Ownership and circulation data for Browning Leader Record
The Browning Leader Record’s October 1 1938 ownership report lists G T Woodward as publisher Fern N Woodward as owner and states no bondholders or other security holders holding 1 percent or more. Notary J H Calhoun verified the sworn statement on October 5 1938. Local items note community notices and social news from Browning Missouri including fairs and hospital update.
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Congress
Browning Leader Record
Browning
Missouri
State of Missouri
of Linn
G. T. Woodward
Browning, Missouri
Fern N. Woodward
J. H. Calhoun
Browning Anecdotes and Droll Observations Collected
A Browning column offers humorous vignettes on diet, painting girls, dentistry, meat markets, double dip ice cream, youth songs, optimism, bets, marriage meals, bridge crossing, debt, and reformers. The piece weaves playful social quips with local flavor.
Purdin Fair Draws Crowd Amid Rain Shortage
Fall weather brings a large crowd to the Purdin Fair held Friday and Saturday. Water scarcity looms as cisterns run dry. Mrs. Bessie Fishback of Brookfield attended the fair and stayed with Mrs. Ernest Pearson. The weekend also saw visits from Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hedges of Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. John Latta of Brookfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pearson celebrate a new son in law, T. H. Thorne, who wed Miss Imolene Saturday at the Linneus M. E. parsonage. the couple will live on the Wallace Thorne farm.
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Eva Monroe
Brookfield
Purdin
Effie Pulliam
Mabel Turner
Frank Cassity
Grim- Smith
Kirksville
Bessie Fishback
Ernest Pearson
Ivan Hedges
Kansas City
John Latta
Charles Johnson
T. H. Thorne
Miss Imolene
M. E. Parsonage
Linneus
H. E. Corbin
Wallace Thorne
Administrator's Notice Sale of Real Estate in Linn County
By order of the Linn County Probate Court an administrator with the will annexed of T R Dennis deceased will sell at public auction for cash on October 17 1938 at the Linn County Court House door Linneus MO the following real estate All of the Northeast fractional quarter of Section Eleven and all of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section Eleven except one acre in the Southwest corner conveyed for school purposes Township Sixty Range Nineteen West Fifth Principal Meridian Linn County containing about 133.37 acres to pay debts of the estate N W Phillips Administrator with the Will Annexed of the Estate of T R Dennis Deceased
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Linn County
Missouri
I. N. W. Phillips
T. R. Dennis
Linneus
County of Linn
N. W. Phillips
Guardian Named for Eli W. Nickell in Linn County
Certificate of Appointment names W. P. Nickell as guardian of Eli W. Nickell and estate. Probate Court grant dated September 24 1938 requires all claims within one year or be barred. Guardian signs with Arthur L. Pratt attesting seal.
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W. P. Nickell
Eli W. Nickell
Linn County
Missouri
Advertisements for Bids Browning School Auditorium Project
Sealed proposals for the construction of an auditorium gymnasium and related work at Browning Mo will be received by the Clerk of the Browning School District until 12 noon October 18 1938. Bid forms are provided with the contract documents obtainable for a deposit of $10.00 from the consulting architect R Warren Roberts and the Clerk of the Board. The district may reject any or all bids and reserves the right to waive informalities. Maximum funding for the project is $19000.
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Board of Education
Browning
R. Warren Roberts
Chillicothe
Browning, Mo
W. D. Grice
Humphreys items highlight local family visits
Mr and Mrs Andy Ireland of Albany Mo and Mr and Mrs Jim Ireland with grandson Billy Joe Ellison of Gentry Mo visited cousin Mr and Mrs Claude Dearing and daughter Mary Marie Sunday Mary Marie is noted as Claude Dearing daughter The article also mentions Mr Ireland of Gentry as a long time U S mail carrier and still delivering mail Clyde Nichols and his sons Clyde Jr and Claude visited with relatives.
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Andy Ireland
Albany
Jim Ireland
Billy Joe Ellison
Gentry
Claude Dearing
Mary Marie
Mr. Ireland of
U.S
Death of George Cleven ger at Burns Oregon noted
Word reached Fayette Idaho that George Cleven ger of Burns Oregon died while visiting his sister. Funeral and burial were set for two o'clock Saturday October 8. Several relatives and friends from nearby towns visited and updated as family members gathered. Sharron Kay Harrington was welcomed Sept. 27 weighing six pounds four ounces to Mr and Mrs Harrington of Yacoma Washington.
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Willie Lake
Donald
Anna McClaskey
Dora Myers
George Clevenger
Burns
Oregon
Fayette
Idaho
J. H. Norvell
Here
Floyd Vanderpool
Galt
Jim Ireland
Clifford Scott
Edison Raney
E. H. Raney
Tom Street
Dentist Office Over Farmers Store Browning Mo
Local business listing notes a dentist office located above the Farmers Store at Browning Missouri with the phone number 107.
Former Miss Georgia Muck Leaves for Wichita Kansas
Former Miss Georgia Muck of here and daughter of Mrs Ollie Muck leaves after five weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs C A Johnson. Mrs Helen Andres and Mary Mae also depart for their home in Wichita Kansas, joined by Frank Ballinger of Wichita who visited Osgood and Humphreys. C A Johnson and Ray Trumbo accompany him.
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Georgia Muck
Here
Ollie Muck
Helen Andres
Mary Mae
C. A. Johnson
Wichita
Kansas
Frank Ballinger
Kan
Osgood
Humphreys
Ray Trumbo
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M. L. Haning
T. R. McArtor
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E. G. Fuhrman
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