A A Browning Passer at Home of Daughter
Alfred A Browning son of John and Areena Browning born in Virginia June 22 1850 grew to manhood in Sullivan County Missouri later lived with daughter Mrs T D Southerland in Brookfield He joined the Methodist church and was known as Uncle Alf He died in Brookfield Saturday December 19 funeral at Methodist Episcopal Church South conducted by Rev J B Crawford and Rev J E Rudloff burial at Kaifong Cemetery with many relatives and friends attending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Browning
John
Areena Browning
Virginia
Missouri
Sullivan County
T. D. Southerland
Brookfield
Arcenia Pipes
J. N. Brookshier
Pleasant Hill Township
Browning
Alf
Mary Southerland
Methodist Church
Brack Browning
This City
Jennie Sharver
Washington, D. C
Nettie Coons
Idaho
Mont Cumbo
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. B. Crawford
J. E. Rudloff
Kaifong
Card of Thanks for A A Browning Funeral
We thank our friends and neighbors for kindness during the sickness death and burial of our father and grandfather A A Browning and for the floral offerings. Mr and Mrs T D Southerland and family.
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A. A. Browning
T. D. Southerland
Visits of C. B. Gibson to Alliance kin reflect hometown ties
C. B. Gibson of Alliance Nebraska spent the weekend with his father Uncle Dave Gibson and brother Will, after a visit with his mother and Dr. and Mrs. V C Bartlett at Willow Springs. Bev, a former high school chum, has long been an engineer on the railroad and has made his mark. He never fails when he blessings?
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C. B. Gibson
Alliance
Neb
Dave Gibson
Will
V.C. Bartlett
Willow Springs
Bev
Leader-Record Holds Up After Long Hiatus
A return visit shows the Leader-Record still looking solid despite the speaker's many years away from the scenes of his youth. The note highlights a warm, familiar reception during the chat with locals.
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Leader-Record
Stores Close Early on Christmas Day
L. W. Rice, W. H. Dickinson and the Farmers Store announce they will close at 11 oclock Friday December 25. The stores will reopen after the holiday.
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L. W. Rice
W. H. Dickinson
Farmers
Local man supports paper as Christmas gift for family
W R Head of Purdin joined in with a clubbing offer for the Kansas City Journal Post. He also rented the home paper for his mother Mrs J W Head of Linneus and his sister Mrs Lewis Elliott of Rhinelander Wisconsin whom he has sent the paper to for many years. He said it ought to be a fine Xmas present.
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W. R. Head
Purdin
Kansas City Journal-Post
J. W. Head
Linneus
Lewis Elliott
Rhinelander
Wisc
Walter
Notice to Hunters on Farms Issued by Local Residents
Hunters and trappers are positively forbidden on farm properties. Signed by Bev Gooch John Taylor S A Wyant D R Skeen M H Skeen C W Skeen Aven Hicks and Roscoe Slater.
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Bev Gooch
John Taylor
S. A. Wyant
D. R. Skeen
M. H. Skeen
C. W. Skeen
Aven Hicks
Roscoe Slater
Mrs Lela Neet Birthday Hank erchief Shower Recalls by Past Days
Saturday December 19 friends gave Mrs Lela Neet a hankerchief shower with 32 handkerchiefs and treats of popcorn balls and candy. Ada Hooker played piano as guests enjoyed reminiscences of bygone days and wished many more birthdays. Entertained Sunday School class on December 17 at Mrs Hinda Rush home with Mrs Lou Carter leading and Mrs Crawford directing.
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Lela Neet
Mrs. Neet
M. E. Church
South
Hinda Rush
Lou Carter
Crawford
Rudloff
Katheryn Calhoun
Reba Hummel
Rush
Iva Rhodes
Hermin Adams
Ellen Haggard
Hummel
Oklahoma
Moving to Kenley Property by Edgar and family
Mr and Mrs Edgar Carter move to the Kenley property in the northern part of the city. Edgar is a carrier on route 4 and the family previously lived on a farm southeast of town. The community welcomes them and hopes they settle permanently.
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Kenley
Edgar Carter
Edgar
Clay Hill and Hole East Roads Need Gravel Fix
Rainy season has left Clay Hill and adjacent patches near the Johnsons and county line almost impassable. Cars bog down, requiring pulling and two-car gravel fills to restore travel. Local residents urge township help and citizen support to repair three mud pits and prevent repeated damage.
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Johnson
Duncan
Benton
Noel Bennett
Sam P. Kelly
Browning
Tax Collector Schedules for Enter prise Township
Notice to taxpayers lists Browning on December 19 and 26 and Bank of Purdin on December 24 and 31 for the collection of Enter prise township taxes. W. E. Bailey serves as collector.
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Browning
Bank of Purdin
Enterprise Township
W. E. Bailey
Christmas Party Honored by Miss Glaze for Sunday Class
Friday evening December 18 Miss Lorraine Glaze hosted a Christmas party for Mrs Mariyn Gooch and the Sunday School class. Guests enjoyed a decorated house a Christmas tree exchanges gifts contests and a lap luncheon. Attendees included Mrs Mariyn Gooch Mrs Allaire Thurlow Mrs Lucille Williams and several young ladies.
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Lorraine Glaze
Mariyn Gooch
Surprise Birthday for Kay Stufflebean at Home
Neighbors and friends gathered Tuesday evening December 15 to surprise Kay Stufflebean on his 21st birthday at A. J. Stufflebean's home. Attendees included Otho and family Almond Cattey Kirk Bauer Stufflebean Monroe and others as they shared candy and games.
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A. J. Stufflebean
Kay
Otho Almond
Ben Cattey
Eli Kirk
Vera Bauer
Clay Stufflebean
May Monroe
Cinderella Club Christmas Party Bridges Eleven Guests
The Cinderella Club hosted a Monday Christmas party with fourteen guests and members at a long table for a three course turkey dinner and a bridge contest. Genevieve Prather won high honors as gifts were handed out from a tall Christmas tree. Attendees included Elzora Peery Allaire Thurlo Louise Anderson Ruth Taylor Florence Faudree Eva Ferguson Dorothy King Lora Carter Kathryn Rudloff Marilyn Gooch Lenore Tully Lorraine Glaze and Mrs Rice.
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Cinderella Club
Genevieve Prather
Elzora Peery
Allaire Thurlo
Louise Anderson
Ruth Taylor
Linneus
Florence Faudree
Eva Ferguson
Macon
Dorothy King
Maryville
Lora Carter
Kathryn Rudloff
Mariyn Gooch
Lenore Tully
Lorraine Glaze
Mrs. Rice
For Sale Home-grown Tobacco in Browning Missouri
John T. Hooker advertises sale of home grown tobacco in Browning Missouri. He offers most any kind customers may want.
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John T. Hooker
Browning, Missouri
Christmas Party for Sunday School Class
Miss Virginia Bolling hosted a Christmas party for her Sunday school class and teacher at her grandfather J. S. Harmon home on Monday evening December 21. The rooms glowed Yule tide colors, a tiny electric lit tree sparkled, contests entertained all, a lap luncheon followed, gifts were handed out, and the class praised Virginia as an ideal hostess declaring a merry Christmas.
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Virginia Bolling
J. S. Harmon
Virginia
Christmas Greeting From Browning Public School Faculty
The Browning Public School Faculty extend Christmas wishes to students and patrons. They reflect on the season's spirit, creditting the Carpenter of Nazareth for heartening Good Will to man and urge kindness, altruism, tolerance, and unselfishness as enduring values.
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Carpenter
Nazareth
Browning Public School
Burial of Mrs Amy Grookshanks at Mt Zion
Amy Laura Merrill born November 8 1887 in Grundy County near Spickard died December 16 1931 aged 44 1 8. She married Clarence Grookshanks August 19 1908 and had five children Clarence Eugene Robert Merrill Margaret Hazel Samuel Allen and James Rex. Funeral at Mt Zion Church December 17 conducted by R W Blunt with large attendance. She is survived by husband children sisters brothers and step-sister.
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Amy Laura Merrill
Grundy County
Spickard
The
Christian
R. W. Blunt
Mt. Zion
Clarence Crookshanks
Clarence Eugene
Chillicothe
Robert Merrill
Margaret Hazel
Samuel Allen
James Rex
Mt. Zion Church
Jesus
Shadow
Browning School Notes and Holiday Schedule
Browning Public Schools close Wednesday December 23 for Christmas holidays and reopen December 28. Next week ends the six weeks period with exams to gauge student progress. Girl and Boy Scouts made toys and bought gifts, then distributed them to Browning children amid appreciative letters. Squeaks James: Papa corrects him about butter.
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Browning School
Browning Public
Browning
James
Papa
John
Teacher Advises Student About Elbow in Butter
A teacher urges a student to stop leaning on the table near butter. The line hints at a math moment with the question one fifth of three sevenths and the student's evasive reply.
Good Sprayed Apples and Sweet Cider From Kelsey Orchards
Jonathan Delicious Black Twigs Yorks and other winter apples for eating and cooking priced 50c to 1.25 per bushel. Sweet cider available. Kelsey Orchards Brookfield Missouri.
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Jonathan
Kelsey Orchards
Brookfield
Slats Diary Fragments Chronicle a Week of Household Tales
The diary entries cover family anecdotes from Friday to Thursday. Topics include a cow’s illness, potential evening plans, marital jokes about clever men, a box of sugars from an undertaker, a gasoline gift and a death, Hatty Grimes's injuries, Mrs Gillem’s dieting and magazines, Ant Emmy’s advice, and a modest supper of cheese liverwurst pickles ice cream lemonade with one apple causing illness.
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Bill Hix
Crick
Hatty Grimes
Evry
Wensday
Ant Emmy
Emmy
Enny
Primary Class Party at M E C Christmas Event
The Primary Class at M E C held a church Christmas party Tuesday evening in the room and reception room decorated for Yuletide. Activities included games, storytelling, refreshments, and a gift exchange around a Christmas tree hosted by Rosalie Schrock assisted by Mrs. Charles Griffith.
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Rosalie Schrock
Chas. Griffith
Phillis Vincent
Kenneth Ray Griffith
Edgar Morelock
Elizabeth Ann Prather
Ronald Hollon
Beatrice Tipton
Hazel Grice
J. D. Seaman
Charles Vincent
Jerry Lee Brehm
Hershel Shouse
Richard Mundell
J. D. Dodson
Arthur Mundell
0. K.vincent
Dave Head
J. E. Rudloff
J. C. Shouse
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Knifong Grove Cemetery
Raymond Smith
Gilmer
Cecil
Flora Simpson
Bertha Smith
Nile
Curt Bauer
Gale Bailey
Hazel Bailey
Raymond Phillips
Joe Carr
Johnie Burkholder
Glen
Jack
Marvin Finney
Harry Bevier
Nort Jaynes
Georgie
Lorene
Lorn Guyer
Evelyn
Sammie Lauck
Amy Grookshanks
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