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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
4
An entry notes mailing matter designation at Brown ing Missouri as second class mail matter dated May 8 1897 with mention of Thursday and September indicating a publication imprint and scheduling detail.
Numerous townsfolk including Jim and Everett McConnell Mrs Ora McConnell and Audra Young visitKirksville for hospital or family matters. Families travel to Browning Ottumwa Green City and Brookfield for visits, illnesses and a funeral at Nester cemetery.
Mrs Bettie Dodge visited her son Paul and family at Bevier last week. They returned home with her the 16th and visited over the weekend. Roy Burkholder of Sedalia vis-
Local social notices report Mr and Mrs Glen Woolf of Denver visiting Sophionia Woolf and other kin. Families travel to Fulton Jefferson City and Mount Olive while Marie Smiley enters the deaf College at Fulton. The Canning Factory runs steadily, canning 19000 cans in one day as frost cools the area.
By order of the Linn County Probate Court Missouri administrator with the will annexed I N W Phillips will offer for cash on October 17 1938 at the Linn County Courthouse Linneus Missouri the east half of section 11 and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 11 except one acre in the southwest corner all in township 60 range 19 west containing 133.37 acres more or less to pay debts of the estate
Letters of administration for the estate of Thomas H Bundies were granted by the Linn County Missouri Probate Court on August 31 1938. Creditors must present claims within six months for allowance or be barred after one year from the grant date. Attest Alice Bundies Administratrix Arthur L Pratt Judge of Probate.
Cool September days and frost were noted Monday morning in Purdin. Croquet players from Purdin traveled to Laredo for the tournament. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pearson visited their daughter Mrs. Lilburn Gilmer. Anna Hoover Medyscar of California is in town visiting relatives for the first time in over thirty years, recalling her father Will Hoover.
The final games had Urbach’s team winning 5 to 2 over Bagley’s. Mrs. Frank Lambert, struck by a car last Monday night, is recovering well. Lee Ellis Hedges visited his parents, John and Hed ges. Leland Gable rents and renovates a closed post office building for a restaurant. Earn Pulliam and wife visit relatives around Purdin Sunday.
Walnut Grove items note daily rain and a baby boy born Wednesday night to Mr and Mrs Glen Swearengen. Residents also recall a Milan fair weekend and a softball game between Walnut Grove and Fairview at Johnson school Friday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Dewey Chapman and children spent Wednesday evening at Ora Holser s. Mrs Reba Nickell and children visited Ora Holser Thursday afternoon. Mrs Clark Overall and son Duane left Friday for California after a four week visit with Ora Holser Marvin and other relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Daniel Dennis and Charles spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Virgil Sayers and
Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Warren and children visited the Crookshanks and Ronald. Harley Smith and Dale called on the Browning home. Theo Holser called on J A Holser. Marshall McMillan spent Sunday at Charley Grimes. Letha Tromerhouser arrived for a week with home folks. J A Holser’s wife is very poorly. Roy Creason and children hosted Sunday visitors including Henry Jerome Bennie Jerome Lorane Earl Jerome and the Jeromes families. Vane Kingsolver and children visited Everett Crookshanks. Clarence Nichols and Duane spent Sunday with Mrs W F Rottmann and Ted.
Autumn chills spread as Alfred Maggart ships seven carloads of cattle from Cora to Chicago. Local residents attend Milan fair and visit homes of Dodson, Harvey, and Spencer families. Sorghum being made near Cora. several horse sleeping sickness cases reported. People travel to Chicago and Keokuk for business and relatives visit Milan and Memphis connections.
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