Opening Day Baseball Draws Big Crowd and Tight Game
Sunday marked the opening of the local baseball season with Unionville facing Browning. The Indians won 1 to 0, then erupted with errors allowing Browning to surge ahead, final score 1 to T. Nearby towns sent fans and the Unionville band provided lively entertainment throughout the match.
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Unionville
Browning
Unionville Indians
Putman County
Purdin
Linneus
Milan
McKay
Fowler
Gees Pearson
Wendler
Anderson
Pireiffer
Winters
Parsons
Es Browning AB
E Hollow
Philips
Woodworth
McDandel
Mynte
Carter
McArtor
Moore
Hale and
Harvey
Ruth Dryden Bogart seeks Linn County Circuit Clerk nomination
Ruth Dryden Bogart announces her Democratic bid for Linn County Circuit Clerk. She cites seven years as deputy in charge of the Linneus office as qualifications, aiming to appeal to voters in Purdin and surrounding areas. The narrative then shifts to a long, personal diary-like collection of local happenings and anecdotes.
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Ruth Dryden Bogart
Linn County
Dr Palm in Chillicothe Offers Everyday Eye Care
Dr Palm provides daily eye services in Chillicothe including weekdays except Mondays with guaranteed glasses and low prices.
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Dr. Palm
Chillicothe
Remembering Pioneer Days in Hudson Florida
A 1939 letter from Amanda E. Littell near the Gulf of Mexico recalls log cabins, family ties, and old times in Browning and Browning Leader surfing memories. The writer notes a 70th wedding anniversary, a school band from Port Richey, and her many farm produce and livestock offerings.
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Browning
Mr Lantz
Jacob
John
Joe Nickell
Port Richey
Lot Lantz
Gulf of Mexico
Amanda E. Littell
North Salem School District Plans New Modern Building
The North Salem school board voted unanimously to bond the district for a new school house in their eastern sister city. It will feature a basement furnace heat and other modern conveniences to replace the previous building that burned last winter.
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North Salem School
Ride-A-Wee Sewing Club Meets at Mrs Neet's Home
Mrs J N Neet hosted the Ride-A-Wee Sewing Club on Wednesday May 21 inviting Mrs J B Harvey Mrs Jennie Epperson Mrs S C Lantz and Mrs B J Harvey Two former members Mrs C L Whaley of Kansas City and Miss Maude Fields of Chula attended A two course lap luncheon was served by the hostess.
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J. N. Neet
Ditching Machine Stuck in Mud After Rain
A large ditching machine working south of the city sank into mud after a slick plank failed and the machine settled to the platform level. It was dug out and remained trapped as another rain began.
Road work slows as rains linger and then resumes
The project progress has been slowed by three weeks of heavy rain. With some dry weather expected, crews plan to push the road work vigorously again.
Nolan Cooper Robbed Near Linneus on the Road
Nolan Cooper returning from Kearney to Linneus was robbed at gunpoint by two youths in a roadster. They forced him from his truck, beat him, and stole about sixty dollars and clothing. He was later aided by Chillicothe youths and taken to a Hamilton doctor for treatment.
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Aberhem Fleck
Ant Emmy
Noose Paper
Jake
Nolan Cooper
Linneus
Kearney
Mooresville
Nolan
Mooresvile
Chillicothe
Hamilton
Carlos Knifong
Surprise 20th Birthday Party For Randall Minor
A large crowd gathered Wednesday night in May to surprise Randall Minor for his twentieth birthday. Cakes, peaches, and a fine supper were shared. Candles on a cake counted each year as Randall blew them out. music came from local performers. Guests included numerous Overstreet, Cassity, Helms, Abbott, Cordray, and Rauer families plus friends. The evening ended with well wishes for many more happy birthdays.
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Randall Minor
Randall
Benny
Nolan Cassity
Alton
Ada Abbott
Earl
Curt Helms
Ervin Craig
Walter Overstreet
Chester
Charley Coram
Ruby
Bonnie
Guy
Albert Cassity
Jim Cleeton
Geneva
Herman
Bennie Burkholder
Floyd Finney
Kennth Guyer
Kay Stufflebean
Herman Liebhart
Cecil Simpson
Luther Rauer
Jack Finney
Glen Finney
Erma Monroe
Vera Kirk
Yaunice McGhee
Etta Monroe
Beaulah Kirk
Emerson Cordray
Robert Walters
Rex Rauer
Fabain Baker
Carlos Rauer
Earl Helms
Roy Rauer
Ramon Peaveler
Cletus Rauer
Orval Mott
Carl Helms
Seed and flour sale notice at North Salem
Notice from E. W. Lambert of North Salem offering cane seed soybeans 90-day seed corn millet kaffir corn and sugar priced at 5.65 per cwt. Flour brands M. F. A. Gold Medal Zephyr at 1.65 per sack and lard 50 lbs for 6.50.
Golden Wedding Celebrated With Big Dinner
Sunday May 25 family and relatives of Mr and Mrs Steve Atkins held a surprise anniversary dinner at their old home. Guests included Mr and Mrs P H Wolfe and family and many others from Mob erly Hiawatha Kansas and surrounding areas. The event featured a large white cake with fifty pink roses and table decorations in pink and white.
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Steve Atkins
Old Home Place
P. H. Wolfe
Sheep Shearing Service Offered in Browning Missouri
Kenneth Martin of Route 3 Browning Missouri announces sheep shearing services with a power machine. Prices listed are 15 cents per Shropshire and 20 cents per Merino with extra for Rams.
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Kenneth Martin
Route 3
Browning, Mo
Fleming Family Dinner Hosts Relatives Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Fleming entertained at dinner Sunday their children Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Fleming and daughter Carolee of Purdin, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fleming and John Lee Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Williams and son Edward.
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F. A. Fleming
C. B. Fleming
Carolee of
Purdin
C. A. Fleming
John Lee Smith
J. R. Williams
Edward
Cross Roads selects builder for new school house
The Cross Roads school district board awarded the construction contract to Gable and Mundell of this city for a new school building. The church structure at Cross Roads will be torn down and the best portion utilized in the new building. Construction will commence soon.
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Cross Roads
Gable and Mundell
C W White Dies After Lingering Illness In City
C W White died Monday afternoon at his home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Church of Christ in the presence of many friends and relatives. Interment followed at Enterprise cemetery. An obituary will appear next week.
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C. W. White
Chas. W. White
Church of Christ
Enterprise
Filter Cistern Water On Missouri Farms Urged
J C Wooley chairman of agricultural engineering calls for a beehive filter in cisterns used for home purposes on Missouri farms. The device needs little maintenance and performs well if dirt and dust are not allowed to wash in.
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Missouri
J. C. Wooley
Department of Agricultural Engineering
College of Agriculture
Inoculate Soybeans Boosts Yield and Protein
W A Albrecht of the Missouri College of Agriculture explains that inoculation supplies nodule forming bacteria essential for soybean growth. He notes soil from inoculated fields or seed coating with artificial cultures increases nodulation, crop yield, and feed value, citing a Missouri Agricultural Station comparison of inoculated versus non inoculated plots yielding 6804 and 5236 pounds of hay with higher protein on the inoculated site.
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W. A. Albrecht
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri Agricultural Station
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Ously
E. W. Lambert
North Salem
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