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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
4
A Browning newspaper page features a collection of quips and maxims, from a Browning garden weed joke to reflections on frost, gossip, deceitful selling, and social debt. The items evoke local flavor and moral sentiments with short, pointed lines.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Baker of Barnsdale Oklahoma are visiting the homes of Orlan Harris and Oscar Johnson this week. Hubert Morris with Mrs Carrie Morris visited Kirksville Sunday to see her son Arthur at Laughlin Hospital. Arthur’s condition is reported as about the same. Mrs Morris dined with her brother and family Ben Opel. Porter Sayre near Milan visited his sister Gail Harris and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jim Franklin Olen Webb of Milan and Mr and Mrs Bey Franklin near Browning spent last Sunday.
Local notes report several orders for storm sash and storm doors to conserve fuel. Builders including Lyle Britton 24x? sheds and 24x50 sheep shed work boom as carpenters roof Dr McArtor's barn and Noel Lay paints Roy Bundies house.
Mr and Mrs Everett Harris visited Kirksville on business and Arthur Morris at Laughlin Hospital. Calif visitors Durward Baker and Mrs Baker stayed with Wiley Taylor family. A newlywed couple travels from the east after a honeymoon visiting the World’s Fair. Local residents Howard Payne, Charles Watson and the Thrashers joined family visits and Mrs Cora Thrasher returned home. Winnie Christy and sons visited Kirksville and Arthur Morris. Mrs Ray Misia returned to Puente California after visiting relatives. The Happy Workers Club meets September 25 with Mrs Laura Connell near Green City.
Miss Alva Loftus and Mrs. Helen Kapple from Chicago visited from Saturday until Tuesday morning with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dickinson and other relatives. Mrs. Alva Deskins, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Longwell and Miss Sammy Oliver were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Desking near Linneus. Mrs. Shelton and others from Shelby High School spent Thursday noon with Miss Evelyn Longwell and Mrs. Edith Browning.
The Brownie team led by Dorothy Head Eudora Harris and Phyllis Vincent faced Galt as guards Lois Mengart Billy Kimbrough and Vivia Almond. Galt led 27 to 25 at halftime and won 19 to 16 in the boys varsity contest with strong defense and substitutions. The report notes good sportsmanship and lists game stats including free throws and field goals.
Freshmen initiated during Monday morning at 10 40 in the school gym with a program organized by the sophomore class. Activities included singing, chalk rolling, lipstick experiments, and a whistle command, ending with a closing speech by the president and general laughter.
The first All School party Thursday featured selections by the Festival Accordionists. Mr. and Mrs. River treated the students to watermelon after the musical program, and the social was a success with a hoped-for repeat during the year.
Land owners in Locust Creek Drainage District Linn and Sullivan Counties Missouri are summoned to a meeting in the Circuit Court room Linneus October 1 1940 at 1 pm to elect one board supervisor to replace G W Grider whose term expires. F L Fitch president. Attest G W Grider secretary.
New outside reading books have arrived and pupils are progressing rapidly. Some have finished two books. Reading circle books are in use and awards are being pursued. New work books added to help beginners advance. Room II plans a semi monthly paper Bull Dog News first edition September 20. Health posters and Friday current news sessions noted. Literary Club schedules program soon.
The band will perform popular tunes at basketball games this season including Somewhere Over the Rainbow Star Dust Deep Purple and Mexicali Rose. Three new members Waverly Ware Betty Brown and Lois Maggart joined the beginners Band Class on horn trombone and baritone.
Girls in sewing class complete tea towels and work on aprons. Junior typists celebrate speed tests led by Imogene Garrett with 15 words per minute. Photos document each group for future memories.
Families from North Salem gather for visits at the Tucker and Longwell homes. A child, Helen Ann West, slipped on barb wire and required two stitches at Dr Kroeger’s. Lambert reunion attendees listed at Browning Park include the Spencers and Lamperts among others.
Elgin Ferguson near Browning hosted a gathering with Mrs. L. A. Dickison Miss Alta Loftus Mrs. Helen Kapple Mrs. May Smith and families including Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dickinson Mrs. Effie Britton and Jessie M. on Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Everett e present.
Mrs Barbara McCollum and sister Mrs Hattie Lineberry spent Monday at Perry Christian's and Tuesday with Mrs Maggie Brewer. The 4 H Club held a fair at Winigan Saturday drawing a large crowd to see exhibits. Cutting corn is the order of the day. George Bunch and family visited Saturday night with Edgar McCollum and family. Mr and Mrs Russell Crist and son Paul took Barbara McCollum to Hutchinson Kaw Saturday. Emerson Cordray and family and Mrs Ora Cordray visited Walter Bailey's Sunday. Lloyd Cordray and family visited Floy Brantner's in La Plata Sunday. Roy Hart and wife visited relatives in Brookfield Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rottmann Mrs. Ed Sayers W E and Carolee were Saturday afternoon callers of Mrs. W F Rottmann. Miss Yvonne Wood of Kansas City spent the weekend with her relatives in town.
Kansas City residents Mr and Mrs Carl Rottmann visited Friday to spend the week end with Mrs Lizzie Rottmann and family. Nearby guests included the Youngs and Crooks, with Norma Jean and Russell noted. Additional calls came from Cooper and Forsen families, Shafer households, and Clarence Nichols as Sunday visitors and drop in callers.
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