Once upon a time in Ada
Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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November 20, 1935 a group of young women organized the Cosmopolitan club. Charter members were Mrs. Earl Wolfrom, Misses Verna Kemper, Helen Lowman, Mary Wolfrom, Mozelle Tallman, Margaret Peterson, Lois Jean Judkins, Betty Conner, Edith Conner, Josephine Conner, Bernice Reed, Mrs. Richard Main and Mrs. George McElroy. Names added oin Jan 1936 were Misses Bernice Adams, Billie Arbogast, Christine Baker, Luella Hilty, Pauline McCalla, Mrs. Robert Cole, Mrs. George Parshall, and Mrs. Paul Stober.
1935 Ada Schools withdrew from the county system to become Exempted Village School District. This move made the school district directly responsible to the state department of education.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, June 27, 2025
- Michael E. High was a millwright
- Ada School board meeting scheduled for June 30
- Put a little more Ada in the Icon
- Big CAT makes short work of Main St. home
- Eight vehicle injury crash on I-75 near Bluffton
- Letter: Ask for veto of HB 96 library provision
- ODNR Offering Hunter Education Instructor Classes
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Monday, June 23, 2025
- Anna Marie Beagle taught at Allen East Elementary
- Updated trash pickup times during extreme heat
- Noteworthy dress rehearsal and concert with potluck, June 23 and 29
- Unconstitutional presidential action
- Hardin County Commissioners send letter objecting to HB 335
- Canvases create Ada Public Library art gallery
- Ada Athletic Boosters, Pony Pals Horse Club consult with Park board
- Upcoming APL events, June 23-28