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AACHM Oral History: Charles Morris
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Chuck Morris was born in 1938 and grew up in Ypsilanti where he attended Harriet Street Elementary School and Ypsilanti High School. He recalls Ypsilanti neighborhoods and businesses, the Willow Run Bomber plant and air raids during World War II, and the opening of Washtenaw Community College. Mr. Morris attended the Navy and retired from the Ann Arbor District Library where he worked as the bookmobile driver/trainer for many years.
Women Bus Drivers Join Ranks of Greyhound Drivers To Willow Run Bomber Plant, November 1943
Year:
1943
Ann Arbor News, November 3, 1943
Caption:
Women Join Men In Driving Greyhound Buses: The Greyhound bus line sends large trailer buses to the Willow Run Bomber plant on regular trips, and recently the company hired its first group of women to handle the huge trailer trucks. The drivers are pictured here in front of one of the large buses, and are, from left to right in the back row: Bob Marrow, Ed Hammond, Charles Bunch, J. C. Hull, Ray Brown, Calen White, Roland Powers, Bob Bartig, Velmer Kelly, Philip Smashey, Laray Roberts, Robert Markwell, Howard Seitz, Kenneth Strong and Michael Buku. In the front row, from left to right, are I. Warner, Millie Joseph, Betty Cronk, Gwen Nehmer, Esther Doering, Betty Walker, Maxine Bishop, Fern Maddox, Pat Whittington, Jean Bensinger, Sally Kennedy, Margurite Holton and Dorothy Little.
Wilson, Wilda "Grandma Wee Wee"
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AACHM Oral History: Audrey Lucas
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Audrey Lucas was born in 1934 and raised in Ann Arbor where she fondly recalls her school days Jones School. She talks about activities at the Dunbar Center where she had the pleasure of singing at various city events, and some of Ann Arbor's black neighborhoods and businesses. Ms. Lucas worked for the University of Michigan Health System for 47 years, the last 35 before her retirement as a human resources consultant.
Two Brothers Celebrate 50 Years At Newsstand
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AACHM Oral History: Robert Fletcher
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Robert Fletcher was born on December 2, 1932. He worked for 15 years for the Veterans Administration, then Sears, eventually retiring from the City of Ann Arbor. Robert went into the service in 1950 and, after engaging in a police action in Korea, was captured and spent 33 months in a prison camp, an experience that deeply affected his personal life and work - eventually leading to his serving on an advisory board for former prisoners of war in Washington, D.C.
"The Dance" Mural Brightens the Willow Run Bomber Plant's Wall, April 1943
Year:
1943
Ann Arbor News, April 5, 1943
Caption:
MURAL DECORATE RECREATION CENTER WALLS: Students in the University School of Architecture have recently completed a series of murals to decorate the walls of the recreation center at the Willow Run Bomber plant. Above is pictured the mural of "The Dance", painted by Betty L. Kefgen, Harriette Vicary, and Jean A Ranahan, pupils of Prof. Jean Paul Slusser.
Gertrude Conover Gazes at "The Life the Soldier Is Fighting For" Mural at Willow Run, April 1943
Year:
1943
Ann Arbor News, April 5, 1943
Caption:
'HOME TOWN' PART OF MURAL SERIES: Gertrude Conover of Ann Arbor, is looking over the mural she painted on the "Life the Soldier Is Fighting For", which shows the main street of a small village. Miss Conover is a senior in the School of Architecture and Design, and is also a pupil of Prof. Jean Paul Slusser.
A Woman Gazes at "The Dance" Mural at Willow Run, April 1943
Year:
1943
Women Admire the Mural, "Dinner," at Willow Run, April 1943
Year:
1943
Ann Arbor News, April 5, 1943
Caption:
FAMILY DINNER RECALLED BY MURAL: Aileen Oslon, of Escanaba, a senior student of Prof. Slusser's, chose "Dinner" as her mural theme, showing an old-fashioned family sitting down to a pre-ration meal. All the murals were painted for the entertainment of soldiers stationed at Willow Run.