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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
4
Large turnout for the basket dinner and dedication of the new West Liberty school house with Rev. Mungen of Marceline delivering the opening address. Evangelist Rev. Polock of Colorado is conducting a two week meeting in Haseville.
The note says the weather is cool and pleasant as Shafter school opens September 7 with Pearl Norvell at the desk. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Henry Purdin traveling to help at Hiram Baskett’s home and Baskett is home while their daughter is in Kirksville hospital. It lists several local visitors and residents including Spencer Bowyer, George Hess, Gus Coulter and Cleve Jennings families.
All wool Mayfield suits offered in every size with a range of sale prices listed. Prices include 12.75, 9.75, 13.75, 8.75, 1.98, and 1.25.
Mrs Fay Gray was a Monday caller at the Merl Hess home. Esther Phillips spent Saturday night with Teena Gerrett. Mr and Mrs W L Baker were Monday Browning visitors. Friday the two families and others attended the circus in Chillicothe. Merle and Earl Hess were Monday business visitors in Laclede and Brookfield. Spencer Bowyer Vernon Phillips and Jarley Smith looked over Bowyer hunting camp in Brunswick Monday. Last week was air plain week with five over. Mr and Mrs Lewis Grice and sons returned from Shenandoah Iowa Monday. The boys did a tryout over Fields and Mays and go back Jubilee week. Jackson township expects great things. Mrs Homer Cooper and son Harold visited Wednesday at the W L Baker home. Mr and Mrs Merle Hess moved Saturday into the south rooms of the W L Arnold home. Mrs R E Smith and children attended the Brookfield country school meet. Ethel Jaynes visited Sarai Moore Sunday. Edith Cordray who has been working for Cecil Lambert has returned home. Maxine Murrel visited Mami McCollum Sunday. The North Salem dramatic club is practicing for a play with proceeds for cemetery fencing.
Mrs Kane of Topeka visits sister Mrs Pointer. Dr Martin in Kirksville on business. George Walker and wife dined with Joe Creason’s family. Joe Schreckhise returned from Gifford where he relieved the agent. Kitty Street teaches at Shelby. Croquet Club members attended a fish fry in Monroe City. W C Beckett returned from Los Angeles after visiting his mother. Dr Martin and wife dined with the Creasons.
John Crawford preached a Sunday and Sunday night sermon to an interested crowd. Everett Lambert bought the stucco building of J B Carmack and plans a general store. J B Carmack joined south mill with another mill to form a single operation. Brantner's garage moves into the G A Brantner facility. C L Moore visited Milan Sunday night.
A rain followed by social visits as Mrs. Wm. Cassity returns from Shreveport with daughter Etta Rivers. Relatives and friends from Brookfield Meadville Detroit and St. Joseph visit Willard Pulliam and family. A baby girl is born to Virgil Wohler and wife on August 31.
J. B. Carter owner of the Electric Theatre announces a full over haul repaint and new stage removal to install a talking machine. Tomorrow night Browning will open with the first talkie ever shown in town and promises a program featuring the best pictures available.
The Pipes family and relatives are invited to a reunion at Browning City Park on Sunday September 7. Attendees should bring well filled baskets.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Turner hosted Sunday dinner with guests Mrs. T. B. Mundell and Mrs. Mary Mundell from near the city, Mrs. Edith Kimber of Centerville Iowa, and Junius Buxton of Chicago. The gathering was described as a real Home Coming.
Miss Opal E. Knigge of Chicago visited over Sunday with cousin W H Tucker and relatives. She plans to join Mrs McCormick's campaign bureau next week and predicts Mrs McCormick will win a large majority in November for the U S Senate from Illinois. She enjoyed the stay and promises to return soon.
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