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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
4
A miscellany of humorous lines on charity and empathy, Browning admiration contrasted with spousal makeover jokes, banana cloth dress trends, kitchen gadget safety, and a note on health wealth values reflecting light journalism style.
On Monday July 4 the Ford family held a reunion at the Tom Ford home in Quincy Illinois with eleven children and many grandchildren present. A large dinner was served and attendees shared visits. Various relatives and visitors from Kirksville Milan Humphreys Joplin Des Moines and Chicago were noted, with hospital updates for Nora Taylor and other local news.
Summary of Shelby and Pur din neighborhood notes with visits and farm work. Mary Richardson and daughter Mattie and Kenneth call on sister Mrs. Frank Bauer. Mrs T L McDonnald and great granddaughter plan Nevada visit. Orvis Logan works at Ben Mullins farm. Henry Craig and Craig Simpson return from wheat fields. Tom Smith visits sister Mrs J M Logan. Curt Bauer helps Herb Wilson with hay. Elva Monroe visits Mrs Nile Raver and Herb Wilson. Ramah Jean Crist visits Leon Smith’s sister. Mildred Wilson and Kay Stufflebean travel to Purdin. Nile Raver and wife go to South Missouri after Blanche Sanford’s death. Weather: hot and dry, clouds soon.
John Bauer helped Orville Thudium last week. Randall Minor and wife visited her parents near Freemont. Miss Diamond Washburn returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Slater and family with Miss Marguerite Apel and Earl and Carl Helms spent Sunday at Chas. Helms. Roscoe Coram visiting grandparents. O. J. McCollum and wife shopping in Brookfield. Clifford Ware headed to Iowa for harvest. Diamond Washburn worked for Mrs. Drury Watson. Roy Pamper helped his father with oats. Ruth Helms spent Friday night with Reva Ware. Luther Rauer and wife visited Orville Trudium and called on his parents. Herb Peper cut oats at Henry Kruse's. Genevieve and Marjorie Minor visited Mrs. Noble Turner.
The Purdin ball team hosted two Sunday games at the Purdin ball diamond the first under lights. Bagley’s team lost to Purdin 2 to 19 while Urbach’s team defeated Purdin Mercantile 9 to 3.
Mr and Mrs Noel Cordray and their young daughter along with Miss Virginia Cordray depart for California to visit relatives. Ruth Helms and Reva Ware spent Saturday visiting Ruth Helms sister Mrs Ruby Yochim.
Winigan items note J. W. Milhoan at Milan last Tuesday and various visits to Kirksville Green City and St Joseph. Families including the Riddles, Bakers, Nickell, King, Hicks, Cattey, Turners and Munns are listed with weekend and midweek trips and hosting guests.
The region endures hot dry conditions with drying vegetation and numerous grasshoppers. Most locals have cut small grain and are making hay of good quality though not very heavy. Local residents include Mrs. G. M. Spencer returning home after hospitalization, and visits among families such as the Hunsaker, Taylors, Bundridge, and Fosters.
Announcement that Harry E. Kelly runs for Recorder of Deeds in Linn County Missouri in the Democratic primary on August 2, 1938. He seeks the office subject to party voters decision.
C. E. Jack Swinney announces candidacy for re nomination as Clerk of the County Court in Linn County primary on Tuesday August 2, 1938. He seeks the Democratic vote and urges party members to support his bid.
Harold Glidewell lost a cow recently while Mrs Vera Harvey of Forker and her sister Miss Eunice Dodson near Brookfield were in the area Friday. J S Head and son Howard cut oats with a binder last week. Roy Hollon helps Vernie Foster with hay, Clyde Brinkley traded for a pickup. Otto Johnson of Browning visited Sunday. Haskell Spencer from southeast of Cora went to Kirksville to see a doctor recently.
Notice to creditors and others interested in the estate of William L. Bond that administrator William A. Bond intends to make final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri to be held at Linneus on August 8, 1938.
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