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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1932
Page
2
K V Lucas urges Oelwein Register readers to avoid degrading their hometowns. He argues that a town is defined by its residents and that boasting superiority or disparaging the area sullies one’s own reputation. Stay proud, or relocate to make room for others.
Weather remains pleasant as Shel by hosts events. Shelby defeats Purdin 30 to 4 in basketball and wins baseball 13 to 10 with Harper battery McCollum Wood. Second game baseball sees Harper 12 to 4 over Baby Elephants. Emil Deskins and mother visit Brookfield. Bert Kirk visits Eli. Ervin Craig and Guy Turtle return to Shelby.
D L Cady Gooch and families and numerous neighbors gathered for Cassity and Cotter reunions in Linneus after a weekend visit at Chillicothe and nearby homes. Attendees included R D Cassity and wife and many cited relatives from the Pulliam, Faulch, Elliott, Hamer, Hess and Grice families. Members reported extended visits and shared meals during the communal gathering.
The family reports the passing of their little daughter on August 31 after a stay with relatives in Illinois. Funeral services were conducted at home on September 1 by Rev. E. Bl ook of the Linneus M E Church, with burial in Purdin cemetery. Mr and Mrs Dee Monroe are the bereaved parents.
Mrs. Jane Foster and granddaughter Fay Foster and great granddaughter Bar ora Swearengen visit Mrs. Josie Williams in Galt. Dr A Cochrane of Keokuk Iowa visited Henry Lawrence. Ralph Lawrence took cattle to Chicago. John Jones Leo Whitaker Loy Jones build a barn for Jen Wright near Roger. Mr and Mrs Tom Foster visited Sam Swearengen. Charley Murphy and wife visited Arlando Murphy. Gail Pilcher visited with Arthur Lawrence. Miss Golda Davis of Kirksville visited Martha Davis at D W Foster. M Harris and L P Lawrence called at Whitebrothers. Hartwell Franklin called at D W Foster. Coy Jones and Miss Georgia Bridewell married Aug 28.
Spienaia weather cools into real fall tones as a revival meeting at Garner church draws great attendance. Sunday basket dinner, three services, and a baptizing at John McDonnald's pond mark weekend activities.
Weather cool in Shafter as Mrs. R E Smith stays in Brookfield to help care for her new granddaughter. Families, including Mr and Mrs Raymond Gooch, Mr and Mrs W L Baker, D P Myers, Tom Allen and others, gather for visits and a lawn party honoring Charlotte Myers of Iowa. Shoppers George Hess and Betty Jean join Saturday downtown activities.
The column records weekend visits and social calls across Linn County. Mr and Mrs Coulter hosted the Arnold family. many families including the Myers, Gooch, Molloy, Meeker, and Booch groups traveled for gatherings. A RN A meeting featured Mrs Lee Myers of Iowa, who praised the lodge, as neighbors shared cake and peaches. The piece ends with a garden harvest reflection on early garden produce and available eats.
Slats notes a friend visiting Antys family reveals her husband died six months ago and caused pain near the heart. Emmy questions finances after a bank check cash attempt where a cashier claims no recognition. Emmy introduces sisters in law to each other, but cash remains refused. Sunday includes a Sunday school game and canned beef and worms.
The entry recounts a rough week with mishaps and social news. Joe Hix lies in hospital after a party and aims to be home by Thanksgiving. A sheep sale near Bucklin features top ram prices with strong demand and plans for a 1933 follow up sale.
Linn County sheep men gathered at Linneus on Tuesday to view a display of 400 rams as part of a pre sale event for 35 head in the afternoon. Several rams were sent to Chariton Sullivan and Grundy County while the rest remained in Linn County to boost the lamb crop. Prices averaged reasonably for the county show.
The article argues that road projects should fit local needs and cost, warning against across the board cuts. It asserts road work is a vital tool against distress and unemployment and that wisely spent road dollars generate ongoing dividends by boosting business and tourism.
The piece extols highways as feeders for farming regions linking towns to cross country routes. Oil or asphalt secondary roads cost under five thousand dollars per mile and promise weatherproof, skidproof, long wearing surfaces. It lauds good roads as a progressive twentieth century advance essential for fast economical year round transport and future American prosperity.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Florence A. Fleming were granted by the Linn County Probate Court on August 12, 1932. Creditors must exhibit claims within six months of grant for allowance or be barred. claims not shown within one year are forever barred. Executors: America Fleming Curtis B. Fleming Arthur L. Pratt. Judge of Probate.
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