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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
2
A reflective note on disappointment and learning through age and history. A grandmother’s wish, wartime rhetoric, and a call to heed free speech while listening. The text blends social observations with concern over leadership and public discourse.
Snow dominates Bundridge notices with community life in a subdued tone. The obituary for Mrs Lyle Wickham expresses shared sorrow and sympathy for her family. Local residents, visits, and school openings are noted along with illnesses and injuries.
Mrs. Geo Artz recovers from influenza while Ft. Riley's Mrs. Marvin Meeks visits her mother in law Mrs. Grindstaff. Floyd Daniels family resides with Mrs. Bessie Reeder during husband’s Army service. Moffitts from Sumner visit C E Rogers family. another Moffitt stays with daughter Mrs Rogers. Dr J D Tunnell improves after hospital operation in Kirksville. Ada Smith and Elsworth Smith travel to Kansas City en route to Washington. Basil Tipton and son Ronnie visit James Tipton’s family.
Snow dominates the forecast with additional accumulation expected followed by rain late Saturday night as warm air moves in. Weather agencies warn travel may be affected and urge cautious planning for weekend errands.
Local residents share visits and shopping trips in Brookfield and Purdin. Travelers include Mrs. Elmer Wykoff from Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pearson, and W. Craig Beckett visiting family in California as others plan moves and care.
We still have plenty of snow as Milan visitors Mr and Mrs Hubert Atkins and Mrs Allen McClaren drop by Wednesday. Mr and Mrs J D Seaman visit Willie Watson's Friday. Lester Fields of Topeka Kansas visits Mrs and Mrs John Morgan the past two weeks. Vernie Foster helps Roscoe Powell butcher a beef Saturday. Mrs Alferd Kenley took the census last week. Rosalie and Anita Faye McClaren spend Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs John Morgan.
Letters of administration have been granted by the Probate Court of Lima County Missouri to M R Street on January 10 1945. Creditors must present claims within six months for allowance otherwise barred after one year. Attest Arthur L Pratt Judge of Probate Court. January 25 1945.
Creditors and interested parties are informed that Isabelle Gooch administratrix will seek final settlement of the W B Haley estate at the Linn County Missouri Probate Court in Linneus on February 12 1945. January 11 1945.
Lt. R D Best of Frankfort Indiana smiles after being rescued by a Navy Catalina bomber 150 yards from Japanese forces when his plane was hit and pinned 40 feet underwater War bonds financed the plane that saved his life. U.S. Treasury Department
I R J McCollum administrator of the estate of Shannon D McCollum deceased will make final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to be held at Linneus on February 12 1945. R J McCollum.
Mrs. Anna McDaniels and her Texas daughter visited relatives here last week. H. M. Smith, ill, was taken to his daughter Emmett Spencer's home in Milan. Frank Preston moved from the Buster Foote farm to town. Local Milan visitors included Mrs. C. E Burress, Mrs. Kathryn Collins and baby, Mack Smith, Georgia Dr. J. D. Tunnell, who had been in Kirksville Hospital, returned home Sunday morning.
Estate of America Fleming deceased administrators Lila Williams and Blaine Fleming announce plan for final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to be held at Linneus on February 12 1945.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lee Falconer and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gooch with children called at the Baby Kimbrough home Friday night. Ira Cox from Laredo visited Emmett Palmer. C M Goins traveled to Brookfield. Arthur Griffeth visited Linneus and Gene Baskett. Lee Wood and family shopped in Brookfield. Ollie Johnson called at Ola Creason's. Emmett Palmer and family visited Lee Wood's Sunday evening. Babe Kimbrough and children Ruth Wood and Merle Palmer shared Sunday dinner.
Snow continues in Johnson district making January harsh though windless flurries ease drift. Friday schoolhouse gathering featured contests and refreshments with Helen Harris Ona Franklin Reva Payne on program committee. Arthur Morris returned from Kirksville hospital improved. Gail Ford visited Everett Harris home and Milan bus service outage caused student inconvenience. Wiley and Harold Taylor visited Nova Taylor and S/Sgt Glenn E Taylor on furlough.
Friday night events at a local schoolhouse are noted. Mr and Mrs Everett Riley Mr and Mrs B O Brantner aided Wesley Brantner's family with a Tuesday butcher. Mrs John Tucker's sister Mrs Leo Pearler is very ill with limited doctor options. Mrs Nelson Britton attended a club meeting at Mrs ie Britton's.
Mrs Albert Ledford came back home after visiting her daughter and family in Kirksville.
In Columbia Tennessee Polk family homes are celebrated as War Bond promotions. Samuel Polk’s two story brick house opened in 1816 with adjacent replica for his daughter. James K Polk’s residence nearby hosted Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren during 1844 campaign. erected about 1820. War bonds urged by U S Treasury Department.
The locality reports continued bad weather with another heavy snowfall on Sunday. Community activity notes mention families aiding with butchering last Friday and several residents attending Stitch and Chat ter and community club meetings at local homes and with neighbors.
Mrs Ollie Johnson visited Linneus on Sunday with Mrs Ethelyn Johnson and daughters. Mr Delmar Oertwig and sons with Harvey Oertwig were Sunday guests at Ora Smith's home.
Mr and Mrs Fred Bailey and Mrs Ramah McCollum shopped in Purdin Thursday evening. Leonard Mitchell wounded in Germany. Pvt Roswell D Clark earned Gunnery wings January 20 and is stationed in Ft Myers Florida. John Baker and Earl Pearler left for Seattle to work in a defense plant.
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