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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, June 14, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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December 1936 the Ada council started the proceeding for a 14 year age limit on drivers in Ada. Nearly 100 licenses have been issued to minors by the highway patrol who passed the drivers test as young as 11 and twelve years of age.

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Ada Civil War veterans

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 11, 2018

This is a photo that hung in the Ada American Legion Post for many years.  When the legion sold the building no one knew what the group was. 

It is believed to be a photo of Ada Civil War veterans and some family members (Note the large picture of Abraham Lincoln). 

The Civil War veterans group met at the Legion Hall in later years according to Post records.  The back of the photo is only marked “Old Soldiers”. 

Maybe some Icon viewers will recognize their ancestors or the building in the background.    

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, June 7, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

Summer 1932

June 1932 the transfer of the Ada Public Library from the Ada Federated Clubs to the new district library boards was in effect. Mrs. George Stambaugh was elected chairman of the new seven-member board.

July 1932 reconstruction of the elevator of the Ada Farmers Exchange was started. It had been destroyed by fire.

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76 football seasons ago - unscored upon Bulldogs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2018

It's 1942.

Lowell Reese, former Ada high school athlete and later was the coach of the Bulldogs with the first undefeated, untied team in the school’s history in 1942.

Front row- Richard Smith, Ralph Keller, Gerald Motter, Robert Gobin, Fred Chaney, Evan Simon, Merrill Keller, William Hawley.

Middle row- Coach Lowell Reese, Richard Deringer, Lloyd VanAtta, Richard Carmean, Charles Yearsley, Ralph Sousley, John Elliott, Lewis Good, Harry Banks, Harry Sousley, Robert Stair.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

March 1936 State Route 81 was extended from Ada to Lima.

April 2, 1936 The Ada Business Association was formed. Ben Focht organizer, Earl Wolfrom president, George Greer vice-president, Robert C. Cole and R.C. Harris, vice presidents; Kahler, Pfeiffer, secretary; Dana Welsh, treasurer; Barton Snyder, Stewart Main, George Conn, Harry Huffman and J.R. Gibson, directors. More than 50 members signed up.

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1909 Ada water works plant

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

At the turn of an earlier century running water was piped into Ada homes and businesses. Here's a photograph of the Ada water works building. From the collection of Lee Crouse.

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