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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
4
A Browning column humorously surveys local habits and opinions. It riffs on readers roles, freedom misuse, farm ads, subscription fuss, diet jokes, aging, wars, and drivers with playful skewers of town life.
Residents attended picnics at Browning and Humphreys over the weekend. A baby boy named Robert Keith arrived August 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephenson Jr., with mother and child resting with the grandparents Buell McClarren and Grace Simmons the attending physician.
Frank Mathews visited relatives around Purdin over the weekend. Tarnest Pearson delivered Timothy seed at Chillicothe on Monday. Mrs Delphine Haley’s sale drew a good crowd and goods sold well. The weather was lovely for vacation and picnicking. Earnest Pearson and daughters Geneve Hess Marilee Gilmer Imolene Thorne returned from ten days with Mr and Mrs Saith Strait. Dorothy Chambers Helen Lee Clifford Chambers enrolled at Teachers College Kirksville. Monroe Standlee Robert Cox and a Mr Diesell of Chicago accompanied Earnest Pearson home Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. L A Dickinson and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hale with son Larry hosted a Sunday dinner for multiple relatives including the Archies Dickinson Earl Buswell Charley Buswell Harold Cordray Arlo Cordray and others. Charley Cordray is reported sick at home.
John Harris is building a new barn east of town after moving to the farm last spring. The interior of the Pierce School was repainted before classes began, and Fairview School work continues. Yard offerings include Yale locks and paint specials while Hubert Atkins and Noble Crooks undertake roofing and painting projects for winter upkeep.
The Home Circle Club met with John Walden Abbott on Friday. Rhetta Lambert visited with the Sylvester Lambert family Sunday night. Edna Lambert and others visited the Lamerts. Chloe Head and family spent Sunday with daughter Elgin Fulgerson. Floyd Spencer of Brookfield joined meals with the Spencers and the Lambert family. Cannie Head hosted a birthday dinner with Mr and Mrs. Lambert. Evelyn Jacobs joined Sunday dinner at Eugene Jacobs in Chillicothe. Marion Wyatt attended a Schreiners reunion in Centerville. Walter Head and children visited Willie Ware family. Ronald Tripp returned home to Brookfield to start school after summer with Archie Dickinson’s family.
Pleasant Hill item list shows Mr and Mrs John Tucker hosting Monday evening visits with neighbors including Mr and Mrs Van Mairs Mrs Walter Smith and James. Cattey school house held a homecoming Saturday with attendees including Stanley Riley Everett Riley and Eugene Straley. Other gatherings featured Mr and Mrs Geo Martin and the Peavler family spending Sunday at the Tucker home.
John Britton and family visited George’s sister Ida Mae Jones in Iowa then Byron Britton’s in Moline Illinois before returning Tuesday night. Mrs Lyle Britton shopped in Milan. Rodeo attendance noted at Sidney Iowa by several residents.
North Salem reports Mr and Mrs Edgar Harland and family from Morning Sun Iowa spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Ellis Jennings. Mr and Mrs Frank Head Fay Jennings and John Baker were in Trenton on Wednesday where Head and Jennings had medical examinations. The Heads went to Kirksville Monday. Gene Moore baled hay for Ellis Jennings Monday.
Proceedings mention many locals at the Cattey reunion on Saturday. Several couples and families travel for medical care, visits, and games across Kirksville Browning Salem Marceline Brookfield and Bucklin with social calls and property purchases occurring in Salem Lena Bailey property sale and multiple Sunday gatherings including softball games and family visits.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Gilmer August 25 included Dave Jesse of Kansas City Joe Schrock of Purdin and Wayne Bagley and Bertie of Browning The True Blue Club met with Mrs Everett Crookshanks Several Gilmer relatives returned from a Denver Colorado Springs trip Miss Polly Haines of Eversonville and Joe Smith wed at the Smith home Saturday evening Donald Stone and Herman Cooper visited Chillicothe Saturday Mrs Harvey Stone visited her vicinity notes
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Woodling hosted Saturday visitors. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morris returned from a visit with their daughter in Brookfield. Residents attended a Tren ton horse show Sunday. Edgar Morris went to a Meadville ball game Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Carrie Bowyer’s new barn nears completion. Meadville school resumed Monday with area students riding the bus from Shafter.
Mr and Mrs Earl Dunlap and children visited his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Dunlap in LaPlata. Mr and Mrs Lester Lawrence spent Friday with Miss Ella Morris. Leo Dunlap and family from near Humphreys visited Winnie Christy. Ralph Morris and Winnie Christy with sons attended Browning sales Saturday. Henry Morris, previously employed in Vallecito Colorado, vacationing with relatives. Nellie Baker returned home near Roger after staying with Mrs Ralph Morris. Helen Johnson and pupils visited Johnson school and played ball Friday.
Mr and Mrs Chester Smythers and daughters from Weston Missouri visited Chas Pulliam and family. The Johnson Reunion at F A Johnsons drew a large crowd with Merl Axem and others from Kansas City. George Pulliam bought Dayton Street's Dress Shop and plans want ahead for business after improvements. D L Cady recently retired from Rural Mail Service and spends time painting at home.
Room III introduces spelling workbooks with new materials arriving soon. Room I adds north wall shelves to hold each child’s book and supplies, reducing losses. Outside reading books ordered for Primary, with a reading circle certificate to be earned. Rhythm Band capes and caps material arriving soon with Mrs Noel Lay assisting. First uniform presentation set for October 24.
The Browning School Band began the 1940-41 season with three Fall Homecoming performances. A Beginners' Band class was organized Monday with six members Barbara Jones Clarinet Betty McCormack Clarinet Frances Lou Lawrence Clarinet Nellie Bagley Cornet Noland Lay Cornet Donald Haley. Uniform drive progresses with new caps in use. The Band will perform at all basketball games.
The schedule lists a Boy Scout Meeting and Freshman Initiation on September 10, followed by an All School Party on September 12. The items indicate early fall activities and student events for the upcoming term.
Music auditions were held Monday and Tuesday for membership in Browning High School’s A Cappella Choir. The group will represent Browning at the all district High School Chorus performance at the Kirksville Teachers’ Meeting on October 12.
Out for basketball are girls Vivia Almond Mary Lee Askey Jean Bauswell Mary Sue Bennett Betty Brown Doris Creason Waverly DeVore Helen Falconer Imogene Garrett Vera George Eudora Harris Dorothy Head LaVerne Jennings Billie Kimborough Marjorie Knifong Lois Maggart Virginia Lou Langdon Ware Ware Dorothy Woodside. Boys out for basketball are Gene Arnold Clayton Harris Junior German Bobby Shipp Ray Duane Peterson Norris Burke Junior Hollon Nolan Creason Billy Skeen Gale Bartow Max Schrock Devaun Tucker Pharis Kelly Joel Brookshier Junior Woolf Russell Bartow Leon Bennett L T Kelly Monroe Kelly Reed Kenley Stillman Knifong Paul Lambert Jay Nickell Charles Vincent Allen Watson.
The High School Student Body and Faculty express thanks to Mrs. Jennie Glaze for donating books to the High School Library.
Class meetings elected officers for four grades. Freshman officers: Charles Vincent president Nolan Lambert vice president Waverly Ware secretary and Nolan Kimbrough treasurer. Sophomores: Ray Duane Peterson president Dorothy Woodside vice president Mary Lee Askey secretary and Helen Falconer treasurer. Juniors: Dick Askey president Clarice Bagley vice president Vivia Almond secretary Russell Bartow treasurer. Seniors: Gene Arnold president Clayton Harris vice president Harley Almond secretary Billie Kimbrough treasurer.
The first assembly met last Friday morning. Reverends Ethington Hodgson led the program with two songs by Rev Ethington and an instructive talk for high school people. The topic was How to Keep From Failing.
Mr Dutton distributed a booklet titled Teacher's Manual of Instructions to all teachers to outline assignments and enrollment steps. The document aims to reduce first day confusion by standardizing class periods of fifteen minutes for reading and related tasks.
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