Brown ing Public School Class Meetings Held
Class meetings were held Friday during the ninth period in various classrooms. The groups discussed plans for a pie supper a carnival and the annual Thanksgiving dinner. JW
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
4
Class meetings were held Friday during the ninth period in various classrooms. The groups discussed plans for a pie supper a carnival and the annual Thanksgiving dinner. JW
General Business students gain knowledge daily in borrowing and lending money and notes while Bookkeeping students train as bookkeepers learning special journals for recording merchandise on account. Secretarial Practice and Typing II advance with letters and office problems as Shorthand students take dictation and transcribe.
English classes study local national and state government while science explores heat transfer. Language arts cover interviews and posters, algebra tackles unknowns and factoring, history tests sectional rivalry and the Jackson era, glee clubs rehearse new numbers, and bands perform marches and pieces.
Gossip column questions who called Martha Cotter on Thursday and why Gwen Kelly and Helen Johns feature in rumors. It asks if Betty Mac happy after mail and why Mary Ruth Fanning enjoys art class. It notes talk among the B B squad from Rothville and inquiries about Rosalie McClaren and Rosalie Gooch.
Readable fragments mention Gertie Gormley Junior Fanning Clinton Powell Loren Lumsden Marjorie Taylor Betty Powell Leroy Beckett Shelby basketball Clinton Bennett Jeanne Woolf Rothville George Peters Raymond Kelly and a person nicknamed Shike Gender moving about with little context.
Browning fell behind 3 to 19 at halftime as Rothville surged in the first half. The Browns rallied in the third quarter but Rothville finished strong, ending Browning 15 Rothville 35 in a hard fought game.
Browning High's Wildkittens, led by Smith with nine goals and one free throw, lost 36-27 to Rothville on October 10, 1944. Woolf added eight, with the halftime score 6-1 Browning and Rothville leading 17-15 at the break. The game stayed tight, with Rothville edging ahead as quarters progressed and the final point deciding the winner.
The Wildkittens met the Purdin Town Team on Wednesday October 11 and finished 23 to 23 in a tie that was not broken. Browning's starting guards were McCormick P Head and R Gooch with forwards Smith Woolf and R Dixon. subs Gen der and Kelly also played.
Browning came from behind to defeat Purdin 20 to 11 on Purdin’s slick dirt court. The half ended Purdin 7 Browning 10 as both teams slipped and players fell in a rough, roaring clash.
A series of short visits and business trips are listed with names and towns. Carlos Western and Clarence Wallace from Brookfield and Winigan attend on Friday and Saturday. Virgil Lee, Dave Peery, Carl Brown, Lula Carter, and Fern are among locals visiting or hosting. Several others from Purdin Linneus Green City Kansas City and Jacksonville are mentioned in brief outings with families and friends.
Mr and Mrs George Robinson hosted Sunday dinner for Mrs Huldah Phipps of Milan Mrs Belle Maggart of Barley Idaho Mr and Mrs Joan Seaman Otis Lawrence returned home after a two week stay in Bethany and is back at Johnson Chevrolet Co Chloe Fields teaches Commercial classes during Miss Marion Schrock's absence Kenneth Cotter and family visited from Brookfield S S Cotter notes Kenneth’s transfer from Granite City to Brookfield with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
North Salem residents write in with a flurry of weekend visits and travel. Lon Dickinson and the Smiths visited Browning. Ben Almond and Allen stopped in College Mound, Missouri with H. B. Sorter. Mrs. Pearl Bailey and Mrs. Aleath Nelson returned from six weeks in Chicago, where Mrs Nelson bought the Dorothy farm for future home with her husband. Roy Jennings and family hosted guests. Viola Davis, Anna May visited Mitchells. Byron Deskins and Joan Kay called on Mrs Mary Deskins. Several groups traveled to Brookfield for business. Goldie Belzer and Dixie stay with Ross Montgomery while Goldie handles housework as Bernice recovers from hospital. Oren and Marlin Head toured London. Joe Head and Millard visited Gracie Jennings. Stella Baker and Helen Lawson with Rhett and John Walden Abbott spent time with Versie Bailey.
Farmers in Fairview District 110 enjoy good weather while neighbors gather for a pie supper at the Fairview School Friday night October 27. The 4H Club met October 16 with Elmo Britton presiding, adding three new members Dale Straley Donald Morris and Junior Badger.
County agents explain a temporary silo built with straw bales to solve silo issues. Milkweed stain removal guidance for children’s clothes is provided, with cautions on acids and bleaching. Hogging down corn benefits fertility, pig health, and labor savings, with fencing and feeder tips. Builders and homemakers encouraged to seek farmhouse plan resources from the County Extension Office.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 315 fatalities from traffic accidents in the first eight months of the year, attributing the rise to careless driving.
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