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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
4
The Browning Leader-Record published in Browning Missouri on Thursday March 20 1947 lists Fern N Woodward and G T Woodward as owners and publishers established in 1884 with subscription price 1 50 per year and second class mail status at the Browning post office.
Locust Valley residents share a crowded week of visitors and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Buncies and son Glenn with Mrs Woodrow and Rev accompanied to place of home enroute. Families from Purdin, Milan, Larned Kansas and nearby towns attend church and dinner, with many local neighbors hosting guests.
Arthur Morris kept hogs for himself and B. Q Brantner on Saturday. Mrs Wesleyrantner shows improvement. Mr and Mrs Lyle Britton their son and Geraldine McCollum visited Mr and Mrs Dewain Tucker while shopping in Brookfield on Monday afternoon. Mr or B O Brantner visited Mrs Wesley Ses Gail on Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Richard Mc Pheeters and friends plus Catherine Wood of Kansas City renewed with J Wood and family. W R Young and Kenneth Young and boys attended Sunday dinner with other locals. Nellie Merrick visited sister Mrs Lewis Melton. Carole Sayers and Shirley War Nichols are mentioned. Families from Laredo St Louis Chillicothe and local towns spent weekends with relatives and guests.
Mr and Mrs Beryl Warren and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ervin Barrows and family near Purdin. Several couples and friends shared meals and visits across Meadville Chillico and Haseville, with many names listed among gatherings. Bad roads caused no Sunday school at Haseville while shoppers traveled to Chillico.
Letters of administration granted to Lyle Ingrahamy for James A Layd estate. All claims must be exhibited within six months for allowance or they may be barred by law. Probate Court Judge A Johnson signs, first insertion March 20, 147)
The report lists local families in Milan shopping and visiting on a Tuesday and Sunday. Names include Ernest Bundridge and family, Beryl Bundridge, J W Bundridge, Lavern Frazier, Elza Hollon, Bill Beck, Lester Lawrence family, Harold Christy, Roy Hellon, Verl Hellon, Virgie Bundridge, Sherman Hoskins. Weather described as cold with rain and snow.
Local notes describe a spell of rain and snow with 19 degrees on Sunday morning and forecasts of late potato planting. Several residents are listed visiting, traveling or ill, including Miss Betty McTyre and Mrs Zelda McNally, with neighbors like Harold Bowyer and Jimmie Wohler mentioned in weekend movements.
Mrs Ollie Johnson visited Chillicothe last week to see daughter Marjorie who works there Donald Wood and Babe Kimbrough were in Brookfield on business Jr and Mrs Earlen and daughter visited a Babe Kimbrough family Mr and Mrs Red Gooch and you were in Brookfield one day last week guest of Mr and Mrs Lewis
Mr and Mrs Fern Street moved last week to the Hutchinson farm east of Purdin. Mr and Mrs Joseph Yagel and Miss Leslie Yagel were in Chillicothe on Wednesday. Mrs Virgie Carey visits her parents in Grantsville. Earl Gooch underwent an operation. Mr and Mrs Everett Brown were in Brookfield. Joz Shreckhise dined with Murphy Elliott. Purdin Hall hosts four one act plays by the Grantsville Club and a quilt raffle. Betty Patterson attended a teachers meeting in Brookfield Tuesday.
Mrs. Johnnie Anne Coffeeville Kansas and Seema Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Melton hosted guests. Morris Crook Shanks and family visited W E Sayers and Carole. Afternoon calls by Kenneth Young family and Ted Holser family. James Lefler and son from Kansas City spent weekend with J Rood family. Mrs Lefler stayed for a week.
Around Browning several residents attended the Community Sale on Saturday. Ruth Wages is seriously ill in a Kirksville hospital while friends hope for her speedy recovery. Allen McClaren and son Lyle visited the Charley McClaren home as men attended the H C Eddy sale. Lester Fields sold his livestock at Browning. The Fields family plans to move to Colorado soon for health reasons. Allen Fanni and wife spent Sunday with Ray Smith. Joe Ford and family moved to Byron Taylor farm. Alice Ford connected with the event Friday.
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