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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
4
A Browning Missouri feature touts local commerce and community life. It urges residents to support home merchants, noting plentiful goods, low prices, churches, the high school, and civic pride. The piece ends by praising the Leacer Record advert and naming Rena Constant Carter.
CORA AND CLEM SPRING Mrs Sallie Glaze and son Ray visited at Lee Shepherds Sunday. Mrs Tom Jennings and Mrs Jeff Jennings with families visited Eliza Spitney near Reger. Veil Franklin of Keokuk Iowa visited grandparents and friends then returned home. Ed Brookshier and wife and Mrs Sam Breeding went to Excelsior Springs to bring home Sam and Joshua Breeding after treatments. Mrs Fred Gray of Louisville Kentucky returned home after month long visit. Clem Springs School started with Harry Helms as teacher. Lauren Fanning moved into Tom Jennings property recently bought.
Sally helps arrange romance between artist Vi Lattimer and pianist Carol Deming in a rooming house. Sally hopes to be involved in a wedding as bridesmaid or matron of honor while the pair grow closer through handmade Cupid drawings and a Valentine surprise. Sally imagines the couple’s marriage could bring her joy.
The Los Angeles Times recalls Harold Buress leading a party at his Leverly Drive home to celebrate Hoover winning the Presidential pot. A guest remarks on his college absence, and Harold explains he left college to work, with a light remark about half a loaf being better than none.
The bureau of lighthouses notes the first lighthouse may have Spanish aid with no records. The earliest U S built lighthouse is Boston Light in Massachusetts, established September 14, 1716.
A collage of local social events and greetings from Shafter area residents. Mentions teachers and students from Linneus and Purdin High Schools, weekend visits among the Baker, Myers, Phillips, Crooks, Gooch, and Browning families, church gatherings, a Shafter school fair slated for September 21, and a Linneus sheep sale.
Residents report family visits and local events across Purdin Missouri. Names include Cady Hamner Pulliam Buchannan Wohler Gooch and Crimbo with gatherings at Linneus Chillicothe Hamden and surrounding areas. Local improvements note new garage and house addition.
Mr and Mrs W J Bailey visited Nile Bauer Sunday. Veda Kirk is on the sick list. The U B Church play at Shelby Monday night drew a good crowd. Tom McDonald, Mrs Quinn Guyer and son Kenneth attended the Macon fair. Hardy Rulon and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Spencer came from Detroit to spend a few days with their folks.
Allen Woolf of Kansas City spent Sunday with home folks. C. M. Nichols and family visited D. W. Nichols and wife in Linneus on Saturday. Locals attended the Trenton Circus Friday including T. S. Bartow and family. J. Bartow and family spent Sunday with Newt Bartow's in Chula. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Campbell and daughter and Miss Maxine Campbell of Galt dined with W. L. Philips and family in Brookfield Tuesday. Caela Leslie had a lawn party for her birthday Wednesday night with fruit salad and cake. Kenneth Pendergast has a position in Kansas City.
Fine weather praised as residents enjoy visits and family time. Mrs Elwood Thudhum stayed with ill sister Mrs I J McCollum. Miss Sarah Cattey hosted friends and relatives over the weekend. Local men continue work on a new telephone line.
Geraldine Jones finished visiting relatives and returned to Purdin for a few days. C. E. McCollum and family, including Donald of Helena and Thelbert of Enid, also left after visiting locally. Robert Cattey, Sarah Cattey, and Helen McCollum attended Sunday School at Winigan. Ben Cattey and family visited Luther Lauck. Nora Cordray is reported sick.
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