Published In
Ann Arbor News, May 11, 1938
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MAYOR WELCOMES WORLD'S FAIR COURIER: When E. E. Knox, special "good will" envoy from the New York world's fair of 1939, arrived in Ann Arbor yesterday, he was greeted at the city hall by Mayor Walter C. Sadler, Police Chief Lewis W. Fohey and William M. Strickland, manager of the local branch of the Automobile club. Standing in front of the courier's car, they are, left to right, Chief Fohey, Mr. Knox, Mayor Sadler and Mr. Strickland.

Published In
Ann Arbor News, December 2, 1952
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MAYOR LIGHTS THE TREE: Dale Richards (left), and John Allison (right), lend Junior Chamber of Commerce support to Mayor William E. Brown, jr., as he connects the wires to light up Ann Arbor's municipal Christmas tree on the Courthouse lawn. An automatic timing device turns on the lights at 5 p.m. and turns them off at midnight.

Published In
Ann Arbor News, June 25, 1955
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MAYOR AT WORK: A brief ceremony yesterday marked the end of one phase of the construction on the new Whitmore Lake Rd. (US-23) bridge over the Huron River. Mayor William E. Brown, jr., shown in the center operating the rivet gun, drove the final rivet in the metal framework of the span. Assisting the mayor here is Richard Davidson, representing his father, L. A. Davidson of Lansing, contractor for the project. Silver rivets used in the ceremony were later presented to Mayor Brown and Davidson.