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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1977

Page

4

PEO meeting report and community notices in Brighton

Brighton reports show Chapter AQ PEO briefing on State convention at Drake University Des Moines. Local clubs Krony Krew Equality Womans Harmony and OFS hold meetings with birthday gifts, vacations, and social activities. births weddings and local resumptions noted.

Brighton Dave Erwin Chapter AQ P.E.O John McClintic Drake University Des Moines Leo Dunbar Krony Krew Bridge Club Lloyd Gray Leland Horton Max McClintic Stella Lauderdale Equality Club Esther Morgan Willing Workers Club Margaret Rotzinger Ed Warren Ruth South San Francisco Lillian Schaffer

Consumers rank auto issues as top gripe in BBB poll

American shoppers report more complaints about automobiles than any other problem category in a Better Business Bureau survey. Apparel and accessories rank second, followed by furniture and related items.

Better Business Bureau

Almanac entry for June 24, 1977 and historic events

Friday June 24 1977 is the 175th day of the year with 190 to follow. Notable birthdays include Henry Ward Beecher born 1813. Historical notes cover Thomas Willett becoming NYC mayor in 1665, wartime logistics in 1940, Berlin blockade in 1948, and the 1975 Eastern Airlines crash at JFK killing 114. Beecher’s dying words cited as a mystery.

United Press International Mars Henry Ward Beecher Thomas Willett New York City England Canada Britain Russia Berlin Eastern Airlines New Orleans Kennedy International Airport

Brighton group on tour to Nashville bus trip report

A Brighton group returned from a Nashville Tennessee bus tour with 44 passengers. Directors Denny Lee and wife led stops at Opryland Upper Room and Grand Ole Opry while tracing connections to local families and weddings.

Brighton Nashville Laton Schooley Ethel Hanze Alice Campbell Wilma McAfee Gladys Farrier Josephine Mullikin Tenn Denny Lee KBLZ Ottumwa Opryland Grand Ole Opry Virginia Carris Packwood Raymond Miller Bethany Leathers Kathryn Robison Fairfield Mildred Hicks Batavia Violet Erwin Wapello Ruth Cherry Washington Margaret Rotzinger Leroy Mineart Geo. Anderson Ernest Jacobs Eldon Jacobs Rotzinger Leland Horton Willis Horton Sr Ted Horton Eau Claire Wis Theodore Haubein Kent Ted Mark Haubein Wayne Wikstrom Kansas City Frank Gibson Osceola Roberta Ulm Shelley Shelley Horton Don Reig Robert Fillmore Burlington Luton Schooley Ronald Allison Mr. Pleasant Harold

Schooley Mayor wedding announced for June 25

Washington Evening Journal notes Carmen Schooley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Schooley of Brighton, will wed Larry Mayor, son of Louie Mayor and Maxine Burns, at the Brighton United Methodist Church on June 25. Guests at a June 17 shower celebrated with bridal games, a signed cookbook, and gift exchanges, with blue and white wedding bells decorating the gift table.

Dwight Colliver West Chester Carmen Schooley Hagist Carmen Stan Schooley Brighton Larry Mayor Louie Mayor Maxine Burns Missouri Brighton United Methodist Church

Richland Library to Sponsor Summer Reading Program

Richland Library sponsors a summer reading program for students from first through fifth grade. The program runs June 28 to August 5 with signups during library hours. Co chairmen Mable Wolcott and Jan Hoover lead the effort and a story hour is planned. An interlibrary loan service, not catalogued items, is available with films and article photocopies. The library cooperates with Southeastern Library Service and local staff provide information. The second item notes typical 1975 employee benefits costs with pensions being the highest.

Richland Richland Library Mable Wolcott Jan Hoover Southeastern Library Service

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