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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
5
Miss Mabel Moore visits relatives in Brookfield and many local families host or visit during the holidays. Residents travel to Milan, Kansas City, Kirksville, and other towns for family gatherings, funerals, or business, with numerous callers and extended kinship links noted across the region.
Finest Blood tested Chicks Reds Rocks Leghorns eight fifty per hundred. Large assorted seven eighty five White Giants nine eighty five Reds or Rocks all pullets nine eighty five. Live arrival COD. Four weeks old pullets twenty four eighty five per hundred. Nichols and Co Rockmart Georgia.
The Ladies Aid of Locust Valley met with Mrs. John Quigley on December 1 for an all day session. Thirteen members and seventeen visitors attended as quilters worked on two quilts before a noon dinner. The group planned divisions for home quilting and set December 15 for the next meeting with Mrs. Veda Schrock.
North Salem and vicinity residents share a roundup of Sunday visits New Year greetings and family gatherings. Names include Jennings McCollum Head Lambert Stone and Cordray with several trips to Linneus Brookfield Chillicothe Green City and Lake Pearler mentioned along with ongoing health updates for Pansy Peavler Lena Bailey Emma Almond Emmaline Carmack and Everett Riley’s mother. Community members report visits, trips, and a few illnesses as they wrap the week.
In Linn County Missouri Linneus December adjourned term 1938 C E McGhee assignee filed accounts in the Dorcas Harvey and J N Neet Jr estate Harvey Neet firm. Accounts will be allowed January 16 1939 unless good cause shown. Ruth Bogart Circuit Clerk seal and hand witness.
Semester tests are in progress with mid term tests taken recently. Grade cards will be issued tomorrow. Book reports have been submitted and credit recorded. The first science experiment on Monday demonstrated that air occupies space.
The Sunbonnet Girl operetta will be presented at the High School Auditorium next Tuesday night January 10. Miss Glaze directed the production with chorus members and many helpers receiving thanks for the effort. Special recognition goes to pianist Nona Clair Neet for her contributions.
A senior girl living in the country rides the east bus and is noted for light hair blue eyes and a lifelong tendency toward constant giggling.
The article highlights teachers and local volunteers cooperating on stage flats backdrops and garden scene props for an operetta. Mr. Williams and Mr. Anderson assisted the director with stage construction while Miss Glaze’s patient leadership earns chorus appreciation.
Visitors at the high school included Billie Jeanne Free land Helen Havens and Doris Havens with Bobby Emerton. The junior class chose the play Plain Jane to be presented soon as exams occur this week and grade cards go out next week. State Superintendent confirms Browning High School remains on the first class list.
The band reports practising at the school house again this week after two weeks at Mr Williams's house.
We wish to thank the Bailey Maytag Company for funding the Public School Brownie this week. When washings aren’t clean, see Mr. Bailey about the new Maytag, up to the minute in washing machines.
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