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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
4
Quoted lines and quips attributed to Browning and Browning era figures appear in a 1949 newspaper snippet. The piece notes inspirational maxims about timeliness, credit, and life success, with humorous asides about war time typewriters and a Browning girl’s cosmetic ritual.
Community notes record visits, dinners, and club gatherings among the Dickson area residents. People travel to Brookfield North Salem and Chillicothe for funerals and sales while noting illnesses and a local obituary for John Tripp.
Daniel Thudium underwent appendicitis surgery at McLarney Hospital Brookfield about two weeks ago and is now recovering at home. Friends express optimism for a swift recovery. Mrs Minnie Riedl visits her daughter Mrs Herbert Coram and family. Paul Dodge and wife and daughter from Bevier visit Mr and Mrs A E Dodge at home.
A. J. Jones of Parson Creek reports five acres of sweet clover pasture planted in 1936 will last ten years or more. It yielded 34 bushels of seed sold for 102 dollars after lime and seed costs under 25 dollars. The pasture supported cows pigs sheep and lambs for sixty days starting April 19, with two tons per acre lime. Jones credits lime and fertilizer for high yields and notes continued liming across 120 acres. He emphasizes fertilizer pays for wheat and clover sowing.
Cloudy with mild melt prior snow chances. Local residents Lon McNally back at work. Social visits occur among Lincoln Jones, Eloise Brown, Beverly Carter, Claude Moore, John Shufflebarger, Charley Johnson, Jim Smith, and Lucy Cumbo family. Alva Bagley moves in with Léé Bagley February 1. Trips to Brookfield skating rink and Linneus visit noted as well.
Old Man Winter lingers with heavy snow as local residents report coal hauling from Geo. Martins. Browning and Milan callers visit, and neighbors share a weekend gathering with the Riley and Newton families.
E W Riley and Lyle Britton were Thursday evening guests of Bennie Brantner. Mr and Mrs C E Stith were in Browning on Monday. Mr Smith is under the doctor's care. Walter Smith took his hogs to Chillicothe Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Van Mairs and B O Brantner attended the funeral of Mrs Ben Purdin in Winigan on Sunday. Wayne Britton Bennie and
Notice is given to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Joseph Buswell deceased that J. A. Buswell and H. M. Buswell as administrators intend to make final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to be held at Linneus on February 12 1940.
Halenville notes show Ora and Mrs Ora Holser visiting Chillicothe on Wednesday. Clarence Nichols and Mrs. Nichols spent Friday with Mrs. W F Rottmann. Theo Holser J R Wood and Ed are mentioned in local social postings.
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