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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
4
Purdin Social News and Local Visits Reported
A Saturday shower cooled into a pleasant Sunday in Purdin as residents noted green grass. Mrs May Johnson of Brookfield remains poorly at McLarney Hospital with hopeful recovery ahead. A large Purdin Lumber Co sale drew steady crowds. Neighbors and visitors shared meals and calls through the weekend. The community mourned the sudden death of Wallace Helms Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
May »Johnson
McLarney Hospital
Purdin Lumber Co
Owen Stevenson
Nova Coch
Earl Hess
Harold Bowyer
Hatch
Ed Hale
Susie Pulliam
California
Albert Lambert
Purdin
Will Wohler
Effie Pulliam
Ray McNally
Wallace Helms
Visiting Residents Share Week of Get-Togethers
Craig Dunlap of Twin Falls Idaho visited Mr and Mrs Grant Smith and Mrs Cassie Smith last Wednesday. Mrs Jock Ransom of Milan spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Tilda McClarren. Edith Collins took Mrs John Reed and Mrs T L Butler to Kirksville last Saturday. Butler hospitalized for observation. Floyd King and son Amel left Saturday to visit relatives Mr and Mrs Ralph King. Irvin Smith and Jack Dunlap of Kansas City visited friends here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Grant Smith spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Walter Harris. Millerd Swank traveled to Trenton to see Floyd operated on there. Mrs Emmett Spencer of Milan spent Sunday with her father Mack Smith. Mrs Bob Williams, operated on at Kirksville, will be home today. Mr and Mrs Grant Smith and Mr and Mrs Gilbert McKay had dinner with Mr and Mrs Walter McKay for Mrs McKay’s 69th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Dunlap
Twin Fells
Idaho
Grant Smith
Cassie Smith
Jock Ransom
Milan
Tilda McClarren
Edith Collins
John Reed
T. L. Butler
Kirksville
Butler
Floyd King
Amel
Ralph King
Irvin Smith
Jack Dunlap
Kansas City
Walter Harris
Millerd Swank
Trenton
Floyd
Emmett Spencer
Mack Smith
Bob Williams
Gilbert McKay
Walter McKay
Mrs. McKay
Reva. Payne
Doris Harris
J. O. Harris
Earl Taylor
Nova Taylor
Wiley Taylor
Earl
Totes
Roy Bell
Jimmy
Carrie Morris
Arthur Morris
Delmar Linhart
Vendean Shaw
Johnson School
L. G. Taylor
Green City
Everett Harris
Hubert Morris
Karyl Theatre
Eddie Menviis
Glenn Douglas
Charlotte
Fred Watson
Franklin
N. E. Taylor
Glen E. Taylor
Clover and Prosperity
Kam
Basil Taylor
Cora
Lyle Wickham
Salem
Nebr
Jesse Fields
Christine VanFossen
Myrtle Pointer
Lois
Frank Wickham
Cecil Taylor
Thelma Magegart
W. L. Taylor
Mable Zeigler
Robert Fields
Robert
Charles
John Robert
Sam Artz
Vernie Foster
Beryl Taylor
Mr. Callihan
Bob Artz
Mrs. Oliver
Josie Fields
Glen Wright
Johnston District Visit To Kirksville Hospital
Mr and Mrs Wiley Taylor Jr visit her uncle Joe Thrasher at Grim Smith hospital in Kirksville on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Taylor, Jr
Joe Thrasher
Grim- Smith Hospital
Kirksville
Mrs George Crocks and Daughter Visit
Mrs George Crocks and her daughter were mentioned in the note. Mr and Mrs Joe Moore were in Brookfield Saturday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Crocks
Joe Moore
Brookfield
Local notes from Milan and nearby in a community gathering
The report lists residents visiting each other in Milan and nearby Green City. Names include Miss Reva Payne Doris Harris J O Harris Earl Taylor Nova Taylor Wiley Taylor and others. Local 4 H club meetings, theater outings, family dinners, visits to relatives, and attendance at Clover and Prosperity meetings are noted with social details.
Morris Chapel News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Ollie Johnson spent the week end in Linneus with Mrs Pley Johnson and daughters. Babe Kimbrough and Lloyd Garrett were in Trenton on business. Rolla Gooch and Arb Johnson attended a Brookfield sale. Lee Wood home visitors included C M Goins Urb Johnson Babe Kimbrough Jr. Ora Smith hosted Delmar Oertwig and son. Merle Palmer of Kansas City visited home folks. Rolan Gooch and son were in Chillicothe Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Johnson
Linneus
Pley Johnson
Babe’ Kimbrough
Lloyd Garrett
Trenton
Rolla Gooch
Arb Johnson
Brookfield
Lee Wood
C. M. Goins
Urb Johnson
Babe Kimbrough
Delmar Oertwig
Ora Smith
Merle Palmer
Kansas City
Rolan Gooch and Son
Chillicothe
Shafter Items Open Spring Notions Amid Snow
A Shafter column recalls a snowy March morning in Old Mo as residents visit kin and tend farms. Local moves include Harold Campbell and George Phillips relocating Mrs Fay Coulter to the farm and James Morris visiting relatives in Chillicothe.
Warren Items: Mrs Fields Undergoes Major Operation
Mrs. Robert Fields underwent a major operation at Grim Smith hospital in Kirksville on Tuesday February 28 and is recovering nicely. Cecil Taylor and family visited the W L Taylor home on Sunday. Byron Smith helped his grandfather W L Taylor cut wood and posts all week with Lyle Wick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fields
Grim- Smith
Kirksville
Cecil Taylor
W. L. Taylor
Byron Smith
Lyle Wick
Local visitors and moves around Winigan vicinity
In the Winigan area Mr and Mrs Will Athon of Omaha visit parents Mr and Mrs Abner Page before returning home. Herman Cleeton in the U S Army visits his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Cleeton. Merl Craig on furlough visits father Melvin Craig and relatives. Mr and Mrs Frank Bailey at Green City. Mr and Mrs Oren Bailey with Jim Bailey. Mr and Mrs Carl Theile Jr at Kirksville. Velma Cable returns home from Grim Smith Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Athon
Omaha
Abner Page
Herman Cleeton
U. S
Jim Cleeton
Will Nations
Eva Ware
Merl Craig
U. S. Army
Melvin Craig
Frank Bailey
Green City
Oren Bailey
Jim Bailey
Carl Theile, Jr
Kirksville
Velma Cable
Grim-Smith Hospital
Ill Mother and Distinct Family Visits Reported in Local Notes
Mrs Lon Turner is seriously ill at home with daughter Mrs Roscoe Hart and kin visiting. Mrs Bailey had five teeth extracted in Kirksville. Mr and Mrs Ben Nickell took granddaughter Clara Kathryn to Green City for medical care. Joe Thrasher died Sunday morning at Grim Smith hospital and funeral services are set for Tuesday afternoon in Winigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Turner
Roscoe Hart
Frank Bailey
Kirksville
Clara Kathryn
Green City
Joe Thrasher
Grim-Smith Hospital
Winigan
Jersey cow and calves and sows on Highway No 5 notice
A 19 year old Jersey cow with calf by her side is listed along with two purebred Spotted Poland China sows that farrow in April. Also noted are 250 bushels Marion seed oats 12 tons mixed timothy and clover hay and 4 tons alfalfa hay. The listing mentions incubators with instruction books and thermometers. The location is half a mile south of Browning on Highway No 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Farrow
Marion
Browning
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James Morris
Tom Kimbrough
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