. Harry Bevier has repaired Mrs. Dora Cornwall's barn. Neighbors attended the chairvari of Chessley Montgomery and wife at Gilbert Montgomery's home. Farmers are described as mostly short.
A trustee sale is set for January 14, 1944 at the Linneus court house door to auction cash buyers the described Linn County Missouri lands totaling 160 acres. The sale follows a July 7 1931 trust deed by Joseph E Cable and Mary V Cable to Morton Anderson trustee due to default, to satisfy the note and costs.
Reports tell of 21 and 22 below zero readings and widespread colds and flu. Ada B. Kirk fell ill in Kansas City and improved at home. 4-H Club hosted a Christmas party for county agents at Ray Lambert’s. Homer Finney and family visited Alex Finney’s, and Ora Finney wrote from overseas. Shelby school play drew cold weather travellers. several students were absent. The Browning Leader Record extends Christmas wishes.
County line items list multiple social and business trips. Lloyd Bowyer and Mr and Mrs John Mullins were in Chillicothe on business last Wednesday. Everett Keithey and Morris Crookshanks helped Oliver Lay butcher Thursday. Miss Laverne Jennings and her father George Jennings traveled to Kansas City. Various families including the Rineharts Wir, Crookshanks, and Quigleys made visits to Chillicothe, Milan, Brookfield, and Browning with trades and deliveries noted.
United States Civil Service seeks 150 substitute wartime Postal Clerks for Kansas City duty. War veterans are especially invited to apply. No examinations or age limits. If not in war work, apply to U S Civil Service Mutual Building Kansas City.
Wartime Christmas radio will broadcast three hours of programs to American servicemen worldwide featuring entertainment stars, name bands, and greetings from top officials. Home front listeners will hear overseas soldiers, a 200 man chorus in the Holy Land, a tree decorating from a South Pacific island, and Midnight Mass from a location behind the battle lines in Italy.
The Office of War Information announces swift accurate notification to next of kin for servicemen taken as prisoners. Government will transmit free reliable prisoner of war information, while warning against unreliable enemy broadcasts and private payments for updates.
OPA announced a program to double check tire wear in commercial trucking. Central inspection stations will operate in about 200 cities and re examine tires flagged for replacement by official inspectors. Tubes need not be inspected and a fixed fee will cover operating costs.
The War Production Board raises quotas for ice refrigerators for the first quarter of 1944 by about 40,000 units, to meet demand caused by the unavailability of mechanical refrigerators.
The food enrichment applied to white bread will extend to coffee cakes sweet buns plain rolls doughnuts and all yeast raised bakery items. Beginning January 16 these products must meet minimum food values when white flour is used. Consumers may not return bakery products once purchased.
County extension agents share tips for wartime farming during harsh weather. The 4-H club in Burch has 24 members and reports a December meeting with gift exchange games and a ciphering bee won by Mary Christine Shouse. They note their 1944 goal to produce food enough to feed all service members from the Burch community, with Neva Clawson as president.
Tank heaters eliminate the chore of cutting ice, save 10 to 15 percent feed, and increase milk and egg production. Advice for making homemade heaters from old cream cans is available by writing to or visiting your County Agent's office.
Dorothy Kearns Francis Kearns Carwin Cornwell Richard Trumbo Buddy Gall and Bernard Lee Bailey receive bronze pins for completing their first year of 4-H club work at the December meeting. The six members produced enough food to feed six soldiers this year. Roger
Joan Straley and Bear Branch club members receive bronze pins for completing projects. Richard Trumbo, president in 1944, emphasizes time and cost savings. Create a list of 10 profit or time leaks and check them off as corrected.
A heated shop prompts workers to tackle odd jobs such as repairing harnesses and making double trees. It notes that machinery should be inspected and parts ordered for next spring since orders are filled slowly and should be placed early.
A quiet indoor task after feeding focuses on reviewing farm operations for potential changes. Look for inefficiencies, waste, and routines that can be streamlined to cut costs and boost productivity.
The text urges deciding crop choices for next year and selecting fields. It warns that fertilizer delivery will be slow and seeds of all kinds may be scarce and costly, recommending early ordering to avoid shortages.
Soybean flour and grits are valuable wartime foods rich in protein with quality close to meat eggs and milk. Ground meat recipes can substitute soybean flour or grits for about one fourth of the ground meat.
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