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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
8
Church of Christ invites all to Sunday School and Communion each Sunday at 10 00 with Jas P Bolling as superintendent and classes for all ages. Everybody is welcome.
The M E Church invites all to Sunday School at 10:00 a m led by Supt W P Nickell. Preaching occurs on the second Sunday each month at 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m with Pastor O B Hobbs officiating.
The M. E. Church South announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. followed by preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Adams Wesley class meets Friday May 19 at 8 o'clock. The Young People's Zone meets May 22 at Bear Branch in the Chillicothe district. All young people invited.
Carl Drake superintendent announces preaching services on the second and fourth Sundays each month at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Orval Hamman is the pastor and invites the community to attend.
A union service with prayer Bible reading and discussion is held each week. This week the meeting is Thursday night at 7 45 at the home of Mr and Mrs J T Hooker.
Allen Lawrence from near Milan visited on Tuesday. James Creason from Linneus came as Browning visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Bryan Molloy of Purdin were Browning visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Aaron Powell and son Hubert plan to move back to Linneus this week. J J Dodson traveled to Bowling Green Wednesday to visit son Ted Dodson and family. Cecil Lambert from near Purdin was here Monday afternoon on business. Roy Jennings from North Salem traded here Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bruce Buckman of near Purdin shopped in town Saturday afternoon. Rev and Mrs O B Hobbs were Sunday dinner guests of Mr River at the Peterson Hotel.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Jennings and daughters from near Shafter visited Mr and Mrs E F Peterson on Sunday. J P Jones of Independence Missouri stayed with Mrs Jean Gibson at the Sanders home over the weekend. Floyd Crooks of Kansas City joined Mr and Mrs Walter Crooks and family later in the week. Rev Norfolk attended a zone pastors meeting in Linneus on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Norfolk accompanying him to visit Mrs Tomlin. G T Woodward and son Joe W, with Mrs and Mrs W R Rhodes and daughter Sandra Ruth, were in Unionville Sunday afternoon. John C Dutton plans a few days at their Cherry Box farm before he enters the Missouri University for summer term. Alvord Almond and daughter and Guy Miner of La Plata attended the commencement program here last Thursday evening. Elna Almond accompanied them home after visiting the past week. The county line road west of town is being improved with rock spread to West Locust Creek and grading ready farther west. it will soon connect with the rock road north to No. 6. They visited Jefferson City, Hannibal, Mark Twain Cave and other points. Several from the community attended the ball game between New Boston and Martinville Sunday. Mrs Leon Mitchell, Veda and Doris and Ethella Newton were calling near Brookfield Saturday. Mr and Mrs Seaman Wallace, Mr and Mrs Ogden Romine and family, Mrs Flossie Sleath and children, and Clayre Wallace and boys visited Mr and Mrs Kenneth Knifong and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Van Mairs were Sunday visitors of Mrs Dan Coffman.
Farmers in Pleasant Hill report horses vaccinated for sleeping sickness. Glenn Swearengen Bernie Brantner John Lee Lee Pearler Ker mitt McCollum visited John Tucker Sunday. Nova Straley family stayed with Everett Riley. C L Britton shopped Browning Saturday. Scott Browning Jane Ross with Newton and Riley families. Lyle Britton attended Browning show Saturday night. James Smith at Alumni Banquet Green City Miss Lois Riley among Shelby seniors touring South Missouri Monday.
Uncle Dad Phillips of Purdin came to spend the summer with daughter Mrs Tom Morris and family. W E Morris and Edgar Morris hosted relatives. Arthur Stultz of Purdin visited daughter Darrold Hutchinson and son Gene.
Corn planting occupies Garner all day with the planter at work from dawn to dusk. Sunday visitors at Orville Mott's included Claude Perrin and family and Mrs. Hugh Cassity among others.
Local residents recount Sunday visits and gatherings. Names include Mott Perrin Abbott Thuchum Baskett Burkholder Mott Thudium Brinkley Coram Thudium Asher Dodge Spencer and others. Events span visits to relatives near Purdin Winigan Sedalia Linneus Brookfield Cora and Charley Thudium with health notes on Bettie Dodge.
Herbert Coram and his wife visited on a Sunday for family gatherings described as a Mother's Day observance. The account notes it was a time of reflecting on a day that held meaning for many families, with mentions of Thos Coram and Lawrenceful day and a sense that many relatives had passed.
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