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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
4
Joseph Nickell notes Browning Missouri post office mail matter entry and publication date October 17 1918 in the Browning Leader-Record edition. The item records editor credentials and mailing status from 1897.
Notice of foreclosure by Leonard C. Peterson and Myrtle M. Peterson on a 1916 deed of trust to satisfy a $3200 note. Trustee C. M. Thornton will sell the north half of the southeast quarter of section 18, township 60, range 20 at Browning Post Office front door between 9 am and 5 pm on the 8th of November 1915. The passage also praises Winigan community wartime loans and war savings efforts.
Notice is given for the Peoples Bank 17th annual stockholders meeting at the Browning Missouri banking house on October 3 1918. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. and lasts at least three hours or until the purposes are completed. Five directors for the next year will be elected and other business may be transacted. James Neet, President. Attest R C Bailey, Secy.
Notice is given that on September 25 1918 a Certificate of Appointment of R M Calhoun as guardian of the person and estate of Richard F Nickell of Linn County Missouri unsound mind was granted by the probate court. All persons having claims against the estate must present them to me for allowance within one year after the grant date.
Fragmentary note praises Winigan as a beautiful sister city near Millivan county in Morris township. It mentions its rise above the top habit and lingering admiration, but text ends abruptly with incomplete phrases.
Trustee E B Fields to sell at Browning post office door the Browning Missouri property Lots 17 and 18 in Block 19 for cash to satisfy the note and costs. Sale set for Friday November 8 1913 between 9 AM and 5 PM.
The Missouri Division of the Food Administration urges steady pressure to save food along the line with thrift and elimination of waste. Federal food administrator F B Mumford notes the program echoes last year's principles and calls for continued reduction of unnecessary consumption and waste.
The speaker notes it is easy to observe a meatless or wheatless day but hard to reduce wheat and meat intake. The Food Administration requires difficult conservation as the nation cannot ship 17 million tons or boost Allied exports by 50 percent without cutting consumption. Essentials like meat wheat fats and sugar must be saved while less essential perishables and bulky foods are deprioritized.
Officials ordered city schools shut Friday evening to curb a sweeping influenza pestilence. Public gatherings, including the picture show, were halted and a move along order issued to keep youngsters off the streets. Authorities urged precautions to avoid the heavy death toll.
Several of E. V. Jones' children have fallen ill amid a rise in influenza cases. Otto McCollum and family visited with Ben Nickell and family. Many schools have closed recently due to illness. Thomas Ball and son Robert transported two carloads of cattle to Chicago. Ernest McCollum and his daughters Virgie and Bessie visit their father I J McCollum in Helena Oklahoma. Mrs Laura Thudium and Carlos Bauer spent Monday with brother I J McCollum family. P M Cattey notes improvement of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Clapp and daughter. Neighbors’ girls gathered at Perry McCollum’s to visit Ruby Abbott.
Firm request from K M Duncan urging all outstanding accounts to be paid promptly. Call and settle at once to avoid further action.
O S Wheatcraft promotes six years of successful live stock selling with guaranteed satisfaction. For sale dates contact North Salem Bank.
W P Nickell advertises Ben Davis apples in quantity. Hand picked apples, mostly Ben Davis, priced at 1.75 dollars per bushel at the orchard. Second grades cheaper. Phone orders.
M. E. Church South reports that if the closing order is lifted by Sunday, services will be held. otherwise there will be none. Signed by J. F. Patton, P C.
Bakers and meat market announces the sale of their business and urges all debtors to call at the old stand to settle their accounts at once. They thank patrons for past patronage and express hope customers will continue to support the successor, Davis & Burwell.
Forty to fifty tons of crushed stone suitable for concrete work offered by Robertson and Son. Price is right for a quick buyer and the stone can be viewed at the new school building.
Public health guidance warns that influenza spreads by coughing and poor hygiene. It urges sick people to stay home, rest, and avoid sharing rooms, while caregivers wear protective coverings and keep air fresh to reduce transmission.
B T Jolley with H C Warren Rev J F Patton and editor attend a North Hooker school house gathering to raise a $4900 quota. H A Thurlow chairs and opens the event with Rev Patton delivering a strong address. Subscriptions quickly reach the target with $1000 from Thurlow and others adding more, leaving the fund over subscribed by fifty.
Notice states the grocery, bakery and meat market now run by IL Kenley offers fresh bread meat groceries fruits and vegetables every day of the week. Patronage sought with fair honest courteous treatment and low prices. Phone number 90 or call for meals. IL Kenley successor to Davis & Burwell.
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