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The day a U.S. president visited Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 30, 2020

William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States, was invited to Ada, and accepted the invitation. The visit was during his term as president from 1909 to 1913.

This photo post card from the Ada Public Library shows the horse-drawn carriage with the president and Ada dignitaries upon his arrival in Ada at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot.

The flip side of the post card shows a message from Ada to Mr. J.J. Motter of Xenia.

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Disciples Church at the turn of an earlier century

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Here's a turn of an earlier century post card colorized photo the Ada Disciples of Christ Church on Main Street. The photo is from the collection at the Ada Public Library.

Compare the above photo with the appearace of the church today in the photo below.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Robert Krofft earns silver beaver award
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, March 14, 2020

By Leland Crouse
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February 1994: Robert Krofft has earned the Silver Beaver award. This is the highest award a Boy Scout volunteer can receive. Bob has been a volunteer scout leader for 35 years.

During that time he distinguished himself as the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 124. He has also served as the Troop Committee Chairman and Chartered Partner Representative as well as Committee Member for the Cub Scout Pack and Troop 124. He has also been awarded the Hardin District Award of Merit.

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Ada Main Street at mid-century

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 9, 2020

Here's a photo of Ada's Main Street looking north sometime in the late 1940s or very early 1950s. The truck parked southbound resembles a 1949 Cheverolt. There's even a "woodie" parked on the photographer's side of the street.

What else is in view? 
• Peper Drugs
• ODEON - was a a threatre?
• Check out the light poles and the condition of the sidewalks.

This photo is from the collection of the Ada Public Library.

Viewers are invited to make additional comments below.

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100 years ago in rural Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Here is a colorized post card from the Ada Public Library collection. On the back side it reads: "Oil wells were in the vicinity of County Road 20 and Tonwship Road 25." One was on the Stober farm in the 1920s.

Oil wells were also drilled in Orange Township and other rural sections around Ada and Bluffton. At the height of the oil boom there were 500 oil wells in rural Bluffton and Ada.

When driving on State Route 103 between Bluffton and Arlington, each time you see a brick farmhouse that is a sign that an oil well was drilled on that property.

 

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Once upon a time in Ada - Track records

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, February 29, 2020

By Leland Crouse
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Ada Track Records: April 1994- Three boys track records from the 1960s still stand at Ada High School: 

Dennis Burris holds the 110 meter high hurdle record of 14.6 seconds set in 1964.

Richard Conley has the discus record of 165’.5” in 1967.

Brian Peppler holds the 800 meter run mark of 1:56.9 set in 1968.

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