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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1945
Page
4
Winter arrived with a broad cold air mass across the nation. Snow fell in northern Missouri and Iowa with a 2.7 inch total in the area, while most lingered until Saturday. Northwest winds gusted Wednesday through Friday, temperatures ranged from 15 to 63, and precipitation reached 0.34 inch including rain and melted snow.
Mrs Mary Bruce spent Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Pruce. Dub W E Say ers of Ottumwa Iowa plans induction into service Thursday. Lilburn Gilmer visited Er nest Pearson family near Purdin. Rayburn Hicks recently discharged from the Navy returns home. Russell Benskin Leia Hicks Flo Evelyn visit Owen Stevenson in Purdin. Jesse Bruce and Mary Bruce call on Floy Morris Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs J D Seaman spent Sunday at Willie Watsons home. Mr and Mrs Charles West move to Ross Lantz farm and West will work for Lantz. No school Thursday or Friday. Allen McClaren and son Lyle and Lula Smith visited Milan Tuesday evening. Everett Dowdy and wife bought Warner Braessfield farm. Sister Fields and daughter Violet in Milan Friday. Violet undergoing denial work. Mr and Mrs R A Thule in Milan on business Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Joe Ford spent Sunday with Allen Fanning.
Mr and Mrs Guy Simpson of Chilliothe visited his sister Mrs Lawrence Thuchum and family Recently. Sunday guests of Mrs W J Burkholder were her nephew Clifford Schell and friend a Mr Clark of Danville Sr her sons Mr and Mrs Rey Burkholder and Billie of Sedalia Mr and Mrs Ben Burkholder and John Burkholder of Brookfield Mr and Mrs Luster Burkholder and son Wayne and daughter Mrs Mable Gal Lucille and Willa Dean Linneus Orville Mott spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs T J Mott Sunday guests at the E F E Triudium home were Mr and Mrs Obe Clapp of Winigan Mr and Mrs Ira Jones of Fruitland
Idaho visitors from Downing Missouri New Boston and Shelby travel groups include Mr and Mrs Ross Jones daughter and families. The Sunshine Workers Club held an all day meeting with a comfort top project and a Thanksgiving program plus a white elephant sale raising about 9. Proceeds benefited the club fund and attendees enjoyed a cafeteria dinner and social hours.
Old Man Winter brought a brief flurry and cool spell lasting about three days. Visitors and locals frequent Purdin on Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Barn Puli am greeting friends, Grover Murrell shopping, and Dr. G H Kroeger’s Kirksville family visiting. Mrs. Wallace Pulliam and son returned from Brookfield and headed to Phoenix with Ray Norvell. Katie Armstrong visited Efie Pulliam, and Will Pulliam of Mi an attended Julia Chittum’s funeral.
Mr and Mrs George Crooks and children were supper guests at the Rolia Gocch home one night last week. Mr and Mrs Bab Kimbroveh and children and Mr and Mrs Red Goeovh and children attended Sunday dinner.
Thanksgiving gatherings and visits populate the week with multiple households listed. Guests include Babe Kimbrough Virgil Lee Falconer at Red Gooch, Raymond Murrells visiting Don Wood, Delmar Oertwig shopping in Kansas City, and Pvt Lewis Wood returning to Aberdeen Maryland after a nineteen day furlough. Sunday dinners feature Urb Johnson Lee Wood and families, with further visits among the Goins, Gooch, Oertwig, Palmer, and Richardson households. A card party hosted by E J Palmer and Ethel Richardson united Marvin Murrell, Goins, Gooch, Oertwig, and James Phillips.
Tucker Paul Dean Westfall visited Saturday with Junior Tucker. Mr and Mrs C E Smith visited Sunday with Mrs Everett Riley, Mrs Nova Straley, Dale and Eugene and Wm Riley. Mrs Mary Tucker and Mr and Mrs Van Mains called on Mr and Mrs Wm Barclay last week. Mrs Nova Straley visited Mrs Harold Fanning and baby daughter and Mrs Clara Fanning last week. Mrs Everett Riley, Mrs Nova Straley, Dale and Eugene visited.
A Sunday evening gathering featuring Mr and Mrs John Tucker along with Bernice Junior and Allen, sharing a quiet family moment at their residence.
Mrs. Allen Belzer and children Helen Ann and Eugene visited in Brookfield on Saturday where Eugene had his hand dressed. Thanksgiving guests included Herald Lambert family and others. Johnnie Lonewell ill with a cold. Dr. Cable attended. Rehard Woodside missed school due to illness.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Brantner and families visited on Sunday with the Riley family. Neve Straley and others visited with Raymond Phillips and family. Wayne Brantner's group called on Mary Tucker. Beverly and Barbara enrolled at Brookfield school. Fern Nickell visited with Bernice McCollum. Dale and Eugene Straley visited with Junior on Friday afternoon.
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