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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
4
Readers recall a era of kitchen work and gadgets while references to church sermons, Florida sunshine, and nostalgia pervade. The column notes social scenes including visits by Andrew Johnson and various local families, with mentions of travel to Bloomington New Jersey and Fort Leavenworth for a military exam.
Neighborly notes recount a rainy Sunday visit and various trips among residents of Fairview District 110. Movements include Wesley Brantner in Milan for fertilizer, John Tucker and family in Browning, hospital visits in Kirksville, and social calls with neighbors and relatives including the Newtons, Brantners, and Tuckers. Junior Tucker recovers from tonsil surgery. families visit and assist with work at home and nearby towns.
Johnson District reports Mr and Mrs H L Knight and Mr and Mrs R L Brown attending the Sunday School Convention at Prairie Chapel. Alva Lawrence visited Mr and Mrs Hubert Morris and family Sunday. Harold Taylor joined Cleveland Christy and Jimmy Ball with Milan agriculture boys and their teacher Mr Dutton on a Kansas City trip.
Last Wednesday featured a fat stock show and sale with a return home on Thursday evening. The group attended with lambs. Mr and Mrs Everett Harris accompanied Mr and Mrs Alva Franklin to Kansas City last week. Mr and Mrs Sam McClanahan and their son Clarkie of Milan visited Mr and Mrs Fred Watson on Sunday.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Bev Franklin of Kansas City Mr and Mrs Verl Franklin and daughters of Milan and Miss Mary Wattenbarger of Cora. Jay Wattenbarger bought a car from Herbert Tipton near Milan. Ted Glidewell of Green Castle reports an 8 year old white face cow with twin calves. Myrtle High sale in Milan drew a large crowd. Verl Franklin and wife bought the pool hall on the east side of Milan’s square.
SHAFTER ITEMS notes heavy rains and storms delaying farming while residents cope by laying down, sowing clover, and plowing between showers. Community women assist with crops as weeds flourish. local social updates cover visits from Ottumwa and Kansas City, trips to Meadville, and a Navy enlistment in Kansas City.
Chairman Mrs. Warren Gooch chairs Jackson District Salvation Army efforts. Virginia and Billy Pridemore visited Chillicothe relatives with Elmer Hammock and James. Mrs. Edgar Morris and Mrs. Floy Morris visited Mrs. George Phillips and Mrs. L W Arnold. Russell Benskin and daughter Rosalie dined with Mrs. Lelia Hicks. Mount Olive held preaching with a large crowd and a helpful sermon. Community members express waking up spirit.
Rain and heat boost local growth as families and friends circulate between Pur din and nearby towns. Notable items include visits to and from Bowyer families, hospital updates on Charles Albert Johnson, a gasoline iron accident injuring Merlie Wohler, and various dinners and weekend gatherings across Linneus, Browning, Breckfield, Kirksville, and Clar ence with neighbors and relatives.
Mrs Beulah Havens and her son stayed with her brother Claude Bauswell in Laclede over the weekend. Mrs Porter Sayre and her baby returned home last Friday from an unspecified trip.
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