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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1931
Page
1
A weather summary notes an unusually rainy November with frequent downpours and flooding. Fields and creeks stay waterlogged, roads muddy, and rain may continue until a hard freeze. Excess moisture risks grasshoppers and hinch bugs next year if ground stays unfrozen. Social notes mention a gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Nickell with several friends in attendance.
The Ladies Aid of the M E church will hold their annual food sale this Saturday. Proceeds support church work and community aid programs.
Mrs Hinda Rush entertained many friends on Sunday November 22 with a wonderful dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs K M Duncan and daughter Beverly, Mr and Mrs H C Bailey, Mrs Roach, Miss Callie Brown, Mrs Nellie Seaman, Miss Frances Warren, and Mr and Mrs Guy Adams. All departed late, remarking the day was pleasantly spent.
Mr and Mrs F R Fanning entertained relatives and friends at their home north of town with a six o'clock dinner on Friday night. The hostess invited guests into the dining room and the evening was spent in pleasant conversation.
Property owner H. F. Kille announces a hunting and trapping ban on his premises. The notice prohibits any hunting or trapping activities by any person on the listed property.
A passerby notes the Alspach home garden in warm late November weather with roses and other blooms still vibrant. The yard is described as a beauty spot in the local area.
A breeder offers blood line Rhode Island Reds in large type with large bone and red skin. Finest cocks from the Harrison Blood Strain offered. Lower prices this year.
Single barrel breech loading 16 gauge shotgun used one season sold by John Lee Smith.
Mrs Davie Elizabeth Bane born April 12 1885 died November 21 1931 at her sister Susie Moore home in Browning age 46 years 7 months 9 days She married Charley Bane December 7 1907 and had eight children six living Carl Clara Edna Alvin Raymond Eunice of Purdin Surviving relatives include her mother Jennie Seaman three brothers Albert Wesley Browning John Seminole Oklahoma five sisters Rosa Hines Nancy Seaman Ada Arnold Martha Richardson Susie Moore Funeral services were held at Kaifong Grove church November 22 conducted by Rev J B Crawford with interment beside her father and brother in a nearby cemetery/>
Hunters and trappers are positively forbidden on our farms. Signatories include Bev Gooch John Taylor S A Wyant D R Skeen M H Skeen C W Skeen Aven Hicks and Roscoe Slater.
Dr Palm promotes a glasses sale at Bailey Maytag in Brown ing with a deal of $1 down and $1 per week. The event runs Saturday December 5th.
Cecil Taylor and Miss Leona Maggart wed in Linneus after securing a license from Recorder Kelley and vows from Judge A L Pratt. The couple, returning to Pleasant Hill and Duncan townships, receive well wishes from friends at a candy and cigar party. The bride, daughter of A L Maggart, grew up there. the groom is W L Taylor’s son from Duncan township. They will reside with his parents as they begin married life.
Kelsey Orchards in Brookfield offers Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Grimes, Yorks, Black Twigs, Ben Davis and King David apples from 25 cents per bushel up. Many varieties priced 50 to 75 cents. Sweet cider on tap. Bring containers.
Entertained Mr and Mrs L W Rice had as dinner guests Monday evening Mr and Mrs J M Lisher of Glendive Montana Mr and Mrs O D Crandell of Brookfield and Miss Noram Lee Serfass of Rothville Missouri.
A public safety advocate says adults would have 23000 fewer deaths if they learned as well as children. Since safety education began in 1922 there is a 38 percent rise in adult fatalities while child fatalities rose only 2.3 percent. Automobile deaths drop 10 percent for preschoolers and 19 percent for school age children.
The text laments needless loss of life on streets and in homes, calling it a tragedy and a blot on civilization caused by parents not learning from their children.
Local diary items recount Friday’s confession of a near suicide by Mackruger who turned off gas after starting it. Ant Emmy mocks expenses, a fire engine parade, and curious tidbits about Ant Emmy and pa during the week with playful gossip and small-town quirks.
A terse notice proclaims no hunting or trapping on the Bennett Brothers’ farms and urges others to keep out.
A longtime poultry and egg farmer writes to readers about insights from fifty years in the Mississippi Valley industry. He recalls serving on the Food Administration Board during the war and a World Poultry Congress trip in London meeting breeders from sixty two countries. He notes how international conditions affect U S poultry, citing England buying Long Island ducks and changes in currency value.
Marion Richmond Jenkins inventor of the Jenkins hayrake and stacker dies at his home 213 Locust Chillicothe on November 19 at 8 30 am. He founded Jenkins Hayrake and Stacker Co later moving to Fort Madison then back to Chillicothe to expand his plant on Brunswick street. Survived by daughter Louise Jenkins Kenney. Funeral held in Chillicothe Friday.
For sale corn by ears from the S H Linhart farm barn. Price 30 cents per bushel. Basket available. Located at Linhart property. Reliable local farmer offering fresh corn. Contact S H Linhart for pickup details.
Miss Mary E. Stebbins of the Missouri College of Agriculture warns that common colds cause the most school and work absences and reduce efficiency at home, on the farm, and in industry. She notes colds can precede more serious illnesses like pneumonia, rise in winter, and stresses lifelong healthy living to prevent respiratory diseases.
Classified note lists S and S C R L Red cockerels offered by Mrs. Van C Mairs at one dollar each.
Haley and Miss Thelma Grice were wed by Rev. J E Rudloff at the parish house on Tuesday afternoon November 24. The bride, Lewis Grice of near Shafter, is well known and will grace their home with her many attainments. George Haley, son of Roy and, along with Miss Thelma Grice, joins two prominent community families as they begin a married life amid friends’ congratulations.
Schrock Hardware advertises remaining stoves at reduced prices and a large stock of stove pipe dampers coal beds stove rugs and boards for sale.
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