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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
4
Browning Musings On Women And Society
A Browning note discusses women in strapless dresses and equal standing. It jokes about men’s knowledge versus women present, wary husbands, and a sign reading Drive Carefully Women at Work. It also mentions German warriors and radio announcers in light humor.
Rogers Family Attends Watson Rogers Funeral
Mr and Mrs C E Rogers Clarence and Elsworth Smith of Kansas City attended the funeral of Watson Rogers held Thursday January 4 at his home following his death January 3. Mr and Mrs C L Long of Harris also attended the service for their father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Rogers
Clarence
Rogers
Elsworth Smith
Kansas City
Watson Rogers
Mr. Rogers
C. L. Long
Harris
Buckner Builds Clover Pasture On 520 Acres In Jackson Township
Bill Buckner of Jackson township grows forty to sixty acres of red clover annually on 520 acres managed with his son Orval. He praises seeding without nurse crops and notes clover improves with lime and pasture use. His rotation includes corn oats lespedera wheat and red clover. He runs a 4 H Beef Club with several children and has developed Angus cattle with improved pasture through soil-building methods funded by ACP and Extension guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
Bill) Buckner
Jackson Township
Ofal Handle
Linn County
Buckner
Clover
Timothy
Bill
Lespedera
Opal
George Laughlin
Kirksville
Tiptons and Kin Visit. Church Attendance Grows
January 4 notes show Mr and Mrs Edwin Tipton of Humphreys visiting his parents Mr and Mrs James Tipton. Mrs Evelyn Pittiway and children of Kansas visit at J D Tunnell home. Arthur Reger improves after a cold confinement. Rev Ethington of Browning preaches at the Methodist Church with 14 in Sunday school and a $1 collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Tipton
Humphreys
James Tipton
Evelyn Pittiway
Kansas
Winter Weather and Illness Reported in Purdin
Snow and strong winds hinder daily work as drifts refilled cleared paths. Sickness runs through the community with Davis Ogle improving after illness and Will Myers recovering from a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. John Latta visited relatives on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Ogle
Dave
Will Myers
Iit
John Latta
Sat
Public School Brownie Superintendents Meeting
The twenty seventh annual meeting of the Department of Superintendents of the Missouri State Teachers Association was attended by Mr. Dutton on January 11 12. Principal speakers included Clint H Denman Sikeston Herald editor on The Editor and Public Education Dr W A Cochel Kansas City Star editor on The Symbiotic Relation Between The Press And Schools Louis LaCross St Louis Globe Democrat editorial writer on Behind the Headlines and Lloyd W King Missouri State Superintendent on The Missouri School Administrator and the Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Superintendents
Missouri State Teachers’ Association
Dutton
Clint H. Denman
Sikeston Herald
W. A. Cochel
Kansas City Star
Louis LaCross
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Linn County Music Teachers Association Sets Festival Dates
The Linn County Music Teachers Association met at Brookfield on January 12. Keith Collins of Marceline and Edward Williams of Browning were reelected President and Secretary. March 29 and 30 were set for the County Music Festival at Brookfield this spring. Other festival matters were discussed and grade cards issued. Honor Roll to appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Music Teachers’ Association
Brookfield
Keith ‘Collins
Marceline
Edward Williams
Browning
Brookfiel
Seventh Grade Language Arts Produces Fort Worth Booklets
Room III students finished a unit on Longfellow’s Courtship of Miles Standish and created illustrated story booklets. The seventh grade members prepared several interesting handouts showcasing the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Miles Standish
Eskimo Unit Features In Room Two Lesson Plan
During winter we enjoy a warm gym for recess and will ban some drills soon. Visitors Thursday included Mrs Cleo Jones and Mrs Ila Nevins. Room II pupils were examined by Nurse Mary J. Cross. We study Eskimo origins and life with scenes of igloos and aurora borealis painted as background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Jones
Ila Nevins
Mary J. Cross
State Department of Health
Notice of Final Settlement in the Prather Estate
Notice to all creditors and interested parties that I J H Calhoun administrator will make final settlement of the estate of Ross E Prather deceased at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to be held at Linneus on February 12 1940 J H Calhoun Administrator
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross E. Prather
Joseph Buswell
J. A. Buswell
H. M. Buswell
Linn County
Missouri
Linneus
Buswells Seek Probate Settlement in Linn County
The estate of Joseph Buswell deceased will be settled at the next Probate Court term in Linn County Missouri. J A Buswell and H M Buswell administrators announce the hearing in Linneus on February 12 1940.
Milan Missouri woman dies. funeral plans pending
Vesta Cavance of Milan Missouri died Friday morning at her home in Milan. Her son in Salt Lake City Utah was to be consulted for funeral arrangements. Other items note Kenneth Thompson moving in with Lawrence Drake and visits by Katie Armstrong and Junita Farwell. Lon McNally has a cold. Sophia Thorne visited Will and Charley Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Thompson
Lawrence Drake
Lon McNally
Will Wohler
Cecil Wohler
Brookfield
Vesta Cavance
Milan
Missouri
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sophia Thorne
Will Smith
Purdin
Navy Enlistment Draws Sixty Five Young Men This Week
Sixty five young men volunteered for naval service this week, joining a steady stream of recruits from the area. The enlistment marks continued support for military readiness and follows recent national recruitment drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Kansas and Missouri men train for Navy fleet
Kansas and Western Missouri supplied 45 men who passed physicals and reported to Great Lakes Training Station for eight weeks before transfer to U S Fleet or Navy Schools. Last week 26 men enlisted en route to San Diego for Navy trade schools. There are 85 vacancies to be filled this month with weekly enlistments in January to join the fleet for a spring cruise to the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Great Lakes
U. S. Fleet
Navy
San Diego
Navy Trade
Hawian Islands
Slap Punishment Turns To Cooking Duty In Family Case
A judge orders a husband who slapped his wife over child care to do the cooking for the family while the wife oversees the child. The article praises many Browning mothers who manage large families, household work, and charity, noting such duties are common and valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Missouri Licenses Revoked In December Reach 3,186
Fourty four Missouri drivers had their licenses revoked in December, bringing the two year total of disbarments since the law went into effect to 3,186. The action reflects ongoing enforcement of the state's drivers license provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Secretary of State
Dwight H. Brown
Secon
Brown
Grade Honor Roll for Room II Third Six Weeks
The Honor Roll list for Room II covers the third six weeks with names from the third, fourth, and fifth grades. Fifth grader Nola Jeanne Lay is noted for walking three and a half miles through snow drifts to school Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Carter
John Haskell Jones
James Russell Nevins
Jean Bartow
Valjean Gooch
Donald Lee Williams
Carolene Ginder
Nola Jeanne Lay
Frances Lau Lawrence
John Lee Robison
Snow Disrupts School Bell Times And Absences
Headlights Of The Week notes heavy snow keeping students home. Mrs Brantner’s classes dismissed due to her absence from blocked roads. A hall bulletin board lists music notes. Sophomore English finished Silas Marner and now studies mechanics of English.
Guess Who: Country Senior Seen Near Calhoun’s Grocery
A senior girl living in the country rides the south bus and is observed going to Calhoun’s Grocery nearly every noon hour. The sightings focus on her routine and location with no further details provided.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowning, Missouri
Browning, Mo
Robert Browning
Bil Buckner
Brownie
Kathryn Cumbo
Room
Katie Armstrong
Junita Farwell
Charley Johnson
T. R. McArtor
M. D
Browning, Missouri
M. L. Haning
DR. H. Dearing Wolf
Osteopathic
Farmer's Building
Carl Brassfield
Edwin Osgood Grover
Ipretaar
Gas, Electric and Water Companies
Missouri Association of Publiclic Utilities
West High Street
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