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Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
4
Snow disrupts routine with illness and moves in Scottsville
A recent snow storm disrupted life in Scottsville. John Morgan lies seriously ill in Kirksville while his wife stays nearby. Allen McClaren shucked corn for Paul Warren last week. Frank Scott plans a sale at Vernie Foster's Thursday. Mr Scott eyes a move to Otto Johnson's Browning farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morgan
Kirksville
Allen McClaren
Paul Warren
Amanda Kenley
Eunice Smith
Ware
Frank Scott
Vernie Foster's
Scott
Otto Johnson
Browning
Egie McClaren
Clarence Fannang
Reger
County Line Items Show Social Visits Across Week
Last week includes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lay and family to Oliver Lay and Mrs. Lay, and Sunday gatherings with Mr. and Mrs. Byron Schrock and the Crookshanks. Attendees included Violet Kenley Gary, Marvin Rinehart Jenny, and many kin visiting in Chillicothe Linneus Humphreys Brookfield and with the Quigleys and Jays family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Lay
Gom
Oliver Lay
Lay
Violet Kenley
Gary Spert
Byron Schrock
Everett Crookshank
Bemton Dennis
Linneus
Marvin Rinehart
Jimmy
Chilhicothe
Mary Bauswell
Fammy
John Quigley
Quig
Everett Keithley
Fern
Humphreys
Local farm dispatch highlights wartime livestock moves
Lloyd Bowyer hauled two truckloads of hogs to Chillicothe on Tuesday. Browning visitors Mrs. Etta Browning and Clarence Crook Shanks dropped by Tuesday afternoon, while Shanks and Jerry Shanks were noted in the opening line as visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bowyer
Chillicothe
Everett Crookshanks
Jerry
Etta Browning
Clarence Crookshanks
Browning
Community News from Morris Chapel Area
Morris Chapel items report social visits among residents. Several households hosted guests on Sundays including the Brooks Buckman and Babe Kimbrough homes. The Bitter Sweet Club folded 1100 Red Cross bandages at Pleasant Shade schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Moore
Arthur Griffeth
Brooks Buckman
Dale Falconer
Babe Kimbrough
Bitter Sweet Club
Pleasant Shade
Red Cross
C. M. Goins
Jim
Rolan
Gooch
Ronald Johnnson
Lee Wood
Sonny Pallmer
Delmar Oertwig
Red Gooch
Virgil Lee Falconer’s
Ola Creason
Browning
C. M. Wood
Lloyd Garrett
Harvey Oertwig
Sonny Palmer
Gus Oertwig
Purden Items Reflect Harsh Weather Interludes
Snow and strong winds disrupted routines with school dismissals and closed roads. Mrs. Tattershall suffered a severe stroke while relatives traveled to Kansas City to assist. Several locals aided or resumed work after winter accidents and moves. Pvt. Elliott visited family before returning to camp.
North Salem Social Notes Highlight Local Calls
Miss Enid Moore visited Mrs. Leila Meggart on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jennings spent Friday night with their son, Ellis and family. Mrs. Almeda Baker and Mrs. Reba Riddle made short calls in Salem on Sunday visiting Goldie Belzer and her mother, Gracie Jennings and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid Moore
Leila Meggart
Roy
Administrators Notice on Estate of America Fleming
Letters testamentary with the will annexed granted by Linn County Missouri Probate Court on January 20 1944 to Blaine Fleming and Mrs Lila Williams Administratrices with the will annexed. Claims against the estate must be filed within six months or be barred. one year for general claims. Arthur L. Pratt Judge of Probate Court attests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America Fleming
Linn County
Missouri
Lila Williams
Blaine Fleming
Arthur L. Pratt
Administrator's Notice for W B Haley Estate in Linn County
Letters of administration granted by the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to the undersigned for the estate of W B Haley deceased hearing January 25 1944 All persons with claims must exhibit them for allowance by the administratrix Isabelle Gooch and Arthur L Prave seal attested barred forever
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Haley
Linn County
Missouri
Social visits and a cattle sale in Marceline area
Mrs Mary Deskins and Betty visited Mr and Mrs Oren Jennings. Mr and Mrs Beryl Taylor and Beverly attended a school Valentine party. Byron Deskins and Joan Kay stopped by Cordray home near Marceline as Norvell returns on furlough. Roy Jennings sale drew a large crowd with Jersey cow topping at 146.00 bought by Earl Maggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Deskins
Betty
Beryl Taylor
Beverly
Oren Jennings
Barbara Ann
Earl Maggart
R. J. McCollum
Byron Deskins
Joan Kay
John Cordray
Marceline
Norvell
Roy Jennings
Jersey
Earl Peavler
Shirley Ann
Fred Bailey
Nile Clark
Helen Bauer
John Walden Abbott
Allen Almond
Dickinson Items Reflect Small-Town Weekend Socials
Local notices date February 7 and 14 detail family moves, Sunday visits, and social calls among residents near Browning and Laclede. The Woodside family moves from Lloyd Lambert farm to Emma Bressfield farm west of Browning. Other visits include Oda Spencer, John Longwell, Norman Woodside, and Camp Crowder sailor Allen Belzer with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Woodside
Lloyd Lambert
Emma
Bressfield Farm
Browning
Archie Dickinson
Oda Spencer
Harold Campbell
Shafter
S. M. Longwell
Laclede
John Longwell
Norman. Woodside
Jess Woodside
Allen Belzer
Marceline
Allen H. Belzer
Camp Crowder
Milan
Ona Lambert
Brookfield
Norman Woodside
Wayne Britton
Earl Hollon
Oda Spencer Home Hosting Visitors
Mrs. Anna Belle Belzer and Mrs. Goldie Belzer hosted visits at the Oda Spencer home with Helen Ann staying Thursday night and Eugene lodging with Dean Bauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oda Spencer
Anna Belle Belzer
Goldie Belzer
Helen Ann
Eugene
Dean Bauer
Local War Era Social Notes and Road Clearing Updates
Cpl and Mrs Melvin Gray and son James Wesley visited Lincoln relatives last week. Cecil Taylor hauled hogs to Chillicothe with Lyle Wickham. Mrs Mable Zeigler of Green City stayed with daughter Mrs Robert Fields. Fields family hosted her homeward. Mrs Josie Fields sold collie pups to Mrs L C Hoover who will ship them East. W L Taylor and Maxine Gray planned a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Taylor but snow prevented guests. Robert Fields and Wilburn Williams cleared roads to Roger. Neve Crowdis and Lyle Wickham cleared other routes. Mrs Robert Meehan spent the weekend with her parents. Billy Crowdis visiting his parents. Meehan hosted a Valentine party for pupils with bingo and candy prizes. Mr and Mrs Cecil Taylor and kids visited W L Taylor’s Sunday. Mrs Lee Marlay returned from Simpson hospital. Bonnie Meyers stayed with grandmother in Milan. Lyle Wickham found a possum behind hen nest and several empty shells last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Garrett
Joann
Kansas City
Clarence Tattershall
Ben Peery
John Hedges
Tattershall
Hedges
Maxine Kollasch
Nida Hale
Lawrence Elliott
Ames Cotter
Linn Herper
Robert Shanks
Bill Hisel
Cecil Wohler
Will Wohler
Ethel Lambert
Cpl
Melvin Gray
James Wesley
Lincoln
Nebr
L. C. Hoover
Billy Crowdis
Neve Crowdis
War Production Hints From County Extension Agents
Wool rayon and leather weaken when wet and require careful handling. Wet wool may sag or stretch. rubbing or wringing causes fiber damage. Rayon breaks from laundering. Cotton remains stronger when wet. Clip sweat locks from ewe and udder area so lambs can nurse without pulling wool into the mouth or causing digestive death.
Sunshine Workers Club Meets At President Home
Regular meeting held at Mrs. Orville Thudium residence. They ordered 44 lbs scrap leather for jackets and purses. 4 H mobilization week runs March 4 to 12 with county agents promoting club work. Machinery Day announced for February 18 at Wheatcraft Motor Co Brookfield starting 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Workers Club
Orville Thudium
Brookfield 4-H Club Forms Fine Report Under Homer Bowden
Brookfield 4-H Club youth and leaders present a thorough exhibit and project showcase led by Homer Bowden. The event highlights skills in agriculture crafts and community service with students earning praise for effort and teamwork.
4-H Club Reports and Soil Seeding Programs
Jean Ann Place reports 3 bushels green beans 600 pounds tomatoes and 14 bushels carrots raised. Ives Bowden reports 3 bushels green beans while Leonard White Jr. grows 3 bushels carrots. AAA pays 10 cents per pound of seed sown for pasture seeding under the 1944 Soil Conservation Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ports
Jean Ann Place
Ives Bowden
Leonard White, Jr
Brookfield
Bowden
AAA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Browning, Missouri
Tennyson
Rome
Scottsville
T. R. McArtor
M. D
DR. Vinton Jones
Res
Schoene’s
Herman Adams
G. H. Kroeger
Osteopathic
Purdin, Missouri
Morris Chapel News
Purdin
North Salem
Arthur L. Prave
Probate Court
Isabelle Gooch
Dickinson
Warren
Lyle Wickham
Wheatcraft Motor Company
Brooksfield 4-H
Homer Bowden
Electric Theatre
van Sacks
Rence Brown
William Saroyan
Howard Estabrook
Bing Crosby and
Dorothy Lamour
DIXIE
U.S
Pallorum
Hillcrest Farm and Hatchery
Staples
Schrock’s
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