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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
9
Estate of Lloyd W. Hummel with executrix Reba Hummel announces intent to make final settlement at Linn County Probate Court Linneus on August 10 1942. Creditors and interested parties are notified to appear or file claims.
A Browning housewife notes cut flowers in a sugar bowl. a Browning man jokes about exhausted relatives in hiring. A watermelon charms without sugar and many hosts prize Defense Stamps at parties. A subscriber proposes using a US Defense Stamp Book as place cards with a 10¢ starter stamp for flair. Floral arrangements use stamps for corsages and hair accessories.
Pvt Charley M. Smith and Ruth York of Waynesville Mo wed and spent weekend with Smith parents in North Salem. A large crowd visited Sunday afternoon, gifting candy and cigars before Charley reported to Fort Leonard Wood Monday. Several local residents shared meals and birthday celebrations, with updates on health and harvest trips among kin and neighbors.
Announcement names Mrs. Maxine Perkins as Democratic candidate for Linn County Circuit Clerk in Missouri. Primary election set for Tuesday August 4 1942.
Circuit Clerk Mrs Ruth Bogart of Linn County announces Democratic voters will participate in the primary election on Tuesday urging turnout and participation in the county's party process.
County Clerk C E Swinney announces candidacy as a Democrat for the county court in the upcoming primary on Tuesday August 4 1942. Swinney emphasizes adherence to voter will and party guidance in the race.
Prosecuting Attorney C B Burns appeals to Democratic voters in Linn County ahead of the August 4 1942 primary election seeking support from party members for the upcoming contest.
Bernice Kelley, Recorder of Deeds of Linn County, announces a sale to be held on August 4 942 subject to the decedent's will.
Judge Joe Edmundson runs as a Democratic candidate for the Western District, Linn County, subject to Democratic voters in the August 4 primary.
Margaret Price serves as Recorder of Deeds for Linn County preparing for the election to be held on Tuesday August 4 1942. The post oversees property records and official document filings in the county seat.
County Clerk Harry Rhodes seeks Republican voters support in the primary election on Tuesday August 4 1942. The notice urges participation within Sullivan County and aligns with party prerogatives for filling the clerk position.
As a candidate for the nomination for Prosecuting Attorney of Sul livan County Missouri subject to decision of the Republican voters of the County at the August primary election.
The essay argues Robert E. Lee’s status as a great general despite defeat at Gettysburg. It cites political interference and Davis’s demands, notes the battlefield shrine at Gettysburg, and urges schoolchildren to visit as part of American education and national memory.
Monday afternoon visits feature Nie McCollum and H L Wilson from Shelby. Goldie Swisegood spent the weekend with home folks. Mrs Irene Jennings improves after returning home from St Luke's Hospital in St Louis. Mr and Mrs Ed Minor of Kewanee Illinois visited his brother Don Minor and family. They spent an afternoon with Mr and Mrs George Brantner.
Oda Spaecer and family and Randal Lee Schreckise spent Sunday at the home of Willie Woodside. Harold Foss and family visited.
R M Gifford, prosecutor of Sullivan County Missouri, seeks the Republican nomination in the primary on Tuesday August 4 1942. The filing emphasizes allegiance to GOP voters and the party platform.
Mrs. Edd Lambert and Mrs. Clyta Hodgerson visit their families while Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Walters and Doris Wine call on the Jennings household. James McCollum stays with his uncle in Kansas City as Vera Walters and others spend a day with Lois Jennings. Billie J. extends a week long visit, and further calls are recorded with Pearl Bailey and Mrs. Min receiving guests.
Harold Abbott home hosts Sunday night gathering as Roy Miller and family attend a show at Purdi n on Friday. Ramah Jean Crist weekends with Carolee and Jimmie Crist in Winigan. Allie McCollum and daughter and son in law Bill and Mrs Gaul spend Saturday night with the Burkholders. Lorene Deming of Kansas City visits her parents J. H. and Mrs Burkholder.
Local residents report weekend visits and gatherings across Haseville Browning Chillicothe and Laredo. Couples and families including the Robinsons Pendergast Holser Lane Rottmann and Sayers shared time with relatives and shopped in Chillicothe.
The fragment notes a local item list under PURDIN ITEMS and states that there is still a plentiful selection. It appears as a brief community note without clear dates or names.
Mr and Mrs Will Penhale and Mr and Mrs Ray McNally visited L M McNally on Sunday. Thelma Armstrong wallpapered two rooms for Lon McNally. Jessie James show drew a large crowd Friday night. Material additions include a birth to Wayne Bagley and Elizabeth Gilmer, and visitors from Colorado.
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