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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
1
A home circle column extols the contented, thrifty man who pays his own way and avoids ambition. It contrasts plain living with gossip and urges community solidarity, shared progress, and family arts at home, linking virtue to national growth and advertising wisdom.
The report covers a Capitol Sunday ceremony in honor of Cole county soldiers, with 1300 county volunteers mentioned. It notes open hearings on a Constitutional Convention, dry laws enforcement, salary fights, dog control by farmers, and proposals for memorials funded by counties with state matching. The Missouri House and Senate scenes include debates, engrossments, and League of Nations support.
Two World War I letters from U S servicemen in Schweich Germany at war end. Corporal James L Melton of the 356th Infantry writes home about soldiers, danger, and hopes of returning home by March while praising comrades and recalling the fighting. He mentions Hiram Havens and Christmas duty as mess sergeant.
Robert French Nickell was born April 11, 1838 and died February 21, 1919 at age 80 years 10 months 10 days. He married Nora Jones about age 30, had three children with her, one daughter predeceased him. He remarried Sarah McCown on February 15, 1918. Mr. Nickell's record reflects a long life and family ties.
A dated wartime letter from January 1919 describes an American soldier guarding a tunnel in Ralainger Germany and contrasts American and British occupying forces. It also includes a discharge notice from Camp Dodge Iowa praising the man’s conduct and outlining government benefits and responsibilities for reintegration with his family.
Mr Walter Leroy Creason of southwest of Browning and Miss Ionage of the M E Church South were married last Wednesday February 26 at two o'clock by Rev J F Patton.
Din and Miss Ruth Dawe were married at the home of the bride's parents at 6 30 Saturday evening.
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