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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
4
A Browning column collects humorous maxims and quips about marriage, work, manners, and everyday life. It notes the humor in nursing, courting, absent mindedness, and modern fashions, with pithy lines on churchgoing, spinach, and social advice.
The latest note reports a heavy rain Saturday night welcomed by residents and a continued warm spell reviving vegetation. Tona Gaul and family visited W. J. Burkholder Monday evening while Mrs. Henrietta Simpson remains not well. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Barkholder are also mentioned.
Shelby residents share weekend visits and activities in Adair County. Arthur Coram visits daughter and family near Cora. Roy Maxwell transports his father to Brookfield. Earl Campbell and Flossie Smith enjoy a Sedalia Fair. Charley Smith paints a Roy Maxwell garage. Attendees recall old times at Williams school home coming, noting former pupils and a loyal 81 year old participant.
Rain brings relief as families visit relatives across the region. News notes include births, school opening at Cross Roads with Lena Kenley as teacher, calf vaccination near Chas Dodson, and a new bridge delaying Farm to Market work between Cross Roads and Cora.
A weeklong feature highlights North Carolina’s state run bus system where students operate many roles including drivers and monitors keeping traffic for school crossings. The piece contrasts youth leadership with adult motorists while noting daily 3 pm bus departures returning children to awaiting parents. It also lists local notices about events, visits, and reunions in small Missouri towns.
A heavy Saturday night rainfall measured about 14 inches cools the air and promises benefits for grass and late corn. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Leland Cassity and their son from Shreveport Louisiana, while Mr. and Mrs. Travis Smith have purchased the Tom Miller property and plan to move to Saffie.
Mr and Mrs Art Milburn and Mr and Mrs L D Howell were in Milan for dental work. Mrs Robert Cattey visited her parents Mr and Mrs Lon Turner. Velma Hicks and Lorene and Eina Moffitt and Halene went to Kirksville. Clair Shipp of near Browning visited Ben Nickell. Roy Stephenson and son Glen and Johnny Cook went to Kirksville. Chas Smith visited Kirksville. Ernest Sorge and wife moved back from Iowa to help with work as Mrs Henry Sorge is hospitalized. Mr and Mrs Ora Reed and Mr and Mrs John Howell visited Jim McConnell. Mr and Mrs Albert Clubine and Mr and Mrs Shannon Muir attended the state fair. Mrs Flossie Sleeck stayed with her ill sister Mrs Ogden Romine. Mr and Mrs Harold Millay visited Kirksville. Idus Hill was in Kirksville. Mr and Mrs Harry Darr and son Freddie visited his parents Mr and Mrs Wm Darr. Ogden Romine and others returned Friday from a fishing trip.
Rain fell Saturday night as Walnut Grove residents shared visits with relatives. Keokuk Iowa visitors chill with local families. a Saturday dance drew a large crowd. Cemetery cleanup, vacation returns, and trips to Kansas City for medical care are noted among the week’s activities.
Reger school started Monday August 29 with Miss Ida Mae Seyforth of Milan and Miss Dorothy Rader of Humphreys as teachers. Mrs Alta Smith who has been
Residents from South Bend Gary Seymour and Wheeling visited relatives this week. Velma Stephenson returned to Gary after a three week visit. Laura Robinson Charles Robinson and Ernest Newberry visited the M E Williams home. Elza Jacobs joined Friday night plans with Daniel Jérème south of Green City. Herman Harris and children from Wheeling and Rupe from Chillicothe shared Sunday at the Irvin Smith home with a church message.
Rain spoiled Home Coming after a day of arrival events. Funeral for Mrs. Della Sartor drew a large crowd. Many relatives and friends visited and traveled from Topeka and Wichita areas. Local families shared meals, guests toured families, and a horse illness affected horses in the community.
County Agent Hall reassures farmers that early daily checks and quick veterinary calls save most horses. He warns vaccination won’t stop deaths when given late in the season and urges keeping horses indoors and spraying for flies to reduce mosquito bites and infection.
A short notice states a dentist office operates above the Farmers Store in Browning Missouri with contact phone 107. The item cell appears as a small local listing in the society pages.
Eldon Riddle spent Sunday night with Kermit Head suggesting a social or familial gathering per the excerpted local note.
Linn County farm tenants and laborers may apply for tenant purchase loans, with the closing date extended to September 10 1938. Applications are accepted at the Farm Security Office Linneus Missouri until that date. The program under the Bankhead Jones Act helps limited applicants buy family sized farms to gain permanent security through ownership.
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