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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
4
A column from Browning contrasts faith and ambition with daily life. It notes fall ads, farm pride, education at home, and cautionary quips about bigamy, safety, and local habits. The piece blends humor with rural values and community characters.
A column notes women in Bowning fear silk stockings may vanish as mills cut production and urges conserving hose. It predicts manufacturers will push rayon yarn and cotton thread and may enlist big names and movie stars to sway consumers.
Crowded out last week with many visitors and dinners. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Smith hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker and children, Mrs. Mabel Lambert and Sonja. Ella Minor from Indiana arrived to visit Ethel Lambert.
Sunday dinner guests from Lambert and Lam bert families plus McCollums and Nevins attended the Browning Homecoming, described as one of the finest events. Others shared family reunions at Roscoe Hart's in LaPlata and trips to Linneus and Brookfield with local visits from Simms of Kansas City and Jennings relatives from Miami and Colredo.
Crowded week with visits to Barnsdall Oklahoma and Enid for a Morris reunion near Clara Watsons home. Attendees from the community joined Homecoming at Browning and a State Fair trip to Sedalia. Little Roma Dee Bunch stays with grandparents and attends Johnson School. Happy Workers Club ice cream supper funds Mt Zion Church electric lights.
Community notes list visits and family travel among residents. Mr and Mrs John Lower and family from Illinois spent the weekend with Mrs Lower's parents, Mr and Mrs John Burns. Numerous local relatives are mentioned visiting in Brookfield Purdin Linneus and Minnesota.
Too late for last issue, the column notes Mrs Lucy Houser is spending a few days in Kansas City visiting.
Mrs. Claude Moore and daughter and Mrs. Frank Pulliam spent Saturday in Browning. Mrs. Cassity of Trenton has been ill with sister Mrs. Pulliam staying with her. Charley Grice’s family reunites with Lloyd Grice at Jefferson City. Many residents traveled to Kansas City and Brookfield for visits and a show.
Sunday showers help dust, Mrs. M. McNally recovers, Loren Myers and family return to Shreveport Louisiana after a week visit. Baptist services followed by fellowship meal at the school house yard. Helen Jean born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoover at Kirksville hospital. Alex Woodside attends Des Moines fair. Mrs. Cassity ill. L. G. Hamner and family back in St Paul Minnesota. D. L. Cady and Mrs Kroger with son accompany them. Dr Kroger to take a short vacation. Joe Creason and Lucy Houser attend Cassity reunion at Linneus Park. Will Pulliam and wife visit D. L. Cady. Oletha visits Town with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Brown spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. D. L. Cady. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Cady and Mrs. Evelyn Hamner visited Mrs. A. W. Cotter last Wednesday. Mrs. Lydia Seals returned home Sunday after spending the past week with Mrs. D. R. Helms in Linneus.
A large crowd attended funeral services for Mrs. Guy Davis at the Roger Methodist church. visitors included many Jerome family members from Green Castle and surrounding towns. Local residents report illness and travel visits among Roger families as Millard Swanks and others cope with health concerns.
Residents report fatigue from missed rain as the Truman Stephens family and Fannie Harmon return from a vacation visiting Yellow Stone Park Pikes Peak and the Des Moines Fair. J S and Carl Head filled trench silos last week as Elmer Glidewell and daughter visited from Oklahoma City. Guy Tarnow Ira Mae Daniels and Marjorie Stephenson spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr and Mrs Carl Head and Jerry noted among visitors at the Des Moines Fair last week. Truman Stephenson filled a trench silo on Monday and Bundridge school opened with six pupils, with Mrs Raymond Quigley as teacher.
Mrs John Longwell Evelyn and Daniel Gray traveled to Chillico after visiting Mr and Mrs Eugene Jacobs who stayed several days at the Longwell home. Multiple families including the Lamberts and Brownings hosted callers through the week as Edna Lambert remains ill and heads to Columbia for examination.
Watson Burkholder and family moved in with his mother Mrs W J Burkholder. Ora Mott visited near Brookfield. Paul Dodge family returned from a Western trip. Several couples visited Ethel and attended church services. Cattey school reunion and Home Coming drew locals. Sun visitors included Arthur Van Wye Bob from Kansas City and Susie Cohoon from New Boston. Nelda Franklin recovering from a serious horse accident. Priest McCollum family and Edd Cordray family visited Helena Oklahoma. Sunshine Workers Club met with Mrs Orville Thudium. Richard Thudium visited Platte City. Daniel Thudium moved in with his parents.
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