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Ann Arbor Litho Club
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Our general meetings are on the Third Wednesday of the month at Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor. Check the latest newsletter below for upcoming meetings.
For more information or to make a reservation:
Call Bill Wearne at 734.426.2343
or email billw@thomsonshore.com
Newsletters
February 2012 2011 News 2010 News 2009 News 2008 News
Jim Phelps
Graphic Arts Service
& Supply, Inc.
1343 Rickett Rd
Brighton, MI 48116
810.229.4700
Adam Rodriguez
Saline High School
Graphic Arts
Peggy Kempf
Thomson-Shore, Inc.
7300 W. Joy Road
Dexter, MI 48130
734.426.3939
Craig Moeller
Grand River Printing & Imaging
8544 Haggerty Road
Belleville, MI 48111
734.516.2907
- Bill Adams
Henkel Adhesives
- Denis Hyde
RCTC Graphic Arts - Retired
- TJ Moran
Graphic Specialties, Inc.
- Scott Sanders
Heidelberg
- Bill Wearne
Thomson-Shore, Inc.
Contact Us: billw@thomsonshore.com
- Purpose of Membership
- To bring together those interested in lithography
- To work for the betterment of the lithographic industry in this area through an exchange of information at monthly meetings
- To spread greater knowledge of technical procedures and new developments through the presentation of educational programs
- To promote good fellowship and a spirit of cooperation among its members
About January 1959, at Tices' Tavern over a dime beer, Harlan "Sox" Roos of Edwards' Brothers and Ray Schmidt of Braun & Brumfield were discussing the problems of the day.-So "Sox" says to Ray "For better relations between the litho printers in Ann Arbor, what we need is a Litho Club"-So Ray says to Sox "Lets talk it over with John Murphy, he's a member of the Detroit Litho Club and he can help us get started."
John Murphy was contacted, and being a litho supply salesman, he helped with the contacts of all the local shops developing an interest in the formation of The Ann Arbor Litho Club. During several subsequent meetings of a few interested printers, an organizational meeting at the Ann Arbor Town Club was scheduled for June.
The organizational meeting was chaired by John Murphy. The aims, objectives, and benefits of a local litho club, and affiliation with the National Association of Litho Clubs was presented by past NALC President "Toby Morgan." It was decided that an Ann Arbor Litho Club be formed, and an election of officers be held. The following men were elected. President--Horace Cartter, University of Michigan Printing; Vice President--John Hegstrom, Edwards Brothers, Inc.; Treasurer-William Nuffer, Braun-Brumfield, Inc.; Secretary--Harlan Roos, Edwards Brothers, Inc.; Board of Governors--Ray Schmidt, Braun-Brumfield, Inc.; Virgil Brown, University of Michigan Printing; William Frame, Chope Stevens Paper Co.; Robert Holliday, University Microfilms; Willard Zigler, Cushing Malloy, Inc.
The original Ann Arbor Club was open to persons in the lithographic and allied industries who sought to improve themselves in the mastery of their craft. Its membership was made up of management, technical, production and mechanical personnel.
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