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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
3
A string of social mentions fills election week with visits and hostings. Carl Head Dr Quinn Becker greeted voters last Thursday night while many families from Brookfield Milan and Purdin hosted relatives. Dr Becker and Dr Haning noted health and travel plans among extensive neighborhood passing.
Advert notices for Wheeler and Woolsey film Silly Billies and upcoming Louis Schmeling fight pictures mark the week. Local social items include visits by Brookfield residents, Kirksville guests, and family gatherings. Reports note livestock losses from a lightning strike near Lee Wood and Goins, plus several travelers and visitors from Trenton, Kansas City, and Maryland.
Mrs Myrtle Lambert Ward, long in frail health, died Tuesday evening around six at her father Simon Head’s home near Purdin. Funeral services will be held later today.
Miss Edith Rotman returned from Kansas City where she visited her brother Carl and wife. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Hess died Sunday morning. Funeral services were held Monday. The Gooch family hosted Edith Ruth and Ralph from Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Okie Todd and daughter visited Geo Hess’s parents. A 92nd birthday celebration for Civil War veteran Mr. Harry Foster drew a large crowd with meals, songs, and speeches. Distants attendees included families from Enid, Des Moines, Kirksville, Wellford, Larned, Brookfield, Milan, Browning, Trenton, and Humphreys. about 150 people attended. The week’s items list many local visits and birthday celebrations including Ray Gooch’s 31st birthday. The Sewing Club met last Wednesday afternoon.
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