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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
4
A satirical column notes human self-satisfaction and weather jokes while reflecting on war era themes. It cites bus riders on American weight gain after the war, critiques leadership myths, and imagines radio chats by John L. Lewis as fireside talk.
Mr and Mrs Jack Ransom of Milan visited relatives Sunday afternoon with her mother Mrs Tilda McClaren. Edith Collins and Cal Burress spent last weekend in Kansas City and brought Ollie Burress home from Mercy Hospital. Herbert Coffman of Laredo spent Saturday night with Roger friends. Ott Crump left Friday for visits in Topeka and Silver Lake. Set Harold Meeks of Fort Riley and Wanda Crind of Roger wed. Ada Smith Josie Fields Fern VanFossen Clio Rogers Nell Fisher Marjorie Carter returned from the Ozarks last Wednesday. Maude Hosting and son of Kansas City visited with her parents Mr and Mrs W A Reger and sisters Mrs John Shatto and son, and Mrs Amber Alexander of Texas. Virgil Grindlaff and daughter moved to Milan. R W Bardon visited Kirksville relatives. Basil Tipton and son near Trenton visited Sunday afternoon. Ferris Grindstaff and baby and her mother Mrs French of Milan visited Arthur Grindstaff.
Rolla Gooch and Arb Johnson were in Chillicothe on business Thursday. C. M. Wood and Ollie Johnson went to Chicago Saturday night to visit Ada Wood employed there. Mrs. Douglas Goins and children and Ruth Goins from Kansas City visited Saturday night with Mrs. Emma Goins and other relatives.
Urb Johnson visited at the Lee Wood home Sunday. Loren Owens and family from Kansas City spent the weekend with the Joe Moore household. Delmar Oertwig with sons joined Ora Smith for Sunday dinner. George Wood and family from Linneus dined with Glenn Cooper. C M Goins and Rolla Gooch families shopped in Brookfield Saturday. Light school opened Monday August 28 with Roberta Gooch as teacher. Etta Browning and Emma Rottmann were in Purdin on business Thursday.
Fine fall weather preceded a modest turnout at the Cassity reunion held Sunday at Linneus Park. Attendees enjoyed a warm day, a bountiful dinner, and the chance to reconnect, with plans YE to attend next year. Visitors included Will Cassity of Balco Oklahoma and local families such as the Shuflebaggers and Birds.
Smith and Mr. Deer traveled to Des Moines for employment while Mrs. Deer and two boys and Lois Marie Smith headed to Detroit for schooling. Kansas City visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hedges and children for the weekend and Labor Day, with others in Purdin greeting friends. Mrs. Geneve Hess and sons visit her parents, and Mrs. Ed Kollasch with Mrs. Nellie Garrett went to Kansas City to see Joan Garrett who is improving. The burial of Porte Broddus from Chillicothe was held in Purdin cemetery, her husband having died years earlier.
Fairview District No. 110 items record visits by families from Marshall town Kirksville and Purdin. 4-H members gathered eight attendees at Bernice McCollum’s for a Thursday meeting with games and watermelon after business, Elmo Britton to host next.
Sunday afternoon milk weed gathering noted. Wm. Riley visiting Browning with the Scott Browning family. Ethella Newton spent the weekend with her parents. Mrs. Nelson Britton took Fairview students and teacher to view a plane landing near Shelby. A group including Lyle Britton Lynn Britton Jessie Britton Elmo Britton Branner Shirley Branner Dale Straley Eugene Straley Junior Tucker Paul Westfall Ethella Newton Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Riley joined the trip and enjoyed it.
Mr and Mrs Rolla Taylor and the Harris couple visited Wiley Taylor's home after the Burch and Moddrell sale near Sorrell. Wileta Taylor from Chicago visits her parents. The Johnson school opened with Miss Reva Payne teaching for a fifth term. Harold Taylor returned from Chicago to La Plata area. Milan High enrollment and bus route by Ralph Morris. Mrs James A Baker leaves for Pomona California after two months visiting.
The notice lists indefinite validity for Red Stamps A8 to Z8 and others, with E5 F5 G5 validity starting September 3, blue stamps A8 to L5, sugar stamp Nos 30 31 32 for 5 pounds, stamp 40 for five pounds for canning through Feb 28 1945, stamp 33 valid September 1 and indefinite, and airplane stamps No 1 and No 2 for shoes with restrictions. gasoline appears as a separate item.
Coupons in sheets A through C detail gas and fuel oil allocations with quantities per unit and required endorsements. Period coupons cover specific date ranges for 10 or 5 gallon allotments. Tire inspection records must be kept to secure tires and renewal of gasoline ration.
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