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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
4
The Brown ing Leader-Record issues a July 3 1924 edition with editor Joe Nickell listed and postal designation as second class matter dated July 8 1897. The notice reflects standard newspaper filing and location in Browning Missouri.
Purdin notes list visiting relatives and friends in Chillicothe Browning Ludlow and other nearby towns. Mentioned are M L Mentyre Wm Thompson Fin Southerland Mrs J E Steen Mrs Gordon McDonald Guy Davis Mark Gooch Joe Eden Carl Bivins and families. Community events include a Sunday church service and an upcoming ice cream supper at U B church. Weather delays affect Purdin Mercantile building progress and residents hope for improvements.
A cool spell ushers in a fair week as farmers work weeds from corn. Ed Pulliam and family visited Meadville relatives on Sunday. Joe Creason and wife visited George Walker’s. Ray Pulliam and family and Carl Monroe and wife visited Lee Bagley’s. Jess Pulliam and family visited Wm Pulliam. The Forker ball team played Purdin Sunday, winning 12 to 2.
Saturday night relatives and friends gathered at Harry Deskins for a party with ice cream and games. Mrs. Deskins and her daughter hosted warmly, and guests enjoyed themselves. Various locals visited relatives and spent Sundays with friends across North Salem and nearby towns.
Joe Eden and wife spent Wednesday with Ray McNally and John Bummer and family visited Saturday night with relatives in Chillicothe.
Cecil Clem and family of Harris visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J H Tharp. Leon Whiteaker and Alden Marley were Sunday guests of George Dodson. Mrs Clyde Foster and little son visit with Mr and Mrs Wm Butler. D G Havens and R E Grendis shipped a car of hogs from Cora last week.
The report records cool pleasant weather and farmers plowing corn. Local visits include Noah Head and family at Perry Christian’s home and Miss Sadie Cattey with Rolla Bailey. Perry McCollum traveled to Brookfield and I J McCollum with wife visited Vick Jones. Mrs Clare Talman mourns father Blyther Baker. Cattle shipped from Gifford and Ben Cattey loses a work horse.
Plowing dominates activity as residents attend Hickory Grove meetings. Kirksville resident Elder Jones spent Saturday night with Orlean Harris and family. Eddie Taylor and kin visited relatives here Sunday. C E Kibble and family from Loop Hole were here Sunday. Everett Harris visited his girl Sunday. Hally Grisamer traveled to Chillicothe Monday. Tony Taylor’s children have whooping cough. Alfred Alexander and wife stay with William Grisamer this week.
Mr and Mrs Willard Moore of Purdin spent Sunday with relatives in this city Kenneth Myers of Laclede was a guest of relatives here yesterday.
Washington D C June 24. The United States Civil Service Commission and the National Vigilance Committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World issued a joint warning against misleading advertising claiming civil service exams or qualifications. The notice urges applicants to rely on official sources and avoid scams.
Dr E P Harvey, a state licensed optometrist, will be at Harvey and Neet's on Saturday July 5th. Eye tests offered during the American Legion gathering. After fitting glasses consider returning to a local optometrist for future care. Nuf Said.
The Civil Service Commission and Arkansas deputy labor commissioner condemn civil service exam coaching schools for taking money from illiterate applicants and promising qualification for government posts. A Kirksville accident severely injured several people, including Prof Cosby and Miss Hoff, after a car crash on a hilly road. Mrs Cosby was trapped and nearly died before being freed.
Professor Byron Cosby of State Teachers College and family members were severely injured when their car overturned on a detour between Queen City and Lancaster. Mrs Cosby and Nelda Huff suffered broken bones while others endured serious bruises. The injured were taken to Grim-Smith Hospital where they were listed as resting more comfortably and expected to recover.
Eyewitness reports Sosby car swerved to the right struck the embankment rebounded across the road and hit the left embankment. The rear end rose and the car flipped with the rear toward the north changing positions with the front, according to a man at the scene.
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