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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
4
Fern N Woodward and G T Woodward owners and publishers announce the Browning Missouri newspaper established in 1884 with a subscription price of 1 50 per year and second class post office status.
A Browning man jokes that housing shortages make people pay rent on time. He quips that an atom machine would target politicians. He notes Russia believes diplomacy is for times of need. He adds some men would steal towels rather than another’s wife.
In Warren and vicinity residents report disrupted mail service due to culvert washouts and high waters. A social note highlights attendance at a Milan circus, birthday dinners at Joe Ford’s, and visits among local families including the Van Fossen, Crowdis, Callihan, Phipps, and McKay households. Christine Van Fossen plans a short trip to St Louis while others visit relatives in Milan.
Sunday School at Schrock attracted twenty three attendees. Raymond Smith family spent Sunday with Allen Fanning. Noel Tully and children joined Fred Smith and daughters at Will Kenley’s. Van Fossen guests, including daughter, returned to Seattle. Carrol Smith visited grandparents Allen and Jane Fanning. Hoselton and McCaren visited Kirksville. Rosa Dodson visited Bila Mae At and Hubert, and Paul with Robert Fields traveled to Chillicothe.
Public auction in Linn County Missouri seeks sale of multiple parcels including portions of Section 21 and Section 8 in Township 60 Range 20 and lots 62 63 64 65 in Block A Smith's Addition Browning with described tracts totaling about 80 acres plus an 11 acre Northwest Quarter tract. Yde G Finney is the Linn County Sheriff.
Sunday visitors included the Cordray family and Ora Cordray with Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bailey Bernice Murt Blackburn Lloyd Cordray Arlo Cordray and his son. Art Milburn and family visited Browning on Saturday to see the Doctor who has been ill.
Mrs Jepenoal Remick visited Mrs Ollie Johnson's home in Chillicothe during the weekend. Floy Johnson hosted guests including Mrs Eula Maye Lundberg from Minnesota. Lundberg later traveled to Linneus to visit the Johnson family. Ruth Ann and Rollan Gooch are students at a local school.
Sunday dinner guests at the Lee Wood home were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wood Bobby Wood and Jim Goins Raymond Murrell was an afternoon caller. Sunday dinner guests at the Red Gooch home were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Murrell and son and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Murrell. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Goi were shopping in Brookfield Friday Brookfield Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Babe Kimbrough were calling at the Grover Gar at home in Pufdin Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs Earl Abbott and son Nile and Mrs Tracy Barron and children were Sunday visitors. Harold Adams traveled to Milan on business. Mrs Earl Abbott and Nile visited Kirksville to see daughter Mrs Vernon Eddy in hospital with a baby girl. Several from the vicinity attended the funeral of Mr John Munns at Winigan.
In Purdin and surrounding areas many residents report a stretch of sunny weather after a week of rain. Farmers hope the dry spell will allow field work to resume this week. Sunday visits include Mrs. Bessie Fishback, Mrs. Effie Pulliam, and Mrs. Mary Bird. Vernon Burns’ sister Tilly Methane hosted a Sunday afternoon gathering. Charles Head and Hershal Head left for Kansas for harvest duties. Will Pulliam of Milan traded in Purdin Saturday. The Baskett and Murrain families visited relatives Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the Drybridge Church Friday afternoon for Wm Bennett aged at his home southwest location.
Community gossip lists Sunday visits and casual calls among Crooks, Nickells, Creasons, Hedges, Quigleys, Bundies, and other local families. Trips include Milan and Brookfield, with cattle market runs and family gatherings noted.
Mr and Mrs W Tee and party visited Milan last Tuesday and Wednesday with Lawrence serving as a grand juror. Mrs Gordon Johnson and son Vernon spent last Wednesday in Chillicothe. W T Nickell and Blaine traveled to Monroe City on Wednesday after machinery. West Locust Creek flooded last week washing out bridges and crops. Hileman Havens and family joined his parents for Sunday dinner. Bobby Moore to teach at Smith school again this year. Junius Mundell hired to teach at Pierce school. Lucille and Buddy Stults of Kansas City spent the week with Mrs Hattie Stults. Florence Gable visited Wednesday with Mrs Stults and others. Township meeting at White Oak church aimed at rebuilding bridges. Cecil Lay and Leonard Lee visited L P Kirby’s home Sunday. George Crooks went to Brookfield on Monday.
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