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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
1
Mrs. Nancy Powell, aged 94, celebrated at her Browning home on Sunday and Monday October 20. Four of five generations attended as daughters and granddaughter hosted a dinner. Mrs Cassity contributed a poem titled My Mother at Ninety-four.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maggart included Lois Swearengen and her husband Duane Swearengen. The gathering listed Ray Maggart, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Montgomery and their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Browning and daughter, Mrs. Bernice Lawrence, and Mac Montgomery. They planned a departure Monday for Topeka Kansas where he hasnel ment.
We thank friends for cards and floral offerings sent during Mr. Vincent's illness. Sincere appreciation from Mr. and Mrs. Loren Vincent.
The Young Peoples Civic Club met Monday at the Theatre to discuss entertaining youngsters on Halloween night October 31. The next meeting is November 3 at the Legion Home with covered dish refreshments and social time. Also announced is a Harlem Globetrotters versus Lonetown basketball game on November 4 with the town team. locals urged to attend.
For sale a brick eight room house in Linneus Missouri with modern conveniences two full lots garage coal shed ample water sanded floors and freshly painted inside and out Joe Turner Agency Neus Missouri.
Radios may be left with Bailey Maytag Co for your convenience Neff Radio Service Phone 587 16 S Main Brookfield Mo for repair and pickup services.
Ex heavyweight Wallace Beery stars in The Mighty McGurk at The Electric Theatre with Edward Arnold as his boss. Beery faces exposure over alleged fixed title while befriending a English immigrant youth. Outlaws are pursued by Lash LaRue Fuzzy St John and Lee Roberts as justice closes in.
A pie supper is planned for Monday night October 27 at Clem Spring School. The event starts at 8 o clock with Mary Ruth Harris teaching staff involved.
A single line notice references a good heifer calf about one year old attributed to Jessie Fuller of Browning. The fragment indicates an animal sale or description but provides no additional details.
A reception for the new pastor will be held at the Methodist Church on Monday October 27 at 7 30. All members and their families are invited to attend. A program will be given. Please bring sandwiches and a pie and your own service. Coffee will be furnished by the committee.
A large family gathering celebrated Jerald John and Junior Jacobs turning 18 with a Sunday morning brick siding project by their father from Browning Lumber Co. Loren Elliott helped, and kin arrived with food. An angel food cake with 18 candles, gifts, music by Dowell Creason and family, and piano renditions by Mrs. Arthur Jacobs and Mrs. Clifton Quigley followed a revelrous dinner.
Jones Taxi advertises late model clean comfortable cars with offices at home near the bank and a downtown Snack Shack location. It touts lower rates than neighboring towns and provides day and night phone numbers 170 and 90.
The Civic Club and Browning’s Merchants sponsor a Halloween party on Main Street at 7:30 PM October 31. Entry is open to all. event prizes include Best Witch, Best Make Up categories for boys and girls, and various age race contests. Proceeds support youth activities. judges decisions are final.
The Cinderella Club met at Mrs. Ted Brantner's home on Thursday evening with fourteen members and two guests Mrs. Claude Ken ley and Mrs. Rosalie Schrock. Members present included Helen Carter Beverly Moore Martha Gooch Almeda Bartow Ira Nevins Erma Kelley Vena Wade Velma Jennings Pearle Thurlo Frances Hoselton Dorothy Drake Pauline Peterson Mariyn Gooch and Marjorie Wood. Velma Jennings won high score Frances Hoselton second high and Ila Nevins traveled.
A masquerade party and a box supper will be held at Pleasant Grove United Brethren Church on Halloween night October 31 at 7 o'clock. Prizes will be awarded for the best mask. Rev. Kenneth Kelly, pastor.
The pie supper last Friday cleared $204 with Bing Ellison as auctioneer lending his services free of charge. The Year Book staff bought a Mimescope and a Flash Bulb camera. Over $500 worth of instruments were purchased from Mr. Epperson. A new Diversified Occupations course is offered for seniors with one junior enrolled taught by Mr. Thompson. This Friday the basketball team hosts Browning on the Shelby court after a Tuesday win at Linneus.
The list shows high school students earning honor roll for the first six weeks across Rooms II and III and high school names. Notable names include Judy Cannon Ward, Vicki Cannon, Shirley Coram, Jean Keithley, Darrell Arnold, Ruth Ann Jennings, Joan Spencer, and Margaret Quigley among others.
Browning Wildcats and Kittens defeated Laclede 40-23 in both girls and boys games on Friday night. Earlier Browning beat Humphreys 33-7 in girls and 66-8 in boys at the Browning Gym. Upcoming games include Shelby on Friday and Linneus the following Friday.
James R. Reinhard, a teacher, is listed in connection with an event at the Brookshier School on Wednesday night, October 29.
The Harlemites, a Negro basketball team renowned for ball handling, visit Browning High School gym on Tuesday November 4 at 8:00 p.m. They face the Browning Merchants with door receipts split to fund new girls’ basketball suits.
Miss Geraldine K. Newell of Fort Madison Iowa became the bride of Harold W. Hamilton son of Forrest Hamilton of St. Joseph Missouri at 7 o clock Saturday September 6 in the Presbyterian Church Sacramento California. The bride wore brown with gold mum corsage. Attendant was Mrs Jack Hamilton and best man was Mr Jack Hamilton. Mrs Hamilton a Culver Stockton College graduate and Chi Omega member taught at Brownings High School. Hamilton served in the Merchant Marines and works for Western Pacific Railway. They reside in Sacramento.
Jewell Crooks son of Mr and Mrs Noble Crooks attended a football game at Columbia on Saturday as a prize for gaining ten new subscribers in a month for the St Joseph News Press and Gazette. A group of 75 carriers joined Mr Ross from Treton on the trip.
All interested persons are asked to meet at the Dry Ridge cemetery Friday October 24 for an all day work meeting. Bring tools to work with and lunch at noon.
Last Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Warren and family included Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren and daughters Elizabeth Ruth and Saramae, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Barrows with Devon Irene Maurice Jerry and Martha Mae, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Barrows with Gerald and Rosalie.
New Thor washer powered by a gas engine is advertised for sale at Burkholder's Garage in Brookfield Missouri. Call 187 for details.
The W S of C S met at Mrs. Bertie Haley's home on October 2 with eleven members and three visitors. The program featured songs Whiter Than Snow and What a Friend We Have in Jesus, prayers, a report on Brookfield services, and a discussion on The Gospel of Our Generation. Next gathering will be with Mrs. Iva Carr on October 16.
Radio Service Joe's Radio Shop advertises at 332 East Helm Street Brookfield Missouri Phone 1112 offering radio repair parts and service.
On October 17 a group of friends and relatives gathered at Bart Lambert’s home to celebrate his 80th birthday. A noon meal was shared with attendees including J. E. Spencer Leah Lambert Iva Mollie Cordray Glenn Abbott Wm Barclay Custer Linhart Jimmie Nickell Judy Clara Smith Fayette Mo Ray Lambert near Brookfield B J Lambert Burl Lloyd Lambert and their daughter Mary plus Leon Vincent.
A family birthday dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Foster on Sunday October 19. Guests from Kansas City and Galt joined the host and hostess and other local family members, totaling forty nine attendees, for a noon meal and thorough appreciation for the day.
Eddie Bailey arrived home around 2 PM Friday October 17 and found his bees swarming. The swarm was sizable but had already drifted into lower tree tops, making it impractical to hire them. This occurrence is unusual for the northern Missouri district.
Dr C Shoemaker of the State Historical Society will deliver the Founder’s Day address at Travelers Hotel Kirksville on October 31. The event honors the 80th anniversary of the North east Missouri State Teachers College founded 1867 by Joseph Baldwin. Dr P O Selby will toastmaster the banquet. Dr Pauline D Knobbs chairs the History and Traditions Committee. Homecoming events are planned all day November 7 as part of the celebration.
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