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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
4
A Browning Missouri reader calls for stronger bank officer accountability and guaranteed depositor protection. The letter argues bonds are insufficient after large losses and urges state law changes, with a note from a subscriber about renewing a subscription and an upcoming visit to Oklahoma.
The Milan based Haas-Ash Clothing and Shoe Co promotes a full page ad in the Leader Record touting prewar prices. As a leading North Missouri retailer, they claim to offer significant value to readers who study the advertisement closely.
Marshall Hamilton has been the busiest man in town helping repaint and replaster his home. Weather has slowed the progress but he hopes for good weather this week to finish and is heard humming a cheerful tune.
The event at the New Adams building in Brookfield on June 2 and 3 features teachers examinations. A separate boys agricultural competitive examination occurs on Saturday June 3 with the winner set to be State guest and receive prize.
Agricultural course for youths aged 12 to 18 held during Fair Week in Sedalia. Program overseen by County Superintendent J. F. Hortenstine.
We thank the many friends for acts of kindness shown during the sickness death and burial of our daughter and for the floral offerings. Mr and Mrs J W Kenley.
Entertained at Ingram residence with Mr and Mrs G D Prother and Mr and Mrs G Woodward among guests. A delectable menu was served by the hostess and praise for her culinary art follows from those who have been entertained by Mrs Ingram.
The Claude Myers Post conducted memorial services on Tuesday with graveside flower decoration and salutes for World War I comrades. Comrade Lozier of Carrollton spoke at the park after noon, followed by a baseball game before a fair crowd, praising the Legion’s fitting succession to the old “boys in blue and gray.”
The Allen Brothers Show spent a week in our city delivering top entertainment with the troupe praised as artists. The Divorce Question at Browning drew the best audience yet and the company performed as if to a full tent before moving on to Unionville.
News is scarce in Purdin with all growing fine after the week’s rain. Russell Steen of Chillicothe visited his brother Earl Steen Sunday. Carl Tapscott and family and O S Stone and family visited Jess Pulliams, Earnest Pearson and family visited Delbert Belt, Howard Moore and wife visited Edward Urbach, Oliver Belcher and wife visited Charley Urbach, Mrs Bob Ross and children visited Willard Pulliams. A G
Elba Turner delivered a load of eggs to Milan for the Cora merchants on Monday. Novalee Harmon traveled to Browning, also Monday, and Orbra Jones and wife were in the community Sunday.
A road day meeting organized in Browning unites Unionville Milan Pollock Purdin Linneus and Laclede to perfect an alliance for a 1500 mile primary road to the Missouri river. Joe Nickell elected president Lou M Haas secretary treasurer and several vice presidents appoint town committees to fund and build the project.
The Leader Record lists new and renewing supporters including James M. Havens A H Tharp Chester Browning Mrs Mettie Brockshier F M Morgan Walter Crooks C F Greenstreet E C McKenzie A W Cotter G W Crockett C H Lay H C Warren Roy Fidens Jacob Grif fis C M Britton Emma L Curtis G A Taylor T S Sloan and F E Belcher.
Hildred and Berthema Spencer moved from Kirksville to start school Monday after visiting Saturday. D G Havens shipped a car of hogs from Milan Monday. Jeff Fields John Bancus Nora Morris and Dess Fanning delivered hogs at Cora Monday. Mrs Nell Maxey Mrs Carrie Dean and J H Tharp and wives visited E E Maxey and wife last Monday. Flora Lumsden of Milan visited home folks Sunday. Mrs Chas Dodson visited sister Mrs Virgil Dodson and parents J H Bohannon in Browning from Monday to Tuesday.
Miss Mary Turner visited Kansas City this Sunday. Sen James A Reed spoke to a large crowd in Brookfield Monday, described as a wonderful speech by locals. Perry McCollum and Wm Shepherd were in town on business yesterday. The editor thanks Mrs F J Alspach for strawberries and plants sold this season, noting especially fine fruit.
Sullivan County posts the office of Prosecuting Attorney held by H. W. Atkins. The notice outlines the county’s legal and administrative duties associated with the prosecutorial position.
The excerpt notes seven automobile manufacturers in Belgium and 1,171,797 visitors to national parks last year. It cites a 1921 average automobile price of 702 dollars, 1.2 billion pounds hauled by motor trucks, and 3,000+ traffic offenders jailed in New York in 1921. It also mentions road project gravel use, U.S. auto vs rail investments, cross‑country fatality and injury totals, and rising motorcycle demand in Britain.
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