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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
4
A light rain Saturday evening benefited pastures and wardens. Social visits occurred across Garner and nearby towns including Bailey, Coram, and Arnold families. The report lists gatherings at Walter Long’s, Shingle porches, and multiple trips to North Salem, Brookfield, and Purdin with mentions of May baskets and local shingling work.
News is scarce as Ross Roads and Shelby report social visits. Jack Brown and his wife with daughter Billie spent Sunday with Chas Seals and family. Henry Stufflebean and Browning family visited H Eden's, while Andrew Stufflebean and kin were present. Little Billie Brown visits grandparents Mr and Mrs.
Eddie Ogle and family visited home folks while George Spencer’s family attended Sunday school at the U B Church. Fred Keithley and kin spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bummer. Neighbors joined a surprise dinner at Walter Patterson’s. Wess Bailey Gail Zimmerman Emer son Bailey and spouses visited home folks. John and wife welcomed a baby girl born May 9. Mamie Smith staying with Mrs John Palmer this week. Fred Keithley lost a heifer last week.
Farmers are busy planting corn as a good rain is badly needed due to dry ground. Sunday school at Mount Hope M. E. Church was well attended. Mrs Mae Minor visited Mrs Nora Minor on Wednesday. Charley Helms and sons Earl and Curt were planting corn. Orl Helms visited Randall Minor on Thursday night. Randall Minor traveled to Winigan on Saturday. Albert Fitzgerald made a trip to town on Friday.
Corn and vicinity reports real dry weather. Mrs G M Spencer and daughter Hildred visit to Kansas City, Francis Fanning seen Monday, Tom Head of Signory called to E C Fisher’s bedside, Dillinger visits Brookfield for Junior Senior events, G M Spencer moves cattle to St Louis, Edna Jennings attends Browning banquet, Pete Murdock visits Clifford Spencer, Mack Hegen heads to Oklahoma City, Iza Bauswell’s canoe well attended, Mrs Raymond Tipton visits Owen Wheeler family, sudden death of Mrs E C Fisher shocks community.
The week’s fine weather kept farmers busy planting corn. Local residents report illnesses with Mrs. Leslie Sweatt improving from flu and Emerson Cordray recovering from mumps. Social visits occur across families including the McCollums, Catteys, Barkleys and Carters with multiple Sunday callings and a wallpaper project in Winigan.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Watten berger welcomed a baby boy born May 6. Fred Whitaker ill with appendicitis but improving. Miss Hildred Lumsden visited at her sister’s. Maggie Swarengen and Charley Murphie spent Saturday night at George Lumsden’s. Basil Taylor visited last week with his mother. Lyle Wampler bought a new Ford roadster. Dodson and family visits noted. Many Sunday visits and calls among local families including Whitaker, Swarengen, Lumsden, Jones, Taylor, and Knifong communities.
Rain aided gardens and pastures in Purdin as residents report social visits among Brookfield Meadville Marceline and Laredo. The death of Mrs Maude Pulliam Stone at Brookfield hospital is recorded. A local ball game drew many townsfolk with Purdin prevailing 8 to 6.
Rain fell in the community Tuesday. Residents and families from Harris and Corn attended visits over the week. The Farm Bureau met at Shelby high school, and several locals were noted visiting relatives and neighbors in nearby towns.
The owner Lape Peavler advertises a 1926 season at his barn four miles south of North Salem. Animals include Good Nature Percheron stallions and jacks Wanderer Woodrow and Big Boy, with details on sire, dam, breeding quality, height, weight, and ownership by G. E. Davis Green City and G. E. Galet. Bills outline terms.
Perfection No 14953 registered by Standard Jack and Jennett Registry of America Volume V on April 25 1915. Height 153 girth 66 bone 914 a black jack and a good breeder with his offspring expected to fetch fancy prices. Villa Deluxe registered Percheron stallion numbered 123172 dark brown with large star long strip and snip bred by J W Carpenter of Victoria Texas license applied for. Terms include ten dollar insurance to stand and stall. Parting with more or leaving neighborhood season fee due at once. Not responsible for accidents. Puram represented by Lovers Lane folks at Saturday picture show.
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