Stevan Dohanos, the nationally known artist famous for his great Saturday Evening Post illustrations, is often overlooked or even forgotten when Lorain is remembering its sons and daughters who went on to greatness.
That's why I try to always post any mention of him in his hometown newspaper. Above is the announcement that he was to be the featured speaker at the Lorain High School commencement exercises on June 8, 1955. It appeared in the Lorain Journal on May 5, 1955.
Elsewhere on the page are plenty of items of interest.
The Ohio Turnpike wasn't entirely finished at that point. Like 'new' Ohio State Route 2 and I-90 in the 1960s and 70s, the Turnpike was apparently completed and opened in chunks. The map on the page showed that for a short time, it was necessary for Lorain motorists to pick it up in Akron if they wanted to use it to connect up with the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Other items of interest: a story about a stage play featuring a girl with blue hair – back when blue hair was unusual; an article about a trailer camp in Lorain located at 36th and Dayton Avenue; some hilarious remarks by Senator Richard L. Neuberger about toupees, teleprompters and makeup; and a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Harrison and their 13 sons.
Love the coonskin caps on the nine sons on the left!
