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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
4
Local Browning paper prints a whimsical column reflecting on manners and conscience with satirical vignettes about fashion hints, holiday gifts, and civic pride. It muses on everyday life and the idea that life is sweet even as time passes.
Heavy snow makes walking difficult and all walks should be cleaned for safety. The sick are improving. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cassity visited Mr. E. L. Jones for lunch. Beverly Carter and Kathryn Cumbo attended a Browning show Saturday night. Mrs. Edgar Crist visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Will McGhee. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Long visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Thompson visited his parents.
Those from Milan area who attended events Thursday include Mr. and Mrs. John Milhoan Mr. and Mrs. Otis McCollum 8 M and Odgen Romine and Mr. and Mrs. W T Nickell and Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Nickell. Others visiting included Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Cook and daughter with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm Carr. C K Moddrell and Alva Hoermann went to Kirksville Thursday. Frank Bailey and wife at Green City Saturday. Mrs S M Romine cared for her ill granddaughter with Dolly Wallace last week. Amanda Cook visited Roy Stephenson. Willis Cook of Kirksville visited Roy Stephenson Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Britton were shopping in Milan and Cora Saturday. Clarice and Donald Knifong attended the Union Pacific show in Milan Wednesday with Green City high school students. Stanley Riley of K S T CGE spent Sunday at the E W Riley.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Britton and family visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs L A Dickinson. Sunday visitors at the E W Riley home included Wm Riley C W Newton and family Mrs Nora Straley and sons Stanley and Maxine Riley. Harvey Fanning, seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, is improving nicely. Wesley Brantner butchered hogs Monday. Mr and Mrs Billie Hale and Mr and Mrs Nile Hale helped Everett Hale with butchering. Lyle Britton and Spencer were Monday evening callers at the E W Riley home. Miss Clement Ward is ill, no improvement noted in the last report.
Snow continues to pile up across North Salem and vicinity with heavy, deep coverage. Social notes detail birthdays for Geneva and Ellis Jennings, a turkey dinner hosted by Roy and, Mrs Jennings, and numerous visits among local families including Belzers Pearlers and Head family members. The report also mentions trips to Brookfield and Winigan, CCC camp departure, and various social calls during the week.
Allen Lambert and family along with Trene Belzer and others visited in Brockfield Saturday afternoon. Kermit Lambert and Jesse Longwell visited in Salem Sunday morning. L A Dickinson hosted relatives including Everett Hale and Larry, Wayne Britton and families, Archie Dickinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Anderson visited her parents near Brookfield. Jesse Longwell and wife spent the weekend with his parents John and Mrs. Longwell and visited Sunday with her mother Mrs. Alva Deskins.
Mr and Mrs T S C Lambert and Leland Lambert hosted Wednesday dinner with Leland driving to Detroit after. Fred Lambert was visited in Browning. George and Oda Spencer were business visitors in Brookfield. Mr and Mrs Raymond Anderson called on Mr and Mrs John Longwell and family Friday evening. Wednesday evening visitors included Mr and Mrs Kermit Lambert and Mrs Edna Lambert with Clay Belzer and Jesse Longwell.
Relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. Carrie Bowyer's home on Sunday December 31 to celebrate her 2nd birthday. Attendees included the Bowyer and Falconer families from Keytesville and Purdin, L E Bowyer, Price Gilmer, Earl Hess and others. Additional visits mentioned include residents in Browning Purdin Meadville and Meadeville events with several weekend and Sunday calls.
The author cites eighteen million pounds of chicken produced and packed by East Coast growers spanning Delaware Maryland and Virginia. The focus is on meat production without laying flocks, high turnover with three yearly broods, and year round employment. The letter ponders how such a plant would affect Midwestern communities and local economies.
In a letter editor Frank Priebe argues for expanding dressed poultry production in the region. He notes unemployment relief and income from poultry plants, cites a Missouri example of a $1000 profit from 4000 chickens in four months, and urges growth without neglecting egg production.
I J H Calhoun administrator of the estate of Ross E Prather deceased gives notice to all creditors and others interested to attend the final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to be held at Linneus on February 12 1940
The Cappella choir. Twenty members selected after try outs with room for more as needed. Sopranos include Nona Neet Ruth Bennett Cora Lee Haley Marilea Mundell Billie Kimbrough Altos Lois Maggart Kathryn Cumbo Elizabeth Prather Mary Lee Askey Bertie Gooch Tenors Billy Quigley Harley Almond James Gooch Junior Woolf Billy Joe Crook shanks Basses Gene Carr Nyle Freeland Clayton Harris Verlan Lambert Russell Bartow. Library club rules issued by Lloyd Newton President Mrs Phillips Sponsor. Also presented Mother to Son poem by Langston Hughes.
The junior class along with Mrs. Brantner and Mr. Dutton attended a skating party at Brookfield rink Thursday night. They reported an excellent time despite not skating on their feet the entire evening.
Verlan Lambert is identified as the solution to last week's Guess Who puzzle according to readers. The reveal confirms Lambert as the correct name tied to the weekly game.
With the semester’s end two half unit courses close Practical Arithmetic and Missouri History taught by Mr Dutton and Mr Anderson respectively. Advanced Algebra and Hygiene will replace them in regular periods taught by the same instructors.
Riddle answer from last week states acorns do not grow on pine trees. The proverb implies oak trees produce acorns and pines do not.
A senior girl, a brunette, plays basketball and is praised for musical talent. She is described as very popular among friends and classmates.
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