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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
4
The Browning Missouri paper lists dates and local events for September 1950. Includes Women’s Achievement Day on September 15 and Linn County 4-H Fair on September 23-24. Also notes Interstate Show in St. Joseph from September 26-29 and a post office notice with a 2.00 price.
The passage quotes II Samuel 22 7 praising divine hearing in distress. It then contrasts college requirements with family expectations and notes a banner year for turkey and cranberry sauce, implying rising prices.
Mr and Mrs Ellen Floyd and children spent Wednesday with the Belzer Jacobs and Norris families. Weekend guests included the Longwells, Lambert family, Hodgersons, Peaviers, and others from Chillicothe Brookfield Mountain Grove Rockford and Denver.
Mer and Mrs Ellea Floyd with 688 children and Helen Ann West attended the Kirksville fair on Thursday. In Chillicothe, Mr and Mrs Quinn Guyer and daughter Kathleen plus the Guyers and Finneys were at the Fall Festival. Mrs May Foss of oe spent several days last week with Harold Foss and daughters.
Fairview District 110 reports a Sunday fish fry at Hiram Bassett’s home with many families attending. The Stitch and Chatter Club met at Hallie Minor’s, and Fairview school opened September 4 with Miss Bobbie Head teaching. Local residents spent holidays with relatives in St. Louis, Milan, and Brookfield, while several families moved to Iowa.
Mr and Mrs Ray Johnson shopped in Chillicothe on Wednesday. Attendees at the Baptist Linn County Association in Brookfield on Thursday and Friday included the Fullers and several Johnson, Warren, Kimbrough, and Powell households. The association will meet in Linneus next year. Karol Smith returns to Kansas City after a summer with grandparents to attend school.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Powell included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kimbrough and Mr. and Mrs. Delorum Tharp with children. Rosalee McClaren began her fall and winter term last Monday at Roseh Elizabeth Ruth and Sarah Mae Warren stayed with their aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Mrs. Ervin Barrows and children. Sheila Tharp spent Sunday night with the Powells.
Large crowd attended the funeral for Mrs. Mary Myers who died at her daughter’s home in California. Services were Sunday at 2 p m at the Methodist Church with burial in Purdin cemetery. Mrs. Myers had long been a church member.
Mrs Mary Lee Kimbrough and children were in Milan for dental work. Mr and Mrs Lee Wood and Mrs Ollie Johnson joined dinner at the Lewis Wood home. Bert Marvin of Kansas City visited the Rolla Gooch house. Mrs J D Gall Jim Goins and a Norton Kansas friend stay with C M Goins. Ollie Johnson attended a Lee Wood visit Saturday night. Joe Moore and family spent Sunday with Loren Owens. Bonnie Jo has been.
Letters Testamentary for the estate of Etta Taylor were granted August 23 1950 in Linn County Missouri. Walter Taylor is named executor. Creditors must file claims within six months and be barred after one year from the grant date. Delmar Dail acting Judge of Probate. First insertion August 31 1950.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Lee Wood and their son Don visiting Mrs Emma Rottmaas and son in Brownng. Boyd Garrett and Bobbie Ww dig ponds for Sonny Palmer and Babe Kim. Mrs Merle Richardson and daughter spent a week in the J Palmer home. Clarice Norvell visited the Lee Wood home on Labor Day. Dr and Mrs Wilbur Gooch and family left for West Virginia. Marjorie Smith spent Labor Day.
A day with her mother Mrs Ollie Johnson at the farm. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Garrett and Bobbie Wood were dinner guests in the Lee Wood home last week. A guest was in Rolla Gooch's home on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Charley Pulliam spent last week with daughter Mrs Chester Smythers in Chillicothe and called on W T Cady who is real poorly with a paralytic stroke Presley Cassity of Milan called on Mrs Etta Cady Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Johnnie Tipton returned to their home in St Louis Monday after a short visit with relatives and friends Mrs Etta Cady had visitors over the week end Mr and Mrs Johnnie Tipton of St Louis and Nancy Tipton of Columbia followed by further report from the Raymond household.
Houser of Kansas City and family were weekend guests of Joe Crea and sister Mrs Lucy Houser. Chester Smythers and daughters of Chillicothe called on Mrs Etta Cady. Mrs R D Cassity and Mrs K W Gooch were Friday callers. Charley Pulliam visited his sister Mrs Etta Cady with peaches. Orval Cokerham and son left for Ridgeway to teach there this winter. The Cokerhams will be missed by friends in Purdin. Maude Dunkin of Chillicothe spent last week with Minnie Pulliam.
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