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''Letters of Interest'' was a monthly periodical serving primarily North America with news and articles concerning the open brethren (OB) from 1934-19961997. The very first issue was in July 1934, as ''Letters of Interest from The Home Field'', as a small 8-page newsletter with various colored covers. It was edited by William G. McCartney, associate editor of J.H. Williamson, treasurer was R.W. Trotter & assistant treasurer was R.W. Stott. In 1938, the name was shortened to ''Letters of Interest''. By 1943, the covers had changed to photographic, and a 32-page magazine. In in 1969 to it rebranded as ''Interest''. In the 1990's, it was changed to ''News of Interest''and reduced to a newsletter format until its end in 1997.
=Offices=
* Jan. 1949 - Mar. 1956+: 311 West Lake St., "
* +Oct. 1956 - Sept. 1969: 127 South Wacker Dr., "
* +Jan. 1970 - Feb. 1992+: 218 W. Willow St., Wheaton* +Dec. 1994+ - P.O. Box 190, IL"* +Dec. 1994+: 135 East St. Charles Rd., Carol Stream
=Printer=
=Staff=
** Elisabeth Bayles - Feb. 1955 - Jan. 1961
** Robert W. Mojonnier +Jan. 1972 - Dec. 1977
** C. Donald Cole +Sept. 1969 - June 1970+
** Arthur F. Wilder - Aug. 1973 - June 1977
** Davis Duggins - Dec. 1985 - June 1989+
** Peter J. Santucci "Intern Asst. Editor" +Sept. 1989 - Feb. 1990** Debra Locklear "Managing Editor" - Mar. 1990 - Dec. 1994** Intern AsstNaomi Bauman +June 1971 - Dec. Editor1984; He also provided some of the photographs+April 1987 - Jan.1995+
* Doris Gillespie - Nov. 1989 - Oct. 1991
* Julia Hunt - +Mar. 1992 - Mar. 1993+
* Pamela "Pam" Cochrane +Dec. 1993 - Jan. 1995+ ==Production==* Theressa Moraitis - June 1994- Jan. 1995+** "Production"
==Misc==
* Nancy Pearce +1993
* Paul Regan +1993
* Andy Holloman +Dec- Jan. 1993+* Roger Bigney +Dec1988 - Jan. 1993+1995* Tom Spacek +Dec. 1993+* Pamela Cochrane +- Dec. 19931994+
* Lynn Valentine +Dec. 1993+
* Angi Bohlmann +Dec. 1993+
* Mooh Saeteaw +Dec. 1994+
* Marylan Lewis +Dec. 1994+
===PTPart-Time=======* Mark Bentz @ U.S.====* Mark Bentz +Dec. 1993- Dec. 1994+* Kelli Neal @ U.S. +Dec. 1993+ ====* Nelson Annan @ Canada====+Dec. 1993+* Henrietta Koenig @ Canada +Dec. 1993+* Gord Martin @ Canada +Dec. 1993+
==Art Editor/Director==
Photographers & Illustrators were uncredited prior to 1985. This position was rebranded as "Composition" in March 1990, "Creative Director" before June of 1993, and "Designer" in June of 1994.
* John W. Sweemer +June 1971 - Jan. 1987
* Barbara Tillman - June 1986 - Aug. 1986+
* Helen Lannis - +Oct. 1986 - Aug. 1988+
* Peter & Sharon Taylor - Sept. 1988 - June 1994** rebranded ''Composition'' in Sharon Taylor - Sept. 1988 - Mar. 19901992* Mike Hamel - +June 1993 - May 1994** "Creative Director"* Thomas Moraitis - June 1994- Jan. 1995+** "Designer"** also the Art Director @ Christianity TodayInternational 1992-1995; see his [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmoraitis LinkedIn].
===Photographers===
* Ake Lundberg - Sept. 1988 - Jan. 1993+
** probably Ake Thomas Lundberg (1925-2012), son of Thomas Gracy Lundberg & Hanna Lundberg.
* Peter J. Santucci +Sept. 1989 - Feb. 1990
* Dale Gehman - Apr. 1991 - Jan. 1993+
* Jim Whitmer - Feb. 1985 - Dec 1993+
* H. Armstrong Roberts - Jan. 1985 - Dec 1993+
* Mark Soderquist - July-Aug. 1991; Dec. 1992
* Michael Hudson - Mar. 1992 - May 1993+
* William Favata - Dec. 1994
===Illustrators===
* Ron Stotz - Apr. 1993
* Lynette Hoppe - May 1993
* Tom LaBaff - Oct. 1994
==Business Manager==
* Dennis Gene Bentz - Jan. 1973 - Nov. 1979; Jan.-Mar. 1980; May-June 1980 (b. 1937 Sheboygan, [[Wisconsin|WI]] - d. 2017 Naperville, Chicagoland, IL), son of Eldrid Carl Bentz (b. 1903 Kewaunee, WI - d. 1999 Wheaton, DuPage, Chi., IL) & Nelda A. Radloff Bentz (b. 1911 Johnsonville, Sheboygan, WI; m. 1934; d. 1998 Wheaton, IL). Eldrid & Nelda were part of St. John's UCC in Sheboygan, Nelda served as president of the women's club many years. They moved to Wheaton in 1997. Wife (1964 @ Milwaukee, WI): Jacqueline Louise Reeves Bentz (b. 1939). Dennis attended Elmhurst College, and in 1964 was employed as an accountant for the [https://www.globalgilson.com/about-us Gilson Co.].
* Andrew Johnston - Dec. 1979; April 1980; July-Oct. 1980
* Roger Bigney +Dec. 1993 - Jan. 1995+
* James "Jim" A. Stahr - +Jan. 1972 - May 1986 (b. 1926 Oak Park, Cook, Chi., IL - d. 2019 Wheaton, IL), son of Jens "John" Marius Madsen Stahr (b. 1884 Voldum, Denmark - d. 1944 Lake Minnewaska, [[New York|NY]]) & Aagot Amundsen Stahr (b. 1895 Chicago, IL - d. 1985 Union, Bergen, [[New Jersey|NJ]]). John Stahr was comptroller of the Western Electric Co. Wife (1952 @ Millburn Twp., Essex, NJ): Betty Lou Ewen Stahr (b. 1931 Flushing, NY - d. 2017 Wheaton, IL), daughter of Frank Neil Ewen (b. 1907 Weston Favel, Trelawny, [[Jamaica]] - d. 1990 Cocoa, Brevard, [[Florida|FL]]) & Lillian Margaret Wilen Ewen (b. 1907 Manhattan, NYC, NY - d. 1990 Titusville, Brevard, FL).
* William "Bill" W. Conard - June 1986 - April 1993
* Mike Hamel - June 1994+- Jan. 1995* Ken Botton - Jan. 1995 - 1997
==Managing Editor==
==President/Publisher==
* Neil M. Glass +Jan. 1972 - Oct. 1985
* Bruce R. McNicol - Nov. 1985 - May 1994+Jan. 1995
==Chairman==
** "Executive Director" - Nov. 1980 - Dec. 1984
* Nelson Annan - Dec. 1987 - Dec. 1988; +Mar. 1992 - Dec. 1993
* James "Jim" Hislop - Jan. 1994 - May Dec. 1994+ ==Vice-Chairman==* Clifford Ice - +Nov.-Dec. 1994+
==Vice-President==
* Nelson Annan - Jan. 1985 - Nov. 1985 - Dec. 1988; Dec. 1990 - Dec. 1993
* David Rickert - Dec. 1986 - Dec. 1990; Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1993
* Bruce McNicol - Nov. 1985 - Jan. 1995
* James "Jim" Hislop - Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1994+
* Doug Burnside - +Sept. 1993 - Dec. 1994+
* Daniel Dominguez - Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1994+
* Dale Gifford - Jan. 1994 - Dec. 1994+
* Jay Gurnett - Jan. 1994 - Dec. 1994+
* Clifford Ice - Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1994+
* Donald Kersemeier - Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1994+
* Ash Kimber - +Sept. 1993 - Dec. 1994+
