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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
2
A reader jokes about divorce leading to custody of livestock and a pickup truck while poking at wartime hardships. Another quip wonders if ether should be given after operations. A woman imagines a jukebox in every restaurant versus a player piano at home.
Rev Mink and family moved into the parsonage last Friday. Mrs Arthur Reger left Wednesday to visit her daughter and husband in Orange Texas. Visitors at the Dr Tunnell home on Sunday included Mr and Mrs J W Rogers of Milan and others. Alonzo Clem of Humphreys spent time with sisters Mrs L J Butler and Mrs John Reed. Cora Smith of Milan visited Grant Smith. Grant Meggart remains poorly but improves. Mink and Long sowed timothy seed for Grant Sruth on his farm.
Born to Sgt and Mrs Walter Marlin Belzer February 17 a girl Dixie Sharon weighing 6 pounds at Swisegood home in North Salem. Father is in England. Relatives and neighbors share visits as several families gather at the Swisegood and Jennings homes. Most items sold at good prices and many were sick but improving.
The Cassity infant was rushed to a Brookfield hospital on Monday morning after an incident prompting medical attention. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
Mr and Mrs Nova Gooch moved to a new home in Purdin recently purchased from Hugh Campbells. Mrs Roberta Gooch visited the Glenn Cooper home Thursday. Elizabeth Ann Cooper is confined to bed with measles. Ronald Johnson visited Saturday night in Linneus with Mrs Ethelyn Johnson and daughters. Several local families were guests at various homes Sunday including the Goins Creason Wood and Dunkin households. Roberta Gooch and son visited her parents in Browning Saturday.
In Scottsville the community reports a belated birthday party for a teacher at the school house with Leona Harris Verna McClaren Myrtle Seaman and others attending. Measles illness affects Mae Hoselton and Betty Powell, while Andrew Johnson visits Clarence Fanning. A sale is postponed due to weather and local farm work continues with hay hauling and farm moves noted.
Mrs. Arthur Monroe and relatives visited, and several residents hosted guests including Mrs. Nellie Garrett, Bessie Brown, and Mary. Nova Richardson died in Kansas City, Nova Gooch family moved in, and Mrs Tattersall nears recovery. Ed Pulliam and families were new in town as activities continued through winter.
Letters of administration issued by Linn County Probate Court Missouri to Isabelle Gooch as administratrix for W B Haley deceased on January 25 1944. Creditors must file claims within six months for allowances and within one year to avoid barring. Seal of Probate Court Judge Arthur L Pra confirms the appointment.
Mr and Mrs Van Gray and their children visited relatives over Sunday spending time with her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Roy Crowdis and Mr and Mrs H N Thurlo.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grindstaff and family visited relatives near Humphreys on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Long of Milan moved onto their property here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Breech and Virgil Grindstaff left for Kansas City to seek work. Mrs. Harry McCoy and children of Milan spent Sunday with sister Mrs. George Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rogers of Milan visited relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lovell of Milan spent Sunday with Ike Grindstaff's parents. Ott Crump and brother Ira visit relatives in Kansas.
For two weeks Mr and Mrs Harry McCoy and family from Milan spent Sunday with sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs George Carter. Dinner at Verne Seckington home included Millard Swank and children Buel McClaren and Dorothy Bob Stephenson and Keith Gilbert McKay and family Edgar Sloan and baby Gerald Seckington and others.
Dinners and visits fill weekends as families travel between Milan Scottsville and Edinburg. Revaried activities include church trustees purchasing property for a parsonage, a Valentine social for pupils, and residents rebuilding on the No. 5 highway while others visit relatives in Kansas City Tulsa and Calfornia.
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