This Bluffton picture has an Ada connection. It is this week's Bluffton Icon historical photo. And because of the Ada connect, we are curious if an Ada viewer can help us with more additional information.
Taken in the 1914-15 school year this Bluffton College student group called themselves “Student Volunteers.” It turns out that members of this group intended to enter the Christian mission field upon graduating from college.
Here’s who they are:
Top from left, H.W. Berky (faculty advisor), Floyd Pannabecker, Lloyd Pannabecker and Walter Niswander.
Maybe this helps: Walter "Red" Anspach was fire chief
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 26, 2016
Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crous [email protected]
On Oct. 7, 1973, the Ada firemen held an open house of their new building.
The firemen were Russ Hathaway, assixtant chief; Walter “Red” Anspach, chief; Dwight Musser; Don Fisher; Louis Kipker;Darryl Kent; Ralph Fisher; Grover Carey; Hugh Murphy; Al Kallman; Roger Tarr; John Dearth; Jay Epley; Bob Shields; Bill Clum; Dave Simon; Lowell Musser; Jim Krejci; Pete Reese and Dean Hughes.
...and don't forget to put the 2 cent stamp on the letter
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016
Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse [email protected]
Here's an important notice from the Ada Post Office from January, 1911:
Patrons of the post office will please observe that the office will not be open on Sunday afternoons hereafter.
Those served by carrier can call for their mail on Sunday morning at the time the office is open by going to the city carriers’ windows and asking them for the mail as they are on duty there and then, the same as the other department of the office.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse [email protected]
Here's two stories from th 1870s about Ada:
Oct. 9, 1872 - The Great Grady Circus and Menagerie from Kenton, Ohio was the first circus to come to Ada.
1873 the first steam grist mill in the township was built by the Young Brothers. It stood on Lincoln Street opposite the Lutheran church. A scroll mill was built just east of the grist mill and it burned in 1876.