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Carl O. Weaver Post 194 Petoskey

July 2014

Preamble As Hanging In the American Legion Post Bay Street Petoskey MI

Carl O. Weaver, for whom the Petoskey Legion Post is named, was "Killed in Action" during WWI.
His remains were moved from
the American Cemetery in Romange France to a cemetery in Dayton OH.

19 November 1918 ~ Petoskey Evening News

13 November 1918 ~ Petoskey Evening News

1 August 1946 ~ Northern Michigan Review

13 February 1920 ~ Petoskey Evening News

Obituary Below: Carl O. Weaver's mother passed away on Grove Street in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1946. Carl's father passed away 30 August 1955, at the age of 92 years, in Dayton, Ohio (see below for father's obituary).

29 July 1946 ~ Petoskey Evening News article continued column right...

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Obituary Below: Carl O. Weaver's father passed away in Dayton, Ohio,
on 30 August 1955, at the age of 92.

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The Carl O. Weaver Post received its charter
18 December 1920.

Dr. Charles J. Gray (1873 - 1961)
was one of the founders and was the
First Commander of Carl O. Weaver Post

6 April 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review

4 August 1921 ~ Petoskey Evening News

15 September 1921 ~ Petoskey Evening News

23 March 1922 ~ Petoskey Evening News

Carol O. Weaver Post 194 Petoskey MI in Front of the Emmet County Building

Carl O. Weaver Post 194 Petoskey MI

Text Accompanying Photo Above: "Bobsledding was a popular sport in Petoskey back in the 1920s on giant sleds such as this of Carl O. Weaver Post, 194, American Legion. Bobsleds used to zip down Mitchell-st. in the days when most cars were laid up with the first ice. Identified from the left in this photo belonging to Wilson J. 'Mac" McDonald are: Arthur 'Westie' West, Charles Henika, Fred Schmitt, Zalman Fryman, Bert Nutting, Harold Guillaume, Alexander 'Dub' Worden, Ray George, Henry Boehm, John Laggis, George John, Dr. Charles J. Gray, Gordon Feather, John Ulberg, Lasey Sergent and 'Mac'. The little boy wasn't identified. If all got on this sled, there would be 16 men and a boy aboard."

Carol O. Weaver Post of the American Legion helped to dedicate the fourth and existing (in 2019) Mitchell Street Bridge. My "Northern Mich~Mash Preserve" web site's Petoskey "Bridges and Dams" web page has additional information about this topic.

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12 November 1936 ~ Petoskey Evening News

10 August 1939 ~ Petoskey Evening News

15 May 1953 ~ Petoskey Evening News

27 September 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review

29 January 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review (Article continues below with two columns)

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30 January 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review

6 July 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review

22 July 1959 ~ Petoskey News Review

29 July 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petskey Newspaper (1955)

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petskey Newspaper (1959)

25 July 1959 ~ Petoskey News Reveiw

9 January 1960 ~ Petoskey News Review

Ken Turk of Petoskey
had been a former commander of
Carol O. Weaver Post, 19, American Legion.

9 February 1960 ~ Petoskey News Review

Observe a day for Dr. Charles Gray
a founder and FIRST commander of Petoskey's Carl O. Weaver Post

11 March 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review

Ande L. Bodary... 12 August 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review

Karamol/Casimir A. "Cash", Petoskey (6 January 1895 ~ 9 January 1968) ~ Army... a veteran of WWI and a member of the
Carl O. Weaver Unit, American Legion, No. 194.

23 May 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review

15 July 1968 ~ Petoskey News Review

11 November 1969 ~ Petoskey News Review

3 May 1971 ~ Petoskey News Review

9 October 1972 ~ Petoskey News Review

10 July 1973 ~ Petoskey News Review

Display Case In American Legion Post Petoskey MI

July 2014 ~ Michael B. Lindemuth Memorial Garden next to the American Legion Hall on Bay Street Petoskey MI

Joy Cemetery Springvale Township Charlevoix County MI ~ Beatrice M. Grossman was memorialized with a bronze star, near her tombstone, noting her membership in the American Legion Auxiliary.