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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
4
A clipped newspaper notice references Brown Keys Post Office handling second class mail with dates July 8 1897 and October 4 1928. It appears as a archival mail matter recorded in a historic local section.
Mr. and Mrs. Lée Crossley announce the birth of an eight-pound son, Norman Buford, with mother and baby reported as progressing nicely. Mrs. W. A. Reger and daughter Maude returned from Kirksville where Maude received appendicitis treatment. Rev. Corram begins revival at the Methodist church.
Weather described as fine at this writing. Mrs. Asher visits her mother Mrs. Riley Almond for several days. Emerson Bauer has been working in Sullivan county for several days. Bill Rulon shows some improvement at this writing.
Elva Monroe visits Ray Rauer and wife. Henry Richardson attends a social at Shelby Saturday night. Homer Finney and friends supper with Mamie Buswell Saturday night. Lima Logan visits Wayne Jones. Nile Rauer returns from Detroit. The Richardson brothers join the group. Kenneth Richardson is very poorly. Carl Logan and wife return from the Purdin street fair Sunday night.
Cool and rainy conditions mark October. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Ham Yount visited the neighborhood, Perry and John McCollum traveled to Brookfield, and Mrs. F M Cattey and Mrs. Otis McCollum spent the night with Mrs. Laura Thudium who is ill. Mary Jones returned to Purdin with daughter Mrs. Russell Crist. Noah Head and family of Linnells joined Aunt Maggie Brewer for Sunday. Robert Cattey and sister Sarah attended church at Pleasant Grove. Perry Christian and family visited I J McCollum. Tom Franklin and wife returned from Tennessee. Allen Sill bought a cow at Alex Purdin’s sale. Roy Hart is making sorghum. Bob McCollum chopped weed for F M Cattey.
Carr ie Bow yer hosted a family dinner with Lloyd Bow yer and children Fay Ruth Luc le Gertrude and Charles Lee plus Dallas Falconer and sons Edmond Dail Virgil Lee Max and Zelma Cook with daughters Lizzie Gene and Alberta of Clarence. The afternoon centered on reminiscences and photos while Rev Cooper preached and led services. Bees and honey feature as Uncles Lou Baker and Lou Arnold harvested around forty pounds.
Aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Wm Jinkens of Chula visited Sunday with L Arnold. Mr and Mrs W L Baker entertained dinner guests Saturday including Booker Murrell and John Gooch. Fern Carter of Browning toured the area on Capper Publishing Co business. R E Smith hauled hogs for Keith Shafer and Gus Coulter on Saturday. Wm Pridemore family of Utica visited Sunday. Kenneth Jennings, our school teacher, cut two fingers badly with a hatchet but is recovering after treatment in Browning. Joe Smith won the boys foot race at the Purdin fair and is proud of the win.
Cross Roads and Cora James Dodson and son Earnest and family went to Shenandoah Iowa Thursday. They returned Saturday and report a very enjoyable time. The infant child of Mr and Mrs Fred Bauswell was laid to rest in the Deep Springs cemetery Sunday afternoon. Mrs Carl Straley and daughters were visiting last week with her parents C C Dodson and wife. FE Maxey and wife were visiting their daughter Mrs Arthur Pipes and family near Green Castle last week. Mr and Mrs B M Hollon of Milan were doing their work while they were gone. Carl Brookshier of Detroit is here visiting relatives. J H Tharp and wife and Roy Marlay spent Sunday at Curt Tharp's New Bridge Far West Locust. Through the efforts of Walter Crooks the county courts of Linn and Sullivan met at the Broyles bridge west of town Tuesday and after viewing the old bridge they decided to build a new and much heavier bridge and to remove the old bridge to some stream that is smaller. The new bridge will be fourteen foot wide.
East of Cora Dodson visits on business while Peters and Lester travel to Brookfield. Hamilton and Bailey visit Kirksville. J W Riddle credited for subscription favors. Alva Stone visits from near Winigah. Brookfield hosts Modest group. Glass and hardware ads from Schrock Hardware plus reroofing note. Kirksville hospital guest Carl Jones and others visit. Noel Head brings squash for window display. Purdin banker Poynter orders sale bills for Buswell farm ad.
Weekly Browning Missouri paper the Leader-Record lists Joe Nickell as editor publisher and owner. It notes no known bonds mortgages or other securities and is sworn before Notary J D Burwell on October 2 1928 with commission through March 10 1932.
The engineers note the steel will be strong enough to support a cement floor in a future phase. This develops a structure plan indicating long term embedding of a concrete surface atop the steel foundation.
Miss Ella Keithley acted as host for a Thursday evening luncheon on September 27. The house was adorned with cut flowers and foliage. Guests drew partners for supper and the ladies entertained the gentlemen. Attendees included Holdman, James Lay, Wayne Gooch, Dr. Roy Whaley, Will Dickinson, Herbert Bailey, Harvey Dunkin, James Neet, James Bolling, K. M. Duncan, Sigmond Lantz, Mrs. Jay Harvey, J. I. Harmon, and Willie Bond.
Mr and Mrs George W Prather entertained Monday night at six o clock dinner The hostess was assisted by her mother Mrs Bundridge Those present were Miss Mary Blackman Mrs Sarah Blackman Mr and Mrs J B Harmon Mr and Mrs J P Bolling and daughter Virginia and J I Harmon
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