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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
8
The column describes spring fever spreading through B. High School and local grade pupils with notes on new romances. A group of girls was seen walking after school, and Mr. Page spent Thursday in Columbia affecting class plans. Mrs. Brantner will teach agriculture, much to the students' dismay.
A fragment notes freshmen mainly describe schooling in biographies while rumors mention Marines landing. It also mentions Rosalie Gooch pursuing a one seated car.
The query asks if Norma Holley only collects movie star pictures and whether the cubby hole used for typing is the typing office. It also notes a Senior Literature class showing sudden interest in poetry.
A short, playful sketch notes Waverly Ware staying in town when the bus remains home, Billy Newton holding back in Chorus to keep a straight face, Veda Watson chatting, Martha Cotter resisting giggles, Mrs. Brantner without a smile, and Clinton Powell silent in class activity.
The report notes an upcoming six week term with illness sidelining many pupils. A February gym party, a Valentine hunt, and an impromptu assembly with songs and talks highlighted Room I activities. Honor Roll names listed, new pupil Walter Scott joins seventh grade, measles and mumps cause absences, and recess volleyball continues with East leading 3 5.
Mrs. Edgar Carter hosted visitors while the Eighth graders topped weekly spelling. Seventh grade arithmetic covers Denominated Numbers. Eighth graders work on Stocks and Bonds and study stock quotations. Civil War booklet project in Social Studies with Lincoln at Gettysburg discussion. Reading Gettysburg Address in English. New magazine Young American used for current events.
School column reports illness and spelling progress as students study reading and headmarks. Mrs Payne and families in Green City area are listed among weekend visits. Community notes include Happy Workers Club, church yard cleanup, and a Milan bus delay due to snow.
A bright February 29 sale day drew a large crowd for the Guy Peters sale where bids ran high. Truman Stephenson delivered calves to Chillicothe on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Carl Head and sons visited Mrs Clyde Hoskins and Elma Brinkley. Myrtle Shaw helped in the paper last week. Mumps and measles cases are noted in the community.
Loren Lumeden returns to school after two week absence due to mumps. Leon Montgomery sale drew several district attendees with strong bidding. Eugene Jacobs hosts visitors. Von Shaw and Clyde Hoskins built new sleds. The Harley Jacobs family moves to the Guy Peters farm. Jim Cotter’s saw mill shifts to the Nickell farm. Clyde buys a young team from Elmer Sevier. Von Shaw assists with training. Basil Taylor family and daughter relocate to our neighborhood. Welcome messages issued.
Wayne Britton visited Mr. and Mrs. Norman Woodside and children Thursday and night. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lambert and family moved back to their country home. Jesse Longwell and Norman McDonald families were guests and callers Sunday. Theodore Steele traveled to Brookfield and Purdin Monday with his father. A daughter of Earl Hollon burned her hands Sunday. Anna Belle Belzer returned home after twelve days helping with Mrs. Goldie Belzer and Dixie Sharon. John Longwell Floyd Swisegood Roy Jennings were in Linneus on Monday afternoon. Earl Hollon and children were Sunday evening guests of Oda Spence.
Neighbors hosted a farewell party Monday night February 23 at the Oda Spencer home before their Tuesday move to Laclede. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dickinson and family, Raymond Browning and Wilma, Alvard Almond and Norma Lee, Jesse Longwell and family, John Longwell and family, Everett Hale and children, Fessie Minor, Ibb Spencer, Ona Lambert and children, and L. A. Dickinson. The gathering featured pie and coffee as they wished the family luck in their new home.
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