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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
4
A historical newspaper notice lists Fern N Woodward and G T Woodward as owners and publishers with Brown-Dmg. B50 marking at the post office as second class mail matter. Dated July 8 1897 and February 16 1939.
Local items report visits and gatherings in Pleasant Hill. Families such as Smith, Beantner, Tucker, Knifong and Britton share birthdays, dinners, and Sunday events. Herman Soarth improves and Junior-PIISy practice occurs. Candy Soria night brings games and candy for attendees.
Mr and Mrs Bennie Brantner attended the funeral of Henry Pfeiffer at Green City Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Nora Straley and Dale Arlo Fanning and Windell Grisamer attended the show at Browning Saturday night. Willard Newton left Monday for Chicago where he will join the Navy. Alvard Almond and a family moved to La Plata one day last week.
Winigan vicinity notes list visits and gatherings. Dolly Wallace and children visited Mrs. Dolly Romine and family. Loven Berron and Alf Purdin attended funeral services for Boss Prather. Romine attended an Allis-Chalmers Tractor Company meeting in Chillicothe.
Letters of administration for the estate of Lewis Andersen deceased were granted by the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri on February 8 1939 to the undersigned. All persons with claims against the estate must exhibit them within six months for allowance. If not exhibited within one year, they will be barred from any benefit. Arthur Le Pratt Judge of Probate Court. First Published February 16, 1939.
We are authorized to announce Grover Maggart as a candidate for re nomination for the office of Member of the Township Board of Duncan Township, subject to the will of the Democratic voters at the coming primary election.
The candidate EDGAR HOSELTON announces bid for Township Collector of Dun Can Township subject to Democratic voters at the coming primary election as per party will.
For Clerk and Assessor VORIS C. LANGDON as a candidate for the office of Clerk and Assessor of Duncan Township, subject to the will of the Democratic voters at the coming primary election.
The notice announces Beryl Head as a candidate for the offices of Clerk and Assessor. It confirms authorization for the campaign and lists no additional details or dates in the available text.
Trustee Carl Daniels runs as a candidate in Duncan Township under the will of Democratic voters for the upcoming primary election.
Notice is given that letters of administration on the estate of Ross Be. Prather deceased have been granted by the circuit court of Linn County Missouri on the 8th day of. All persons having claims against the estate are requested to exhibit them to me within six months after the date of granting said letters or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate.
Public School Browning reports ongoing first quarterly exams this week and grade cards to be issued. Visitors included Glemond Roach Jimmie Nickell and Donald Roach. Cast members prepare for junior and contest plays and Browning students Lola Rae Bartow and others head to the County Literary Meet in Brookfield on March 3. Construction of the new gymnasium progresses after Mr Lee Cornelius left. Superintendent Dutton attended a national meeting in Columbia with Senator John R. Murdock as keynote.
A reader asks to solve how many nickels dimes and quarters in a 53 coin collection valued at 8.40 dollars. Equations: three times quarters minus twice dimes equals seven less than four nickels. Return next week with answer.
Answer to last week's Guess Who is Gene Arnold. Lillian Brown asks if you know the soul of an artist while Josephine Wattenbanger confirms she sensed it upon seeing her face.
Examinations to determine the county representative will be held at the County Superintendent's office on Saturday February 18 at 2:00 p.m. Students must be above average scholastically and belong to the junior or senior class. Each school is urged to be represented in the test. The winner will go to Jefferson City to represent the county.
A sophomore boy in town, a Freckled redhead and Boy Scout, habitually avoids attending Scout meetings with plausible excuses.
A local puzzle feature reports that twenty two people participated in last week's Can You Solve It. The page notes the total count and hints at continued weekly brain teasers for readers.
The notice states that claims not exhibited within one year from the grant of letters shall be forever barred. Attest: J. H. Calhoun, Administrator seal. Arthur L. Pratt. First published February 9, 1939.
Letters of administration for Billa B Hardinger deceased granted by Linn County Probate Court on February 6. Creditors must present claims within six months of grant for allowance or be barred. Attest: B C Hardinger Arthur L Pratt Judge of the Probishic Court. First published February 9, 1939.
Notice states interest and estate of James A Lay and Mira Lay in the described land are to be sold to satisfy a debt and costs. Sale runs between 9 am and 5 pm as directed by Forrest R. McClaskey Sheriff Sullivan County Missouri on the 9th day.
The sheriff of Sullivan County Missouri will sell at Milan on March 27 1939 for cash the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32 except a 1 acre corner and the described tract along Locust Creek including state highway takings. The sale follows a 1939 court order in a mortgage on James A Lay and Mira Lay to the estate of Sarah A Mairs deceased.
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