Meanwhile, back in 1953
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Ada residents were in the spirit of the Buckeye State during the 1953 Ohio sesquicentennial celebration.
Here's a photo from the Ada Public Library's historic photo collection of some Ada residents "playing pioneers" in 1953.
Front from left, Dr. C.E. Wintringham, Dr. Alger Tipple (Ada dentist), Mary Tipple and Clyde Lamb.
Back from left, Madge Weimer, Ron Parshall, Phoebe Lamont, Katie L. Hanson, Gayle Zimmerman, Wilma Wintringham, Alice Marshall, Rev. Harry Bright (Methodist), and Genevieve Wheelock.
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