Our Town reminiscences at the Ford era and aviation links
The note recalls a man rebuilding Model T era cars with help from Caroll Pierce's son and Ed Weimer in Wisconsin. It mentions Ford plant work in Detroit around 1917, a 1929 Trimotor, 1928 German planes, and a Casablanca airstrip visit, illustrating how old vehicles endure with care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
Caroll Pierce
Snoop
Jack
Ed Weimer
Wisconsin
Casablanca
Schoolteacher in Arizona TV stunt sparks local fame
A letter to a grandmother recounts Cecil McGirr from Scottsdale High taking students to Phoenix to study a TV show. Dr Stahnke hosted the program but McGirr ended up on camera. The writer praises his teaching and discipline, noting the lively classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil McGirr
Scottsdale High
Phoenix T
Dr. Stahnke
Mister McGirr
Scottsdale
Missis
Libby Briley
Camille
Karen
Charlie
Sissie Kinnemouth
Missis Betty Dillon
Robert Newman
Jamie
Judson School
Missis Ginnie Beard
Ginnie
Betty
Bermuda
Marie Earnest
Washington, D. C
Ter
Martha
Mabel Richardson
Adin’s
Lewis R. Spietsma
Arizona State
Tempe
Missis Richardson
Mesa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Our Town
Jack Song
Chew
Fort Ord
Granman
Colony Casuals
E. Main
Paradise Valley
King Syndicate
Jill
Scotts
Dale Motors
Wrecker Service
Plymouth Dodge
Pat Graves
Bob ‘Shipley
Mr. McGirr
Grauman
Mister and
Jerry Schieper
Paradise Pottery
la Vista Grande
Earl
Chief) O'Clair
Ruby Condron
Ruth Obermann
Pat Chase
Bank of Douglas
John Colwell
Mister Brophy
al Montrose
Mother Hubbard
Len Cowen
Plants Mart
W. Adams
Claude E. Scherneck
Cornell University
Supreme Health Salon
Shirley Brown
N. Brown Ave
AL Trainor
Ann Delafield
Rexall
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