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J. F. Curry & Ike Drake Inspect A Tire At Ann Arbor Tire Co., November 1965

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Ann Arbor News, November 10, 1965
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Here the tire is being inspected by J. F. Curry and Ike Drake for soundness, full size, and age to determine whether it can be retreaded for perfect service.

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1965
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November
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George Stipe, Ann Arbor Tire Co., Receives A Certificate Of Commendation From The Tire Retreading Institute, November 1965

George Stipe, Ann Arbor Tire Co., Receives A Certificate Of Commendation From The Tire Retreading Institute, November 1965 image
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Ann Arbor News, November 10, 1965
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Here you see superior service efforts being acknowledged. J. F. Curry, director of TIRE RETREADING INSTITUTE is presenting George Stipe of ANN ARBOR TIRE CO. with a commending plaque as the result of the institutes' inspection of the local firms Tire Retreading Plant. This emphatically implies that our customers can be assured of the SAFETY and QUALITY of our retreading process, upholding the slogan: "The Best Money Can Buy"

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1965
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November
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J. F. Curry & Ike Drake With Buffing Equipment At Ann Arbor Tire Co., November 1965

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Ann Arbor News, November 10, 1965
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Here The Buffing Equipment is in a precision operation. It's another step in extending the ultimate in guaranteed tire wear.

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1965
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November
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J. F. Curry & Ike Drake With Curing Equipment At Ann Arbor Tire Co., November 1965

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Ann Arbor News, November 10, 1965
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And now, the CURING process where TIME, TEMPERATURE, and PRESSURE creates the Traction and Wear Qualities of our tires.

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1965
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November
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J. F. Curry & Ike Drake, Ann Arbor Tire Co., November 1965

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Ann Arbor News, November 10, 1965
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HERE YOU HAVE IT: TRI-QUALITY 1. SAFETY 2. QUALITY 3. GUARANTEED SATISFACTION

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1965
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November
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City Council Member Nancy Wechsler, September 1973

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Ann Arbor News, December 30, 1973
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1973
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September
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Lydia & George Lavender Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary, March 1946

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Ann Arbor News, March 5, 1946
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Mr. and Mrs. George Lavender of S. State St. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at open houses held yesterday afternoon and evening. They were married March 4, 1896, at Dixboro.

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1946
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March
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Expressway Accident Scene Where Deputy Harold Ewald Was Injured, June 1959

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Ann Arbor News, June 24, 1959
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OFFICER INJURED: This is the Sheriff's Department patrol car from which Deputy Harold C. Ewald stepped moments before the Pittsfield township fire truck at left was sent careening into him. The fire truck was hit by a tractor-trailer.

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1959
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June
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Sheriff's Deputy Seriously Injured In Unusual Expressway Accident

Remains Of A Tractor-Trailer Which Smashed Into A Parked Fire Truck, June 1959

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Ann Arbor News, June 24, 1959
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ACCIDENT CAUSE: This tractor-trailer driven by Robert L. Harrington, 25, of Kalamazoo, smashed into the fire truck, sending it rolling across a spot where Deputy Harold C. Ewald stood getting information on a fire in another truck.

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1959
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June
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Twins, Erena & Marlies Shaffer, Share A Swing On The Burns Park Playground, April 1955

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Ann Arbor News, April 4, 1955
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SPRING SEEN DOUBLE: One swing suffices for eight-year-old twins Erena and Marlies Shaffer, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Shaffer, 2025 Carhart Ave. Students at Burns Park School, the girls are using the first golden days to advantage, even if their coats indicate the breezes on the Burns playground have a bite left in them.

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1955
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April
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Sgt. Charles Broderick Examines The Car In Which Deputy Crampton Was Killed, January 1970

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Ann Arbor News, January 15, 1970
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Sgt. Charles Broderick Examines The Death Car

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1970
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January
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Pallbearers Carry The Casket Of Deputy Frank Crampton, January 1970

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Ann Arbor News, January 19, 1970
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Slain Deputy Mourned Sheriff's deputies served as pallbearers this morning at funeral services for Deputy Frank Crampton in St. Ursula's Catholic Church, Ypsilanti. Deputy Crampton, 60, was slain last Thursday by a prisoner he was transporting from the Washtenaw County Jail to Southern Michigan Prison, Jackson. The prisoner who escaped is still at large.

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1970
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January
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Pallbearers were Sgt. Nuel Schneider, Cpl. Fred Patterson, and Uniformed Deputies Joseph Swope, George Rider, Basil Baysinger, & Walter Farley.

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Pallbearers Carry The Casket Of Deputy Frank Crampton, January 1970

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1970
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January
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Pallbearers were Sgt. Nuel Schneider, Cpl. Fred Patterson, and Uniformed Deputies Joseph Swope, George Rider, Basil Baysinger, & Walter Farley.

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Geraldine Crampton, Widow Of Deputy Frank Crampton, Receives Honors On Behalf Of Her Deceased Husband, March 1970

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Ann Arbor News, March 9, 1970
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Mrs. Geraldine Crampton, widow of Sheriffs' Deputy Frank J. Crampton, receives from Sheriff's Detective Lt. Charles J. Anderson, center, and City Police Detective Jan Suomala, right, a Medal of Valor certificate from the National Police Officers Association. Undersheriff Harold Owings Jr. is in the background. The certificate and medal which Lt. Anderson holds is in memory of Deputy Crampton, slain by an escaping convict last Jan. 15. Crampton's name will be placed on a plaque at the National Police Officers Association headquarters in Venice, Fla. Lt. Anderson is Michigan president of the organization and Detective Suomala is regional vice president over three midwestern states.

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1970
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March
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A. J. Simpson Arrives At His Murder Arraignment, July 1978

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Ann Arbor News, July 21, 1978
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Deputies Edward Flynn (left), and Charles Fuller, escort A. J. Simpson to his murder arraignment today in 14th District Court.

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1978
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July
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A. J. Simpson, Convicted Murderer, Leaves Washtenaw County Circuit Court, March 1979

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Ann Arbor News, March 3, 1979
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CONVICTED - A. J. Simpson, convicted of first-degree murder by a Washtenaw County Circuit Court jury, leaves the courtroom in the custody of Deputies Edward Flynn (right foreground) and Ken Scott. Simpson was found guilty Friday of slaying Deputy Frank Crampton.

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1979
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March
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A. J. Simpson, Convicted Murderer, Leaves Ann Arbor For Jackson Prison, March 1979

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Ann Arbor News, March 8, 1979
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A. J. Simpson, shackled and surrounded by armed guards, was taken to Jackson prison Wednesday to begin serving a life prison sentence for the murder nine years ago of deputy Frank Crampton. Simpson was convicted of first-degree murder last Friday by a circuit court jury that spent eight hours of deliberation spread over 2 1/2 days.

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1979
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Bob Barsantee (left) and Dic Whitehead, August 1947

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Ann Arbor News, August 14, 1947
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SEEKING FINALIST'S BERTH: Bob Barsantee (left) and Dick Whitehead were fighting it out at Municipal today for the right to go into Friday's city junior championship match in the wind-up of junior tourney play. Barsantee gained his semi-final spot yesterday with a 1-up upset triumph over the defending champion and this year's medalist, Howard Slocum, in 19 holes Wednesday. Whitehead ousted Norbert Navarre, 1-up, Wednesday. The winner of this pair's match will meet the winner of the Dallas Space-Don Ward match for the title.

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1947
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August
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Baptism of Anne Despina Sophocles, Daughter of Rev. S. M. Sophocles, July 1948

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Ann Arbor News, July 23, 1948
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A Family Affair: It was "all in the family" yesterday afternoon at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church when six-month-old Anne Despina Sophocles was christened in the colorful traditional rites of the family faith. Rev. Michael Sophocles (right) of Chester, Pa., the grandfather, officiated, while the father, Rev. S. M. Sophocles, who is shown tightly grasping his daughter, assisted. Holding the baptismal sheet and blanket ready to receive the infant, who was wholly immersed in the font, are the godparents, Mrs. John Farris of Ypsilanti, and Theodore Dames.

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1948
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July
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Spectators Watch The Ann Arbor Fire Department Battle A Blaze At 2010 Washtenaw Avenue, April 1951

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Ann Arbor News, April 23, 1951
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Firemen work their way onto the second floor of the building at 2010 Washtenaw Ave. to keep flames from spreading to the north wing of the 15-year-old brick home. All six occupants of the home managed to escape unharmed. Capt. Arthur Stauch carried one elderly woman to safety from her first floor bedroom. A caretaker and his wife were forced to leave their basement apartment through a window. The dwelling is owned by John E. Stowe of 312 Juniper Lane, Barton Hills. He estimated the loss at more than $60,000. (Other pictures on page 22.)

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1951
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April
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Fire Chief Ben Zahn Directs The Fight At 2010 Washtenaw Avenue, April 1951

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Ann Arbor News, April 23, 1951
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SMOKE HIDES DWELLING: Heavy clouds of acrid smoke all but hide the 15-room Washtenaw Ave. home as firemen attempt to pour water into the southeast corner of the basement where the fire apparently originated. The thick fumes which came from slow-burning insulating material hampered firefighting operation during the long struggle to get the fire under control. Directing the fight was Fire Chief Ben Zahn seen walking at left. (Pictures by News Photographer Eck Stanger)

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1951
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April
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Firemen Fight The Blaze At 2010 Washtenaw Avenue, April 1951

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Ann Arbor News, November 17, 1951
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After fire virtually destroyed the second floor of the south wing and intense heat and water damaged the rest of the two-story brick building at 2010 Washtenaw Ave. last April, owner J. E. Stowe asked Colvin, Robinson & Associates to redesign the two-family residence. At left is a News photograph of the fire at its height; above is the structure as it appears today, awaiting occupancy. An apartment has been built into the basement; another on the main floor. The bearing walls were retained, but otherwise, the building's interior is radically changed. Among features are wide use of sand-blasted fir paneling and decorative glass panels along the wall in the hall under which are planting pockets.

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1951
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April
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2010 Washtenaw Avenue Remodeled After Fire, November 1951

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Ann Arbor News, November 17, 1951
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After fire virtually destroyed the second floor of the south wing and intense heat and water damaged the rest of the two-story brick building at 2010 Washtenaw Ave. last April, owner J. E. Stowe asked Colvin, Robinson & Associates to redesign the two-family residence. At left is a News photograph of the fire at its height; above is the structure as it appears today, awaiting occupancy. An apartment has been built into the basement; another on the main floor. The bearing walls were retained, but otherwise, the building's interior is radically changed. Among features are wide use of sand-blasted fir paneling and decorative glass panels along the wall in the hall under which are planting pockets.

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1951
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November
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Nathan & Nellie Wooster Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary, July 1948

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Ann Arbor News, July 7, 1948
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Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wooster look over cards from well-wishers congratulating them on their 50th wedding anniversary. Their four children, 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild came to the Wooster home on Earhart Rd. near South Lyon Sunday to help observe the event.

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1948
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July
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Jerusalem - Lima Township, August 1956

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Ann Arbor News, August 15, 1956
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THIS IS JERUSALEM: A few scattered houses, a store and two nearby farms make up the village of Jerusalem. John K. Bingham 124 years ago platted the village at Jerusalem Rd. and Freer Rd. He built a sawmill nearby in 1832 on Mill Creek, and a grist mill was located in the village about 1860, giving rise to hope that Jerusalem would grow into a thriving center. Its current population is about 20 persons.

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1956
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August
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Preparations For The American Legion Kite Contest, May 1938

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Ann Arbor News, May 16, 1938
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READY FOR TRIAL FLIGHT: Robert Kalmbach, left, and Kurt Neumann are shown about to launch one of the kites entered in the American Legion contest on a trial flight. The event will take place near the Legion home Saturday afternoon. Entries may be files at The Ann Arbor News or the American Legion home.

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1938
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May
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Long Distance Operators In The Michigan Bell Telephone Exchange Building, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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'MICHIGAN BELL'S BELLES': Mrs. Earldine Brokaw, service assistant (foreground, standing) observes a contingent of long distance operators who clear calls for local customers to points around the nation and overseas. These operators are among 300 in the firm's Ann Arbor district, who man switchboards on shifts to provide 24-hour-a-day service to persons who may call on any of 69,544 area phones.

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1958
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March
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Merle Snider, Michigan Bell Telephone Cable Splicer, Works In A Manhole, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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MAZE OF CABLES: Cable splicer Merle Snider, "in the most crowded manhole in Ann Arbor," pairs together underground cables that establish telephone service near the University's Museum Building. Snider's work requires special training, as do all jobs with the phone company.

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1958
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March
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Lewis C. Baker, Michigan Bell Employee, Tests A New Phone Hookup, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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TESTS PHONE HOOKUPS: Lewis C. Baker of Ann Arbor, a Bell test desk worker for 25 years, is shown as he checks a new phone hookup for continuity to assure quality reception. With the meter in front of him, Baker call tell whether there is a line short-circuit, the number of phones on a line or whether any of them is malfunctioning.

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1958
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March
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William G. Sanford, Michigan Bell Telephone Switchman, With Sound Machine, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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RINGING MACHINE: The machine that switchman William G. Sanford is observing provides the dial tone, ringing and busy signals at individual telephones. The mechanism is alternately used with others like it to assure no interruption in the "beaming" of the three sounds.

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1958
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March
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Fred Chase, Michigan Bell Telephone Station Repairman, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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FOR EMERGENCIES: Fred Chase of Ann Arbor, station repairman, uses the phone in a radio-equipped car that provides emergency service to areas cut off from telephone communication by a line break. Chase's simulated call would connect him with a Detroit operator who would expedite the call via regular telephone hookup.

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1958
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March
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James Davenport, Michigan Bell Employee, Works On A Patch Board, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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FOR BROADCASTS: James O. Davenport, toll testman from Lima township, checks a radio remote-control line for continuity at this program patch board. Football broadcasts from the University Stadium and other programs are "piped" through this patch board. Special electronic equipment is provided to boost power of broadcasts and telecasts along with area-used teletype, telegraph and wirephoto machines.

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1958
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March
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Joyce Weldon Works In The Michigan Bell Exchange Building Main Frame, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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310 MILES OF WIRE: Mrs. Joyce Weldon of Ann Arbor prepares to solder onto mainframe terminals cable ends that will "tie in" a telephone to equipment in Bell's Exchange Building. The main frames shown and others contain about 310 miles of wire.

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1958
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March
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Michael Ehnis, Michigan Bell Lineman, Digs A Hole For A New Telephone Pole, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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DIGGING HOLE FOR POLE: Lineman Michael Ehnis of Ann Arbor operates this $16,000 telephone pole digger used for "planting" poles in the ground in a hurry. Michigan Bell will spend $500,000 within the Ann Arbor district this year for equipment and services for new customer needs.

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1958
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March
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William Sanford Tends Batteries In The Michigan Bell Telephone Exchange Building, March 1958

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Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
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POWER SOURCE: Bell switchman William G. Sanford of Ann Arbor fills with water one of a bank of 48-volt batteries that furnish power to phones in users' homes and elsewhere. Other banks of batteries are in background. In the event that power is cut off to generators that charge the batteries, a 170-kilowatt diesel-generator may be "cut-in."

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1958
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March
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Aerial Photograph of the Proposed Urban Renewal Area in North Central Ann Arbor, March 1956

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Ann Arbor News, March 22, 1956
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Pictured in the News aerial photograph is the 75-acre area on Ann Arbor's north side which the city is considering as the site for a major redevelopment project. The solid white lines enclose the 48-acre tract originally proposed for redevelopment. The broke white lines enclose additional tracts added to the project by City Council action Monday. The extreme western portion of the area (left side of picture) is not shown. Major boundaries of the total 75-acre piece includes E. Ann St., N. Fourth Ave., Catherine St., N. Division St., Beakes St., Depot St., the Ann Arbor Railroad line, Felch St., N. Ashley St., Miller Ave. and N. Main St. Prominent in the foreground of the photo is the new Courthouse. First step in the proposed redevelopment program will be the city's application for a $38,000 federal planning loan. With the money it will be determined which structures with the area need to be demolished, which ones moved, what changes may be required in street routes and what other changes are necessary to redevelop the area. Total cost of the project has been estimated at more than $3,500,000.

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1956
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March
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Esther & Walter Vigar Discuss The Robbery Of Their Grocery Store, December 1956

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Ann Arbor News, December 15, 1956
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HOLDUP VICTIMS: Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Vigar discuss yesterday noon's robbery of their combination grocery store and gasoline station in Webster township. Mr. and Mrs. Vigar and three others were bound while two men made off with about $1,000.

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1956
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December
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Frank Hait Mows His Lawn, April 1948

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Ann Arbor News, April 30, 1948
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Mowing the lawn is one of the more onerous of spring and summer duties, especially around Ann Arbor, a city long noted for its beautiful yards. Here, Frank Hait, of 1201 Brooklyn Ave., gets an early start on the grass around his porch, and, for the first time in 1948, mows his lawn.

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1948
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April
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Scio Charter Township's New Tanker and Minipumper, February 1988

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Ann Arbor News, February 17, 1988
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NEW EQUIPMENT - Scio Charter Township firefighters examine and polish the tanker and minipumper recently acquired for use beginning July 1, 1988, when the township fire department becomes fully operational. John Walton sits in the tanker truck while fire protection coordinator Wil Dane examines it. The tanker has a 1250 gallon capacity and can pump 450 gallons of water per minute. In the foreground, Duane Fuller polishes the minipumper which has a smaller 250 gallon capacity and can pump 250 gallons per minute. Both units were acquired at a combined cost of $145,000.

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1988
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February
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Ford & Carter Socialize Following The Teleconference At The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, February 1983

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1983
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February
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Next to Gerald Ford is David Mathews, president of the Kettering Foundation and secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Ford.

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"Tap Dance Revue" Rehearsal at Ann Arbor High School, May 1960

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Ann Arbor News, May 10, 1960
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TO PRESENT REVUE: Some of the participants in the annual "Tap Dance Revue" to be held at 8 p.m. Friday in the Ann Arbor High School auditorium rehearse for the show. The dancers in class two at Haisley School are (left to right) Becky Davis, Jackie Tasker, Paulette LaRoue, Cheryl Hatchett, Bernadeane LaRoue, Susan St. George, Betty Bell and Mary Anna Danner. The revue is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Recreation Department and the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Admission is free. George Payne teaches the class.

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1960
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Rufus Home, Exterior, Ann Arbor Hills, October 1938

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Ann Arbor News, October 22, 1938
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Prof. and Mrs. W. C. Rufus have moved into their new residence on Arlington Blvd. in Ann Arbor Hills, a view of which is shown here.

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1938
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October
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University of Michigan Basketball Fans, March 1982

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Ann Arbor News, March 9, 1982
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The scene may be Crisler Arena or Bloomington, Indiana. To Michigan basketball fans (from left) Dotti Day, Bud Ernst and Florence Ernst, it makes little difference. If there's a basketball game there, the trio probably will be there.

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1982
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March
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Jill Stiede Receives An Air Medal On Behalf Of Her Deceased Husband, December 1946

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Ann Arbor News, December 24, 1946
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Mrs. Jill Agnes Stiede, 2524 N. Main St., widow of Second Lt. Charles Stiede, a B-24 pilot who was killed in Europe, is shown receiving the Air Medal awarded her husband posthumously, at ceremonies in the Armory last night. The presentation was made by Capt. Roman J. Wojciehowski, commanding officer of Ann Arbor's National Guard unit, Company K. With Mrs. Stiede is her four-year-old daughter, Carol.

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1946
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December
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Darl Dygert & Earl Fink, Michigan State Police Officers, Examine A Stolen Car, June 1958

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Ann Arbor News, June 9, 1958
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STOLEN CAR HIT NINE TIMES: This is the 1957 Thunderbird which State Troopers Darl P. Dygert (right) and Earl H. Fink of the Ypsilanti post fired at 11 times early today after the stolen car ran Dygert down. Nine bullets peppered the car, with one blowing out a front tire and another smashing through the windshield. Two men and a blond-haired woman in the sports car were still being sought at noon. Other bullets pierced the dashboard and sunvisor, but no blood was found.

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1958
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June
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Cpl. George Burnette, Michigan State Police, With Navy Helicopter Used In Manhunt, June 1958

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Ann Arbor News, June 9, 1958
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HELICOPTER USED IN MANHUNT: Cpl. George N. Burnette (right), acting commander of the Ypsilanti State Police post, went aloft for 45 minutes this morning in an effort to spot the three persons who had fled the stolen car. Poor visibility cut the helicopter's usefulness and it was returned to the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station. Troopers from five posts and officers of two county sheriff's departments maintained a blockade on the ground this morning.

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1958
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June
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Arthur Lamkin & Hunting Trophies, December 1938

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Ann Arbor News, December 17, 1938
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WALLS SHOW SUCCESS OF HUNT: Arthur Lamkin, Whittaker sawmill operator, is shown with a stuffed bobcat and some of the 16 mounted deer heads which hang from the walls of every room in the Lamkin home in Whittaker. This picture was taken in the dining room, where the results of seven trips into the woods are shown. The antlers are so plentiful in the house that some are used for hat and tie racks.

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1938
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December
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New Homes in Willow Village Feature Modern Kitchens, May 1958

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Ann Arbor News, May 9, 1958
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A NEW VILLAGE KITCHEN: Mr. and Mrs. Bertie Brabo moved from an apartment on Sudbury Ct. to a new home on Bud Ave. Sixty new homes, built on Bud and Blossom Aves. within the past year, were the first new houses to go up in Willow Village. These homes ranged in price from $10,600 to $12,400. The kitchen of the Brabo home shown here is a modern and bright contrast to the kitchens of the small, crowded apartment dwellings.

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1958
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May
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Business-Industry-Education Day at Angell School, November 1955

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Ann Arbor News, November 9, 1955
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BUSINESS-INDUSTRIAL MEN VISIT SCHOOLS: Business-Industry-Education day got underway in Ann Arbor Public Schools today with day-long visits of businessmen and manufacturers who toured classrooms. Visiting Angell School, from left, where Joseph H. Buhr, president of Buhr Machine Tool Co.; George P. McCallum, business manager of The Ann Arbor News; Robert L. Johnson of Icerman, Johnson & Hoffman, accounting firm; and Paul C. Wagner, secretary-treasurer of Wagner & Company, Inc. Miss Dorothy Buckley, principal of Angell School, accompanied the four on the tour. BIE day is sponsored jointly by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce and public schools. It was the first time that business and industrial men toured the schools.

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1955
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November
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Young People's Theater Performs "The Operation" at Angell School, August 1979

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Ann Arbor News, August 12, 1979
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ON FRIDAY — Bill Egnor and Jon Berger watch over Ellen Waggoner, Barbara Newell and Chip Milhizer as they gleefully prepare to operate on David Neal in the Young People's Theater production of "The Operation," a modern version of the tale of the seven deadly sins. This play will be performed at 1 and 3 p.m. Friday at Angell School, 1608 S. University. In addition, current classes of the Theater organization will present "YPT Presents" at 1 and 3 p.m. Thursday in Angell School.

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1979
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August
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Angell Students Perform in Play "The Woman Along the Road," April 1949

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Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1949
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In observance of Good Friday, a sixth-grade girls dramatic club at Angell School presented a play for the school this morning, "The Woman Along the Road." Directed by Mrs. Paul Bigby and Mrs. Claude Eggertson, the participants were, left to right, Barbara Garner, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Raymond Garner of 2129 Brockman Blvd.; Ann Bigby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bigby of 1441 Park Pl.; Judy Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Porter of 2101 Hill St.; Ann Copely, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Frank Copely of 300 Oak Way; and Patty Moran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moran of 1111 Henry St.

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1949
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April
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