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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1946
Page
4
The past week was very warm and dry with only 0.08 inch of rain and a ground unusually dry. Daily highs reached 75 on Sunday making it the warmest early March day in six years, while February was windy and dry with 0.67 inch precipitation and 4.0 inches of snow.
Local households report frequent visits and weekend gatherings. Families including the Lamberts, Longwells, Brittons, Belzers, McKenzies, Woodseides, Spengers, and Norrises share time with relatives in Browning Brookfield LaPlata and St. Louis, with multiple dinners, Sunday visits and moving help.
The report notes Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Young Mr and Mrs Mike Downing and W E Sayers engaging in business transfers. Pvt W left this evening from field Massachusetts for Clarkverall and nearby, showing local movement of residents and workers.
Duane visit with Ora Holser family while Jim Lefler and F l Savers families spend time with relatives. Kansas City guests Bill Keeling and family shop in Brookfield. Numerous Sunday calls and visits follow with extended family gatherings and dinners.
Mr and Mrs Urb Johnson and son visited the Lee Wood home. Mr and Mrs Rolla Gooch and son were callers. Joe Moore and grandson stayed with Mrs Horton in Linnens. Sunday diners at Urb Johnson included Floy Johnson and daughters and Marjorie Smith. Vivian Falconer and children and Betty Kimbrough spent Sunday at Babe Kimbrough’s home. Victor Murrell stayed Friday night at the Red Gooch home. Rolla Gooch and son shopped in Chillicothe Saturday.
Mrs. Hubert Atkins returned from Davenport Iowa to Scottsville visiting Rosa Dodson and Albert Doolin family members. Harley Fields reenlisted at Ft Leavenworth after furlough. Roy Hale operated on for ruptured appendix. Howard Jenkins’ garage burned with hay meat and other items in storage. Allen Farley visited Floyd Hardin and Jane Hardin in Kansas City and Scottsville.
Social notes from Prairie Seminary Morris Chapel recount visits and gatherings. Families including Red Gooch Kimbrough and Murrells attend card parties and dinners with neighbors. local residents travel to Kirksville and Kansas City for family and hospital visits. service members return home from the Pacific Theater with honorable discharges.
Residents note a busy week with potato planting and early garden work in March. Mr Will Barclay Mrs Luthtr DeVore and others were in Purdin on Wednesday. Carl Cassity shopped in Brookfield Friday. Townsfolk attended Carl Brown's funeral in Linneus and burial followed.
A large crowd attended the Saturday funeral of David Head in North Salem, with burial at Peavier cemetery south of town under Hill from Brookfield. The period notes many local visitors for the Lambert and Rauer families, birth of Dale Wade Rauers, and multiple community movements and visits among North Salem residents.
Del and Donald join Mr and Mrs Byron Deskins and Joan Kay for Sunday dinner with a large group including John Cordray Norvell Hubert Dorothy and Ruby plus Guy Cordray and Woodrow Hayes. Floyd Swisegood made a Milan business trip Monday and visits followed at Browning with Kermit Lambert Sonja.
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