Ungrammatical post office entry from Brown ing Missouri
An OCR fragment notes second class mail matter status with a Brown ing Missouri post office date of July 8 1897.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1939
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes second class mail matter status with a Brown ing Missouri post office date of July 8 1897.
Mrs Harold Campbell and daughter visited grandparents Mr and Mrs L W Arnold. The True Blue Club met with Mrs Mary Molloy. Mr and Mrs Price Gilmer returned from Iowa. Hilly Morris joined 4 H show and sale in St Joseph. Floy Phillips of California spent time with sister Mrs Omi Phillips. Harold Cooper and daughters visited Mrs Omi Phillips. George Phillips and Owen Stevenson shopped in Chillicothe. Logan Meneely and children visited Meadville relatives. Julius Woods and family visited Morris parents. George Wade of Laclede visited Gilmer. Darrold Hutchinson and son Gene visited Stultz home at Purdin. Edgar Morris called on Joe Edmonson family. Daele Dad Phillips returned from Marysville weeks with Jess Bruce family.
Purdin's fair week runs its final three days as residents discuss Thanksgiving date changes. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lambert visited relatives in Dakota last week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Enderly and daughter spent Sunday with her parents as carnival activities move in.
Sunday activities feature Mr and Mrs John Carter and children visiting Mr and Mrs Ray Cloud. Mrs Bennie Houstin from St Louis visited sister Miss Callie Johnson and relatives. Henry Elliott and three children came from Missouri for a visit. Marie Owens is working on Mrs Dave Ogle’s papering. Jack Johnson called on his parents Charley and Mrs Johnson Sunday.
CROSS ROADS AND CORA G M Spencer of Cora went to Kansas City and bought two hundred head of cattle. Ernest Bundridge near Cora has a sick horse but is improving. G M Spencer and Elmer Sevier traveled to Moberly on business. Gere, son of Fred Bozwell, returned from Idaho CCC camp. Bundridge harvested sorghum last week. Miss Fanning near Cora works for Mrs Elmer Sevier. J W Sevier remodeled his garage. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Couch and family hosted guests southeast of Milan. Ike Reed of Newtown and men built ponds nearby. Community members include Henry Lawrence, Alfred Maggart, and Chas Dodson. Henry Lawrence sold a team to Walter Stephenson. Alfred and Charles Maggart shipped five carloads of cattle to Chicago. Cross Roads school progress noted with Lena Kenley as teacher.
Mr and Mrs T M Smith and son Charley were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs L A Dickinson. Mr and Mrs Raymond Browning, Wilma and Mr Browning were Sunday visitors of Mr and
Mrs Charley Buswell and family hosted Sunday dinner with guests from Milan and Mo line NL including Elizabeth and Rose June. Birthday for Mrs T S C Lambert drew many visitors from Milan and Lambert families. Carnival at Dickinson school by Pansy Britton and pupils raised 34 dollars.
Mr and Mrs B C Brantner traded in Browning Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Knng attended the ball game at Martinville Sunday. Mrs Mery Mundell and sister Mrs Lizzie Corey of Toledo Ohio spent last week with daughter Mrs Everett Riley. Lois Riley visited over the weekend with her parents. Lorene Pearler stayed overnight with aunt Mrs John Tucker. Spencer Britton visited Wayne Britton Saturday night. Lloyd Newton spent the weekend at his aunt’s home.
The cast list for the Browning Public School operetta An Old Fashioned Charm is announced with characters led by Bob Foster Billy Quigley Millie Foster Nona Neet Carmelita De Ribera Phyllis Vincent Leonard Darcy Nyle Freeland Bunny Brown Lois Maggarat Lois Williams Ruth Bennett Hiram Macduffle Manley Sal Harley Almond Verlan Lambert. The Browning High School Band performs at the Fall Festival in Purdin on October 7 with four students bound for All District Band practice in Kirksville October 12. Band practice occurred Friday night focusing on marching. Upcoming events include basketball games Browning vs Meadville October 4 5 6 exams October 9 class and Boy Scout meetings October 10 Browning vs Humphreys October 11 Browning vs Forker.
On the campus visitors week featured Billy and Duane Crowdis Charles Smith Keath Crooks and June Eccles. A sophomore girl from Purdin High School arrives by bus. In 4-H news Browning students excel with three of seven calves shown winning placements at the Interstate Baby Beef Show in St Joseph with Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Kansas among participants.
Browning girls trailed by one at halftime and surged to victory 21 to 23. The Bucklin boys showcased strong play but fell 13 to 7.
Sophomores, guests, and faculty held a weiner roast Wednesday evening at Jenkins Bluff. The event was described as a very pleasant gathering and included a social atmosphere for those in attendance.
The week’s mystery figure is identified as Clifford Spencer. The reveal confirms the participant who matched the clues and won partial recognition in the local feature.
Allen Lambert traveled to Melrose Iowa on Wednesday to join riders for a local rodeo attracting regional participants and spectators.
The record lists numerous local visits and travels across Missouri towns including Ethel Milan Brookfield Browning La Plata Chillicothe and St Louis. Names featured include Atwell Laton Clark Lambert Lambert Dickinson Head Barclay Abbott Longwell and Calhoun. Guests and attendees join rodeos fairs markets and family gatherings through Friday Saturday and Sunday.
Fountain Grove notes guests Earl Hollon and Ritchie Dickinson with spouses on Sunday evening. Alva Stone joined Ker mit Lambert for a stock transport trip to St. Louis Sunday night.
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