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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
4
Local Browning Missouri column reflects on newspaper thievery and daily ironies. The piece jokes about heroes soaking in rain without an umbrella and ribbing detours, towels, neighborhoods, and world spares with light political and social quips.
Mr and Mrs George Pulliam Miss Nadine Smith and Mrs Lucy Coiter were in Kansas City Thursday on business. Lon McNally and Ray McNally hosted visitors in Milan. Latta's trip from St Joseph brought Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson for a short stay. Jim Chambers and Cherley Tribble attended the Royal event. Jack Frost brought frost and cold as well as brisk walking. Albert Enderly attended the Royal from Tuesday to Friday.
Sunday October 16th marked Billy Artz birthday with a noon surprise. Attendees included the Artz family and relatives from Roger Milan Creen City Santa Rosa and Iowa plus Ruth Lovelle visiting St Louis. The report notes additional moves as Ray Grindstaff family relocated near Humphreys and a Mrs Glen Boylan and son were mentioned.
Trenton spent Sunday afternoon with her mother Mrs. Wm Wheeler. James Tipton of Galt spent the weekend with home folks. Mr and Mrs John Shatto of Milan visited with her parents Mr and Mrs W A Reger.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Shafer and daughter spent the weekend with home folks. Ches ter Woolf and Kermit Woolf family visited Chillicothe. W R Young shopped in Trenton. Lizzie Rottmann J R Wood and Jimmie went to Kansas City Sunday to visit Carl and others. Numerous Sunday visitors greeted the Shafer Crookshanks and Nichols households. A teachers meeting at Kirksville drew Elizabeth Foster Lois McMickle Virginia Jennings and Maurice Rottmann.
Purdin residents report a great Royal in Kansas City while Harold Armstrong and wife plus Chester Armstrong travel to Saginaw Michigan after a week with Tom and family. Several locals attend teachers meeting in Kirksville with no school Thursday and Friday. Funeral held for Mr. A Johnson. Others visit relatives and relocate as Maxine Helms moves to Linneus.
Neighbors attended the funeral of Robert Baker at Mt Hope Sunday evening. Arthur Coram and son Noel returned to Kirksville for back treatment. Mr and Mrs T J Mott visited son Orville and wife Sunday. E E Thudhum and he attended Shelby church services led by Eld Settles of Chillicothe. Mrs Bernice Coram and son Roscoe spent several days with relatives.
Tom Coram and wife and Law riedl and wife, Herbert arrived Sunday. Orville Thudium and wife Elvis Martin and daughter, Mrs Ida Mae Jones and Luther Player and wife traveled to Brookfield Saturday. Mellie Thudhum visited daughter Gladys Baskett last Friday. Ora Mott spent Friday with brother Simon Head and wife near Purdin. Roy Maxwell and wife and Earl Campbell and family motored to Kirksville Sunday. Arthur Tripp and wife attended funeral of Robert Baker Sunday. Vern and Gary Thudium stayed with grandparents F F Thudium Saturday. Henry Hunter and wife of Mobery spent weekend with W J Burkholder and wife. Tona Gaul and family were Sunday visitors.
Local notes describe social visits and small events. Miss Virginia Jennings attended a teachers convention in Kirksville. W L Baker hosted a dinner. Warren Gooch painted the schoolhouse interior. Community members report oil land leasing activity and neighborly visits throughout the week.
Roy Carr has been doing carpenter work in the Winigan vicinity this past week for Daniel Jerome, performing general repairs and woodworking tasks as contracted.
Mrs. Enid Bailey visited her parents the Romines on Friday. Bruce Kirksville teachers meeting drew Geo Munns and Basil Muir with Maurine Hayes on Saturday. Russell Crist returned from hospital and is improving. Greenstreet and McCollums frequent Green City and Kirksville areas. Delbert Nickell joined his father Ben Nickell for a Browning Saturday visit. Bernice Brantner and Doris Hanman visited G T Crist parents Thursday. Amanda Cook spent Sunday with Roy Stephenson and family. Ross Greenstreet saw the Earl McCollum home near Green City Friday. Johnny Cook visited her parents Wm and Mrs. Carr Sunday after typhoid recovery.
Joe Head and Cecil Cassity traveled to Lafayette, Colorado, returning Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cassity. Mr. Cassity remains in poor health after three months away. Mildred Peavler visited sister Gail Barry in Bucklin last week. Sunday guests at Simpson Cordray’s included Harry Lambert, Leo Peavler, Bill and Catherine Bull.
Glenn Bailey and Bernice Peavler were married Saturday afternoon in Chillicothe. The bride is the daughter of Charley Peavler of North Salem. the groom is the son of W J Bailey of near Shelby. A wedding supper followed at the bride’s home and a charivari was held.
In a week of school life, second graders race through arithmetic time tests with top finishers Gene Carter and Carlyle Hoskins. The first grade crafts jack o lanterns and gingerbread figures, while Room II kids make pumpkins for Halloween and welcome Hazel Ogle. Poems about rain appear from Betty McCormick and Barbara Jones, with October 31 events and a county tournament slated. The music club rehearses Bluebirds, and transfers move Jean Woolf and Betty Brown to the band. The Sophomore Class mourns Evelyn Ford’s sister, sending a sympathy spray and pallbearers assist. Honor rolls list seniors to freshmen, with honorable mentions across grades. The BHS teams report six games, three wins, and a humor line about washing a fish before cooking it.
In Room III eighth grade English the class studies transitive and intransitive verbs. Seventh grade completes four sentence types. Sixth grade history explores Puritan customs and life. A Halloween party is planned for October 31.
Local merchant advertises dry goods and groceries offering print and silk dresses blankets stove linoleums and fresh meat. Customers are urged to call when in need of groceries or fresh meat.
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