Family Gathering Held April 27 At City Park
On Sunday April 27 relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. C D Moore of Center Line Michigan met at Browning Park for a basket dinner and outing. The luncheon was cafeteria style and the afternoon included lively conversation with many honored guests and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D. Moore
Center Line
Michigan
Browning Park
Moore
J. M. Moore
Jack and
Beatrice
Laclede
Charles Roach
Linneus
Ernest Rensch
Laredo
Mamie Neet
Doris Daniels
Wendell Fields
Humphreys
Artie Cotter
L C. Lantz
C. R. Lantz
Frank Roach
H. C. Bailey
B.J. Lambert
Beryl
W. W. Crawford
Nellie Seaman
Marlie Chappell
Hinda Rush
Elizabeth Johnson
Mollie Cordray
Browning
Lee Thurlo
Gene Henley
Near Humphryes
L. S. Peterson
Galt
Birthday Surprise at Hotel Home gathers friends for cake
On April 25 as Mrs. L. C. Peterson celebrated her birthday a large group entered the hotel kitchen unseen and sang Happy Birthday. A supper with coffee followed and games and cheerful conversation concluded the gathering with many friends listed by name enjoying the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Peterson
Peterson
Charley
C. C. Williams
W. T. McCown
A. J. River
C. O. Hall
O. S. Stone
John Mullins
Arthur Haley
Carl Norvell
Carl Drake
Ira Nevins
Erma
Mary Smith
Leone Harris
Flora Mae McCormick
Alden Knifong
E. F. Peterson
For Sale 1000 Bushels of Corn
W B Arnold of Browning Missouri advertises the sale of 1000 bushels of corn. The notice provides a straightforward sale offer with location in Browning and a contact by the seller.
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W. B. Arnold
Browning, Mo
Birthday Celebration for Raymond Junior Alspach
Raymond Junior Alspach marked his seventh birthday Friday afternoon April 25 at his grandmother Mrs. Edna Nickell’s home. Guests included Anita Faye Garrett Elaine Ingraham Sandra Ruth Rhodes Donald Ray Neely Martha Jean Jones Donna Rae Joy Ann Maggart Theodore Dodson Jr Melba Jane Cokerham Janet Lumsden Joyce Ann Bobby Nickell and Raymond Junior. Mrs. Alspach’s mother Mrs. Reba Nickell and Mrs. Gladys Maggart joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Junior Alspach
Edna Nickell
Anita Faye Garrett
Elaine Ingraham
Sandra Ruth Rhodes
Donald Ray Neely
Martha Jean Jones
Donna Rae
Joy Ann Maggart
Theodore Dodson, Jr
Melba Jane Cokerham
Janet Lumsden
Joyce Ann
Bobby Nickell
Raymond Junior
Alspach
Reba Nickell
Gladys Maggart
Birthday Dinner for C L McQuown Draws Family
Relatives gathered Sunday April 27 to celebrate C L McQuown s birthday at his home. A noon dinner was served with Mr and Mrs James Dunlap Mr and Mrs H L Adams and others attending including Gayle Ingraham Elaine Hoselton sons Ray and Paul Chas Ingraham Lyle Burke and J W All who were wished many happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. McQuown
James Dunlap
H. L. Adams
Gayle Ingraham
Elaine
J. T. Hoselton
Ray and
Paul
Chas. Ingraham and Lyle
Leland
P. E. D. Meeting Hosted by Mrs Hamilton in April
Mrs H R Hamilton hosted the local P E D Chapter on Wednesday April 23 with president Mrs Letha Bailey away at the State Convention in Sedalia. Mrs Ada Bolling presided and Mrs Ivah read an article about the Nelson Art Gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Hamilton
Letha Bailey
Sedalia
Ada Bolling
Ivah
Nelson Art Gallery
Kansas City Artists Dis , Noted Paintings Discovered
Kansas City art circle notes the discovery of several noted paintings by local members. Officials discuss provenance and potential exhibitions while curators assess the works for public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lime spreading service ad in Greencastle
Custom lime spreading offered in Greencastle Missouri. Phone 55 invites inquiries and payment via G. E. Allen for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
E. Allen
Clean Up Day Notice From City Clerk
City asks residents to place trash in containers on Wednesday May 7 with pickup by a truck. H. L. Adams, City Clerk, signs the notice and urges orderly disposal.
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H. L. Adams
Defense Savings Bonds and Postal Savings Stamps On Sale
The United States Defense Savings Bonds and Postal Savings Stamps began sale at the Post Office this morning as part of wartime national defense. Postmaster Jesse D. Burwell said plans are nearly complete for the community and thousands of others coast to coast to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Defense Savings
America
Jesse D. Burwell
Frank C. Walker
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C
United States
Daniel Chester French
Morgenthau
Women Push Food for the Defense Program
Mrs. Mina Foster urges Linn County women to boost poultry and egg production for defense. Meetings promote Triple-A educational aid, with emphasis on increasing baby chicks, laying hens, and market eggs to stock food reserves. Eggs stored frozen or dried, prices supported at 22 cents, and continued feeding planned through spring and summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Department of Agriculture
Mina Foster
United States
Foster
Mother's Day and Graduation Gifts at Frances Fe Grice Art Shop
Special notice directs readers to Frances FE Grice's Art Shop for artistic and unusual gift ideas. Orders are being taken for Mother's Day and graduation presents.
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Frances FE. Grice
Fire Destroys Browning Home of Earl Peterson
The Petersons home on Line Street burned Monday evening after John Lee Robison raised the alarm. By the time fire crews arrived the structure was a total loss though some furniture was saved through windows and doors. The fire, likely from a cook stove, occurred while the family was visiting relatives northwest of town. Built early in Browning history by John Stone, the old house had native lumber and some insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Peterson
John Lee Robison
Evert Hollon
Browning
John Stone
Bees Also Bulk and Section Honey
A brief note by W. H. Bennett states bees produce bulk and section honey. The line appears as a short cataloging quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Bennett
DeVores Visit Son Raymond in Camp Robinson
Mr and Mrs Wm DeVore traveled to Camp Robinson Arkansas from Thursday to Tuesday to visit their son Raymond who is currently in the Army at that base.
Get Acquainted Club Welcomes Lois Elliott
The Get Acquainted Club met on Wednesday April 16 with Lois Elliott. A noon dinner was served and members quilted and prepared a quilt. The meeting opened with Revive Us Again and Lois received a pot lifter shower as a welcome. Contest winners were Lula Pearl Head Bessie Head Alma Knight Lottie Dodson and Lucy Sevier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Get Acquainted
Get Acquainted Club
Lois Elliott
Lois
Lula Pearl Head
Bessie Head
Alma Knight
Lottie Dodson
Lucy Sevier
Alma Knight Joins Club Amid Quiet Visit
The group welcomes Alma Knight as a new member and notes Mrs. Fannie Harmon was the sole visitor. Hazel Jones will lead the next meeting, answer roll call with a Bible verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Knight
Fannie Harmon
Hazel Jones
Thankful note to local band after April 23 1941 visit
Mr and Mrs W I Langdon thank the band for the beautiful music played at their home on April 23 1941. They express gratitude to the leader and each band member and invite a return visit.
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W. I. Langdon
Wheat allotments for 1942 open in Linneus ACA office
1942 wheat allotments are being determined by the county ACA office at Linneus. Persons seeking an allotment for farms with no wheat planted in 1939 1940 or 1941 must submit a written request to the county committee. The final date to apply for a new wheat allotment is June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACA
Linneus
Harrisons Welcome Baby Girl Marjorie Helen
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harrison of New York City announce the arrival of a baby girl on April 16. She is named Marjorie Helen, their second daughter. Mrs. Harrison was formerly Miss Edith Callihan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Harrison
New York City
Marjorie Helen
Harrisons
Gene and Frog on the Jolly Betsy at Rivertown
The showboat Jolly Betsy arrives at Rivertown as Captain Litzle Bartlett and his wife Maria seek patrons for a colorful production. Gene Millhouse aims to woo Sally Bartlett while pursuing bank robbers, but Patsy hints at a crime and Gene must navigate trust, danger, and a sheriff’s pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litzle’ Bartlett
Maria
Betsy
Rivertown
Gene
Frog Millhouse
Sally
Carol Adams
Patsy
Honor Roll Seeks March April Names for Local School
The paper lists students and community members placed on the Honor Roll for March and April and invites others to check their tag and sign up for the next Honor Roll. Names include Owen Stevenson, John Gooch, Burton Carr, Miss Maggie Keithley, Mrs. J. B. Harmon, and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Stevenson
Marshal Bohannon
Vesta Elliott
Harold Owens
J. W. Kenley
Joe D. Christy
Cliff Peterson
Thelma Woodside
J. C. Godsey
Leland Burke
Martin Guinn
Burton Carr
E. M. Lambert
John Gooch
Paul Gooch
A. A. Healy
W. A. Smith
Scott Browning
Lillie Pearson
W. H. Oliver
Nolan Creason
John W. Palmer
G. W. Spencer
Woodrow Slater
J. A. Harris
H. E. Creason
Miss Maude Fields
Max M. Wyman
Ethel Stephenson
Kenneth Jennings
B. O. Hardinger
Ola F. Knifong
Maggie Keithley
J. A. Buswell
Lee Ellis Hedges
B. H. Peterson
Ernest Linhart
Herbert Hamilton
Dan Freeland
Byron Duckworth
Andrew DeVore
Cecil Walker
O. R. Brown
Geo. Walker
T. B. Gooch
Vern Jones
J. 0. Jones
R. H. Smith
Paul Warren
Thelma Haley
Jennie Glaze
Jno
Ed Fuhrman
J. B. Harmon
R. G. Dray
Jennie Epperson
Carl Porter
J. E. Wykoff
J. W. Garrett
Olive Garrett
Louis Stephenson
E. F. Peterson
H. F. Kille
Alex Purdin
V. Holding
D. B. Pyatt
Browning to Welcome Rev. J Presley Pound for Baccalaureate
Browning schools invite the community to a baccalaureate service at the Browning high school auditorium Sunday May 4 at 8:00 p m. Rev J Presley Pound rector of St James Church Macon Missouri returns as a home boy with early Linn county training.
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Browning Schools
J. Presley Pound
St. James Church
Macon
Linn County
Browning
Pound
Browning High School Sees Largest Senior Class Yet
The Browning community anticipates Rev. Pound delivering a powerful message to graduates and a large audience in the new auditorium. Four years ago his spellbinding address drew a vast crowd, and organizers urge families to pack the venue for this milestone event aligning with the biggest class to date.
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Browning High School
Rev
Pound
Reverend Harmon to Deliver May 8 Commencement Address
Reverend Lloyd V. Harmon, pastor of the Topeka Methodist church, will return to Browning on Thursday evening May 8 at eight o’clock to deliver the commencement address to the 1940-41 senior class and attendees. Harmon is a renowned speaker known for engaging, fluent delivery and broad subject range. He quips that his people crossed the Appalachian mountains into Kentucky before Daniel Boone conceived Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd .V. Harmon
Methodist
Topeka
Kansas
Browning
Harmon
America
Appalachian Mountains
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
List of Local Residents Named in Community Directory
A group of local residents is listed by name in the community directory including Harley Almond Gene Arnold Nellie Bagley Gale Bartow Norris Burke Doris Creason Edwin Day Harold Elliott Junior German Leland Gooch George Hanson Clayton Harris Eudora Harris Dorothy Head John Kachman Reid Kenley Billie Kimbrough J. W. Knifong Rosalie Linhart Lois Maggart Viola Mitchell Phyllis Mundell Lorene Murrell Loyd Newton Imogene Powell Clarence James Powell Robert E. Shipp Lorraine Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Almond
Gene Arnold
Nellie Bagley
Gale Bartow
Norris Burke
Doris Creason
Edwin Day
Harold Elliott Junior German Leland Gooch
George Hanson Clayton Harris
Eudora Harris
Dorothy Head John Kachman Reid Kenley
Billie Kimbrough
J. W. Knifong
Rosalie Linhart
Lois Maggart
Viola Mitchell
Phyllis Mundell Lorene Murrell
Loyd Newton
Imogene Powell Clarence James Powell
Robert E. Shipp
Lorraine Taylor
School Calendar Senior Play and Commencement Dates
The school calendar lists a senior play on May 2 at 8:00 p m Baccalaureate services May 4 at 8 00 p m Move-up Day May 8 and Commencement Exercises May 8 at 8 00 p m.
State Music Festival Entries and Senior Graduation Notes
The Music Department entered three acts in the State Music Festival. The Boys Glee Club performed Passing By and earned a three. The Band performed at 10 45 a m and earned a five. Mary Lee Askey played the French Horn Solo and earned a two. The group traveled to Columbia for the event. Seniors caps and gowns arrived Monday and many wore them proudly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Glee Club
Mary Lee Askey
Columbia
Milan Students Visit Our School This Week
Several Milan students visited our school this week and were welcomed by staff and students. The visit fostered goodwill and cross school交流 opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Pupils Win State Reading Circle Awards In Ciphering Meets
Twenty pupils from Room II qualify for the State Pupils Reading Circle Awards. In recent ciphering matches the winners are Peggy Browning for Third Grade Donald Robison for Fourth Grade and Jean Bartow for Fifth Grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Browning
Donald Robison
Jean Bartow
Reading Circle Certificates For Grade Two Pupils
Nine second grade pupils have completed the required reading and time test and will receive Reading Circle Certificates.
Yearend basketball gym gathering hosted by local families
Friday night the basketball teams held a yearend event in the gymnasium. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Carter, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Brantner and Mr. DeGreef. The evening featured dancing and informal dining on the stage as the teams expressed gratitude.
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Edgar Carter
T. D. Brantner
DeGreef
Weiner roast at Vivia Almonds after school
Monday evening after school Vivia Almond invited the basketball girls to a weiner roast. They gathered at her home and went to the creek for the occasion with weiners, marshmallows, chips and pickles. They thanked Vivia and wished to return next year.
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Vivia Almond
Vivia
Notice of Stockholders Meeting for Citizens Savings Bank
The sixth annual stockholders meeting of the Citizens Savings Bank of Browning will be held at its banking house in Browning Missouri on May 6 1941. The meeting starts 9 00 A M and lasts at least three hours to elect seven directors for the ensuing year and to transact any other business. M L Haning President Elvin L Harmon Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Savings Bank of Browning
Browning
Missouri
M. L. Haning
Elvin L. Harmon
Friendly Neighbors Club Met With Mrs Ogle April 23
The Friendly Neighbors Club met with Mrs Maggie Ogle on Wednesday April 23 for an all day quilting event. Ten members four children and a visitor attended the day meal was served cafeteria style with four men joining for dinner before returning to fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Neighbors Club
Maggie Ogle
Isle
Cethryn
Jean Brown
Jean
Tobacco For Sale In Hale Missouri
Classified notice offering tobacco for sale including sheep and other stock use and smoking tobacco. Sample available at Leader Record office. Seller Sim Bucker RR No 4 Hale Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader Record Office
Sim Bucker
Hale
Missouri
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City Park
Mrs. C. D. Moore
Center Line, Michigan
John Browning
U. S. Defense Savings
Gene and
Frog
B.H.S
Rev. L. V. Harmon
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