Local visitors and residents keep busy around town
Judge Virgil Lee of Purdin was a Browning visitor Saturday. R A Arthur of North Salem came on business. John Lumsden of Cora and family visited. Several locals traveled to Kansas City and Green Castle for business and visits. Elizabeth Prather enrolled at Kirksville State Teachers College for summer. Wallace Eugene Grice born that morning in Brookfield to Harold and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Lee
Purdin
Browning
R. A. Arthur
North Salem
John Lumsden
Cora
Robert Morrow
Kansas City
Neal Mullins
Green Castle
Ernest
Ola F. Kinfong
QO. G. Jones
Gayle Ingraham
Harris Glaze
Detriot
Asa Badger
Near Laredo
Arthur Haley
Zella Woodworth
R. A
Rat) Thurlo
Brookfield
Linn County
Gene Moore
Betty Lou
Dickie
Austin Taylor
Warren
Michigan
Herbert Bailey
Anabeth
Seen Dell
Verl Dell
Chicago
Nelson Pipes
Tulsa
Okla
B. H. Peterson
Ray Duane
Sarah Ann Moore
Elba Page
Jackie Gooch
Shafter Social News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Shafter items report visits by Elmer Hammock and Vern Stevenson in Chillicothe while Bryan Molloy hosts a True Blue Club gathering for Mary Molloy. Others include Joe Schrock from Purdin, Morril Peterson from Peoria, and a Kansas City couple welcoming a baby boy born Saturday. The Morris Chapel reunion drew a large crowd with a fine program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hammock
Vern Stevenson
Chillicothe
True Blue Club
Mary Molloy
Bryan Molloy
Joe Schrock
Purdin
Price Gilmer
Morril Peterson
Peoria
Ill
Jerry Jennings
James Morris
Morris
Alexander and Gooch
Morris Chapel
Bobby Phillips
Ora Phillips
Linneus
Mary Montgomery
Holt
L. W. Arnold
Local Couples Visit Towns Amid Travel Updates
In the week, Mr and Mrs S M Romine visited Milan on Monday. Mr and Mrs Johnny Cook and children went to Green City on Tuesday to see Mrs Rose Carr. The Cloyce Wallace pair traveled to Kirksville on Wednesday. Cecil Bunch Mrs Enid Bailey and Emma Jane visited Kirksville on Thursday. Ben Nickell and son Cecil and Bobby Shipp left Wednesday for a trip to Greeley Colorado. Alva Hoerrmann and sons delivered wool to Linneus on Wednesday. A mn and Mrs Cecil Bunch spent Friday in Brookfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Hoerrmann and Sons
Linneus
A Mn
Cecil Bunch
Brookfield
Gail Howell
Golden Wedding Celebration At Howell Home Draws Many
A large crowd gathered June 1 to celebrate the Golden Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Howell at their home near Alexander schoolhouse. A basket dinner followed under shade trees and guests praised the couple with many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim. Moffitt
Kansas City
J. L. Jones
Milan
Alexander
Howell
Lon Turner
Willa Hayes
Turner
Thelma Wallace
Cloyce Wallace
Branaman
Earl Cleeton
Floyd Cleeton
Hubert Thrasher
Tom Greenstreet
Frugal young man’s ring misfire ties romance to repairs
The Linn County Budget Gazette notes a love story where a unnamed youth bought a gaudy ring box and a fake ring that turned green impressing the lady and prompting the jeweler to urge a genuine purchase. Other items report a new William Woods College dormitory costing about 65000 dollars, a barber misadventure ending in a shave buy, a collie lost then found, an ornate two story miniature bird house, and a broken mirror bringing bad luck in Unionville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Budget Gazette
Weekend Visitors and Local Social Roundup
Week end guests included Mr and Mrs Van Meter and family and several Young relatives. Yvonne Wood stayed with J R Wood and family. Rev Hobbs and Mrs Baird joined Friday dinner with J C Sayers. Multiple local families hosted and visited over the weekend with news of caretakers, trips, and illness notes. Jerry Head family also mentioned, with a sick child at home and Mr Jas Dodson listed as ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Sayers
Wilma Young
Maurice Rottmann
Lizzie Rottmann
Darrell
J. R. Wood
Ermin Losh
Grabast
Haseville
Ed Sayers
Carolee
Morris Crookshanks
Beryl Warren
Lois Young
Bert Mitchell
Roy’ Rowan
Lucille Swenda
LeRoy Shafer
Roger
John Rottmann
Holser
Roy Rowan
Henry Smith
Virgil Sayers
Maurice Pennington
Lute Hulet
Marshall McMickle
Jerry Head
Carl Head
Jas. Dodson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kraft’s
Rainbo
MFA
Browning Farm Club
Glenn Rhodes
Branson
White River
Missouri
William Woods College
Harmon
Fulton Sun-Gazette
Raymond Shields
Shields
King City
Charlie Anderson
Adair County
Anderson
Edina
F. W. Harvey
Haren
H. L. Fowler
Unionville
Haleville
Bundridge
J. W. Sevier
Ozarks
Jim Head
Howard Head
Carlen Haley
Laclede
J. S. Head
Clarence
Fred Bozwell
Betty Sue
Mary Spencer
Neva Scott
Dan Head
Rebecca Pearl
Geo. H. Lee Poultry
0. M. Franklin Veterinary
J. G. May Drug Company
I. E. Hook
Fexall
Browning, Mo
Jack Sprat Lye
LEE Wheat
Baker's
Happy Vale
General Electric
Horton Electric
Zenith
Nutrena
Farmers Store
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