Peters Family Reunion Held at City Park
Sunday September 12 Browning park hosted the Peters family reunion descendants of Frederick and Christina Peters totaling forty two attendees. Members came from Omak Washington Chillicothe Brookfield and Browning with some absent due to illness. Rev Hobbs and L C were invited guests. Dinner at one followed by photos and visits. The event voted to become annual with the next meeting on the third Sunday in September 1938 in Browning park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
Browning Park
Frederick
Christina Peters
Omak
Wash
Chillicothe
Brookfield
Browning
Hobbs
L. C
Smiley Family Holds 13th Reunion at Browning Park
Fifty-one Smiley family members from Powersville Unionville Lucerne Newtown Wheeling Meadville and Brookfield plus three visitors gathered for the thirteenth annual reunion in Browning Park on Sunday September 12. The oldest present was Sam Howard of Powersville 88 and the youngest was Joan Kiel of Brookfield 24. The second Sunday in September marks the annual date for this gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiley
Powersville
Unionville
Lucerne
Newtown
Wheeling
Meadville
Brookfield
Browning Park
Sam Howard
Joan Kiel
Peterson Family Reunion at Simpson's Park Chillicothe
A large Peterson family reunion occurred at Simpson's Park in Chillicothe on Sunday September 5. Forty five relatives attended including Mr and Mrs B H Peterson Ray Duane Mrs Anne Moore Mr and Mrs E F Peterson Mr and Mrs L C Peterson Merril Erma Mrs J T Nevins Mrs Jerry Jennings and daughters and Miss Pauline Jennings.
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Peterson
Simpson's Park
Chillicothe
B. H. Peterson
Ray Duane
Anne Moore
E. F. Peterson
L. C. Peterson
Merril
Erma
J. T. Nevins
Jerry Jennings
Pauline Jennings
Two Browning Alumni Flourish in Business and Navy
Jack Smith and Chas Lowe, former Browning pupils, are noted for success. Smith married Agatha Pipes and, after moving to Kansas City Kansas, secured a responsible post at the Guaranty State Bank. Lowe, son of Mrs. Clara Pipes Baldwin, recently joined the Navy and quickly rose to first class seaman with ACA.
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Jack Smith
Chas. Lowe
Browning
Mr. Smith
Agatha Pipes
Kansas City
Kansas
Guaranty State Bank
Lowe
Clara Pipes Baldwin
Navy
Sunday School and Worship Services Announced
M. E. Church South invites all ages to Sunday school at 10 a.m. with classes and teachers, preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. by the pastor. This is the last preaching service of the conference year. Young people meet at Browning next Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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M. E
South Church
Browning
Prayer meeting and study at Rev Hobbs's church next Thursday
W M Owen pastor invites Brown ing Circuit churches to send a delegation for a prayer meeting and Bible study at Rev C B Hobbs's church next Thursday night. A large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Circuit
C. B. Hobbs
W. M. Owen
True Blue Club Meeting Sees New Secretary
The True Blue Club met on September 8 with Mrs. Vernon Phillips leading. Mrs. Lilburn Gilmer replaced Mrs. Bryan Molloy as secretary as fifteen members answered the roll call and three visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
True Blue Club
Tom Morris
Vernon Phillips
Lilburn Gilmer
Bryan Molloy
Purdin
Julius Wood
Kenneth Gooch
Gladys Marie Gooch
Willing Workers Club Meeting Notes September 1
The Willing Workers Club met September 1 with Mrs. Hugh Campbell. Members cut rag rags and shared a noon dinner. The president read a poem If to open, roll call used a grab bag. Plans for a Laclede picnic were discussed. Visitors included Mesdames Gooch Bartow Bartow Rhodes Christy Griffiths Lawence Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes. Next meeting Sept 15 with Mrs Jay Griffis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Club
Hugh Campbell
Laclede
Lewis Arnold
Mesdames W. J. Gooch
S. J. Bartow
T. S. Bartow
Harry Rhodes
Henry Christy
Ray Griffis
Ruth Lawence
Sandra Ruth Rhodes
Jay Griffis
Cecile Cotter
Sunshine Workers Club Holds All Day Quilting Meeting
The Sunshine Workers Club gathered for an all day session led by Mrs. Mellie Thudium on an autumn day. Eight members attended including Minnie Dorothy Braden Alberta Bertie Pearl Bertha Mellie with visitors and several absent. A kitchen shower for Pearl Head followed a dinner while recipes shared and readings were planned for the next meeting at Susie Thudium on the 22nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Workers Club
Mellie
Minnie
Dorothy
Braden
Alberta
Bertie
Pearl
Bertha
Ora
Florence Mott
Maxine
Wesley Head
Fern Smith
Cora Pearler
Helen Cassity
Will Burkholder
Jeff
Orville Mott
Jno
Nester
Ellwood
Richard Thudium
Donna Spencer
Bettie Cassity
Gary Trudium
Bertha Burkholder
Minnie Ried
Pearl Head
Susie Thudium
Starlight Class Holds Friday Evening Party
Morris Chapel Church hosted the Starlight Sunday School class party on September 10 featuring low cost games, a fortune teller, and a short business meeting to elect officers Dorothy Creason president Robert Wood vice president Naomi McCrary secretary Shelda Gooch treasurer William Baskett chaplain and plans for the Browning Zone meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Chapel
Starlight
Dorothy Creason
Robert Wood
Naomi McCrary
Shelda Gooch
William Baskett
Eva Moore
Browning
Dorothy Griffeth
J. B. Baskett
Joe Moore
Lavina Moore
Garnelle Falconer
Dorothy Haley
Frances
Mary
Corrine
Robert Smith
Evelyn Goins
Evelyn Ford
Shela Gooch
Dorothy
Martha Creason
Della
Hazel
Martha Powell
Laverne Allen
Dixie Edmunson
Dorothy Fern Falconer
Lorenzo Kimbrough
Gerald Creason
William
J. B
Noel Baskett
Robert and
Lewis Wool
Carol Shatto
Nolan Creason
Friendship Circle Club Ice Cream Supper planned with 4 H clubs
The Friendship Circle Club held an afternoon meeting on September 8 at Mrs. Mont Cumbo's, led by President Mrs. Curt Bagley. Edna and Lucy won contests, and plans were made for an annual ice cream supper including two 4 H clubs. A follow up meeting is set for two weeks later. Friday night the event occurred with many attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Smith and Kath ryn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Helen Payne
Helen
Sadie Payne
Elsie
Kathryn Steele
Maggie Ogle
Kathryn Smith
Edith Sears
Noa
Helen Cakerham
Mae Burris
Ethel Burkholder
Dora
Lavaughn Miller
Iva
Letha Smith
Evelyn Steele Carpenter
Nola
Lavaughn
Friendship Circle Club
Mont Cumbo
Curt Bagley
Lucy
Jewel
Edna
Lucy House
Erwin Smith
Arlene
Eugene
Floyd Brown
Raymond
Lillian
Leilla
Harris
Carlos
Margaret
Clarice
Wilma
Bide A Wee Club Honors Mrs Frances Keithley
Mrs. C W Gooch entertained the Bide A Wee Sewing Club Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs Frances Keithley of Tulare California. Five of the original ten members were present with invited guests Mrs Eva Vandiver Jefferson City and Miss Roberteen Keithley Tulare Calif. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gooch
Frances Keithley
Tulare
Calf
Keithley
Eva Vandiver
Jefferson City
Roberteen Keithley
Calif
U B Workers Club Resumes After Missed Meetings
The U B Workers Club returns after skipping two meetings due to a busy canning season. Members plan upcoming activities and coordinate schedules with local volunteers.
Local Teachers College Draws Notable Influx of Students
The Kirksville Teachers College welcomes a sizeable local cohort this year. Enrolled individuals include Miss Virginia Polling and Messrs. Raymond DeVore, Jimmie Nickell, Leon Nickell, Max Freeland, and Max Powell signaling strong community representation in higher learning.
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Teachers College
Kirksville
Virginia Polling
Messrs
Raymond DeVore
Jimmie Nickell
Leon Nickell
Max Freeland
Max Powell
Milan Municipal Band Closes Season After Sixteen Concerts
The Milan Municipal band completed its season of sixteen concerts Thursday night in Browning. Affiliated members included Miss Virginia Bolling Mr J P Bolling Mr W A Bond Mr Edward Williams and Mr J R Williams. The band was conducted by Att Leh mon Atherton with Fred Bertschman as business manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Virginia Bolling
J. P. Bolling
W. A. Bond
Edward Williams
J. R. Williams
Browning
Att. Leh‘mon Atherton
Fred Bertsch
Oregon visitors greet Mrs. Ann Johnson and kin
Mrs Floy Gooch and Miss Daisy Phillips of Portland arrived Monday to visit Mrs Ann Johnson and other relatives. They traveled by car and enjoyed the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floy Gooch
Daisy Phillips
Portland
Ore
Ann John Son
Time to complete Browning home improvements before winter
Citizens in Browning are reminded that September and October, ideal for home work, come with rising hardware costs. Complete essential improvements now to save money. delaying into next year will only raise costs and stretch the budget.
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Browning
Surprise Birthday Dinner At Lambert Home
Harold Lambert celebrated his 30th birthday with a surprise dinner hosted by his wife Eva. Relatives and friends gathered at noon, shared food and music, and enjoyed games and radio. The celebration included many Lambert family members and three sets of twins, with good spirits and wishes for future birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lambert
Eva Lambert
Harold
Harok
Alfred Lambert
Bennie
Thelma
Alla’es
Donald
Wilma
Nona
Nelson
Bonnie Belle
Clara Nelle
Ona Lambert
Herbert
Walter
George
LeRoy
Carl
Lieutta
Robert Lambert
Calvin
Marvin
Irvin
Lucille
Leoma
Harry Lambert
Nolan
J. W. Cordray
Viola
Nerene
Edna Maxwell
Camora Abbott
Ellis
Bertha Riddle
Harry
Clara Nelle Lambert
Lieutta Lambert
Weekend Guests from Kinksville and Jefferson City
Mr and Mrs Lafe Bennett and family hosted weekend visitors including Elmer Saxon and his son Clarence and his girlfriend from Yarrow J N Neet Sr from Kinksville and Eva Vandiver from Jefferson City visiting with the Bennett family and J N Neet and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Saxon
Clarence
Yarrow
J. N. Neet, Sr
Kinksville
Eva Vandiver
Jefferson City
Lafe Bennett
J. N. Neet
Grasshoppers Become Cash Crop for Anglers and Farmers
A Denver dispatch notes dealers pay up to 400 dollars per ton for Colorado grasshoppers to use as fishing lures in northern and eastern states. Browning fishers praise the insect as a lure while farmers zealously rid fields, signaling a potential new nationwide canned grasshopper market.
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Denver
Colorado
4-H Ewe and Lamb Club Organized Near Humphreys
Farm youths south of Humphreys formed the 2 4 H ewe and lamb club at Whaley school on September 9. Charter members include Donald McKay Glenn McKay Dwayne May Emmett May Billy Ingraham Donald Neet and Robert Neet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewe
Lamb Clu
Humphreys
Whaley School
Lamb Club
Donald McKay
Glenn McKay
Dwayne May
Emmett May
Billy Ingraham
Donald Neet
Robert Neet
Representative Wanted To Handle Magazine Subscriptions
Local job listing from Moore-Cottrell Inc offering a part or full time position in Browning and vicinity to secure magazine subscriptions. Promises guaranteed low rates, provided instructions and equipment, and potential earnings from fall and winter magazine spending. Address Wayland Road, North Cohocton, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
U. S
Moore-Cottrell, Inc
Wayland Road
North Cohocton
N. Y
Slats Diary Sunday The School Week and a Labor Day
The diary notes the second week of school and the Labor Day break as a relief. Slats writes of crushes and plans with Jane, Jake’s indecision about marriage, Blisters’ rival, and a humorous misadventure with gum. The entry ends with reflections on freedom and youth, addressing readers as a schoolboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evry Boddie
Jake
Marrie Elsy
Jane
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U. B. Worker's Club
Oregon
J. H. Burkholder
Chas. St. Clair
Willard Williams
Harold Dunlap
R. A. Hill
Donald Axtell
Willing Workers Women’s Club of
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Ray Sharp
John C. William
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Elefant
Percy
Blisters
Evry
Noboddy
Reed
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