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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
4
Local column offers humorous quips on life and moderns vices. Community mentions Lola Waldeck and relatives, Frank Robinson in Chicago, travels to the World's Fair, oil drilling hopes on the Sam Taylor farm, and illnesses and visits among Pollock Galt and Milan residents.
Mr and Mrs Darrold Hutchin visit Hutchinsons Friday. Elmer Hammock and Veda Irene call on Mrs Henry Jerome in Browning Saturday. Tommy Shifflett stays with grandparents Mor ris. Omi Phillips visits Price Bowyer in Browning. W E Morris visits daughter George Phillips. Ida Tompson of Meadville visits daughter Edgar Morris while Edgar goes to Chicago. Ernest Pearson of Purdin visits daughter Lilburn Gilmer. Charles Glenn Gooch starts work at Elmer Hammock store Monday. Arthur Stultz of Purdin visits daughter.
Mr and Mrs Darrold Hutchinson and son Gene visited the Morris family Sunday evening. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Julius Woods and Mr and Mrs Bob Shifflett with their children.
The article notes King George subscribes to 1700 dollars worth of newspapers annually. It jokes about how such print would fill homes and store woolens, moths avoiding newsprint, and the idea that readers would be well read while housework suffers. References Browning residents who barely read the local paper.
A Washington DC poultry and eggs distributor read a letter urging Middle Western egg shippers to keep eggs fresh to protect the market. He agreed and noted paying 29 cents for nearby eggs that morning, underscoring price sensitivity.
A Missouri poultry buyer cites a method to cool eggs individually to preserve freshness and justify higher prices. He notes heat removal is fastest by cooling each egg, not a whole case, and discusses practical farm cooling efforts and local egg prices.
Purdin residents report near record heat with temperatures around 104 degrees making cooling difficult. Haying is underway nationwide, with hay crops described as good and fair across the country. Several people from Purdin attended events or gatherings recently.
Sunday visitors gathered at multiple homes including the Stephenson, Ford, Brinkley and DeWitt families. The Sam Taylor farm oil well progressed to 165 feet with large crowds present day and night. The Roger M. E. Church choir led by Mrs. Hinda Dillinger sang on KWHO.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Browning visited Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dickinson for Sunday dinner. Chillicothe guests J. M. Gray and family and James Gray with Carol Jean visited the Longwells. Billy stayed longer. Andersons and Allie Ware are noted in attendance and illness.
Mrs. Bessie Steele and Marlin helped can beans with Alpha Christy. Arrchie Dickinson and family visited Everett Hale group to thrash. George Spencer and son Floyd spent a Brookfield weekend with relatives. Stitch and Chatter Club met Clara Hanman on July 6. Anna Belle West cared for Mrs. Harold Foss and infant Elizabeth Cherrill and visited home folks.
The week brought pleasant weather after a hot spell. About fifty relatives and friends of the Gooch and Brantner families fished and swam on Yellow Creek last Sunday, reporting a fine time and a good dinner but few fish. Dr H E Litton and family, and Mr A L Knifong trip to Lincoln Nebraska to visit relatives. Knifong ill with asthma hopes change helps. Stanley Riley and James Smith finished five weeks in Kansas then returned. Harold Cordray injured a foot fixing a fence. under Dr Dixon care. Nora Straley family visited relatives and Eugene stayed longer. Cornball team played Martinville. Leslie Martin broken leg likely three weeks in hospital. Mrs A W Cotter and Mrs D L Cady to Brookfield. Will Pulliam and Cotter visit Brookfield. Ed Pulliam ill but improving. E C Helms claims champion bean crop in Pur din, yellow beans six inches long.
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