May 10
1890 - A newly rebuilt Put-in-Bay House on South Bass Island reopens on the site of the previous hotel that was leveled by flames.
1902 - A mob of mourners converges on Forest Cemetery as six of seven of the young people who lost their lives in a boating tragedy on the Maumee River are laid to rest. The Toledo Bee reports as many as 2,000 morbid curiosity seekers packed the city graveyard and trampled the sacred ground, picked flowers and gathered other relics . The article stated they almost turned it into a circus atmosphere with laughing and disrespect. The Bee called the crowd disgusting .
Jerry City father, husband and good Samaritan clears snow for neighbors in need after storm
For Ron Williams, helping out his neighborhood is about family and community, no matter how big the job may be. Author: Roxanne Elias (WTOL) Updated: 12:01 AM EST February 18, 2021
JERRY CITY, Ohio While some of you are still busy clearing the snow from your cars or driveways after Monday s snowstorm, there are others making sure it s a community effort.
Ron Williams of Jerry City says he knows he s physically capable, so why shouldn t he be the one to do it. I got up on Tuesday morning after the snow had kinda tapered off and I cleaned the driveways in the area and then, my wife and I took off for a drive in the country to see if anybody was in need, said Williams.
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