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1913 Football team

Posted by LizGH on Monday, May 27, 2019

Ada's 1913 Football Team - Here's the Bulldog team that piled up a 7-1 record 47 years ago against such foes as Findlay, Fostoria, Van Wert, Defiance and Sidney.

Front row - Edgar Neiswander, Von Spellman, George Botkins, and Carl Holman.

Middle - Hess Florida, Bart Snyder, Winfield Scott, Jed Corbett, Zeno Adams, Byron Neiswander, and Russell Clum.

Back - Jennings Stambaugh, "Doc" Donaghy, Prin. H. T. O. Blue, Herbert Jamison, Asst. Coach Bradshaw, Laurel Anspach, Supt. William Stage, Reed Cook and Coach Ralph Mertz (inset).

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Once upon a time in Ada

October 1963 - Human Hair Found In 4-Foot Oak at John Atha Sawmill
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, May 25, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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John Atha’s loggers cut down an old white oak four feet in diameter on the James Motter farm northwest of Ada last Friday, and came up with a mystery- human hair stuffed into a hole that had been bored about seven inches into the tree.

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When they bricked Ada's streets - sometime between 1909 and 1913

Here's a look at North and South Gilbert streets
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 22, 2019

This article is one of several pieces on the village’s history and written by members of The Ada Historical Society.

By Paul Logsdon
Images in this article are from the ONU Archives or courtesy of the online newspapers from the Ada Public Library.

“As Welcome As Flowers That Bloom In The Spring”

The Icon recently carried an article on planned street work along Ada’s east side; a reminder that flowers are not the only thing appearing in Ada when the weather warms.

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Who is the teacher?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 20, 2019

We need some viewer assistance with this photo. It's from the 1962-63 Ada school year. Who is the teacher and what is the class? Bonus points for naming the guy raising his hand.

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The Ada iceman cometh

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 13, 2019

Ada has ice!

Here's a photograph of an Ada ice house Leland Crouse received recently. He said that he lacks any information about it, including who might be in the photo, the Ada location and the date.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Hardin County participated in a test blackout in 1943
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, May 11, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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April 8, 1943
Ada and Hardin County participated in a test blackout with 20 north central Ohio counties at 8:05 slow time.

Test No.1 will be given only to “key” personnel of the corps, such as members of the staff, and chiefs of service. This signal will not be heard by the public.

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