March 1905: Mayor Greer said Ada needed a marshal; we had a deputy but needed a primary officer and he nominated Alonzo Cummans.
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.
Did you know that Ada schools had student librarians as far back as 90 school years ago? Here's that group from 1927. Last names only are under the photo. The yearbook stated that this is the hardest working body in the school outside of the faculty and the annual staff. "Yet they receive no pay and very little thanks."
