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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1946
Page
4
A collection of quotes about unity and optimism in world affairs and family life. Ten men joined by love can achieve what ten thousand separately would fail. The text notes how difficult it is to find an optimist in world affairs and mentions furniture in family breakups.
Kansas City visitors Mr and Mrs Keith Keele and Mr and Mrs Irving Smith return home after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Ray Pipes. Joplin couple Mr and Mrs T B Lytle spend a day at Mrs Carrie Morris and Arthur Morris. Various relatives from Dublin and Clarksburg visit the Morris home and nearby Kirksville area.
Ollie Johnson visited Hudson Iowa with Mr and Mrs Floy Johnson and daughter to see the Thompson family. Sam Sprague from near Macon stayed a week with the C M Goins family. E J Palmer and wife spent Sunday at the Mrs Carrie Morris home near Owasco. Urb Johnson Arthur Griffeth Red Gooch Vic Murrell and Lewis Wood helped Lee Wood move a new barn last Friday. Nova Gooch and wife left for West Virginia to visit their son Dr W J Gooch. Sonny Palmer stayed Saturday night with Marvin Murrell. Delmar Oertwig and wife called on Ora Smith Saturday night. Rolla Gooch attended the Browning show Sunday night. Lee Wood was in Brookfield on business one day last week. Forest Johnson from Chillicothe visited Urb Johnson one night last week.
Mrs Gertrude Thudium spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Bertha Burkholder. Arthur and Gilbert Coram and Randal Minor went to Kirksville Saturday. Mr and Mrs E E Thudium visited Mr and Mrs Richard Thudium Sunday the 13th. Shorty Smith delivered coal to Ray Wampler Elwood Thudium and Mrs Bertha Burkholder recently. Mr and Mrs Earl Campbell shopped in Brookfield Saturday. Arthur Coram visiting his mother Mrs W J Burkholder. Mrs Bennie and Mrs Leon Minor visited Mrs Mellie Thudium Saturday.
Rain slows brief warm spell yet corn picking dominates activity in Purdin as wagons start before daylight. Community news includes travels to Emporia Kansas and visits by Iven Hedges and family, church services by Iven, and the obituary of Weaver Cassity noting long illness.
Ross Lantz died at Kirksville Saturday night at 12 20. He had been a patient there for some time. Mr and Mrs Lee Kimbrough hosted guests Sunday afternoon: Mr and Mrs Chas Tate, Mr and Mrs Evert Dowdy, and Mr and Mrs Roscoe Powell. Mr and Mrs Hardin George and children stayed overnight with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Chas West. Miss Frances Livingston, living with the Cadys, underwent surgery at McLarney Hospital in Brookfield. A heavy rain Thursday swollen the creek made crossing Rocky Ford impossible Saturday night. The bridge west of town is progressing nicely. Mr and Mrs Delorum Tharp visited Milan Saturday evening. The General Purpose Club will meet with Mrs Nannie Carlstead on Thursday October 24.
Miss Phyllis Bardon, a Warren schoolteacher, spent the weekend in Roger. Mrs. Robert Fields and her sons and Mrs. Mabel Zeigler of Green City visited the VanFossen home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor and their son Byron were in Meadville to see their daughter Mrs. Maxine Gray. Mrs. Mabel Zeigler remains for a few days with relatives.
Otto Johnson administrator of Elizabeth Johnson deceased intends to make final settlement at the Probate Court in Linn County Missouri at Linneus on November 11 1946. Creditors and interested parties are notified to appear. First insertion October 17 1946.
Mrs. Robert Fields and her daughter recall South Dakota pheasant hunting trips. Rothwell Moore, manager of the Geo. E. Smith farm now in Illinois, called at the farm in this county. Geo. E. Smith of Keokuk visited the farm Saturday amid other local social notes. John Crowdis plans a farm sale on the 31st and contemplates wintering in Arizona.
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