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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
3
Governor Hyde said he decided to include rent laws among subjects for the legislature to consider in his special message. A senators conference failed to agree on bills, with Hyde noting use of referendum as a muddle and indicating possible police effort to prevent misuse while constitutional signature requirements limit changes.
Marshall Missouri reports indicate prominent Saline County farmer Austin Dennis was shot and killed by Robert Lynes, a farmhand employed by the slain man’s son Austin Dennis Jr. The shooting followed a quarrel between J A Dennis and his son and Lynes. Also note: Boonville Knights of Pythias to dedicate new hall July 11 with Missouri Grand Lodge officers and guests from Sedalia Jefferson City Fayette Versailles Tipton and Boneton. Columbia threshers set harvest rates of 20 cents per bushel for wheat and 10 cents for oats. half rates with no crew, 20 percent reductions in level districts.
Ozark Missouri reports an exceptionally heavy honey output this summer due to an abundant crop of sweet clover. White clover is blooming more than in several seasons, boosting potential yields for local producers.
Marcéline city officials have finished the sewer survey contract and will seek voter approval at a bond election to raise funds for the proposed sewer improvement.
Caruthersville based Rapandall Stave Company is placed in the hands of a receiver by order of the U S district court at the creditors’ request.
Jay W. Higgin botham formerly of Carroll County Vidle Company has become Cashier of the Bank of Wakenda replacing P B Davis. Higgin's transfer marks a staffing change at the Wakenda financial institution.
Columbia, Mo. W. L. Howard former professor of horticulture at the University of Missouri has sailed for France, Italy and Spain to study horticultural processes in Europe.
J. R. Funkhouser of Kansas City arrived in Perrin to take the cashier post at the Bank of Perrin. Boone County will not have a county fair this summer. A street fair for livestock and farm products is planned for early September, chaired by E. A. Logan.
Preliminary plans outline a large Niangua power plant in Lebanon Missouri. A survey for the electric line from Lebanon to the dam site is completed and about 100 workers will be employed soon.
Columbia Missouri and Jackson Missouri items report faculty movement and city infrastructure. Professor Murray will resign after 13 years at the University of Missouri to become head of the French department at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio. Jackson plans a $25000 sewer system with possible bond election to enable future expansion.
Monroe City posts an insurance policy of 1.70 dollars against a tenth of an inch or more rain during the Legion picnic and homecoming to be held in town. Waterworks contracts were awarded as part of city improvements including generators motors switchboard and condenser with bids still under review. A new university power house heating plant plans are being prepared by D Newton of the Missouri University engineering school, authorized by the legislature.
Springfield reports the Ozark Oil and Gas Company plans immediate development of Ozark properties after selling many holdings to the Mexico American Petroleum Company of Cleveland Ohio. The move signals expansion of oil operations in the region with continued corporate activity and investment. Local industry observers await further details on sites and production timelines.
The Cape Girardeau County Fair Association board increased prize money for this year. A total of $1,200 is set aside to fund the enhanced awards at the fair.
Charleston Missouri will gain a weekly Republican newspaper as S P Loeb announces a new publication the only Republican paper in Mississippi County.
Ray County Pig Club starts July 2 in Richmond Missouri as 42 boys and girls receive pure bred gifts distributed by the committee.
In Warrensburg Missouri more than 10 000 pounds of wool were consigned to the Johnson County wool pool assembled there this year about one fifth of last year’s total.
Sikeston Missouri T A Wilson has resigned as secretary of the Southeast Missouri District Fair and Blanton Jr was elected by the Board of Directors as his successor at Sikes ton.
In Springfield Missouri the United Tron Works operates only part time with the machine shop at two thirds capacity and the foundry functioning two or three days per week.
Drilling machinery for the Barry County Oil and Gas Company's test well has arrived and is being moved to Jenkins to commence drilling. The move marks a key step in the Aurora Missouri operation.
Marionville, Missouri pastor Rev. M. W. Porterfield has been selected as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Carterville and has begun his duties.
Ste Genevieve Missouri Joseph H Vorst four years old died at his home. The Knights of Pythias Lodge of which he was a member conducted the funeral.
In Joplin Missouri the Carter Oil and Gas Company reports leases totaling over 10000 acres in Baxter County Arkansas. Drilling is planned to begin soon according to company officials.
Mansfield Missouri reports the funeral of W. F. Day aged 82 a Wright County pioneer and Civil War veteran was held. The obituary notes his long service and local roots and honors his memory.
Mr and Mrs Leveret Leonard celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at a local event. Friends and family gathered to mark the milestone, reflecting on six decades of marriage and shared memories.
Home Telephone Company petitioned the Missouri Public Service Commission for permission to raise Carthage telephone charges nearly twofold. In Puxico Bloomfield area a large still was seized under Prosecuting Attorney George Ray, containing 15 gallons of corn mash.
The article argues Central America’s rich natural resources suffer from misrule versus prosperity, detailing Honduras and Nicaragua's revolutions, Salvador’s dense middle class, and Porto Rico’s brighter trade under stable governance, predicting renewed US interest and investment following the Panama Canal.
A shop near Fifth Avenue displays a framed envelope that traveled the world from New Zealand to Russia. It was forwarded through many stops over the years ending with a barely legible inscription and a five-cent stamp as its sole proof.
Amid shell devastation in Soissons, Mme le Baraquet and her husband aged 76 and 82 endure in a dugout once their home. Former splendor fades to American mess kits and three lithographs, yet they speak with quiet pride of sheltering soldiers and a revived glory.
Lord Leverhulme bought an island off Scotland to aid 30,000 residents. His lawyer drafted a 26 clause contract for tenants. One elderly tenant refused, joking he cannot keep ten commandments for a mansion in heaven and won’t sign 26 for a small house on Lewis island.
A survey of 446 industrial concerns in 15 states and 57 towns shows 25 percent of work under artificial light, while only 40 percent of factories are adequately lit. Proper lighting increases production reduces spoilage decreases accidents improves discipline and hygienic conditions.
Dr. William Burdick, supervisor of physical education for Maryland public schools, urges more women to learn and play athletic games. He says active sport fits the new duties of women as bearers of citizenship in America.
The narrative traces European claims from 1543 to 1783, then outlines American rights via the Columbia River discovery in 1792 and the Astoria settlement of 1811. It highlights Lewis and Clark, missionaries, and the Oregon Trail migrations, leading to U S sovereignty and the 1848 Oregon territory and 1859 statehood with 96,690 square miles.
The narrative traces Kansas from Coronado’s 1541 exploration through its subjection in the Louisiana Purchase to U S control in 1803. It notes the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas conflicts, anti slave and pro slave migrations, the 1861 anti slavery constitution, and Kansas’s 1861 entry to statehood and the rise of the Republican party.
An eight year old asks his mother for the meaning of canine and learns related animal terms feline bovine equine. He then playfully asserts that porcupine must relate to pigs, showing how word roots spark curiosity and humor in children.
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