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AADL Talks To: Bob and Patty Creal, Lifelong Ann Arborites and Washtenaw County History Society Board Members
Robert and Patty Creal, married 63 years this summer, are both board members for the Washtenaw County Historical Society with deep family roots in the Ann Arbor area. In this wide-ranging interview, Bob, a retired lawyer, and Patty, a former teacher, talk about their parents' and grandparents' Ann Arbor. They also paint a vivid portrait of Ann Arbor during the 1940s and 1950s with stories of growing up on opposite sides of town during the World War II era of rationing and Victory Gardens to a courtship involving no less than two iconic Ann Arbor institutions. Bob also discusses the signal achievements of his father, Cecil O. Creal, who served as mayor of Ann Arbor from 1959-1965.
Mrs. Tapp, Police Woman, Shows The Men How To Wield Revolver
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22
Month
January
Year
1943
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Petty Officer Charles Albert Virant & Sgt. John F. Bartek Share War Stories, February 1943 Photographer: Eck Stanger
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1943
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Ann Arbor News, February 22, 1943
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EXCHANGE NOTES ON RAFT EXPERIENCES: Petty Officer Charles Albert Virant (left) and Sgt. John F. Bartek (right) got together for a few minutes in the Allenel hotel to exchange notes on their experiences adrift in the ocean on rafts. Virant, a U. S. Navy gunner on a merchant ship, spent 17 days on a raft in the South Atlantic after his ship was torpedoed. Bartek, who was with Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, lived 22 days on a raft in the Pacific. They will tell of their trips by raft, during the Army's program in Hill auditorium tonight.
Ann Arbor News, February 22, 1943
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EXCHANGE NOTES ON RAFT EXPERIENCES: Petty Officer Charles Albert Virant (left) and Sgt. John F. Bartek (right) got together for a few minutes in the Allenel hotel to exchange notes on their experiences adrift in the ocean on rafts. Virant, a U. S. Navy gunner on a merchant ship, spent 17 days on a raft in the South Atlantic after his ship was torpedoed. Bartek, who was with Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, lived 22 days on a raft in the Pacific. They will tell of their trips by raft, during the Army's program in Hill auditorium tonight.
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Dorothy Daum Becomes Bride Of Philip Hume
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25
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August
Year
1947
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Mrs. E. L. Carlton And J. F. Buhr Say Nuptial Vows
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1
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September
Year
1944
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South Fourth Ave and Washington, 1952 Photographer: Rick Cocco
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1952
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71 Planes Here On Dawn Patrol
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6
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May
Year
1940
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William E. Snyder, Allenel Restaurant Operator, Succumbs
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2
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October
Year
1954
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