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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
8
Missouri’s new sales tax law, approved by the last legislature, becomes operative November 1 as Attorney General rules. Auditors say the changes won’t confuse business men, though several dates hovered during interpretation. A brief summary of key differences will appear next week for taxpayers and collectors.
The Fairview pie and candy supper last Friday night drew a large crowd and a good program. Will Tucker held the lucky number on the blanket giveaway and Mrs. P. D. Blake hosted Spencer Britton visiting from Salisbury.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Hoskins of Winigan and other Hoskins families from Brookfield visited Sherman Hoskins in Cora on Sunday. Virginia Brumbaugh and Theodore of Browning stayed with Miss Isabelle Norman in Cora. Ivabelle Norman shopped in Browning. J R Spencer of Milan joined G M Spencer for a Sunday visit. Lyle Britton and G M Spencer’s wives shopped in Milan. Joe Brownfield and son Dean shopped in Browning Saturday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Dillinger moved their furniture from Iowa into rooms at the Mary Tipton home on Saturday. The Burress family and Cymantha Breeding group dined with relatives Sunday night. Charlie Johnson visited Cora on Sunday evening for business. Virgil Grindstaff hosted a Sunday birthday dinner with several attendees including Milan and Pollock residents. John Shatto relocated to the home of W A Reger’s family last week. Additional notes list Mr Maggart and family with Emmett Spencer and others in Milan and Polk county communities.
A series of household and travel notices from Winigan vicinity includes A E McCollum visiting Kirksville farm plans, Eva Ware renting rooms for winter, Ogden Romine visiting Alex Punfin, Reed family trip to Green City, Roy Cable trip to Kansas City for Royal, Harper bringing Palemonia colt home after exposition, Milhoan visiting Kansas City and royal event, Zina Milhoan moving in with Clara Newton, Baker family moving to Ed Slippman farm, Shipp at Nickell home, Farson welcoming daughter born October 19, and quilting gathering at Dulcie Coram's.
Clyde Dillinger of Columbia spent the week end with home folks. The community laments losing Rev and Mrs Hobbs as pastor to Laredo. Ruth Lovelle of St Louis visited her mother Elizabeth Lovelle and relatives. Mrs G F Davis in Kansas City reports the birth of a son to C F Mee Reynolds. Mr and Mrs A F Eastman south of town are parents of a baby boy born last week. Edith Smith is on the sick list. Mrs Floyd King returned home from Milan. Ray Grindstaff and family visited relatives at Pollock.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Spaight and Lola Pearl Howell of Kansas City visited Mr and Mrs Tom Greenstreet and Milo. Mr and Mrs L D Howell and Mr and Mrs John Ross Howell joined. Johnny Cook and L L D Howell were at Milan Friday while Roy Stephenson visited relatives at Kirksville Sunday.
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