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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
8
The calendar lists events including a debate with Meadville on January 31 and the Bucklin Basketball Tournament from January 30 to February 1. Elizabeth Ann Prather and Patricia Gooch visited. attendance fell sharply last week, but the school has not closed unlike others.
The Board of Education led by John C Dut ton organizes a rural defense program for Browning area youth aged seventeen to twenty five. Courses cover vocational defense training, with a minimum class size of ten. Government funds will cover instruction travel utilities equipment maintenance and supplies.
The notice says state supplies may be scarce so local machine rentals are suggested with rental reimbursement. An evening class runs two to three hours per session on school days for eight to ten weeks. Interested individuals should see Mr. Dutton at the school house any afternoon from 2 20 to 3 40.
Monday noon a spirited basketball game saw the Senior Girls edge the Junior Girls by a small margin. The senior lineup featured Taylor Harris Head Creason Kimbrough Maggart with Powell Mundell as substitutes. juniors included Vincent Jones Bagley Almond Garrett and Lumsden with Vin cent as forward. A Free-Throw Tournament is under way for interested students with no winner yet.
Sunday School at 10:00 for The Churches Church of Christ Edward F. Williams superintendent. Baptist Church offers 10:00 Sunday School Herbert C. Bailey superintendent. Methodist Church led by Rev. C. O. Hall with 10:00 Sunday School and services first and third Sundays each month. Holy attendance invited.
Prayer meeting will be held tonight at 7 15 with Rev and Mrs Claude in the hall.
The Browning High School speech team shows growing talent with debates vs Milan Shelby and a Shelbyville tournament. Debaters include Hudgins Maggart Bagley Vincent, with judge Mr. Noble awarding the first Shelby debate to Shelby. The article also covers school lunch programs and poultry hatchery tips to boost farm profits.
Pupils studied Rosa Bonheur pictures in Art Work. Eighth grade history students finished booklets on 18th or 19th century events judged by writing spelling art work biography and arrangement. Civil War booklets cover history biography maps plans and summaries. About 75 percent of pupils aim for Pupil Reading Circle Certificates this year. The Room III school paper will be issued again this week with around forty copies.
Auction notices list sales at Kimbrough farm near Shafter Purdin on January 31 with 18 dairy cattle 12 hogs and household goods. Remick sale February 1 at Chillicothe Community Sale February 3 at Brenner farm Forker area includes 8 horses and mules 10 Jersey cows 90 ewes and lambing. Norvell sale February 4 near Hecla features 4 young horses 17 whiteface cows 4 brood sows farm implements and feed.
A friendly note advises poultry raisers to start chicks early using a good brooder house and store. It argues early starts prevent envy of others’ June and July prices and November egg yields, highlighting practical timing for better returns.
After weeks of work the district announces completion of a hot lunch program installation. School officials say the new system will improve meals for students and staff.
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