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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
4
The Browning Leader Record notes another issue published in Brown ing Missouri with editor Joe Nickel and postmark details. The paper, dated Thursday September 8, 1931, reflects local news and community notices as a second class mail matter.
Local notes report a beneficial rain for fall pastures. Visits include Joe Creacon and wife to Jeff Molicy and wife. Wallace Cady and wife of Chillicothe to Ed Pulliare. Mrs. Bennie Huston and children to Henry Johnson and Callie Smith relatives. John Blunt and family from Kansas City to Purdin area. R. D. Monroe and family to W. J. Penhale. Alfred Moore of Shelby to Wm. Pulliam. Ray Gooch to John Gooech. Earl Hess and wife welcome a son born August 30. Noel Atkins and wife of Chillicothe visit Ed Urbach and wife.
Crowded out last week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and sons Herman and James visited Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brantner. Miss Maxine Murrell returned from Carrollton. Wheatcraft of LaPlata stayed with L. W. Almonds. Miss Elva Lambert of Macon visited Elmer Arnold's family. Mrs. Sarah Moore and Clay and daughters Enid and Maple visited Ellen Cooper near Gifford. Mrs. Russell Thudium visits Gene Moore. Alf Skinner of St Catherine visited John Baker. E. W. Riley attends Sedalia fair. Flossie Smith visited Marceline friends.
A rural June period notes light rain. Bill Dodson of Browning visits J. H. Tharp home. Otto Helms and mother from Louisville visit relatives. Cross Roads school opens with Velma Richmond as teacher. Cecil Dodson buys 19 shoots from Neal Robinson. Floyd Fanning store robbed of sugar flour and auto tires. The Fanning family and Lumsdens go to Brookfield show. Milan visitors include J. P. Robinson wife Neal Robinson family. Chas Dodson family visit Carl Straley. Sorghum making is the day’s work.
F M Cattey and his wife visited their daughter Mrs Rolla Bailey and her family one day last week.
The Chaffee family hosted a musical entertainment in Winigan on Tuesday night and plans another Sunday Tuesday Sept 1. Attending were Allen Sill Otis McCollum and family I J McCollum Robert Cattey and family Roy Hart and family Leonard Earl Abbott and family Caroline Milhoan Lon Turner Vernie Bailey and family Ogden Roumine and family Ben Nickell and family Oren Bailey and family Derwood Farson Park Chaffee and relatives visited Goldsberry. Sam Franklin and wife visited Charley Cordray. The McCollum cemetery was tidied up by relatives and friends Thursday. Perry McCollum and son Floyd of Kirksville made a business trip here Saturday.
Local families gather for Sunday visits across Haseville and nearby towns. Otis Lawrence stayed with L. P. Lawrence near Milan. several households hosted relatives including Jerome, Holser, Gooch, Crookshanks, and Campbell families. Vists to Linneus, Chillicothe, Galt, and Marceline are noted along with a croquet gathering at Lee Baird’s and a WCTU entertainment at the Pendergast home.
The Shelby column notes good weather and a surprise party for Mrs Johnnie Burkholder by the Shelby gang. A shower disrupted the celebration while Lloyd Spencer is mentioned as having a fine day.
Party Friday night and Tuesday night gatherings described. Carlos Bauer ill for two weeks. Ray Johnson visited T. L. McDonald. Lester Burkholder recovering after operation. Harper beat St. Catherine 19 to 11 in a well attended Harper game.
Max Dunlap of Drexel visiting relatives in the community. Mary Spencer hosts and hosts guests including Emmett and Verda pipes and various calls at the Spencer home. A farewell party for Ricy Brown and long list of local gatherings and a quarterly conference at Mt. Zion are noted with several local families attending.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Burkholder returned Saturday night from a Colorado tour and report a fine time with everyone in good spirits. Mrs. Ora Mott and son Orville visited relatives in Chariton county. Orville Thudium attended a funeral near Hawkeye Cemetery north of Green City. Community members attended Brookfield school exercises last Tuesday. Roy Maxwell hauled corn Saturday. Jeff Mott dined with Ellwood Triudium Sunday. Road work is progressing in the area as the good effort continues. Homer Finney and family visited at the W. L. Rulon home Sunday.
The Red Sox won 7 to 4 over Salisbury Colored on Sunday as Moore pitched well and errors and misplays by Salisbury aided the victory. A fair crowd watched the game.
Miss Essie M. Hoyle of the Missouri College of Agriculture explains that wheat is far cheaper than cereal, rice, or macaroni and can be used like them. She notes it requires long cooking, can be dried for warm weather, and provides B vitamin, minerals, and protein.
Friday on August 21 the Eternal Workers joined locals at a picnic in Moberly Park Tren Additional Locals. Rev J E Rudloff returned from Mexico where he attended the annual conference and will continue as minister of the churches. Mrs Marion Hoover of Purdin and daughters Catharine Lena Alexander and Bertie Edens with other guests visited Mrs Hermia Adams Saturday afternoon.
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