Mrs. John Durst Elected President of Seventy-Six Club
The May meeting of the 76 Community Club elected Mrs. John Durst as president with Mrs. Elvin Roberts as vice president and Mrs. Tom Carris as secretary. The group, led by Chair Bernard Redlinger, planned a June 11 housecleaning and held a flower bulb exchange. Guests included Mrs. Walter Reed and JoEllen Ollinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Durst
Seventy-Six Club
Kenneth E. Bell
76 Community Club
Walter Bower
Paul Adam
Bernard Redlinger
Elvin Roberts
Tom Carris
Robert Yoder
Raymond Peiffer
David Winegarden
Ira Huber
Lloyd Miller
George Kafka
Ed Conrad
Munday
Walter Reed
Burl Foster
JoEllen Ollinger
Gracehill Women aid temple formation in Burlington
Gracehill residents report Mrs. Harold Klopfenstein Mrs. Leonard Brinning and Mrs. Nelson Woodford assisting in founding a new Pythian temple in West Burlington. Local social notes list visits and gatherings across nearby towns including Ottumwa Keota Washington Coppock and New Sharon with several dinner and family visit entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracehill Women Help Institute
New Pythian Temple
Burlington
Gracehill
Harold Klopfenstein
Leonard Brinning
Nelson Woodford
West Burlington
West Chester
Cloyee Dill
Keota
Robert Dill
Charles Crull
Vera Deimerly
Paul Harvey
Preston Harvey
W. B. Edwards
Washington
Lewis Hering
Juanita
Fred Garrett
C. A. Strohm
John Williams
Beulah Mikseh
Ottumwa
Ira Mikseh
Lyle Hayes
Co. L. Eyestone
Methodist Church
Max Waterhouse
Eugene Engel
Howard Zihlman
Coppock
Seniors Enjoy Chicago Trip and Community Losses
The Crawfordsville senior class and teachers returned home tired but pleased with their Chicago excursion. They visited Palmer House, the radio program Welcome Traveler, the stock market, and ball games. two deaths, Mrs. Harvey Bales and Andy Gardner, saddened the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Chicago
Our House
Davenport
Palmer House
Miss Hayes
Mary Pickford
Fhion Town
Elks Memorial
Othe
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Socks
Lois Hayes
Stanley Miller
Mary Anderson
Janet Fletcher
Marjorie Raymond
Russell Monson
Keith Johnson
Vaughn McArtor
Roger Holmes
Bob Huff
Harvey Bales
Allen
Des Moines
Andy Gardner
Iowa City
Clare Boos
Herbert Rich
Mildred Ann
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Joe Rich
Gene Bash
Stanley Swartzendruber
Swartzendruber
John Rich
Rev King Reappointed Pastor of Two Charges
The Evangelical United Brethren conference reappointed Rev Lynn J King as pastor for the coming year to lead Spring Run and Cairo charges. The newly formed group includes 160 ministers, 170 churches and 23 000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Lynn J. King
Evangelical-United Brethren Churches
Spring Run
Cairo
Conference of
The
Evangelical and United Brethren Churches
David Hull
D. R. Harbison
Doudna
California
Glen Caldwell
Inglewood
Calif
Katie Bowman
Verne Jack
Vinton
J. W. Bidwell
Washington
Ann Martin
University of Iowa
Shellabarger Drug Store
Blind Wellman man proves life can go on with sight loss
Aaron Shetler a 76 year old Wellman resident who has been blind since age 19 lives alone and manages daily tasks. He splices hay rope for farmers and once helped his father break horses despite blindness. He reads Braille, uses radio for news, and relies on clocks to tell time. He keeps a two room home and eats at a hotel noon meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Aaron Shetler
Mr. Shetler
Ed Mr. Shetler
Iowa
Sheiler
David Mineart
Brighton High School
Mr. McAffee
Mineart
David
Mothers Problems Roll Call by Ten Indian Creek Club
Mrs. Lloyd Farrier hosts the Indian Creek Club with ten members answering roll call on Mothers Problems. Guests included Mrs. Griffin and Martha, Mrs. Marion Griffin, Mrs. Walter Pacha and Harvey, plus two children. Next meeting set with Mrs. D W Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Lloyd Farrier
Indian Creek Club
Charles Griffin
Martha
Marion Griffin
Walter Pacha
Harvey
D. W. Tucker
Wellman Sunday School Notes Meetings and Visits
The Mary and Martha Sunday School class held an all-day meeting May 9 with quilting and carpet rag sewing. A dinner was served, and a business session planned help for needy families. Guests included Mrs. D. C. Bis singer, Charles, Mrs. C. A. Perlentein, and Mr. T. C. Nicholson. Multiple Wellman residents and visitors are listed along with local happenings and travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Bissinger
Charles
C. A. Perlentein
T. C. Nicholson
E. E. Yoder
Harvey Kempt
North Main Street
A. J. Nichols
Tom Bates
Ethyl Ellis
BK. Swarthout
L. C. Swain
Tipton
Pvt
Howard Bringman
Ted Bringman
Clarion
Germany
Marvin Whetstine
Lloyd Whetstine
Kansas City
Marlin Small
Camp _ Carson
Colo
C. N. Small
Frank Wilson
Wellman
Iowa City
Roy Durian
Arthur Wright
Ross Levert
Kitty Mae Maddock
Des Moines
Milt Stapp
Park Griggs
Oren Harrell Accepts Altoona School Superintendent Post
Supt Oren Harrell has accepted a superintendent position in Altoona near Des Moines. The town of about eight hundred residents suffered heavy rains that flooded basements damaged furnaces water heaters and sewers. Local social notes mention visitors and community events including a school program and mothers tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Oren Harrell
Gtonna
Altoona
Des Moines
Eli White
Glen Caldwell
W. W. Twinam
Mariam Crossen
Inglewood
Calif
Bud
Ronnie Roth
Wayland
Jeanette Hanna
Montezuma
Lizzie Wooley
Harley Rhea
Lois
Janice Hayes
Marguerite Hulquist
Mary Anderson
Janet Fletcher
Marjorie Raymond
Mt. Pleasant
Sermon and Commencement Notes From Columbus High
Rev E C Sears spoke at Columbus high school auditorium on Sunday May 13 with the theme Getting Along With Others. The program included music, readings, and benediction by local pastors. other events covered seniors and eighth graders, class night, and a trip to Wisconsin Dells. The senior class also hosted a tea, Bible school dates were set, and weekend visitors were listed. The Columbus seniors toured Chicago by Trailways bus with principal Glen Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
E. C. Sears
The
Methodist Church
Columbus High School
Charles H. Keller
Dixie Free Methodist Church
W. L. Sanford
Independent Bible Church
Margaret Houseal
Thomas Nelson
Cotter Presbytterian
Cotter
Norma Bender
Dorothy Jones
Marion Owens
James Podaris
Barbara Boyd
Janet Stapp
Dale Hawkins
Willard Howell
Bill Johnson
Florence
Presbyterian Guild Hosts Mother's Day Tea in Brighton
In Brighton on May 11 the Presbyterian Guild held a Mother's Day tea with a program of music solos and readings by children. A cablegram from Lysle Wheeler Jr. in Tokyo announced he expects to be home soon. The day's events also noted PTA officers elected for next year and year end summaries from home economics and manual training classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Crile
Brighton
Presbyterian Guild
H. J. Royston
Lysle Wheeler, Jr
Red Oak
Navy
Tokyo
Japan
Glenn Pringle
Edith Griffith
Uneer
Monroe Kelly
Malcom Griffith
Mission Ran
Charles Muimper
Methodist Church
Howard Washburn
Guy Teeter
Gallup
N. M
Teeter
Edith Werner
Robert Decker
Cedar Rapids
Charles A. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Roy
Alice
the Legion Hall
Joe Etzen
Lake Darling
Indian Creek Reunion Plans Now Being Made
Indian Creek reunion planners meet in Sandy Hook on May 15 to set the second Sunday in June date. Committees cover Entertainment Table Reception and staffing. A May tribute picnic at Amana honors Grandma Tucker and relatives travel for a funeral in Pinkeyville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Carl Corpman
L. P. Guy
Indian Creek
Raymond Mineart
Ferne Jones
Grace Frazey
Christine McClintic
Margaret Hesseltine
Archie Farrier
Amana
D. W. Tucker
Herbert Everett
Bob
Kathy
Allen Breiter
Daryl Tucker
Beverly
Amanas
Grandma Tucker
Harry Anderson
James Chorpening
Pinkeyville
Ill
Bert Logan
Ralph
Earl Chorpening
Riverside Lions Club Charter Banquet In Riverside
The Riverside Lions Club held its charter banquet at St Marys hall with 90 attendees. District Governor Roy W Hinson presented the charter, and the Wellman Lions club donated a brass gang and gavel. Local members listed include Lon Adams Gerald Armbruster and F W Schnoebelen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Lions Club
St. Mary’s Hall
F. W. Schnoebelen
Roy W. Hinson
Wellman Lions Club
Lon Adams
Gerald Armbruster
Leo Birka
Francis Baschnagel
W. 5. Bouquet
Harry Colvin
Hubert Doud
Tom Dautremont
W. L. Edwards
Leland Fisher
Dale Ford
Earl Hart
George Havel
Lester Kenny
Don Kirchner
Duane Latta
Ronald Latta
Ray I. Marner
Donald Meeks
Albert Novy
Joe Pailliot
Russell Monson Home From Chicago Trip
Crawfordsville high school valedictorian Russell Monson returned home from a Chicago trip with classmates and sponsor Lois Hayes. They toured Marshall Field's, Shedd Aquarium, planetarium, attended a major league game, and will attend Coe College in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Blankenhorn
Fairview
Russell Monson
Crawfordsville High School
Chicago
Lois Hayes
Stanley Miller
Marshall Field
Shedd Aquarium
Planetarium
Russell
Coe College
Eva Nelson
Washington
T. H. Barnes
Lt. Robert McKirahan Leaves for Overseas
Wayland May 10 Dr and Mrs J R McKirahan announce their youngest son Lt Robert McKirahan left by plane Friday May 4 for duty overseas. Local guests and several households are noted in social items from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McKirahan
Overseas
Wayland
J. R. MccKirahan
R. W. Hann
Joliet, IL
J. C. Carris
D. L. Rinner
Harris Davis
Washington
Vere Davis
Kalona
Mary Lute
H. D. Suter
C. W. Schlatter
Raymond Wenger
Esther Widmer
Elkhart
Ind
Paul Widmer
C. D. Widmer
Reuben Widmer
Winfield
Edwin Freyenberger
Vernon Boshart
Pontiac, IL
Joliet, Ill
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Washington County
Tmne
Clayton Funston
Spangler
Harry Lauderman
Mrs
Alfred Raymond
Jess Raymond
Carleton
North English
Harry Morse
P. S. Conrad
Oral Conrad
Dewey Conrad
Lloyd de Harppert
Pearl McNeil
King
Shetler
School For the
Dan Hesseltines
Ray Farrier
Kirksville
O. B. Godber
Squires
James Aggson
Jim
Jack Droz
V. T. Droz
Ray Marner
Texas
Bill Stricker
Supt
Church of God
Jack Pence
Riverside Lions Club
G. B. Kirchner
Britt
Kate Schwietzer
San Bernadino
O. E. Latta
Omar Terhune
Wingler
Conrad Brenner
Nels Nehlsen
Dale Howard
Karl Holvik
Lawrence Jones
Fannie Meeks
Mary Younkin
Mobile
Ala
Ivan Meek
MYF
Farmers Supply Store
Patsy
Marilla Lackey
Nancy Jackson
Vada Lemley
Marilyn Moss
Russel Monson
Rhea
Lee Rhea
Everett Rhea
Clint
Anthes Smith
Phoebe
Jess
Ft. Madison
William Worley
Ivy Kenning
Douglas
Denver
Colorado
Dale Darbyshire
Charles Hanna
Russell Williams
Glen McGuire
Milan
Illinois
Marvin Rinner
Arnold Rinner
Noble
Robert Henderson
Irvin Wulf
Floyd Reschley
William Reschley
Olds
Elmer Reschley
Arvid Anderson
Lillian Maxwell
Arvid
Amelia Anderson
Swedesburg
Melvin Bergstrom
Gary
Shirley
Paul Ed Anderson
Dickie Lee
Ann
Roy Kennedy
Robert Laurer
Jimmie
F. J. Maxwell
W. J. Evans
Ames
Don Monson
Coe
Eldred Olson
Decatur
Earle
Morris Plaines
N. J
Donald Blankenhorn
Donna
Jaclyn
Tom Edgar
Greely
John O. Edgar
Morning Sun
Knox Dunn
Sadie McCullough
Wyman
Ezra Wittmer
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