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  • Randy Edmonds, USAF
  • Ray Maher, Sp4, US Army, Vietnam
  • Ray Stannard Baker, 1890

    This is a portrait of Ray Stannard Baker, 1890.  The location is unknown.
  • RB McPherson, Howell, Livingston, Michigan

    This image was included in the 1st National Bank Calendar, 6-1999. 

    It features R.B. McPherson and his wife in 1902 Murray in a parade. This was most likely the first car in Livingston County.  The car was made in Adrian.

    Exact date of parade unknown.
  • Reason & Shehan Hardware, Pinckney, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Reason & Shehan Hardware store, Pinckney, Michigan. The sign on building is General Hardware and Agricultural Implements and also mentions buggies. The Sigler building is to the right of the hardware store.
  • Reason and Shehan Hardware Pinckney, Michigan (Later the Clark Store)

    This is a photograph of the Reason and Shehan Hardware Pinckney, Michigan (Later the Clark Store).
  • Reason Family

    Reason Family
    Golfers
    Two adults, two children
    Unknown date or subjects
    May be some connection with 803 N. Michigan
  • Rebecca Clark Hewlett,Insurance Agent, Howell, Michigan, 1986

    These are portraits of Rebecca Clark Hewlett, State Farm Insurance Agent, Howell, Michigan, 1986.
  • Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 001

    Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.

    Transcribed using AI.

    The following is a transcription of the ledger page for the Howell Carnegie Library dated September 1, 1942, as shown in the source.
    Page 1
    Record of Proceedings Relating to HOWELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY, 1942
    Meeting Minutes: The Library Commission met in the library Tuesday Evening, Sept 1st, 1942
    . The minutes of the meeting of July 23rd were read and approved
    . Valves for the radiators were ordered to be purchased
    . The Budget for the current year, July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943, was approved and a copy was ordered to be sent to the City Council
    .
    The Budget is as follows:
    Income (Estimated):
    Tax from city — $3,461.00
    State appropriation — $170.90
    Rentals and Fines — $230.00
    Total: $3,861.90
    Expenses:
    Salaries - Mrs. Van Slyke — $900.00
    Salaries - Mrs. Bennett — $480.00
    Salaries - Mr. Papworth — $780.00
    Books — $700.00
    Book Binding and Repairs — $100.00
    Periodicals — $75.00
    Detroit Edison — $125.00
    Insurance — $45.00
    Water — $6.00
    Telephone — $36.00
    Printing, Stationery, etc. — $15.00
    Building Supplies — $125.00
    Painting (Spring 1943) — $150.00
    Sinking Fund* — $150.00
    Miscellaneous — $174.90
    Total: $3,861.90
    *Note: Repayment to city over a period of years for the cost of furnace and stoker
  • Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 002-003

    Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.

    Transcribed using AI.

    The following is a transcription of the ledger pages for the Howell Carnegie Library from August 1942 through March 1943, as shown in the source.
    Page 2
    Record of Proceedings Relating to HOWELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY, 1942
    Bills submitted to the City Clerk for payment were as follows:
    Aug 10: No. 2151 – Telephone – 2.88
    Aug 24: No. 2152 – Detroit Edison – 6.93
    Aug 24: No. 2153 – Books - A. C. McClurg – 33.95
    Aug 24: No. 2154 – Jas. E. Fried - Stoker – 271.50
    Aug 24: No. 2155 – W. Lad Johnson - Cartage on Stoker – 2.16
    Aug 24: No. 2156 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
    Aug 24: No. 2157 – Mrs. Bennett - Salary – 40.00
    Aug 24: No. 2158 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
    Total: $464.92
    The Commission adjourned. Nell Noble, Secy
    Meeting Minutes: The Library Commission met on Monday Evening, Sept. 28th, 1942. Present: Mr. Woodhams and Mrs. Noble. The minutes of the meeting on September 1st were read and approved. The September bills were read and recommended to the City Clerk for payment. These bills were as follows:
    Sept 14: No. 2159 – Detroit Edison Co – 7.65
    Sept 14: No. 2160 – Bell Telephone Co – 2.88
    Sept 14: No. 2161 – E. E. Papworth – 32.50
    Sept 14: No. 2162 – Midland Publishing Co - Books – 4.00
    Sept 15: No. 2163 – Health Pub. Service - Books – 12.45
    Total: $59.48
    The Commission adjourned. Nell Noble, Secy
    Meeting Minutes: The Library Commission met on Nov. 6th, 1942 with Mr. Woodhams, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Noble present. The minutes of the meeting of Sept. 28th were read and approved. The following bills were read and referred to the City Clerk for payment:
    Sept 28: No. 2164 – A. C. McClurg - Books – 24.25
    Sept 28: No. 2165 – Triangle Bindery – 18.68

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    Page 3
    Record of Proceedings Relating to HOWELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY, 1942–1943
    Sept 28: No. 2166 – 'Geo. Pub. Co' - Atlas – 13.50
    Sept 28: No. 2167 – Detroit News Co - Books – 8.28
    Sept 28: No. 2168 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
    Sept 28: No. 2169 – Estelle Bennett - Salary – 40.00
    Sept 28: No. 2170 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
    Oct 12: No. 2171 – Michigan Bell Tel. Co – 2.88
    Oct 12: No. 2172 – Ency. Britannica - Set (State Aid) – 148.52
    Oct 12: No. 2173 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
    Oct 12: No. 2174 – Eddy & Peck - Books & Pictures (S.A.) – 17.43
    Oct 12: No. 2175 – Detroit Edison Co – 8.28
    Oct 26: No. 2176 (a) – Jas. Fried - Radiator Valves – 42.75
    Oct 26: No. 2176 (b) – Sutton Hdw Co. - Barrows – 7.50
    Oct 26: No. 2177 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
    Oct 26: No. 2178 – Estelle Bennett - Salary – 40.00
    Oct 26: No. 2179 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
    Total: $619.59
    The Commission adjourned. Nell Noble, Secy
    Meeting Minutes: The Library Commission met on Jan. 15th, 1943, with Mr. Woodhams, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Noble present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Bills from Oct. 26 to Jan. 15th were approved. The used copy of the Standard Dictionary was ordered to be donated to the U.S.O. along with other books which might be available. The Commission adjourned.
    Mar 9: No. 2180 – Bell Telephone Co – 3.38
    Mar 9: No. 2181 – Moore-Cottrell Pub Co. - Magazines – 81.50
    Mar 9: No. 2182 – Salary E. E. Papworth – 32.50
    Mar 9: No. 2183 – Detroit Edison Co – 10.15
    Mar 23: No. 2184 – Jas. Fried - Labor - Pipes – 12.28
    Mar 23: No. 2185 – Geo. Wahr - Books – 27.76
    Mar 23: No. 2186 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
    Mar 23: No. 2187 – Mrs. Bennett - Salary – 40.00
    Mar 23: No. 2188 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
    Dec 14: No. 2189 – Detroit Edison – 12.38
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