Brighton OBS Friendship Meeting Attended by 75
Brighton Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held a Friendship meeting at the Masonic Temple with about 75 members and guests present. Key dignitaries included Mrs. Helen Bower from Asphasia Chapter Sigourney, Mrs. Ruth Craig from Bethlehem Chapter Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Virginia Martin from Fern Leaf Chapter Lone Tree, and Paul Steberton from Washington. Guest officers were introduced in a program staged by Mrs. Elmer Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laton Schooley
Brighton
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Helen Bower
Asphasia
Sigourney
Ruth Craig
Bethlehem
Mt. Pleasant
Virginia Martin
Ruth
Fern Leaf
Lone Tree
Paul Steberton
Washington
Mary Lou Nihart
Nancy Stacy
Leo Dunbar
Don Mullikin
O.E.S
Trinity
Davenport
Mt Pleasant
Emma Beckman
Columbus Junction
Corona
Sharon Center
Whitnall Park
Wis
Iowa City
Wellman
Batavia
Ollie
Wayland
Guy Stacy
Kenneth Guy
Guy
Lee Schafer
Diane Stacy
Nancy
Scott Nabholtz
Ottumwa
Brighton United Methodist Church
N.L
Mim
Chuck
Alice Campbell
Allen Lauderdale
Edgar Rotzinger
Esther Morgan
Earl Neal
John McClintic
Max McClintic
Krony Krew Bridge Club
Elsie Atkinson
Wedmer
Norene Erwin
Ben Crandall
Hazel Shaffer
Lucille Bence
Music scholarships to Columbus pupils
The Etude Federated Music Club awarded summer Music Camp scholarships to Lynn Ann Foster and Mike McGregor at the Columbus Community High School Awards banquet. Various local clubs held meetings and engagements, with members hosting, visiting, and honoring friends and family during May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene B. Dillon
Columbus Junction
Dean Marshall
Burlington
Iowa City
Etude Federated Music Club
Lynn Ann Foster
Mike McGregor
Columbus Community High School
Edith Orr
Wm. Dunn
Rain Lants
Howard Dunn
John Dillon
Arian Lowe
Washington County Hospital
Louisa County Republican Women’s Club
Peoples National Bank
Kenneth Carrell
Chapter CX
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Des Moines
Drake University
Sarah Porter Beckwith
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Bar
Columbus Junction State Bank
Cindy DeGroot
Cedarcrest
FHA
Chris Newell
Jan Conaway
Denley Ganfield
United Presbyterian
May 21 birthday notes and history highlights
On May 21 1976 events include birthdates for Glenn Curtiss and Raymond Burr and historical notes such as the 1832 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore the 1881 Red Cross chapter in Washington the 1941 Roosevelt state of national emergency and the 1974 Jeb Magruder sentence. A thought from Richard Garnett accompanies the almanac.
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United Press International
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Glenn Curtiss
Raymond Burr
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Clara Barton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States
Chester UMW plans July picnic and changes
West Chester May 18 Twenty-two members and three guests attended the United Methodist Women meeting May 12. Plans include a July picnic to honor West Chester Senior Citizens, a June 9 Mother-Daughter luncheon, and a bicentennial capsule scroll signing. New member Mrs. William Dusenbery joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Atkinson
Nettie Chuck
Beulah Coffin
Lucille Doughty
Lillian Schafer
Edith Stacy
Hazel Wikoff
Josephine Mullikin
Kathryn Robison
Clifford Leeper
United Presbyterian
Louise Hodson
Clinton
Lyle Stacy
Dave Erwin
Robert Thurman
New York
Denver
Colo
Gladys Savage
Thurmans
West Coast
Canada
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Bob Gant
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Gabe
Dennis Conrad
Keota
Ed Conrad
Eunice Gowey
Brighton
W.A. Erwin
Lee Schafer
Don Mulli
Douglas Wong
College Station
Bryan
Texas
Lydia Allison
Jeff Swartzendruber
Glen Mullikin Jr
University of Northern Iowa At
Cedar Falls
Tom Hobbs
West Chester
United Methodist Women
William Dusenbery
Rusty Parcell
Dale Miller
Ed Hahn
United Nations Association
Unicef
John Capper
Dave Higdon
Washington
Esther Booth
Jay Hough
Ben Niffenegger
Lucille Nicola
Dolly Combs
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OBS
Columbus
Willing Workers Club
Donald Robison
Twila Hunter
Ron Mullikin
Don Swartzendruber
Minneapolis
Scott Swartzendruber
Oskaloosa
Cindy. Marty Schooley
Lee
Schooley
Murray Schooley
Washington Jr. High
Kenneth Farrier
Earl
Kenny
Gilbert Stout
East Moline
Retta Stout
Alma Dawson
John Dawson
Keith Stout
the Almanac
White House
Jeb Magruder
Richard Garnett
God
Chester
UMW
Washington County
Farm Plat Book
Ainsworth
Harold’s Standard Service
John Hazelett Lord Insurance Agency
Norman “Eddie” Edwards Gould Funeral Homes
Mullikin Fertilizer
Crawsfordsville Home Feed & Lumber CO
Williams Oil CO
E. Pleasant Plain
L. W
Kalona
Gingerich Implement
J & J Lumber
Kalona Builders Supply the
Kalona News
Kalona Oilco Miller Well Service Reifs, Inc
Weldonna, Inc
Washington County Farm Store
Wenger Insurance
Riverside
Prairie Feed & Grain
Wellman Lumber CO
ROY Lyoder & Son
CONTR
Marvin’s DX
Stewart Elevator, Inc
West Truck Line
Brighton Rabio Savings Bank
Crawfordsville Peoples Savings Bank
Kalona Farmers Savings Bank
Kalona Savings Bank
Keota Farmers Savings Bank
Riverside Peoples Trust & Savings
Swanson Real Estate
Home Gas Inc
Wellman Savings Bank
West Chester Savings Bank
AMC
AMCYP
Thompson Motors
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