Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 16, 1940
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These women are preparing surgical dressings and will instruct other women in this important work which is part of the war relief program of the Red Cross. Left to right are Mrs. Arthur Boak, Mrs. Joseph R. Hayden, Mrs. Otto Laporte (standing), Mrs. L. R. Hunter and Mrs. James A. Kennedy.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 15, 1940
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GIRL SCOUTS MODEL DRESSES: The Tappan and Eberbach school troop of Girl Scouts gave a fashion show and tea yesterday in the club rooms of the First Presbyterian church, with 12 of the mothers as guests. The dresses which they had made at school in earning needlecraft badges were modeled by 15 of the girls under the direction of the leader, Miss Helen Jimerson of Athens, Pa., a University student. In the group above, from left to right in the back row are: Betty Ann Burlingame, Merry Anderson, Judith March, Barbara Wheeler, Grace Ann Shanz, Joan Slater, Kristeen Ramsey, Betty Curtis, Ruth Whitmore and Miss Helen Jimerson, leader. In the front row left to right are: Ann Cook, Janet Dawson, Shirley Barnard, June Lennox, Sally Donally, Audrey Sheets, Joanne Keller and Ruth Oakes. The girl model is Betty Jean Davidson.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 9, 1941
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WARM SLEEPING ASSURED: More than 400 Washtenaw county participants in the Triple 'A' cotton mattress making program have gone through or will go through scenes similar to the ones pictured here as they learn the "hows" and "whys" of constructing a mattress. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blumhardt are putting the final touches on a nearly-constructed mattress in Bridgewater town hall. When the mattress is completed the roll which Mrs. Blumhardt is working on will be more prominent. Mr. Blumhardt, who heads the Triple 'A' program in the county, is chairman of the mattress making project.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 16, 1971
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They'll Learn To Cook, Sew Forsythe Junior High School's home economics classes were opened to male students this year and several young men responded by enrolling. They want to learn to cook and sew, says teacher Joyce Brocknow. Purchasing fabric for a sewing project at a local store are (left to right) Sam Stephens, Tony Caddell, Clarence Newmen and Vernon Williams. A store employe, Regina Cook, helps them with their purchase. The students plan to make shirts and dashikis.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 12, 1969
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Sewing Job. Learning how to operate a sewing machine as part of the Big Brother - Big Sister Program at Whitmore Lake High School are little sisters (sitting, left to right) Tammy Sever, 10, and Theo Cook, 11, both fourth graders. Bis Sisters helping them (left to right) are Sandy Moss, 16, and Karla Bourland, 16, both sophomores.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 4, 1948
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TAILORING CLASSES TO EXHIBIT WORK: Max K. Aupperle, instructor for Ann Arbor Evening School classes in tailoring, points out details of collar construction to three of his pupils, Miss Glorianne B. Buday of Manchester (left), Mrs. E. R. Dale of 2150 Independence Blvd., and Mrs. James George (right) of 502 Miller Ave. The women are wearing suits they made in class. Their work will be on exhibit Monday night at the Evening School's open house from 7:30 to 10 o'clock in Ann Arbor High School.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 14, 1978
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The hands doing the stitching in the picture above have trained over 2,000 pupils in the finer details of constructing and fitting suits, pants and coats. And through it all, Aupperle says he never had a student he disliked.