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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
4
A collage of wry opinions and observations on success, political behavior, rationing, farming, bad habits, family dynamics, gender roles, intelligence, romance, vacations, and public life. The piece mixes quotes and humorous commentary resembling a newspaper column or reader’s notes.
A long spell of rain dominates Purdin updates with community notices and social visits. Funeral for Phoebe Baker Smith at her home draws a large crowd, and locals report on health and various calls of kin and friends.
Rainy spell dominates Scottsville notes as residents report heavy rainfall. Harley Fields of Humphreys spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan, reflecting community visits amid the wet weather.
Mr and Mrs Joe Ford and Allen Fanning and son Clarence were Milan visitors Friday. Jake and Herman Atkins sold a bull to a Mr Steele near Brookfield last week. Mr and Mrs A A Brehm and daughter of Shelbina spent Decoration Day with Mr and Mrs J D Seaman. Glenn Rhodes of Browning was here Friday looking for veal calves. The ladies have been setting out plants recently. Phyllis Harris helped Mrs Clara Thuxle with her house work last week.
Pleasant Hill items cover two weeks of weather and social visits. Rural families like Dickinson Woodside and Kritton share Sunday dinners. many travel to Chillicothe and Columbia for visits and events. Spencer Britton earns FFA honors at Columbia and Kirksville, with aims for national contest.
Mrs. C. J. Chappell will supply the pulpit at 11 oclock and Rev. Chappell at 830. Special music is planned. Everyone is invited to attend.
Junior Robinson and wife visit his grandmother Mrs. C. E. Maggart and Mr. Maggart as he remains ill. Geo. Pittiway of Independence arrives to see relatives with Mrs. Pittiway and children staying two weeks. Mrs. W. A. Roger travels to Kansas City to visit daughter Mrs. David Hastings. Raymond Smith rehabs Addie Dell’s house. Guests at C. E. Rogers home include FE, 3B. Moffitt and family, Ernest Moffitt and daughter Polly, Elmer Arnold and daughter from Pollock.
Shafter notes list Mary Gooch and Bever ly Stevenson entering Chillicothe Business College on June 7 and visits by numerous residents including Mrs. Junior Phillips and the Molloy family. The piece covers farm work, family gatherings, farm chores, Navy and flight training, local commerce, and community reactions, with several acquaintances and relatives mentioned from Browning, Meadville, and Chillicothe. It ends with local sympathy for Georgie Ann Moore and ongoing family updates.
The county faces a likely feed shortage before the 1944 crop with rising livestock and reduced feed crops. Soybeans are urged for hay and grain, and grain soybeans can substitute high protein feeds. An estimated 45 percent of grain feeds may need to be imported due to labor and crop conditions.
Ed Hebner Chevrolet national director of service cites war needs and urges strict regulation of ethylene glycol anti freez e for safety and conservation. Chevrolet dealers back the Save the Wheels that Serve America program offering tests to determine reuse value and advise summer flushing checks and proper storage in glass or earthenware containers.
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