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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August 18, 1939 the American Legion Post will be erecting in Woodlawn Cemetery an eight foot monument to soldiers, sailors and nurses of all U.S. wars.
November 20, 1939 Doling’s Bakery, one of Ada’s oldest business houses, closed its doors Monday after 50 years by members of the same family.
November 1939 the second “Adamobile” was completed at the Luft & Gardner garage and delivered to Forest Hofer, Defiance polio victim.
Stories Posted This Week
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026
- Charles Thomas Evans, 80, worked for Agricultural Cooperatives
- Jerry Lane Pifer, 69, was a siding contrator
- Ada FFA members compete in Job Interview contest
- Bulldog student-athletes honored by the Blanchard Valley Conference
- Nine Bulldog football players garner All-BVC recognition
- Friends of the library host book raffle
- Local artist hosting a watercolor class at the Ada Public Library
- Beatitudes plans Thanksgiving & Veterans feast
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
- Scouting for Food pickup on Saturday, Nov. 7
- Annie's Project in Hardin County, February-March 2027 workshop
- Obituary for Michelle D. Davis, 55
- Down Memory Lane: Fire consumes Administration/Hill Memorial building
- Making corn while the sun shines
- Murder trial postponed in Hardin County Court
- Smith updates Red Men in Red Square