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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
4
Rain dominates farming as plowing continues between showers. Local visits include Phillips family from Idaho and various guests at Morris and Hess households. Community events feature Sunday School at White Oak and a large birthday dinner for Mrs Walter Crook, with multiple local families attending.
Heavy rains and a string of lightning fires hit the Lowe's Branch region. Ray Gooch's barn burned Thursday night after a lightning strike. Charley John reported a valued horse struck Friday evening. Families and neighbors, including Jay Burkholder Miles Hutchinson and Floyd Badger, spent time with local residents over the weekend.
The report notes continued rainfall over the past week with elevated water levels affecting areas including Ora and White Oak. Local conditions remain wet with likely flooding impacts and creek surges.
Robert Cattey and family joined a teachers examination trip to Brookfield while relatives visited the I. J. McCollum and F. M. Cattey homes. A severe rainstorm with hail and flooding damaged corn in the bottoms and hill lands, with Winigan creek at forty year high levels and gardens stripped by hail.
Mr and Mrs John Keithley and Mrs Charley Russell visited in Chillicothe on Monday. Anna Belle Longwell visited Virginia Jennings on Tuesday. Violett McKay and Kenneth Jennings attended the teachers examination at Brookfield on Friday and Saturday, and Noble Crooks attended at Milan. Woodrow Keithley returned to John Keithley's last week after visiting his parents.
G C Jennings and family D W Jennings and George Jennings Jr of Cross Roads visited Jim Jennings. Mancer Beck of Milan toured the area. Lucille and Ella Morris spent time with Mrs. Lester Lawrence. Fannie Harmon Carl Daniels and children Artis Franklin and families visited Mr and Mrs. Jim Franklin. Local youths rehearse for Children’s Day at Mt Zion. Ralph Morris stayed in Browning. Charley Swearengen and family visited Mrs. Mary Spencer. Jean Rauswell of Cross Road stayed with grandmother Mrs. Mary Spencer.
Mr and Mrs T J Bartow with children visited Kansas City while others like Mr and Mrs Aldeans and Hu bert Shafer families traveled from Linneus. Victor Gooch Marie Sayers visited Brookfield, Naomi Singleton of Lin neus called on Will Phillips family, and various households hosted relatives in Linneus Alpha Vernon Davis Galt Laredo and other nearby towns. A business trip to Galt capped the week.
Mrs Opal Gooch and daughters and Mrs Rollie Gooch and sons visited Mrs Audry Barrows and children. Mrs Angeline McMickle spent Monday with Mrs Lena Campbell. Joe Kelso of Laredo visited Mr and Mrs Glenn Jerome. Mary Jo and James McHargue of Brookfield stayed a few days at the W L Phillips home.
Gladys Thudium visiting Esther Cooper northwest of Purdin returned home Wednesday. Susie Ashbrook remains ill. John Bray and family visited the Jeff Mott home Sunday. Orville Thudium and family visited Elwood Thudium Sunday. Orville Mott rode with Uncle Simon Head to fishing Monday. Bennie Burkholder and family visited Dave Monroe's Sunday afternoon. Gilbert Montgomery and family visited Lawrence Thudium's Sunday.
Leon Smith has been on the sick list for days but is better now. Mrs Herb Wilson and Ileen Smith traveled to Brookfield on business. Carl Logan and wife visited sister Mrs Arthur McCollum Wednesday night. Mrs Albert Dodge Mrs Paul Dodge and child along with Mrs Tom McDonald and granddaughter visited Frank Rauer Wednesday afternoon. Ray Rauer and wife visited his parents in Shelby Sunday. Herb Wilson plans croquet to pass time. Henry Logan recently secured a fine job in Brookfield. Charlie Wilson and family visited Herb Wilson Sunday. Turney Bailey and family visited W J Bailey Sunday.
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