It's got a nice sentiment. It reads, "The finest Americans are those who have given their lives for their country. The nation should not forget their sacrifice, nor should the people fail to remember that sacrifice every Memorial Day. Those who lost their lives defending this country are our greatest heroes, and without their sacrifice, no American would today be free. That is something worth remembering – and to be thankful for."
It's a good reminder that while it is always good and proper to honor all veterans, today is the today we remember those who gave up their lives while serving their country.
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The list of sponsors of the Lorain Sunday News ad is interesting in that it isn't the same old names found in similar Lorain Journal ads.
There are quite a few that I've never heard of, including: Dubble Dip Drive In (4079 Broadway); Connie's Restaurant (2941 Grove Ave.); Tel-Rad Television (3169 Globe Ave.); Varela Restaurant (1547 E. 30th St.); Flossie Trebus Beauty Shop (828 Highland Park Blvd.);
There are also many that were mentioned on this blog, including: J. Spang Baking Co. (522 W. 22nd); Duskey Bros. Pure Oil Station (Broadway at 19th St.); Gilbert's Food Store (Garfield and Missouri Aves.); Carl R. Johnson Trailer Court (Stop 112 - W. Lake Rd.); Airport Tavern (3700 Oberlin Ave.); Bob's Do-Nut Shop (1782 Broadway); Kucirek Construction (2904 Oberlin Ave.); and Polansky Meat Market (1376 Long Ave.).
Dubble Dip Drive In at 41st and Broadway was connected with the Service Creamery and carried its milk.
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| October 1, 1954 Lorain Journal Ad |
It was always "Decoration Day" when I was a kid.
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And, it seems, it was "declared" by an Ohioan...
"On the first official Decoration Day -- May 30, 1868 -- Ohio Rep. James A. Garfield, a former general and future U.S. president, addressed a crowd of 5,000 gathered at Arlington National Cemetery"
Dubble Dip Drive -In was still selling ice cream at that location twenty years later, although under a different name, Dari-Dip, I think; I walked past it every day on my way to and from Clearview High.
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