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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1924
Page
4
Purdin notes show Mrs Patterson visiting Chillicothe after weekend travel. Rex Hale sale and Buck restaurant changes, weddings and family visits, plus several hospital and house moves. Aunt Mary McCollum dies aged 83. funeral held with Church of Christ service. Frequent social visits, measles recovery, and local gatherings fill the week.
Snow fell again on Saturday causing slick roads near North East Linn with driving conditions near impassable. A local resident named Cattey is reported very sick amid the bad weather.
A snow event graced Cross Roads and Cora on Saturday night. Residents, including Floyd Fanning of Cora and Jeff Fields, were seen about town. County Court with highway engineer C A Walker surveyed road changes and a bridge south of Cora. Several locals visited nearby Milan and Harris, and D G Havens shipped a carload of fat heifers from Cora Tuesday.
A local column notes residents' weekly activities in Browning and North Salem. Frank Tucker and son travel on business, Archie's lambs, and neighbors moving home are listed alongside light verse about hunting rabbits and oyster soup reflecting seasonal humor.
The town notes another heavy snowfall. Boyd Walker and family are down with la grippe. Murl Thompson was seen in North Salem Saturday. Wash Funk and family visited Grumbletown on Sunday. Lela Britton stayed with her family over the weekend. Bennie Brantner and family visited Ray Lambert on Sunday. Little Hallie Grissamer is taking his turn with measles.
Johnson Fairview radiograms note Mr and Mrs Byron Britton visiting Mrs Shaw of Paw Paw. A Fairview school house meeting discussed replacing worn telephone line poles. Le L Britton attended the Williams sale last Tuesday. Lovie and Ival Fanning spent.
A sale listing from Combination Sales Co. includes items such as a scoop, four big stackers, iron sledge, pitchforks, vulcanizers, an auto pump, clothes wringer, stands, wire stretchers, post digger, garden hoes, grubbing hoes, a man saw, and a full set of tools for farm use.
The item lists visits and illnesses among residents: Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Brantner and Mr. Brantner ill, Mrs. Hawkins improving, Charley Newtons with Will Riley’s family, George Walker to North Salem, Ross Burkes at Jim Cox, Nora Morris a Milan visitor, Dan Coffman at Bill DeVeres, Susie Grissamer visiting home, Bill Tucker in snow gear, Bill’s joke about dirt hog and shadow, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brantner with Mrs. Stanforth. The Brittons and Elvis Martin family hosted over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs F A Fleming entertained at their Line street home Sunday with an elegant two course dinner. Mrs Fleming oversaw the feast aided by daughter Mrs Lila Williams. Guests included Mr and Mrs Herbert Hamilton Mrs Hinda Rush Miss Alice Rush Miss Ella Keithley Mrs Lila Williams and son Edward. The day was remembered as enjoyable by all present.
The article recalls John Loudon Macadam’s 1810 experiments with broken stone for roads facing early opposition. It notes Bristol trials in 1815 and how Macadamized paving evolved before and after the automobile era, with rock dust bonding replaced by tire impact and rain effects.
The text notes a shift from plain water to oil and tar binders in macadam roads to improve durability. It credits oil based binders with saving vast highway investments and explains the continuing principle of a strong foundation, multiple crushed rock layers, and a bound surface. It also mentions Macadam’s claim to fame in altering its own spelling to reflect road-building lessons.
E W Nickell of this city purchased a fine Chest White sow from Brassfield & Son. The sow farrowed fifteen strong piglets, all thriving. To celebrate, Nickell gave away one pig since the sow had only fourteen teats. The sow named Snoy Flake was sold as No 28 and the breeder Brassfield & Son earned another proud moment.
Miss Mary Keithley spent yesterday in Brookfield as the guest of her aunt Mrs M W Hanna. Mrs Bev Carr who was operated upon at Kirksville Tuesday has left the anaesthetic and is reported to be getting along nicely.
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