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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
4
A fragmented Brown ing Missouri piece combines humorous quotes on noise and dignity with local notices. It lists residents Frankie Grindstaff losing a car and goods to fire near Humphreys, and several weekend visits and family events including birthdays and anniversaries at the Church of God.
A humorous samplings of rural wit contrasts a browning man’s nose near a grindstone with a Browning fellow who lacks steam at home. The piece playfully questions wealth and the idea of taking a doctor's prescribed six months’ vacation.
Mr J A Holser spent Friday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Teddy Holser in a brief social note from Halenville society pages.
The week features multiple visits and travels. Jimmie Crooks and Norma Jean spent the weekend with W. R. Young. Maurice Rottmann and W. E. Sayers visited Brookfield. Funeral attendance gathered from Haseville for Mrs. B. R. La More. The report lists several Sunday and Saturday visits to and from Eversonville Linneus and Chillicothe, with various family members and friends visiting or traveling for doctors, illnesses, and home time.
Old Man Winter stays awhile as Doc Bailey visits his Shelby grandparents for a few days. Miss Fern Spencer spends the weekend with Miss Dorothy Wilson.
Bernard Browning edits the issue and compiles the latest activities from the school community. The bulletin highlights student projects, club reports, and upcoming events within the Brownie program.
Browning High sent both basketball teams to the annual Bucklin Tournament held last Thursday through Saturday. Both squads had little recent practice and fared modestly against more seasoned teams. Each Browning team played two games on Friday amid a slate of high school entrants.
Work is underway for Festival numbers to be performed at Brookfield on April 7 and 8. The girls favor The Cuckoo Clock in three parts and Beautiful Savior as a sacred selection. The boys rehearse Sing Me A Chanty with A Yo-Heave-Ho and Passing By in four part singing. They will sing Blue Birds, an a cappella piece, and It's Me O Lord, a Negro spiritual.
Mr. Williams and John Burwell assisted the high school faculty Friday during the coaches absence for the Bucklin Tournament. Visitors last week included Frances Smith Ruthndell J Eccles Paul Smith Bro Shirley Foster Abie Bauswell Glenn Robinson Ray Baskett Jimmie Nickell Evelyn Goins Harold Haley.
A one act dramatic play Highness by Ruth Gierloff has been selected for Brookfield venues. Tryouts are underway to cast two men and two women. The Kremlin office setting in Moscow follows a post revolution era. Miss Glaze English instructor directs the production for a high contest rating.
The report outlines multiple class topics including bookkeeping depreciation and equipment recording in one room, English literature on Romantic poets like Shelley Byron and Keats, and various substitutions in Advanced Algebra Hygiene and Missouri History. Other classes study distribution problems rock formation and presidential duties.
Mrs Nile Rauer and Elva Moniroe visited Chillicothe on Saturday on business. Billy Bailey stayed with grandparents Frank and Mrs Raut in Pur din on Saturday. Dorothy Wilson Fern Spencer Wayne Rulon attended a Brookfield teachers meeting Friday. Helen Bailey visited grandparents in Shelby Thursday. Pauline Partipart visited Shelby high school Wednesday. Nile Bauer Curt and Leon Smith went to Chicago Friday where Curt bought a new car. Carl Logan returned home after eight months away Sunday.
Mr and Mrs L A Dickinson hosted and visited neighbors while Louise Lambert stayed with Evelyn Longwell. The list records multiple visits among local families including the Spencers, Ware Almonds Christy and others with mentions of Brookfield by Theodore Steele and Fessie Minor.
Mr and Mrs Ray Wampler of Brookfield visited Charley Thuchum and wife over the weekend Ray stayed up a while as Charley is on the sick list Bill Bailey and family spent Sunday with his brother Turney Bailey and wife Paul Dodge and family of Ber Vier visited their parents A E Dodge and wife over the weekend Paul took his mother to a doctor Saturday as she is not improving very fast Arthur Coram visited his brother Charley Coram and family and went to Kirksville for medical treatment Thos dram is reported better from his recent illness W E Rulon and son Billie spent Sunday with E E Thuchum v and family Roy Maxwell and wife spent the weekend visiting relatives in Brookfield Fern Smith spent the last week with her sister Mrs Earl Campbell Luther Rauer and wife visited Orville Triudium and family Saturday night and Sunday W L Rulon and Billie called on Art Tripp and wife Saturday night W J Burkholder and wife spent Sunday afternoon with Orville Mott and wife Mrs Mott is recovering from her recent illness Mrs Arthur Coramis visiting at the Beanie Thudium home
Community notes list moves visits and travel among residents. Loren and Mrs McCollum moved to a Green City area farm while McConnell family from Denver visited Pink McConnell's home. Various residents traveling to Kirksville Browning and Washington for doctor visits church and family.
Miss Eleanor Knight left Sunday for Colorado to teach in Miss Faye Knight's place. Mrs. Ross Knight will finish the Johnson school term. Donald Dunlap of Green Top spent the weekend with relatives. Connie Swearengen and Donald Dunlap visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas Pipes. Curt Pipes of Cora works for Chas Pipes while in Kansas City for eye treatment. Several from the community attended Browning sale. Dawn Shaw moved to the William Morris farm. The Walnut Grove Community Club held another program.
We are authorized to announce Grover Maggart as a candidate for re nomination for the office of Member of the Township Board in Duncan Township subject to the will of the Democratic voters at the coming primary election.
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