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Biltmore, between Keeler and Midland.

Rosalie Trombley, program director. Didn’t like the local acts…..

Northwest Auto Co. was an import dealership selling MG and Austin Healy at that address per a recent thread on this site titled British Car Dealers; perhaps they got a Dodge franchise prior or after?...

There was a long waiting list for drivers ed when I was eligible, so I did it privately with money from my paper route. Didn’t get my license until I was 17 as a result. I recall the instructor...

Maybe I am remembering wrong, maybe I was one of the oldest? Too many years ago…
There were only 29 in my elementary school class.

I attended Detroit Public Schools and at that time there were “A” and “B” semester classes [[not to be confused with the “Special B” which was learning-challenged); I was in the “A” where the grade...

I turned 18 in March, 1973. I remember going to someplace on Fort St, being interviewed and a minor physical. I was classified 1H, because the draft was suspended. I remember it being pretty casual...

I came across my father’s letters from the Selective Service; the first was dated early in May, 1941 advising him that he was expected to be ordered to report about 6/20/1941; the return address was...

Daimler Chrysler did the same in 2008 or 2009; didn’t work out too well for them as 75% of their engineering staff took them up on it. DC had expected 25%….left entire departments understaffed from...

Anyone have any knowledge of Superior Motor Sales in Wyandotte? It was located on Biddle, SW corner of Superior, prior to 1958, when it was renovated to a Firestone store that my dad managed until...

I find the article about the death of Maj. Ira Bong more interesting on that front page; died flight testing a jet fighter [[P59 if I recall).

Worked across the street at the Boron gas station for a while, first real[[?) job.

John Laffery’s Place for Steaks

My hat is off to you, anyone with 29 years with the DPD served their time. I also sometimes regret not going into the military; I turned 18 in 1973 and my random sequence number was 35. But I was...

That is a tremendous amount of information and insight into the process. My father reported on 6/9/41, so it appears that it would have been to the Cadillac Square Selective Service office, and then...

Norwest Dodge does sound familiar for that location….

Thanks for the info!

Interesting history of Kelsey Hayes-

https://www.nailhed.com/2014/06/battleground-kelsey-hayesfor-union.html

My father was drafted and reported for duty the day after his 26th birthday; went through advanced AA artillery training at Camp Stewart in GA. He left NY 1/23/41 for Australia, was an AA gunner at...

Very helpful, thanks!

Only Chrysler dealers on Grand River that I can think of were Rollie Barrett [[down by Joy I think), Redford Sales by Lahser, and Dameron by Middlebelt. There was Town and Country Dodge in...

My father listed his occupation from 1934-1937 as a press operator, forming steel wheel components; he lived on the near west side and later worked for Firestone at Vernor and Trumbell.
Anyone know...

Does anyone have any information regarding the Selective Service locations for mobilization of the armed forces in 1941? My father lived on the near west side [[Euclid) and was drafted into the US...

I don’t recall the parts manager’s name at Porterfield Wilson, I do recall he was a nice guy. I worked their spring through fall of ‘72 and remember the checkerboard floor.
If I recall, 12th...

I worked at Redford Sales and Service [[Chrysler Plymouth) from 1/74 to 12/79, it was a former Nash/International dealer [[the chimney still had Nash on it and there was a dealer sign in the rafters...