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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
5
Local briefs list Claude Porter in town for business. Numerous visits unfold as residents and relatives travel to and from Chillicothe Brookfield Linneus and Kansas City. James Gooch and Woodrow Slater return home for term starts and service.
Monroe Kelly son of Mr and Mrs Ray Kelly of Browning Missouri has enrolled at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville with a chemistry major.
Miss Nona Clair Neet of Browning Missouri is chosen treasurer of the junior class at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College where she studies music.
The highway patrol advises pedestrians to walk whenever possible to conserve car tires. Short, immediate walks will reduce long future trips and help preserve resources as the war effort continues.
A pair of yellow gold rimmed glasses is found and can be claimed by the owner at this office after paying for this notice.
In a wartime appeal the article urges women to join the Women's Victory Army and participate in war bond drives and home front supports. It questions households and organizations about buying bonds and contributing time and money, urging immediate action to aid the war effort.
Grover Gilmer near Purdin translated business in the city Friday afternoon. Jey Christy returning from Omaha was home Thursday. Mrs H R Tate and Harold and Jaunita visited Mrs Hines and family in Purdin Sunday. Mrs L W Hummel and Mrs H L Schrock on business in Unionville Tuesday. Mrs Lee Thurlo called on Mrs Crawford last Wednesday. Mrs M L Haning transacting business in Milan last Tuesday. A Round Oak stove and a Round Oak Duplex stove offered by H L Schrock. Mr and Mrs A D Peterson and Mr and Mrs C W Gooch attended the Legion convention in Kansas City recently. LeRoy Boehner and son Karl and Don McCalley drove to Kirksville Sunday. the boys attend college. Mr Boehner, Mrs Pearl Humphreys and Mrs Nellie Seaman visited Mrs Boehner, who is in hospital for treatment.
North Salem residents report Sunday visits among heads of families and relatives. Several trips include Chicago, Rockford, and Kirksville. a funeral for Harold Cordray. a Taylor reunion near Owasco. and rodeo attendance at Brookfield.
Tuesday checkup may lead to tonsil removal if condition permits. Visitors include Mrs. Ethel Swisegood Mrs. Agnes Stone to Mrs. Ritta Head Monday evening. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Belzer and others called on Leland Lambert Sunday.
A historic church fund ledger records donations totaling one hundred forty nine dollars and five cents with expenses of one hundred twenty six dollars and fifty seven cents leaving a balance of twenty two dollars and forty eight cents. Notable contributors include Ola Knifong Clarence Head and many community members with varied gifts. Additional income from Browning Lumber Co. and Schoene as well as sale of lathes and strips are noted.
Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown spoke at the Missouri association of county judges in Sedalia with Auditor Forrest Smith and W. J. Bryan among the day’s speakers. The group elected Frank Clark presidente, James L. O’Bryan vice president, and Harry Revercomb secretary. The Waverly Times reprints the origin of Jeff Davis pie tracing to Warren Meng and the Kansas City Journal Post. Andy Vowels of Charleston was paid for a stolen hen after a 1925 cotton picker sent $1 as restitution. The Sikeston Standard marks 31 years of publication with editor Charles L. Blanton Sr nearing 79. Itinerant printers face rides while tire and gas conservation hits car owners. The Rolla Herald turns 76 with Charles L. Woods at the helm for 42 years.
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