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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
4
Humorous observations from Browning Missouri in June 1950 feature lines about local quirks. Jokes touch on smoking ashes, driving speed, government checks and balances, straw hats, overtime pay, fashion, early Christmas shopping, fishing stories, and two kinds of people.
County Agent Raymond Smith notes feeder calves are being sold in North Missouri for October delivery at 15.00 per cwt. He says demand this fall will favor calves and light yearlings. Range calves fetch 25 to 26 per cwt, with better calves near 24. The cost of moving range calves to the Corn Belt raises the value of farm calves.
Announcement states John W. Milhoan is a candidate for State Representative from Sullivan County Missouri subject to the Democratic primary. Primary held Tuesday August 10.
Glenn Freeland runs as a Democratic candidate for Sullivan County Clerk. Voters will decide at the primary on Tuesday in August.
The Circuit Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder of Deeds announce Ralph Reinhard as Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-officio Recorder of Deeds for the election day Tuesday August 1, 1950.
Mrs. Bertha Brinkley and children spent Sunday with Mr. Elza Jacobs and daughters after several nice showers in the area.
Miss Mary Anne Dunlap attends term at State Teachers College Kirksville and visits her parents. Duff Jennings and Bill Dunlap conduct business in Brookfield. Mrs Avis Langdon visits from Gary Indiana, staying with kin. Duff Jennings buys weed and brush spraying outfit. Harry McCaughey on railroad crew visits home. Vincent Glidewell and many relatives host Sunday visitors. Farmers repair wind storm damage to buildings. John Cox visits Listen Dunlap home. Bill and Bennie Rhodes pass through. Listen Eva and Judy Dunlap visit Duff Jennings.
Shelby items note visits by Curt Rauer and family to his mother Mrs Maggie Rauer. Shirley Rauer of Goldsberry visits. Gilmer Simpson cut wood. Runyon and Guyer hauled livestock to market. A bridge post near Shelby was damaged in a collision and seven cars jammed during winter traffic. A barn on Lehman Powell’s farm burned after a lightning strike. no livestock lost. Timbers and lumber salvage discussed. Irene Keithley visiting Creole Boyles. Nancy Thompson visits Robert Boyles. Thomas Reed and Herbert Boyles return from Kirksville College for vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. James Coker ham visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson in Chillico. Sunday evening guests at the Creole Boyles home included Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Powell, Herbert Boyles and his mother, Mrs. Agnes Boyles.
Mr and Mrs Marion Wyatt of Los Angeles visited relatives in Dickinson and with Wayne Abbott family. Allen Belzer and family spent Friday evening with Ellen Floyd family. Harry Longwell and daughters Ruby Jean and Wanda from Galt and family were Sunday dinner guests of John Longwell. Lehman Powell lost their barn to lightning last Thursday morning. Ellen Floyd and children were in Brookfield Friday. John Walden Abbott was a Friday dinner guest of John Longwell. Keith Almond of Detroit and Dean Finney of Detroit are visiting. Dale Finney and families visited Homer Finney and Earl Campbell. Watson Burkholder and Robert Burkholder were in Brookfield Saturday. Edd Campbell of Kansas City spent the weekend with Earl Campbell and Byron. George Lambert spent Sunday in the Campbell home. Mrs John Buron and son Roscoe were business visitors in Chillicothe Saturday. Leonard Finney of Rockford Illinois is visiting his father Alex Finney and relatives.
Letters of administration for the estate of John R. Smith have been granted to Ben Almond the administrator by the Probate Court of Linn County Missouri hearing May 9 1950. Creditors must present claims for allowance within six months of the grant or be barred. claims not exhibited within one year are forever barred. Attest Delmar Dail judge of probate.
Leon Smith and Glenn Bailey were in Kansas City Saturday morning after Mrs Bailey and son Gary and Mrs Bill Bailey. Calvin Lambert spent the weekend in Fayette with Mr and Mrs W H Brown. Gerald Finney and baby of Rockford New Jersey visit Ross Montgomery and family. Benny Burkholder and Gerald Crist and son Andy visited friends in Shelby Wednesday night. Everett Schreckhise Ivan Cokerham and children spent Sunday with Elonzo Schreckhise family near Winigan. Los Angeles visitors called on John Longwell Monday afternoon. Eldon Riddle and children were in North Salem Monday evening.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Rolla Gooch visiting Kirksville on business. Mary Lee Kimbrough Ruth Wood and children shopped in Browning. E J Palmer called at Ira Cox home. Joe Moore visited Loren home in Purdin. Lee Wood and Mary Wood dined with Lewis Wood in Purdin. Essie Wood helped with papering Ruth Wood last week.
Sunday dinner guests at Leonard Richardson home in Purdin included Mr and Mrs Babe Kim Brough and family and Dale Gooch. Trudy Wood of Marceline visited Lee Wood this week. C M Goins and Sam Sprague visited Emma Goins in Purdin last week.
A shopper hints the Mercantile has goods Linn residents cannot learn about elsewhere. The store remains tight lipped, keeping its inventory details secret from competitors and customers.
A brief reader submission from Jean Longwell of Galt Missouri appears titled CV tedh. The note provides no further context or details.
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