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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
1
The piece muses on naming children and its effects on perception, sibling dynamics, and home spaces. It also discusses room design as a mood influencer, later noting a school year wrap with staff changes, a retirement, and local events such as plays and a house fire.
Browning Missouri Board of Aldermen invites sealed proposals for oiling about 30725 square yards of streets. Contractors must supply oil labor and machinery. Oil type number 4 heavy oil. not less than half a gallon per square yard. Work in June or July. Bid bond of 250 dollars required. Proposals may be rejected. City Clerk 8. P. Darr May 6 1920.
C E Musgrove owner of the R E Crowdis farm east of this city has 260 acres prepared for corn and planted 60 acres last week with the rest to be planted Tuesday afternoon. The farmer, who learned the trade in Sullivan county, emphasizes steady work despite bad weather and notes his ambition to succeed. In other local notes, customers favor Owl Pharmacy for genuine crushed fruits syrups and ice cream and reliable prescriptions.
Carpenters Hall and Morris advance work on the Uncle Dan Haley building at Fourth and Main, touted as a prime business site in the city and expected to become a fine business location after remodeling. Walter Buin of near Wuanan moves to Mountain Grove, renewing for his mother Mrs. Frank Bunch of near Winigan, and several relatives note travel to Auburn Nebraska. A Browning shoe shop, a local convenience, invites patrons and promises quality work with guaranteed results.
County Agent Ross Nichols reports about 70 wool pools forming in the state to connect growers with Eastern buyers. By Monday 135 contracts had returned, with more due by the 25th. Funds likely by mid June or mid July as pools grow, and sacks are available at local outlets Browning Farm Club and Bucklin.
High school graduation held at the Electric Theatre with a crowded house. Dr. W. Black delivered the address on The End of the World in a scholarly and engaging manner. Diplomas were awarded to Mary Turner Leo Neely Cecile Turner Carl Gil Otis Lants's Baby Die.
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