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- The Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce is the topic of the second of a two-installment edition of "Western Michigan at work." Dr. Willis Dunbar talks about the founding of the Community Chest and describes the Chamber's role in mediating conflicting interests in the creation of municipal infrastructure. Excerpt.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Charlie Lince interviews people around Kalamazoo about the newly installed parking meters in downtown Kalmazoo. Opinion among citizens is divided, with many people praising the meters for making parking spaces more available and others saying that parking is still limited downtown, despite the meters. Lince also interviews a Kalamazoo police officer who gives some tips on using the parking meters correctly.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar features the Salvation Army of Kalamazoo and he and his guests discuss a number of the organization's ongoing projects. Joanna Standish, the WKZO women's editor, describes a club designed to give senior citizens a place to meet, Salvation Army Captain Gordon Fobister discusses the renovation of a building in downtown Kalamazoo designed to provide a home for elderly men and Mrs. Homer Hager describes a Salvation Army workshop and vocational school for disabled people.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an episdoe of "Adventures in Western Michigan", Kalamazoo Christian High School Student Eileen Cutcher discusses the history and structure of the school. Cutcher explains the school's funding model, its governing board, its mission, and its faith-based foundation.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Willis Dunbar moderates a roundtable discussion concerning an upcoming vote on a bonding proposal for Kalamazoo schools. The panel features Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dan Heathcote, attorney Henry Ford, Jr., and President of the Michigan Congress of Parents and Teachers E.L. Church. Heathcote argues that parents should vote for the bond proposal and lists a number of cities across the state that have approved similar measures. Church describes how school buildings should be modernized and Ford explains why the Board of Education has opted to pursue funding through bonds when the city of Kalamazoo has traditionally followed a "pay as you go" strategy to avoid debt. The recording contains only the second half of the thirty minute discussion.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar highlights the Emerick Company and the Rubber Stamp Company. Dr. Dunbar explains that the Emerick Company creates a unit of five power tools for the home workshop, including the drill press, lathe, grinder, sander and table saw, as well as accessories for the unit, all while focusing on keeping costs low for the consumer. Dunbar also discusses the Rubber Stamp Company, describing the stamp making process and asserting that the company fills a small but important niche in the community.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- WKZO Broadcasting Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. After briefly explaining the business side of WKZO, Dunbar interviews a number of WKZO staff people who explain the parts of the radio station they are involved with, touching on programming, writing, advertising, accounting, and engineering.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-01-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Kalamazoo Public Library. Dunbar interviews a variety of librarians, and they discuss what their specific library unit offers the public. William Chait, library director, outlines his vision for the future. The program is missing the first half. Includes an advertisement for Industrial State Bank.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-03-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an episode of "This is Kalamazoo," Mayor Paul Todd discusses topics covered in the annual meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. Todd speaks in detail about housing projects in New York City and the relationship between "slums" and problem areas for police, land use in the Netherlands, a scientific presentation concerning the future of atomic bombs, civilian defense, and the future of the Soviet Union.
- Date Issued:
- 1950-07-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and their upcoming season. Winship Todd, president of the Kalamazoo Symphony Society, and Norman Carver, symphony business manager, discuss the way in which the symphony is financed and their upcoming membership campaign. The conductor of the orchestra, Herman Felber, talks about how he puts together the programs and gives a preview of some of the material which the orchestra will be playing in the current season.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection