May 1923 the first advertisement for the Public Service Filling Station, located on East Buckeye Street, appeared in the newspaper. Earl S. Wolfrom was the local manager.
May 1923 the first sectional elimination track meet of northwestern Ohio high schools was held here. Twelve schools were represented.
If you attended Ada High School in the 1985-86 school year, you can probably name these students.
They are on the cover of the yearbook that school year and were waiting in the lunch line when this photo was taken. From left, Andrea Traster, Jill Davis, Stephanie Shull and Carla Willeke.
March J.I. Baransy and Earl Wolfrom announced the opening of Ada Chevrolet at the corner of Buckeye and Johnson streets.
April The old Conner building on the square (corner of West Buckeye and North Main Street) was razed and the Pure Oil station was built and opened in Ada, J. Stewart Main , proprietor opened in July.
May Roy Brace introduced a new line of cars, Terraplane and Hudson.
If you need insurance, when the operator asks, "Number, please," Say, "214." It's the Earl Dome Insurance Agency, Ada. Employees were Julia Bentley, Lillian Desenberg and Nancy Long. Earl Dome was the agent. This photo is from the 1953 Ada Community Centennial Souvenir Program.
