Return to the Frank Passic
Any photos not otherwise credited are from the personal collection of Frank Passic, Albion Historian.
|
Morning Star, June 11, 2023, pg. 9 We continue with our theme of "Albion 100 Years Ago." June 5, 1923. "The tar from the local gas plant placed recently on Irwin Avenue from Dalrymple St. to the residence of John Finley, and on W. Erie St. westward from the end of the pavement, is making a good hard roadway and keeping down the dust." "The 44-acre farm of William Dopp of this city, located five- and one-half miles southeast of Albion on the Concord Road, has been sold to Thomas Slavoff, Austin Avenue." June 7, 1923. "Albion's city tax rate is so low that it is attracting attention around the state." June 9, 1923. "New Pipe Organ Placed in St. James Church. For the first time at the morning services tomorrow, members and friends of the St. James Episcopal Church will be privileged to hear the new pipe organ which has just been installed by Albert A Gale assisted by F. B. King." City Hospital Notes. "Ira Denton had an operation for hernia at the hospital this morning." "Norman Wiener, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wiener, North St., had a needle removed from his foot Thursday. The child was brought to the hospital as soon as the accident was discovered." June 11, 1923: "Frank Klinkevich, a young boy living on Austin Ave., fell into the river off the Superior St. bridge while fishing about 10:30 this morning. He managed to cling to one of the abutments, in spite of the swift current at that point, and was rescued by Steve Potter of McCarty & Bealer’s garage, who went down a ladder that was lowered there for him." June 14, 1923: "The city fire department was called last evening about 8 o'clock to the residence at 212 W. Center St., where two small children, one six months old and the other two years old, had evidently been locked in by their parents while the latter went elsewhere for the evening. Neighbors saw the eldest child, a boy, crawl out of a second story window upon the kitchen roof, and fearing for his safety, they called the fire men who effected his rescue." June 18, 1923: "Motorists who used the W. Erie St. road yesterday reported that huge trucks had broke through the road into the muck on the Torrey marsh about two miles west of the city almost obstructing the highway for a time." June 20, 1923: "For the second time this year, the brick pavement between the cities of Marshall and Albion has felt the effects of the heat. Sunday a space 18 feet wide and running the full width of the pavement gave way under the intense heat and blew up. It was about three miles from Marshall." June 25, 1923: Headlines: "Interurban Car Jumps Track into Parma Town Hall. Albion People in Interurban Car Accident. Motorman Green May Not Survive Injuries." June 20, 1923: "Playgrounds Will be Opened Here Monday. Rae Corliss and Miss Marie Howell and Other Helpers Will Assist Director Dan Kick in Local Recreation Work." Next 100 Years Ago article: July 1923 Next week: J. W. BRANT COMPANY BOTTLE All text copyright, 2026 © all rights reserved Frank Passic | Artwork copyright Maggie LaNoue © 2026
| |
