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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
4
A Browning Browning column revisits small town life with quips on candy costs for girls, late doctors, advice value, Ferdinand the Bull fever, World’s Fair tensions, and jokes about talkative sleepers amid worries over future government support in Browning Missouri.
Purdin residents hosted visitors including Earnest and Effie Smith, Cassitys, and McGhee as Milan's softball team played a game the town won. Mrs. Juanita Farwell left for Wyoming after a three week visit with the Armstrongs. Mrs. Effie Pulliam received several calls while Mrs. Tom Armstrong is reported similar health. Most farmers have finished planting corn.
Mrs. Carrie Abbott spent Thursday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cattey. Alford Page and Gail Nickell were at Kirksville Friday.
Mr and Mrs John Howell visited Saturday with relatives at Kirksville. John Hoselton had a hay rick struck by lightning and burned Thursday. Mr and Mrs C L Romine and Mrs Sam Romine visited Green Castle Sunday afternoon to see Mr and Mrs Lew Pryor, who was very ill. John Page left for Oklahoma. Miss Yolanda Branaman of Detroit Michigan visited her uncle S M Romine and family last week.
Anna Grindstaff returned home after a week visiting relatives at Pollock. Oscar Leeper and Elizabeth Johnson of Pollock spent last Saturday night with relatives here. Mrs. Tommy Breeding and her children near Pollock spent the weekend with home folks here.
Nera Ollie Burress spent a few days with Mr and Mrs Ray Grindstaff near Humphreys. Clyde Dillinger and family from Iowa visited Mr and Mrs Earl Smith over the weekend. Icel Crowdis and her son Charles visited Parse Brassfield. John DeWitt stayed several days with his parents Mr and Mrs C J DeWitt.
The report covers social visits in Purdin including Beverly Garter Kathryn Cumbo and a game weekend. Local ball games Purdin all stars vs Jamesport all stars and girls teams. Kirksville defeated Purdin girls 3 to 1. Purdin Blues beat Winigan 14 to 8. Updates on Mrs. John McGhee and Mrs. Henry Fuller health appear. Families travel to St Louis to see Cardinals Reds game. California bound visitors return later.
North Salem notes report a rain blessing for gardens. Salem ball team defeated Bute at Cora on Friday, and on Sunday night faced Green City at Milan where Green City led at finish.
Marreeline and Brookfield residents visit kin and attend events from Sunday school to a ball game in Milan. A hospital operation for Mr. Cordray precedes continued visits. a 50th anniversary issue features editorials by national figures including J C Penney and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Mr. Rolla Szott reports one mature wolf and twenty four pups caught in a 30 day wolf drive in northwest Sullivan County. A several hundred dollar fund from sheep assessments pays bounties of 50 dollars for old wolves and 5 dollars for pups. Farmers note easier grazing with fewer losses after the drive and hunters show rising interest in the wolf hunt.
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