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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1928
Page
4
October 11 1923 notes from Linn and surrounding area recount Browning Street Fair happenings and high school basketball games at Green City and Novinger. Entries mention sick neighbors improving, errands, visits, windstorm damage, and community social ties among residents including Thudium, Clane, Talman, Yipes, Ford, and Shatto.
Local residents and families from Brookfield Linn County and nearby areas traveled to St. Louis for a World Series game and visited relatives in Colorado Springs Brookfield and Washington. The community heard of moves to new properties new car house construction and additions to Morton Street and ongoing visits from relatives including Schrock and Garrett families.
A sophomore class held a Sunday evening surprise party for Mr L F Gooch with refreshments provided by the class. George Artz and family and Earl Smith visited Mr and Mrs Clyde Dillinger of Winfield for the weekend. A L Bardon returned home Tuesday from Kansas where he had summer employment. A G Smith and family visited Mrs Stella Hollingbeck and family in Green City on Sunday.
Rain cooled. sunny weather returns. Local residents like Juanita Gooch and Mil dred spent Sunday with Ray Bauer and wife. Brookfield shoppers include Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Bevier. Fishing trip on the river involved Johnnie Burkholder and others. Shelby Street Fair drew crowds Friday and Saturday at Brown ing. Roy Jennings and family visited their daughter Mrs. Ray Bauer. Ver a Kirk visited the centist in Browning. James Cokerham came home from Kansas last week. Elva Monroe and Beulah Lambert visited Shelby High School. Guy Richardson and Kay Stufiebean enjoy rides with Frank Raues.
Flossie Smith spent the week end with Elpha Jennings. Mr and Mrs Drury Watson and grandson Edd visited Arthur Watson and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ira Overstreet spent Sunday evening at Audrey Barne's. Several people from this vicinity attended the ball game at Boston Sunday. Flossie Smith and Dora Lattman were callers at John Bauer's Friday evening. Ira and Harry Overstreet made a business trip to Leoffier Wednesday night.
The bulletin notes fair weather with hope for continued pleasant conditions. Local visits include Charley Walters at Charley Helms, Laura Thudium's ill health, Browning Street Fair attendees, Helen Pearler visiting Bernice Riedl, and a Linneus family visit to Will Haley, with Mrs. Lawrence Riedl staying with her son Ken.
A two day Brookfield Lions Club style dairy show drew Linn County 4-H Jersey entrants. 16 heifers were judged with top honors listed for both judged and fresh classes. Cow testing showcased profits from milk and butter fat. A guessing contest and cow calling energized spectators as 4-H youths and parents praised progress toward better dairying.
Inventory for sale includes cattle many Jersey cows and yearlings, two mares and horses, a Shetland pony, 36 Shropshire ewes with buck, 23 hogs with sow and pigs lots, 235 chickens with multiple hen and pullet counts, and 35 Bronze turkeys. Sale details show weights ages and breed notes for identification.
A historical listing describes farm equipment including a John Deere 16 inch stag plow nearly new a John Deere corn planter bean attachments for the planter a 38 section harrow a riding cultivator a disc harrow a walking plow a hay rake a hay marketer raker and other gear such as a mower wagon buggy corn shelter steel drag harness and collars coal oil barrel brooders incubator and related items.
Locals W A Bond and N W Phillips traveled to St Louis to watch the third World Series game, but New York won. Alfred Lambert presented a box of fine sweet potatoes at the Street Fair, and Jay McGhee announced an upcoming farm sale with desirable stock.
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