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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
2
The Browning Missouri column reports a week of mediating weather with overcast skies and mud. Local residents Clive Freeland and family visited relatives. George Fields and Don Brookshier attended town errands. flu keeps several residents home. many neighbors swapped visits and attended Easter picnics at Catcham Woods.
Will Welch and wife and Mr. Moore spent Sunday at their daughter Mrs. Tracy Christian and family. Albert Dodge and wife called on Tom McDonald and wife Saturday. Carl Logan and wife spent Sunday with home folks in Shelby. Nora Richardson was in Shelby Sunday. Mr. Hatch spent Saturday night and Sunday with Frank Hauer. Henry Logan left Thursday night for Detroit to get a job. Mrs. Vera Hauer and daughter were mentioned in the day’s notes.
We are authorized to announce James G. Nickell of Duncan township as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sullivan county. He seeks the Republican nomination at the August primary election.
George W. Wood of Clay township runs for Linn County Missouri sheriff subject to Democratic voters will in the August primary election.
Virgil Molloy stays with his brother John Molloy and family in Gauity for several days. Mr and Mrs Hammock and their children spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs James Hammock.
The piece notes pleasant spring weather this morning. It lists local residents visiting or traveling, including Mrs. Dale Sill on the sick list, Mrs. Maggie Brewer at Sherman Cordray's, and Perry Christian and wife at Otis McCollum's. Roy Hart travels to Milan for business while Robert Cattey and wife shop in Winigan. Perry McCollum and wife stay at Otis McCollum's, and Verlan Christian along with Edgar McCollum Paul Sell Antone and Carl Lattman hold an egg roast by the rocky ford Sunday.
The candidacy of L. M. Watson of North Salem township for the office of Sheriff of Linn county is announced, subject to the will of Democratic voters in the upcoming August primary.
The text records visits: a person spending days with Grandmother Kirk, Carlos Rauer with his uncle Frank, Beverly Carr and wife in Purdin on Saturday, L. T. Finney in Purdin, a high school egg roast on Bear Branch Sunday evening with a fine time, and Ben McGhee and wife visiting their daughter Mrs. L. T. Finney Sunday evening.
Miss Jaunice Pipes spent Sunday with Erma Knight. Miss Esta Foster visited Pleasant Grove for the weekend. Farrel Spencer was in Milan Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Moore and children Helen and Ralph of Brookfield visited the Morris home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ella Bauswell move west of Cora this week. Ad Norman visited Cora Friday. Mrs. Ella Hoskins, visiting Les ter Lawrence, returned to Cora Sunday. Haske Spencer of Cora visited Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Swearengen were visitors in Cora Saturday.
Trustee Vane C Thurso announces public sale of undivided half interest in parts of sections 21 and 22, township 60 north range 20 west Linn County Missouri to settle a past due note. Sale at west door of Linn County Courthouse on Friday April 8 1932 between 9 AM and 5 PM.
Sunday dinners and visits mark Shafter life as families, friends, and neighbors gather at homes in the area. Residents share greetings, note farm and road concerns, and recount visitors from Callao, Browning, and nearby farms. The piece highlights social ties and a hoped rapid survey for a farm to market road.
The letter asks for patience as the writer delays payment to a correspondent identified by initials I D U. It urges the recipient to wait while others settle debts, suggesting the writer will pay once others do. The tone shifts to a harsh moral exhortation comparing the executor of accounts to facing judgment.
Mr and Mrs Dan Foster of Pleasant Grove visited their daughter Mrs Charley Swearen gen over the weekend Miss Lois Franklin stayed with Pearl Franklin Verda Pipes and Mary Knight of Milan visited home folks Hartwell Franklin ill with vaccination Iverine and Lyster Morris attended Pleasant Grove last day of school Mae Dunlap and children arrived from Drexitt Missouri to spend the summer with her mother Molly
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