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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
4
A fragmentary meditation on ambition and self shaping compares Browning and Shakespeare. It playfully notes women in fur, warns about doors of opportunity, and jokes about Kodak group shots, weaving literary allusions with casual social quips.
The article urges Browning residents to engage with schools during National Education Week November 9 15. It stresses parental involvement helps align parents teachers and students, fosters respect and understanding, and keeps families informed about school programs to support a child’s learning and home environment.
Mrs Hartwell Franklin and Mr and Mrs Hartwell hosted guests Wednesday night at the Everett Harris home. Delegates to the American Royal were chosen on Achievement Day by the County Council. Attending from the community were Roy Ball Jamice Pipes Wiley Taylor Earl Shaw Ross Knight and others. Reva Payne visited relatives near Green City. R L Brown plastered the Franklin house recently built near a.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Taylor announce their daughter Wileta has taken a private secretary position in the State Department of Agriculture in Pomona California. Wileta has been in California six weeks and reports a beautiful state and a wonderful time. Mt Zion notes weather hindered Rev Tate's first visit. The Happy Workers Club catalogs a new year with Mrs Mary Ball as president and secret sister roll calls.
Rainy days and cold weather forecast. Chillicothe visitors Wallace Helms and Waverly Bond called on relatives. Verne Brown left for California after a week with kin, Eloise and Mrs. Cassity rode to Kansas City. Lloyd Pulliam visited family from Dakota, Jess Pulliam. Will Cassity and family returned from California. Willard Ross in Purdin Saturday. W C T U met with Jane Hardin. Ivan Hedges and children from Kansas City spent weekend here. Alexander Woodside shopped in Chillicothe. John Owens visiting from Charley Owens family. Harvey Drake moved to Browning. Norman Smith buys Drake property. Linneus held basketball tournament. Purdin not invited, sparking town talk.
Missouri reports 16060 miles of improved state roads as of September 30 with construction commitments totaling 347213138 dollars. The breakdown includes 4250 miles concrete 3420 miles bituminous 8217 miles granular and 172 miles oil or graded earth. Center striping crew completes final bituminous surface work this fall.
The center striping crew nears completion on the yellow No Passing Zone lines for 1941. Reflectorized balls are painted at the start and end of stripes on U S Route 40, with white at the end and yellow at the start.
About half of the trucks and buses in Missouri will be registered in the National Defense Truck and Bus Inventory. Over 90,000 owners have returned the questionnaire cards. A complete listing by body type capacity location and other details is required. The drive should be completed as quickly as possible.
Mrs. Ellis Jennings is improving and can sit up some. Mrs. Fred Wheatcraft visits sister Cora Brantner in town. Aunt Ella Cordray stayed with the Simpsons. Mr. Cordray returns to Brookfield for care. Evelyn Longwell stays with Eunice Arthur. Oren Cordray and family visit Ed and Mrs Lambert. Brookfield KMBC entertainers draw locals. Shirley Bauer stays with uncle Ellis Jennings. Etheldean Davis visits Floyd Swisegood. Marlin Belzer returns from Chicago for weekend with family. Charley Smith returns after five months in army training. Uncle George Head and Mike Pearler birthdays October 24 and 25. George 85, Mike 82. dinner with relatives. cake by Helen Rauer.
Rain keeps coming, delaying harvest as farmers hope for dry weather. Local social activity includes Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Knight visiting the J. W. Sevier home. Mrs. J. S. Head and Clarence shopped in Brookfield, while Lucy Sevier and Barbara Ellen visited Lula Pearl Head and Rebecca Pearl. The Truman Stevenson group shopped in Chillicothe with Marjorie and Jerry. Everett Dodson and his sons visited the Jamison home.
Mr and Mrs J T Longwell spent Tuesday and Wednesday night in Chillicothe with J M Gray and family. They attended the American Royal in Kansas City with Mrs Gray and son Billy and Bill Harris. Kermit Lambert and wife were in Kansas City Wednesday for the Royal. Mr and Mrs Raymond Ander son and Wilma were trading in Brookfield Thursday. Mrs Leonard Spencer returned home near Milan after visiting her mother Mrs T S C Lambert. T S C Lambert returned home Thursday night after three weeks with his daughters in Washington. His son Leland Lambert and family of Detroit Mich who had been visiting spent Thursday night and Friday with him before leaving.
I J D Mullins executor of Priscilla C Millins deceased will make final settlement at the Linn County Probate Court Linneus Missouri on November 10 1941. Creditors and interested parties should appear. J D Mullins Executor.
Friday evening visits to the Lambert home included Mr. and Mrs. Leland Lambert Mrs. Floyd Swisegood and Max Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lambert. Thursday afternoon visitors to Mrs. Jesse Longwell at Grim Smith Hospital included Mr. and Mrs. John Longwell Evelyn Jesse Longwell Mrs. Anna Belle West and Helen Ann. Raymond Anderson and wife shopped in Brookfield Friday. Pvt Allen Lambert of Fort Leonard Wood is home a few days visiting his brother Kermit Lambert and relatives.
The manager of the picture show plans Monday screenings at Roger school. A crowd attended a house warming at Gene Rogers home. The Reger family moved to a farm west of town. Hazel Crowdish returned from California with her grandson for eye treatment. Mrs. Henry stayed in a Kansas City hospital for tooth extraction and expects to return. The Cutsingers visit Grover on leave from the army, while he works away from town. Crowdis family seeks medical treatment in Trenton for Mrs. Crowdis. A Wickham child is mentioned.
A call urging immediate participation in national defense. Citizens are urged to join local Defense Committees, conserve resources, and purchase Defense Bonds and Stamps as a patriotic duty to keep America ready.
Frightful rainfall has damaged feed and ruined stock supplies with potatoes still in mud. residents report illnesses and recoveries. Agnes Bingham returns from Green Castle. Crowdis family members assist at home as Mrs Crowdis recovers, Alma Grindstaff stays with Bob Crowdis to help. Glenn Wright and daughters visit Chicago relatives. Kenneth Hoskins returns from army after service, over 28.
The article urges October as Better Light Month to raise awareness of eye strain from poor lighting at home, work, and school. It calls for improved lighting to protect sight, notes risks of glare and insufficient reading power, and urges readers to check and adjust their lighting setups.
A reflection on how daily choices and habits influence lifespan, emphasizing health routines, purpose, and social connections as key factors in longevity.
Mrs. G. C. Graham found a Rhode Island Red rooster in Slater yard with a three foot blacksnake impaled on its bill. The bird dragged the snake, swallowed it head first, and took about half an hour to finish before resuming its supper.
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