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Meet Erica Melchior and Her Marionettes
Professional entertainers are a rare breed, earning a living while doing something they love – all while bringing pleasure to others through their talents.Many people start out with that goal in mind,...
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Old Dutch Bock Beer Ad – March 4, 1965
Sixty years ago today, Old Dutch Beer fans in Lorain were celebrating the announcement that Old Dutch draft bock beer was now available in bottles. As the ad above from the March 4, 1965 Journal noted,...
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New Harry Christiansen LSE Book – March 1965
As I've noted before, I don't write too much on this blog about the Lake Shore Electric (LSE), the interurban system that ran between Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit. It's a specialized area of interest...
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Home Dairy Lenten Ad – March 1955
Home Dairy in Lorain has been a favorite topic on this blog. The owner of the dairy was a good friend of my father, and in fact was his best man at my parent's wedding. So we had Home Dairy milk...
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Smith & Gerhart Ad – March 3, 1955
Seventy years ago, the well-remembered Smith & Gerhart department store in Lorain was offering this handsome 16-piece dinner set for merely $2.98 (about $35 bucks in today's inflated greenbacks,...
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Kelly's Hamburgers Becomes Casey's – March 1965
Casey's Drive-in, the defunct Northeast Ohio hamburger chain that had restaurants in Lorain, Vermilion, Elyria, Rocky River and North Royalton has been a favorite topic on this blog. As I've noted...
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Lorain Journal Front Page – March 11, 1925
One hundred years ago today, this was the front page of the Lorain Journal on March 11, 1925. There was a lot of news crammed onto that page – much of it bad, or downright nightmarish. But before I...
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The Journal's Big Clock– March 1955
Seventy years ago this month in March 1955, the Lorain Journal was still moving into its brand new building on Broadway at Elyria Avenue. Part of the preparation was the installation of "the biggest...
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It Was Supposed to Be Route 254
I've mentioned several times on this blog that my hobby used to be driving, photographing and researching old highways. While my area of interest was primarily the old federal two-lane highways like...
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Mormons to Help Locate Whiskeyville Cemetery Heirs – March 1959
Back on this post about Whiskeyville, I posted two articles about a small pioneer cemetery that was located just north of Rt. 113 on Rt. 58. Since that post I found another article from March 1959.The...
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St. Patrick's Day Ads – 1965
And a top o' the morning to you! Here's hoping you have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!I started my day the way I do each St. Patrick's Day – with a bowl of Lucky Charms. I know, it's a wee bit goofy. But...
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More on Whiskeyville Cemetery - Part 1
Since my post last week about the Whiskeyville cemetery and the relocation of the remains of the persons buried there, I've unearthed a few more articles about it. First up is this article by Blanche...
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More on Whiskeyville Cemetery - Part 2
The Lorain Journal did a great job covering the April 1959 disinterment and reburial of the people buried in the small cemetery at Whiskeyville. The paper included regular updates of the progress.This...
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March 20, 1965 – First Day of Spring Sampler
Well, Spring is finally here. In a few weeks we'll see if March truly goes out like a lamb.Apparently it didn't seem to be going in that direction sixty years ago. Above is an editorial cartoon that...
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Meet Harry Wade of Amherst – May 1970
We'll close out the week here on the blog with an article that I found after I did my post about the iconic Lorain Journal clocktower. It's one of the popular "Bill Scrivo's People" features that ran...
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One-Year Anniversary of Comet Celebrated at Ford – March 1961
Back when the Ford plant on Baumhart Road was running full steam, it was a big event when the first or last vehicle of a specific model being manufactured there came off the line. The media was there...
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Mom & Dad Make the Society Page – March 25, 1950
Remember when the Lorain Journal had a Society page?You probably don't. Going back to the early 1920s, the Journal included a social column that reported marriages, social club news and fraternal...
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Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Have you given any thought as to where you'd like to be buried when you, uh, depart this earthly realm? It's something that most of us have to deal with sooner or later (preferably later). I know where...
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Lorain Auto Show – March 25 - 27, 1955
Seventy years ago today, Lorain was enjoying the third and final day of the Lorain Auto Show. Above is the front page of the Lorain Journal of March 27, 1955. Held at the Lorain Arena, it was the...
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Masson Class Photos – March 29, 1966
Recently I received a nice email from one of my old classmates named Frank Zabrecky. Frank went to Masson School as well, and some of his high school years were spent at Admiral King (my Alma Mater). I...
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Entertainment Page – March 31, 1955
It's the last day of March – hard to believe, isn't it? I guess that's what happens when you get older, the months (and years) simply fly by.Seventy years ago today, the entertainment page from the...
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Crazy About Crazy Horse
Back in the summer of 1965, my family hitched the Apache pop-up camping trailer to our Olds F-85 and headed Out West to South Dakota for our vacation. I wrote about it in a five-part blog series...
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Perkins Pancake House Opens – April 1965
Promotional postcardRemember the Perkins Pancake House on North Ridge Road near Route 57?Unless you lived in the Lorain/Elyria area back in the 1960s and 70s, you probably don't. But it was a popular...
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Pic-Way Shoes Easter Ads
April 1, 1965Getting new shoes for Easter used to be a big part of the preparation for the holiday. Consequently the Journal was full of shoe store ads beginning about a month before the big...
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Grand Opening of Lawsons on Oberlin Ave. Near RR Tracks – April 1965
Lawson's convenience stores has been a favorite topic on this blog, amassing twenty posts over the last 16 years. We all have our favorite memories of the ubiquitous store chain, including its Big-O...
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