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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
1
Dave Peery, the cement curb contractor for Main Street from the Baptist church to the state highway, expects to finish this week. He has years of bridge and cement work and faced disruption Saturday from crowds and street crossings, yet he remains confident in delivering first class material.
Notice McClure the photographer will be in Browning all day September 14 upstairs over the Style Shop. We guarantee all work to please. H. H. McClure.
Emogene Peery announces sale of Brown and Beauty Shop at Purdin to Grice Barber Shop in Browning. Patrons are informed of the move and invited to continue patronage.
A brief personal note from Mrs T W an Seggan states she will continue to marvel in her time for a while, reflecting contemplation and patience.
A farmer laments vanished gear from the wagon including gas, oil, a new shovel, ax, pliers, wrenches and a log chain. He jokes about thefts while noting the odd disappearance of a log chain in dry weather and the trouble of replacing missing items.
The writer notes local residents will steal wire fence pieces of any length and warns that such petty theft endangers property. They argue progress has bred risk and announce plans to spend money to curb the problem.
Saturday evening August 31 at 10 o clock Edna Jennings daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Jennings Browning Missouri and Wm Arley Seward son of Mr and Mrs Max Seward Keokuk Iowa were married Rev Thomas B Cook of the First Baptist officiating The couple will reside in Davenport after September 23 with the bride employed at Metropolitan in Keokuk and the groom with Gordon Van Tyne Co in Davenport
The third Phillips reunion will be held Saturday September 14 1929 at 1 00 PM at Mt Olive Church. E J Powell of Kansas City and R W Powell of Kearney Nebraska have promised to attend and address the gathering.
E F Peterson of Barber Medicine Co Browning advertises poultry worming for fowls hogs and sheep at reasonable prices with a satisfaction guarantee. call or write for service.
The local office launches a ten day telephone campaign with interview cards for staff to visit subscribers and non subscribers. Service explanations and questions answered. Booklets on options distributed. Prize chances exist for top scoring exchange among 109 in four states.
The first annual Cotter descendants reunion gathered September 1 in Linneus Missouri City Park with over 180 attendees. Food overflowed tables as families from Linn County attended including Mrs Rachel Cotter Hatch and many Cotter relatives across numerous towns. A short business session planned to meet yearly before Labor Day.
Ebullient list of residents and families including Bisby Earl Jones Cenralia Missouri Reginald Ausmus St Joseph Missouri Mr and Mrs J M Moore Mr and Mrs Lee Moore Kansas City Wm A Safreed and daughter Mr and Mrs Clair Bradford Mr and Mrs John Polky and son appear in a local society note highlighting household names and kinship links.
The governor appoints George B. Harlan publisher of Pilot Grove Record as suerein tendent of the State Home for Confederate Veterans at Higginsville. Harlan is active in Republican politics, serving on the Republican State Committee and Cooper County Committee, and as district vice-president of the Republican State Editorial Association and of the Association of Young Republicans of Missouri.
One week sale lists Dr Hess stock tonic in several sizes and brands Burgess and Ben Hur B batteries with prices and guarantees. Haes Pharmacy Purdin Mo notes fresh stock and quality guarantees for all items.
The State Highway Department will receive bids September 17 for 3.8 million dollars of work across 72 projects in 48 counties and 10 divisions. Hundreds of contractors plan to attend the letting, the largest of the year, covering 210 miles of construction and several bridges. It is the first letting under the 75 million road bond issue approved last November with enabling acts effective August 27.
In Milan on Oct. 7 Linneus Lth. offers low prices on glasses with guaranteed dates.
Entertaining guests from Seattle and New York City Mr and Mrs Drue Patterson hosted as their guests Mr and Mrs W H Patterson of Seattle and Mr and Mrs Lorentz Westvig of New York. The reunion of Mrs Patterson and Mrs Westvig was their first in 23 years with vocal numbers at Trinity Methodist Church and a Lookout Mountain Hotel dinner. A Signal Mountain Hotel dinner will honor the fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W H Patterson with seven guests served.
Monday morning of last week our schools opened for the year 1929 30 with large attendance. Supt Holman returns with support from Prof Duckworth Mrs Hermin Adams Mrs Holman and Miss Street. Teachers new and old are praised for their work and a new teachers training course starts with nineteen students. The beef cattle survey and fall Outlook Conference led by D C Wood and colleagues aims to inform farmers on cattle feeding corn hogs and related topics.
A second Beef Cattle Outlook Conference will be held at Purdin Monday September 16 with County Agent Hall and College of Agriculture reps. The event runs all day starting 10 30 am and includes a noon luncheon hosted by Purdin merchants. Delegates are urged to attend as farmers consider stockers feeder cattle and feeding plans for the upcoming seasons.
Mrs V D Grice hosted the Ride a Wee Sewing Club last Wednesday with a pleasant afternoon of needle work and visiting. Mrs James P Bolling received the birthday dish towels. Guests included Mrs Guy Adams Miss Ice Street Lorraine Glaze and Ruth Lay. The hostess with Miss Genevieve Oaks served an elaborate two course luncheon.
State Tax Commission figures chaired by John T. Waddill show Missouri’s taxable wealth approaching one billion dollars. Corporate utilities assessments total 498, five3,140 with a $12,443,653 rise from last year, adding to real and personal property for a year-to-date valuation of 4,684,522,897.
In a Wichita Falls correction dated September 7 1929 Elva Clemens states her sister Mrs A J Stufflebean of Shelby Missouri was part of the party that visited in Wichita Falls Texas with other relatives in Oklahoma and Kansas.
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