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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
4
A jumbled Browning column blends reflections on daily life and language with notes on neighbors. The piece touches on weather, Christmas hints from local children, and brief society updates including visits by Mr and Mrs James Smith of Paterson New Jersey and others from Brookfield and Towne area households.
Mrs John Tucker is ill with the flu. Raymond Thompson of Joliet Alabama spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs Everett Riley returned from Chicago after visiting her son Stanley who had a major operation last Tuesday. He is recovering as well as expected and had planned to enroll at Missouri University next year but cannot start before the first of the month.
The report lists numerous visits and errands in Dickinson area communities. Names include the Browns ing Baker Lambert Longwell Lisby Lam bert Woodside and others. It notes a Hereford sale near Columbia and travel to Booneville and Kansas City market.
North Salem residents share a busy spell of visits and travels. The McCollums, Riddles, Dillingers, and Wardie McCollum connected with Lavena Riddle as relatives visited through Monday. Local trips included Brockfield fair attendance and a West vacation by O E Milhean couple noting Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak among sights.
Rall Hines and family of Kansas City spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs Cal Burress and children visited friends at Cora on Saturday. Mrs Pet Butler of Milan stayed several days visiting sister Dollie Reed. Mr and Mrs Orbra Knifong and family spent Sunday at Jim Jones home east of Brown. Mr and Mrs Willie Woodall visited Sunday with his parents J T Woodall.
Hens in Linn County are credited with lifting national farm income toward a twelve year peak. 1941 gross income is projected at over eleven billion dollars, up about two billion from 1940, with egg income alone expected above six hundred million. The nation’s hens are forecast to lay forty billion eggs this year based on current production figures.
Missouri egg prices rise as defense buying and mass distribution push demand. Chain stores such as A and P bought large quantities while stockpiles and quality campaigns boosted purchases. Missouri production expected above 167.7 million dozen with Linn County contributing over 2.12 million.
Mrs Will Penhale is reported not well. Mr and Mrs Ray McNally and daughter Peggy were lunch guests of his parents. Mrs Merle Wohler took Marian Head and Kate Armstrong to Brookfield for a teachers meeting. Cecil Lambert and others drove to Kansas City to visit a hospitalized sister. Jerry Brown and relatives left for California after two weeks visiting. Earl Hess and two sons were guests of Earnest Pearson. People from Purdin attended Mrs Matthew Buswell funeral at Bear Branch. Roy Simpson family traded in Purdin. Some from Purdin went to Brookfield for the 4-H fair. Eighteen car load of gravel.
Gravel was unloaded along the Farm to Market road east of town in the past week. Some material was placed in pits for future use.
Last week in Bundridge residents welcomed rain seen as badly needed for grass and wells. Notable items include Mrs. Jim Dodson improving from hay fever, calf sales by J. S. and Dan Head, and remodeling by Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott east of Cora. Families gather for Sunday visits at several homes and in Milan.
Residents report a cool spell after a fine Saturday shower. George Jennings and family visited Mr and Mrs Alec Rinehart. Addie Roberts and son Bernie visited their son dp Quinton and wife Sunny. J W Sevier of Cera rebuilt a roof. Local folks attended a Milan call show. Johnnie Elliott remodeled his house. Carl Daniels bought fat hogs. Ernest Bundridge helped Charley Maggart harvest soy beans. Mr Tipton of Milan gathered poultry for Pete Cable. Ernest Lumsden of Browning visited family in Cora. Leddie Dodson went to California. Roads school progress under Miss Catherine Woolf.
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