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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
1
A narrative mix of community notes and reminiscences highlights labor roles from homemaker to banker, with a push for town improvement. It includes a poem style plea to support local enterprise, and wartime letters from France describing hardship, pride, and family grief after a death.
Harry A Havens born June 24 1894 in Sullivan County Missouri died December 18 1918 at age 23 after illness from the flu He was the son of Mr and Mrs W H Havens and was married to Ada Seaman on January 27 1915 The couple had three children two of whom died in infancy He fell ill with influenza and was buried with family mourners in attendance.
Daniel Anderson Head was born near Maxwell's Mill in Howard County Missouri on December 19 1846 and died December 17 1918 at his home northwest of Cora aged 72 years 11 months and 28 days. He moved to the area around age ten when his father homesteaded land later known as E C Fisher's. He leaves a wife and fifteen children three daughters and twelve sons. Funeral services were held at McCullough Cemetery by Reverend J F Patton on December 18. The body was laid to rest at McCullough Cemetery.
A letter from Miss Elva Harbourn of Purdin encloses a money order for 1.50 to renew a subscription. She apologizes for delay and thanks the paper for publishing her son’s letters, which are enjoyed by the sender and family.
A U S Army sergeant writes from Luxemburg near the German border in late 1918 about long movements after the armistice, life on the march, and rest in a French village. He recalls the St Mihiel drive, heavy artillery, gas and night fighting, and his unit the 6th Marines and the 123rd, with mentions of Bancanvile Hills and near home hopes.
In Winigan Missouri on December 28 a reader reports Mrs. Clara Fuller raised 235 turkeys this year and notes a milestone of 290 birds by December 17, highlighting local poultry yields and community interest.
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