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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
4
The vicinity enjoyed a fine Sunday night shower and numerous visitors stopped by. Names include Jesse Purnell Walter Crooks Benford Watson and others from nearby towns and Colorado California and Illinois. Families such as the Dodsons and Kinifengs were noted visiting relatives and socializing through the weekend.
The text notes care for a new son named Kenneth Lyle and family visits as Curt Tharp Roy Marley and Roy Helms spent Sunday with relatives including J. H. Tharp Farnest Bundridge and others, reflecting community ties and family gatherings.
Plowing corn dominates the week with farm moves and social visits. Lester Kenley shipped a car of hogs from Corn Saturday while James Pipes bought a new Ford last week. Local families and neighbors gathered for Sunday visits and a well attended ball game in Corn. Guy Brookshier bought a Chevrolet coach Saturday. Joe Buundidge traveled to Browning on Monday. Charley Dodson reported a mule struck by lightning last week. Clyde Bramer and family from Brookfield were seen here last Saturday.
Shafter notes Rev Clyde Cooper of Browning delivering two helpful sermons at Morris Chapel on Sunday followed by a church conference as he works to organize the church. Mrs Cooper and two young daughters Bonnie and Clydedean accompanied him. Dinner guests at Pur din included Mr and Mrs Baker Mrs Carry Bowyer and grandson Max.
Mrs C M Smith and Earnest Smith visited Mrs Will Parkhadelor Monday evening. A son named Wayne Asher was welcomed last Tuesday. H L Wilson shows improvement. Mrs Glenn Arnold transported to Kirksville for health reasons Saturday. John McDonald visits his brother T L McDonald this weekend. Johnnie Burkholder and wife purchase Shelby restaurant for their home. Homer Finney and family visited his brother L T Finney. Mr Molloy and Miss Aletha Bailey were in Shelby Saturday. Bill Moore and family at Dr Boyles last week. Cecil Simpson stayed Saturday night with Bennie Burkholder.
Rena Carter recounts the chase of the schooner I m Alone by Wolcott and Dexter after Captain Randall asserts twelve miles out. The vessel sinks amid gunfire winds and waves as the captain vows no search while twelve miles out.
Mrs Carry Bowyer and grandson Max Falconer were Saturday dinner guests of sister in law Gertrude Fields and niece and family in Browning. Merriel Hess and Hezel Weolf wed last week and left for Kansas. The ice cream supper at Mount Olive church drew a large crowd. Various locals, including the Myers, Purdin, Molloy, and Pulliam families, hosted and visited throughout the area.
We had another nice rain Sunday night. Joe Creason and wife and Mrs. R. D. Monroe visited William Pulliam and wife Sunday. Ed Pulliam and wife went to Kirksville Sunday to visit their daughter Nellie who is training as a nurse. Mrs. Harry Arnold and children of Laclede visited Hallie Boles and wife Saturday night. John Gocch and family also...
Chicago expert H M Shevnan and F H Seeley announce at Chillicothe Strand Hotel Sunday and Monday July 7 and 8 from 9 am to 5 pm a rupture treatment device the Spermatic Shield. They claim rapid opening closure without surgery and list patrons including Dr Edward Shippen and U S Navy ties. Demonstrations offered free of charge with verification by courts.
At the weekly meeting the City Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance calling a local vote to bond the city for graveling all streets. The measure will be printed in the paper next week.
Due to delays we forego publication with consent of Mayor Dun can and City Clerk J N Neet and board members. The election will be called in August and work to prepare streets will occur after voter consent, with greaves to maintain streets this spring after fall and winter efforts.
R. E. Carter has been quite sick for the past few days. Joe Edens of Linneus spent yesterday with friends in this city. Mrs. Lena Bailey of North Salem was a business visitor here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hummel will arrive home this week after visiting relatives in Guthrie Oklahoma. The city's streets were graded and dragged this past week. Otis Lantz of Kansas City spent yesterday and today with Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Lantz. Fuller of California and Mrs. Minnie Palmer of Carthage and Grant Lantz of Lockwood arrived Tuesday to visit relatives. A. T. Smith at El Reno Oklahoma sent the Leader Record to K. V. Whitlow, saying he could not be long without the paper. Mrs. R. O. Light and family of Los Angeles were guests of J. E. Myers at Purdin and visited relatives here.
Rev. M. A. Hale longtime pastor of the Church of Christ resigns to relocate to Grandfield Oklahoma in a lucrative position. A surprise party and presentation of a silverware chest were given by friends as they bid him farewell and good luck in the new assignment.
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