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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
2
The Browning Leader Record announces Guy T Carter of Weeswning as a Republican candidate for sheriff of Linn County. Filing follows the August primary election under party rules.
An announcement states Dr. Q. H. Becker of Mewwning is authorized to seek the Democratic nomination for Sullivan County sheriff in the August primary election.
A.T. Havens of Pleas ure Hill township announces his run for sheriff of Sullivan County as a Democratic candidate at the August primary. The filing signals a bid for the office amid party nominations.
Pleasant Grove social notes list Sunday visits to Rod Lawrence and D W Pr ster homes, travel for employment to Chicago, weekend gatherings at Vert Murphy and O H Gramling homes, and numerous local trips to Galt Milan Humphrey and Milan for baccalaureate services. Names include Lawrence Murphy Williams Stephenson DeWitt Crowdis and many others with occasional injuries and wedding celebrations.
Friday notes reveal Hazel McKee spent one night last week with Lois Rinehart and Mr and Mrs Neve Crowd, plus an informal visit to Bob Crowd. The fragment hints at social ties in the neighborhood.
Rain visited Cross Roads and Cora Saturday night. Many locals, including Effie McClarren and family, moved to Laclede. Several residents traveled to nearby towns for markets, visits, and errands, with farm activity and social visits shaping the week. Names include McClarren, Fanning, Spencer, Tripp, Burchett, Payne, Neely, Dodson, Bauswell, Talbert, Monroe, Wolfe, Bazley, Patterson, and Robinson, spanning Cora, Milan, Browning, and vicinity.
Local notes recount Eva Monroe visiting with her father Saturday night and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Brown spent Sunday with Mrs John Able in Purdin, and Mr and Mrs Walter Patterson were guests of Harold Patterson and his wife. Mrs Jess Garrett has been reading in town.
Local notes report daily life in Shelby with names of residents visiting relatives and traveling to Marceline Brookfield and Laredo for events. An administrator notice in Linn County Missouri grants Mary Mandel’s estate letters to Bertha J. Riddle, with six months to present claims and one year to prosecute. Haseville items note families returning from Colorado and visits among neighbors.
A long list of Sunday guests and social events gathers at local homes. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and daughters, the Bartows and children, and others visited the Gooch home. Edith Rottmann visited her grandmother amid other family visitors. The Ladies Aid held a social at Carley Mallet’s home with a one act play, songs, readings, and a talk, followed by fruit salad and cake. Additional visits included J R Wood, Ben Wool, Mrs. Sayers, and several families from nearby towns. board shareholders of Citizens Savings Bank also met.
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