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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
5
A long list of visitors and social calls fills a Browning area page. Joe Schrock and Claude Porter travel for business while families from Purdin Chillicothe and Mendon share meals and meet friends. Brassfield day features draw Ky. visitors and a Kansas City Star entourage observes.
Wanted reliable man to succeed L K Richardson as Rawleigh Dealer in Linn County Missouri. Experience required for a profitable business selling Rawleigh products used oil stoves and range heaters. Write Rawleigh's Dept MOG 56 162 Freeport Illinois for details and credit terms.
Poultry men report success with Dr. Salsbury's Rakos as a treatment for coccidiosis. Endorsed by E. F. Peterson of Browning Missouri, who urges others to follow the recommended method.
The Browning Methodist Circuit begins a Bible Conference in Evangelism at Mt. Zion Church with evening services after Church school. Pastor and lay leader Fay Peterson join Rev. John Snyder for services at North Salem at 8 30. A basket dinner is planned for the circuit on the fifth Sunday in August for the district superintendent and fourth quarterly conference.
John L. Mairs and son Jimmie of Brookfield were Browning visitors Sunday. Purdin family and Lois visited Mrs. Eva Biswell Thursday. Evert Hollon went to Kirksville Friday to see his daughter Mrs. Qoal Roger, a patient at Grim Smith hospital. Sterling Bowyer, in Kansas City, returned home for the weekend as his family moves there. Floyd E. Reyner and daughter returned to Chicago after visiting Mrs. Reyner's mother, Eva Biswell. Mrs. W. A. Daume of Brookfield and sister Lula Hanna visited Thursday. the ladies were formerly Misses Lula and Vesta Duncan.
A 1942 letter from W. B. Schreck in Seattle praises the city’s defense economy, stable real estate, and strong harbor. He notes Seattle’s population rise by about 200 000 in the past two years and predicts continued growth over the next decade. He invites readers to consider visiting or moving to Seattle.
War Savings staff highlights the 10 percent commitment badge to show citizens are supporting democracy on the home front. Join the Payroll Savings Plan through employers or contact the War Savings Committee Chairman to pledge and participate.
James B. Carter writes from Greenway Station Arizona dated July 14 1942 to the Browning Leader Record. He notes extreme heat 115 in the shade with no rain since last winter and plans to visit Browning next summer if possible. He mentions Army Air Corps work in vague terms and a WWI service past while inviting replies from old friends.
E F Peterson of Browning completed a five day intensive training in poultry management sanitation and disease prevention at Charles City Iowa led by Dr Salsbury Laboratories. The program included first aid post mortem work and vaccination with government licensed materials and clinics with live specimens. Peterson now offers improved local poultry health services and invites raisers to bring problems for expert guidance.
Over 40 sewing machines have been cleaned as Linn county women embrace wartime home sewing. Starting in June groups of six to ten owners called Home Economic Agent Costigan to supervise clinics. Gum and lint removed by Stoddard's Solvent. few machines needed new parts and several previously nonfunctional units are now stitching again.
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