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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
2
A Browning Missouri community column blends humor with local news. It notes optimistic quips on debts weather and radio, then lists holiday visits, family gatherings, and residents traveling to Chicago Hannibal Meadville Twin Falls Idaho and Purden.
Christmas trees and programs drew good crowds at Reger. Mr and Mrs Forrest Abercomby and Lewis visit her parents Mr and Mrs Charley Collins and related relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Floyd Daniels and Abby, Mrs Mollie Ford, and Guy and George are visiting.
The Walnut Grove Community club hosted a Friday night watch party at the school house with a large crowd and a post program refreshment table. Baby George Anderson was born December 28 in Kirksville hospital to Mr and Mrs Charley Pipes. William Morris of Owasco visits Ed and Jim Morris, Charley Piper and daughters visit Kirksville to see the new baby, and Edgar Hatch and Kansas City relatives visit Roy Dunia’s family.
Monday cloudy and three days of sunshine praised. Families attend New Years dinner with Mrs Hedges, Mrs Elizabeth Cooper, and Mr and Mrs Glen Cooper. Dr Musgrove visits Mrs W L Baker for high blood pressure.
Mary Smith spends time with sister Mrs Johnie Burkholder in Brookfield. A Friday night dance at John Rulon’s drew a large crowd. John Longwell hauled hogs to St Louis last week with John Rulon guiding. Linn Harper moves into three rooms in J M Logan home. John Buswell and his girlfriend helped fix rooms for Harper. W J Bailey and Nile Bauer visited Bauer family Friday and Saturday. Neighbors visit and quilt with Mrs Jim Leichhart. Mrs J M Boyles improves and is up. Hadley Rulon in Shelby on business. Dorothy Wilson visits Aunt Myrtle Wilson Saturday evening. Nile Rauer W J Bailey and Frank Rauer attend Purdin sale Saturday evening.
Ocie Garrett and wife were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hedges. Miss Imolene Pearson visited her sister Mrs. Earl Hess last week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hutchinson came from Nevada Tuesday.
Community gatherings are described with Cotter and Grice hosting the Chinese Checker Club and visits to Milan. A separate column on poultry raises questions feed and water impact on egg production, citing specific hen counts and the need for protein minerals alongside grain.
A county wide meeting for sheep farmers will be held in Milan on Thursday January 13 to discuss 1938 marketing outlook for lambs and wool. E S Matteson of the Missouri College of Agriculture will review sheep numbers and expected demand, while Robert S Clough of the Midwest Wool Marketing Association outlines wool prospects and the 1937 clip disposal. The program covers feeding management disease control and the 1987 Missouri Dog Law with farmer sentiment invited for future election voting.
Monday morning reports say Dr. Kroeger returned from Kentucky after attending the death of his father. Ed Pulliam visited sister Mrs. D. L. Cady Saturday morning. Mrs. Pulliam remains unable to sit up or walk and is feared unlikely to walk again.
Frank Priebe writes that water and feed improvements increased egg output and prompted building a proper coop. He plans to buy the finest chicks this spring and believes there is money in raising chickens, urging others to pursue it correctly.
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