Salem vicinity notes heavy rain and spring hints
The area received three rainfalls over Friday and the weekend. Big Yellow Creek rose near its banks and is receding without returning to normal. School closed Monday due to high water and mail and bus routes were disrupted. Local families report mumps cases and spring arrivals, with residents updating moves and property changes.
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Big Yellow Creek
Salem
Shelby
Browning
Wilma
Harold Head
Goldie Swisegood
Naomi McClead
Bean
Ohio
Geo. A. Brantner
North East Linn Items Visit Details
Ben Cattey and wife visited Friday at F. M. Cattey’s home. Andrew Sattman and family were guests with Mrs. Agnes Sattman Sunday. Arthur Watson and family also mentioned.
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North East Linn Items
Ben Cattey
F. M. Cattey
Andrew Sattman
Agnes Sattman
Arthur Watson
Weekend Visits And Family Gatherings In Local Community
A long list of Sunday visits and weekend stays among Kansas City and local families includes Letha Tromerhouser staying with the Tromerhouser family, Clarence Shafer and daughters with Jim Shafer and relatives, and many other households hosting relatives and friends. The notes close with a quip about the average Browning reformer忙 busy judging neighbors instead of personal reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Tromerhouser
Kansas City
Harry Tromerhouser
Velda
Clarence Shafer
Jim Shafer
Kenneth Pendergast
Glen Powell
Wm. Pendergast
Fuhrman Named Candidate for Linn County Supt of Schools
Announce MNO. ED. FUHRMAN as a candidate for County Superintendent of Linn County Schools. Election set for Tuesday April 4 1939 and determined by the will of the voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mno. ED. Fuhrman
Linn County
Candidate Nelle Williams for City Collector Post
City voters will choose Nelle Williams as City Collector of Brown ing at the April 4 1939 election. Williams is presented as a candidate subject to the voters will in the upcoming city election.
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Brown
Nelle Williams
Browning
Republican primary election draw at Cattey schoolhouse
Residents from the vicinity attended a Republican primary at the Cattey schoolhouse Saturday afternoon. Spring like weather prevailed after several cold blustery March days.
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Cattey School House
Local residents share visits and family gatherings over weekend
Hubert Baskett his wife and young son Donald LeRoy called on E. E. Trudium family Sunday. Mrs W J Burkholder visited her sister Mrs George Dray at Linneus Friday and Saturday then attended a bridal shower for Flo Kathryn Dray. Several others, including Mrs Bettie Dodge Mrs Florence Mott and Mr Claude Perrin, spent Sunday visiting relatives near Ethel New Boston Brookfield and Winigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Baskett
Donald LeRoy
E. E. Trudium
W. J. Burkholder
George Dray
Linneus
Flo Kathryn Dray
Bettie Dodge
Mellie Thudium
Florence Mott
Claude Perrin
Hugh Cassity
Ethel
Ora Mott
New Boston
Geo. Riddle
Hunter
Brookfield
Kermit Rulon
W. L. Rulon
Billie
Andrew Stufflebean
Kay
Lawrence Field
Harley, Smith
EB. E
Jack Peavler
Pinkney Peavler
Roy Maxwell
Chas. Maxwell
Herbert Coram
Thos. Coram
Sun
Dr M L Haning Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted
Dr M L Haning, resident optician in Browning Missouri, offers eye tests and glasses fitted by appointment. Local residents urged to contact the office for schedule and eyewear needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Haning
Browning, Missouri
Local Poultry Feed and Paint Prices Listed
An old advertisement outlines prices for M.F.A. prepared house paint and Gold Medal chick feed products. It notes one gallon and five gallon can pricing, plus various chick grains and oats, with special offers on purchasing large amounts. It also mentions M.F.A. flour as a mailed entrant option.
Student Council of Boys Town style court on campus
The campus adopts a sheriff deputy and a full student council court with elected officials including Mayor Betty Brown and City Attorney Charles Vincent. The piece notes a jail sentence system for rule violations and lists other student leaders and events, including calendar items and friendly campus anecdotes.
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Betty Brown
L. Cy. Hobbs
Virginia Langdon
Charles Vincent
Ray Duane Peterson
Mary Smith
Henry Parsons
John William Grice
School Scandal Sparks Rumors at Local School
Readable fragments reveal chatter about students and staff, with potential personal ties and pursuit hints. The text names Eudora Harris and Bobby Brown in a tense school context amid gossip and possible misconduct.
Classroom Scenes And A Ring Sale Question
The article lists student activities in various classes from salesmanship to literature, bookkeeping, hygiene, and American Problems. It ends with a question asking which junior girl attempted to sell a wedding ring to Annabeth Worley.
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Tennyson
Browning
Annabeth Worley
Election prompts nine student awards in school vote
Be thinking over who you want for the representative students. An election will be held within a few days to determine who is the Best boy citizen, Best girl citizen. Wisest senior boy, Wisest senior girl. Most studious boy, Most studious girl. Most typical boy, Most typical girl. Most courteous girl, Most courteous boy. Most mischievous boy, Most mischievous girl. Most talkative girl, Most bashful boy.
Freshman Girl Sits on North Bus Back Seat
A freshman girl seated in the back of the freshman row on the north bus is noted in a brief, quirky description as having a tongue that seemingly never runs down.
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North
Missouri
U. S
North Bus
Senior Class Chooses Play A Nose For News
The Senior Class selected the play entitled A Nose For News by Preston Powell to be presented within a few weeks. No parts have been assigned yet.
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Preston Powell
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Korth Salem and Vicinity
Verna Pearler
Kermit McCollum
Ray Bauer
Kirksville
Charly Newton
Oren Jennings
Floyd Swisegood
Charley Newton
North Salem
Harold Cordray
Frank Head
Kermit
Charley Pearler
Ross Burke
Turney Bailey
Pearler
Madie Stone
R. A. Arthur
Ellea Hoselton
Johnnie B. Tallman
Albert Bishop
Clare Tallman
Carl Farson
Earl Abbott
Robert Cattey
Frank Cattey
Otis McCollum
Eli Nickell
Guy Clark
Gerald Clark
Simpson Cordray
Harry Lambert
Emerson Cordray
Roy Hart
Lon Turner
Ben Almond
Charley Cordray
Ernest Sorges
Alton Abbott
Albert Cassity
Ernest Wallace
St. Joseph
Kenneth Young
Russell
W. R. Young
W. E. Browning
Henry Smith
Harley Smith and Dale
Ed Sayers
Ted Holser
John Rottmann
Morris Crookshanks
Ronald
Beryl Warren
Shirley
Farrell
Clarence Nichols
Duane
W. F. Rottmann
Ted
Harold Cooper
Homer Buswell
Ben Wood
Noble Crooks
Jewell
Ernest ,'Trumbo
B. A. Jerome
Lee Baird
Willie Burtch
Tom Kimbrough
Isaac Lane
Don Shafer
Carl Shafer
Sue Owens
Fred Meeker
Hillcrest Farm and Hatchery Telephone
Milan
E. G. Fuhrman
Elvis
Martin
Orville
Winigan
T. R. McArtor
M. D
Browning Farm Club
M. F. A. Paint
M.F.A
Columbian
Ben Hur
Baby
Red
Rhode Islands
White Wyandottes
Black
The
Missouri Farmers Association
Brownie
Bernard Browning
Vern Jones
A. R. Brown
Buddy
Nelson
Young People's Meeting
Pat
Bobby Brown
Eudora Harris
Guess
John C. Dutton
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