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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
A Browning column lampoons daily life with faded humor about mosquitoes at a fishing trip, wives and rights, fashion notes, labor jokes, and war news irks, all reflecting small town views from July 8 1897. The piece muses on spending checks and social quirks in a breezy, satirical tone.
Residents note visits and family time across Chillicothe with entries mentioning C. J. DeWitt, Theo Warren, Opal Mae Brinkley, Lois, Bonnie, Ida Rose Williams, Ila McClarren, Walter McKay, Millard Swank, Mellie Ford George, Melvin Stephenson, Belva Bookout, Elyza Jacobs, Marjorie Seckington, Erma Jean Stephenson, and Leland Donald Glenn Nadine McKay. Weekend gatherings and weekday visits frame community ties.
Sunday visitors listed for Halville households include Ted Holser and family with Kal Sayers W F and Carolee Kenneth Young Russell and Morris Crookshanks plus Ronald Vane Kingsolver and children with Everett Crookshanks Charley Tromer householder Margaret with Vena Shafer family Bery Warren and children with Paul Warren Clarence Nichols and Duane with Ray Molloy and children Don Shafer and children with W F Rottmann and Ted Ora Holser and family.
Local social notes list Sunday visitors to several area households. Marvin and Mr J A Holser visited Mrs Mary Holser of Wheeling. Jim Shafter called on Mr and Mrs C G Shafer and family. Sethie Dennis and girls and Alvin Bruce with Joahn visited Mr and Mrs Jerry Jennings and daughters. Lloyd Montgomery and daughters spent time with Sylvester Johnson family. Marshall McMickle and Shirley visited Glen Jerome's. Henry Smith visited Harry Leslie's in the afternoon.
Otis McCollum and family spent Wednesday evening at the Eli Nickell home. Several families visited, including the McCollums, Brantners, Abbotts, Cordrays, and Hart families, with multiple Sunday gatherings noted across LaPlata Gifford Kirksville and Linneus.
Weather update from Purdin residents urges timely rain to aid gardens and potatoes with ongoing dry spells. Mrs. Tom Miller was mentioned in a week’s notes as part of the community update.
A bustling report from Pur din and nearby towns details visits, family news, and community events. Highlights include sales of Bill Jenkins household goods, sports results with Jamesport and Pur din teams, illness updates, and social visits among Cassitys Bagleys Smiths and Hunters. A five foot ten inch timber rattler near Arlo Smith causes a stir.
In Pleasant Hill residents report severe drought while gardens begin to burn and callers push for rain to relieve dry conditions. The note highlights local desire for measurable precipitation to mitigate heat stress on vegetation.
North Salem reports a need for rain for crops and notes a protracted meeting with strong Sunday school attendance. Local sports saw Salem and New Boston win in pair of games. social visits and family news appear throughout the community, including marriages and hospital updates.
Homer Peavler escorted Mr and Mrs Pinkney Peavler to Brown ing on Tuesday where Mrs Peavler received medical attention.
Joe Nevins spent the first of last week in Kansas City on business. Bill Hill was in Milan on Saturday for business. Mrs M W Hanna of Brookfield spent the first of the week with Mr and Mrs John Keithley. Gerald Wade of Kansas City was a guest in the city Saturday night and Sunday.
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