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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
4
A Browning Missouri notice from March 28 1918 shares a humorous blessing about a worn shoe once a great pal now passed on. The writer Reba Francis Twyman from Collinsville Oklahoma includes a street address and sends best wishes for luck.
Friday J H Calhoun closed a deal making L G Schrock owner of C P Oaks farm southeast of the city. The 160 acre well improved property sold for 85 per acre and joins Schrock’s farm. Oaks took the J W Fields residence as part payment traded last week.
K. M. Duncan warns that due to high living and labor costs coal cannot be delivered at the old price after April 1. Delivery charges will be 30 cents for 1200 lbs or less and 24 cents per hundred for any amount over 1200 lbs.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Gooch and daughter of Brookfield visited relatives on Tuesday. Mr. Gooch renewed a home paper for his son I. L. Gooch at North Salem and also had the paper sent to his son-in-law E. H. Jones at Brookfield. He has renewed for nine years and remains a loyal reader, expressing appreciation for the paper.
Liberty Loan Organization announces the 8d Liberty Loan launch around April 6 in Sullivan County. Township sales directors are appointed to organize the drive and recruit salesmen to reach every resident, with school-m district captains slated to lead in their areas.
The State Highway Board authorizes road work in Missouri and requires legal steps before county planning proceeds. Proposed prison road establishment hinges on securing royal or legal designation before advancing any county level plans.
The article describes cooperation between the state prison board and the state highway board to supply prisoner labor for road work at $1.50 per day with transportation and camp maintenance covered by the board. It notes low escape rates from honor camps, lack of guards, and that local authorities share costs for state road projects.
Having sold the farm, C P Oaks plans a sale at the L G Schrock barn in Browning on Saturday March 30. The listing includes 3 six year old cows and calves, 1 three year old cow with calf, 3 coming two year old heifers, a yearling steer, a yearling heifer, 8 sheep, one smooth mouth mare, one three year old horse and one two year old horse.
C. W. Ewing advertises the Burwell and Davis feed mill offering grinding services for meal corn chops and all kinds of feed inviting customers to try their facilities and produce.
Simpson and Potter offer a large bulk stock of garden seed and invite customers to place orders for bulk seed fills.
Duncan for corn planters. A A Healy guests in Milan. J D Burwell travels to Kansas City. A A Tully visits Cairo Nebraska. J W Brassfield and J A Cassity in Unionville. Harvey couple move to Milan. Adams family relocates from country to Litton property. C L Jennings and child visit sick father J H Tharp in Cora. Minnick family from Marceline visit Cassitys. A good sheep will pay in three months. Colorado ewes auction Saturday March 30. Mt Zion Red Cross serves lunch and hosts donation sale at T B Grim’s netting 146.52. Mrs S R Deskins visits daughter Carrie Dodge and enrolls on reader list. Many thanks.
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