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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
4
A compilation of reflections and witticisms on faith bias Hollywood divorces E B Hoover crime fiction and rationing humor. The passage contrasts moral reminders with light social commentary and the idea of seizing opportunity over luck.
Mrs Mabel Maxwell improves from a measles attack while sister Flo Mahurin returns to Brookfield. Relatives Mabel Gall family in Shelby receive visits. Pvt Richard J Thudium in the South Pacific sends Mother and Father’s Day greetings by cablegram. Several other local residents including Dodge and Peggy Jeanne, Luther Bauer, Roy Maxwell, and Watson Burkholder gather for visits and chores around town.
Still rainy and cool with a downpour Saturday. Mrs Maxine Helms son visited the E C Helms home over the weekend. Will Myers visiting relatives. E L Jones and Mrs Jane Hardin called on Mrs Jim Sunday. Mr and Mrs Car Cassity went somewhere.
The report notes multiple visits across Pur din and Independence with family groups traveling to Kansas City and Cheyenne. Attendees include Cecil and Mrs McNally, Mr and Mrs Urban Fetter, Bernice, Gene Lamb, and Mrs Harold Bowyer. A canning demonstration at the Purdin Mercantile drew few attendees due to rain.
Rain continues to delay corn planting in Scottsville as residents report activity and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Allen McClaren hosted relatives in Roger Tuesday while Mrs. Faye Oliver visited Jessie Oliver. Charley Franklin from near Cora stayed with Floyd Stephenson. Laura Atkins stays with her sons Jake and Herman. Lyle McClarene plowed for John Morgan last week. Lucille Wilkerson of Reger visited Phyllis Harris, and Jake Atkins shopped in Browning. Ray Garrett and family from Milan visited Allen McClaren Sunday May 9.
Not much news beyond rain and high water. Families visit and travel between Rockford Milan Browning Kirksville and nearby towns. Leslie Martin is at home with a broken arm.
Mr and Mrs George Munns were in Milan on Monday where Mrs Munns had two teeth extracted. Mrs Maude Jones returned to her son J L Jones home on May 9 after months with her Kentucky parents. Mr and Mrs Johnny Cook and son visited Rose Carr in Green City on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Alva Maggart and children went to Kirksville on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Cecil Bunch and Mrs Dolly Wallace were in Milan on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith welcome a son born May 13 at a Kirksville hospital. Mr and Mrs Alva Hoerrmann were in Kirksville on Wednesday. Carl Howell and T E Muir visited Kirksville on Thursday. Mr and Mrs J L Jones and family and Mrs Maude Jones joined Mr and Mrs James Jones at Mystic on Tuesday evening.
A Mother's Day dinner plans in Haleville were unsettled by bad weather. Attendees included W. R. Young and wife Cecil Crooks and family Imogene Williams and sons from Dallas, Virginia Keeling and Wilma Young from Kansas City, Ed Sayers and Carolee, Tedy Holser and Sandra, P. C. Sayers with Lizzie Rettmann, Clarence Maize and children from Fort Worth, Carl Rottmann and Maurice Rottmann from Kansas City, Bill Triplett and daughters with Ralph Dennis, and several other local families. Chilli cothe visitors were Morris Crookshanks, Ed Sayers, and W. E. Sayers Jr. Jealous?
Rhubarb is cut in pieces and baked with simple syrup until tender then chilled before serving. Suggest adding a dash of nutmeg for extra flavor. Also recommends mixing onions with cheese sauce before baking to serve.
The piece honors retailers for interpreting and applying wartime merchandising regulations. It notes the government and public clash in a no mans land and praises retailers for adapting to thousands of new rules despite enforcement challenges.
Regulations carry stiff jail terms and fines. merchants nationwide improvise rules to keep distribution flowing. They seek simpler laws and slower public criticism while government aids in easing burdens and avoiding insinuations of malice for minor breaches.
Local families visit relatives across Green City Brashear Milan and Kirksville. Pfc. Robert Williams returns from Maryland on furlough as do Melvin Meeks and others. A Friday May 21 community program at the school house invites all with games and light refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Sam Artz and Nicky drove to Mystic Wednesday where Sam finished wiring he had nearly completed. Miss Helen Eastman spent last day at home and attended local events.
The week included visits by Helen Eastman and Basil Taylor while families aided with farm chores. The Warren Community Club met May 12 at the schoolhouse for a covered dish supper and visits. Green Valley Club’s May 18 meeting was postponed to May 25 due to heavy rains and a flooded West Creek.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Brawing and Mrs J H Payne and Mrs Robert Lambert traveled to Kirksville Friday where Mrs Ba r w ing underwent a minor operation at Laughlin Hospital. Mrs Payne stayed with her. They are at Herman Payne home. Mrs Jess Woodside went to Kirksville Wednesday for arm and hand examination. Mr and Mrs Luther DeVore visited their daughter Mrs Marlin Woodside and family.
Pvt. and Mrs. Allen Balzer visit his sisters in Wapello and Fairfield Iowa. They are joined by Mrs. Anna Longwell visiting relatives in Wellman. Several local families, including the Lamberts and Longwells, share time with kin and friends across nearby towns.
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