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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
2
Local social notes list visits and travels among residents from Hannibal to St. Joseph, Milan to Fountain Grove, plus Sunday church events and a school opening. The piece also notes Wayne Bennett running for Sullivan County Treasurer and Ex Officio Collector, with other brief local happenings and Labor Day weather.
Mrs Jesse Longwell shopped in Shelby on Monday. Early visitors in Shelby included John Rulon and Roy Simpson. Virgil Owens and Nolan Boyles attended an American Legion and Auxiliary meeting in Browning Monday night. Art Buswell Glenn Bailey and a friend were in Shelby Monday. Mary Helen Boyles spent Monday night with her grandmother Boyles. Mrs Duane Head now of Brookfield was in Shelby Tuesday helping her mother Mary Deskins. Mrs Crede Boyles visited his mother Tuesday afternoon while waiting on a car repair. Bert Kirk visited Shelby Tuesday. Glenn Finney assists at ee Guyer Garage and Robert Craig works at Freeman Store.
Rev and Mrs Adamson of Shelburn and Mrs Lucy Houser and Mrs Minnie Pulliam joined Mr and Mrs Athas Creason for Sunday dinner. Olive Garrett hosted Bliss Stone, and Stella Mae Gooch visited her mother. Families including the Lewises Kingsolvers Lambert Street and many others attended card parties and suppers across the weekend.
In Scottsville the Murphys of Topeka Kansas visited for a week with her parents the Fields. Sunday guests at Allen Fannings included Sam and Mil lard McClaren and families Joe Ford and family Lula Brumbaugh and Keith Smith. The men helped on Allen’s house. Pearly King visited relatives in Roger. Keith and Willis Smith work for Stamper’s in Milan at night. Mr and Mrs H N Therlo called at the J D Sea.
Mr and Mrs Allen Me were Milan visitors Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs J D Seaman visited with her mother Mrs Huldah Phipps in Milan Tuesday. Hugh Eisen hour Paula and Jerry of Carrollton visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Allen McClareh Anita Faye and all enjoyed a weiner roast at Rocky Ford. George Robinson and son Glen spent Sunday with J D Seaman. Quinten Fields and daughter visited at Lester Fields home Sunday.
Avia Wood and Elaine Nor vell returned to Chicago after Labor Day with home folks. Clarice Wood with Juanita and Essie Wood visited Joan Creason. Babe Kim brouch and Rolan Gooch traveled to Brookfield on business. C M Goins visited Bevier. Sprague extended a longer stay with Smith and Sprague homes. Ola Creason lost two valuable cows to lightning in last week’s storm. Harvey Decertwig, in service, spent a furlough last week.
Saturday dinner guests at the Lee Wood home included Mr and Mrs Donald Wood and daughter Lewis Wood Darrell Norvell and Red Henning. Mr and Mrs Joe Moore visited the Loren Owens home recently. Lee Wood and Donald Wood were in St Joseph on business. Mr and Mrs Babe Kim brought and children called at the Grover Garrett home last week.
Thudium district reports a wind storm and 3.5 inches of rain Sunday night. School opened Tuesday with Mrs. Arlene Forbes teaching. Local families including the Minors and Rileys attended a revival closing in North Salem. Visitors to relatives and trips to St. Louis and Fremont are noted for several households.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Phillips and children visited Mr and Mrs Tom Jacobs on Sunday afternoon. Mrs Lois Phillips Dean and Bernetta along with Mrs Bernice Riley and Mrs Clarence McCollum were in Brookfield last Tuesday.
Shafter notes: Howard Hall and Mrs Hall of Chicago visited Mt Olive church with Mrs Hall's in laws Mr and Mrs W R Phillips. Mrs John Lee Turner treated for appendicitis at McLarney Hospital but did not need surgery and returned home. Verne Stevenson and daughter hosted W R Martens Jr of Chillicothe. Dorsey Stevenson and Owen Stevenson joined Sunday visitors. Mary Lee Gooch and Laura Mae Gooch visited from Kansas City and Brookfield with Warren Gooch. Lola Gilmer of Linneus spent several days with Lilburn Gilmer.
Mrs Gilmer and Linda Lou attend a watermelon supper at the Shafter Community Center Thursday evening. Board members vote for pie sandwiches and coffee at the next meeting to be the last Thursday in September. Mr and Mrs Floyd Shiflett and Tommy with Mrs Edgar Morris and Cheryl visit Mr and Mrs Billy Morris and sons and Mrs Floy Morris Sunday afternoon.
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