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Ann Arbor News, August 16, 1948
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Life In Ann Arbor Town: I Love A Parade ~ Young Thomas Stribley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stribley, of 2278 Pittsfield Blvd., here points out one of the floats in Saturday's parade to his equally-young neighbor, Jacquelyn Peresho, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Peresho, 2304 Pittsfield Blvd. Mr. and Mrs. Stribley and Mrs. Peresho, standing, also watch the parade, while Michael L. Polte, now of Detroit, but formerly of Ann Arbor, watches from the curbstone.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 16, 1948
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Women's Groups Marched, Too: With Saturday's breeze flapping and curling flags and banners, members of all local auxiliaries marched in the all-veterans parade officially beginning the county's five-day freedom celebration. Pictured here is the auxiliary of the Graf-O-Hara Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. All auxiliary groups marched just behind the men's units to which they are affiliated.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 16, 1948
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'With A Banjo On My Knee': A southern plantation scene and a characterization of Abraham Lincoln featured the parade float of the sons and daughters of Union veterans in Saturday's march. The washtub at the front of the float served as a time-keeping bass-drum for the banjoist.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 16, 1948
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Parade Wind-Up: Last elements of the "Veterans Day" parade swing around Fifth Ave. corner onto Huron St. as candid photographers finish their rolls and children sight the capering horse platoon. In the picture's foreground is the school bus from the American Legion's Otter Lake billet, followed by a Navy "duck" carrying members of the Legion's Junior Baseball League, and a float bearing the "40 and 8" membership. The mounted troop represented the Huron Valley Horsemen's Association.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 16, 1948
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'Hup, Two, Three, Four!': Ann Arbor's Kenneth Fox Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars strides west on E. William St. followed by its auxiliary in Saturday's "Veterans Day" parade which began Washtenaw county's week of rededication to American ideals. The ceremonies will be climaxed by the visit of the famed Freedom Train which will be on exhibition from 10 o'clock in the morning until 10 at night on Thursday.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 16, 1948
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Parade Spearhead: Grand Marshal Thomas A. FitzGerald, right foreground, leads Saturday's all-veterans parade opening Rededication Week observances prior to Thursday's arrival of the Freedom Train. FitzGerald is followed by an honorary color guard, the Detroit Police band, and marching units of the Ann Arbor police and fire departments. Thousand flanked Huron, State, William, and Main Sts. to watch the marchers. At the Courthouse terminus, the parade gave way to a rededication program.