Tuesday, May 5, 2026

No Saucer For This Lorain Cat – May 2, 1946

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This one's for all you cat lovers out there. It's the story of Tom, a nonconformist cat owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Guthrie of Lora...
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Monday, May 4, 2026

Battle of Alcatraz – May 1946

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The Alcatraz cellhouse being shelled by mortars,  May 3, 1946 Prison riots have appeared in many popular movies through the decades, includi...
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Friday, May 1, 2026

Kentucky Derby 1936

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Ever since my sister moved to Louisville, Kentucky decades ago, the Kentucky Derby has assumed a little more prominence in the Brady family....
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Banana Phones: 2026 vs 1940

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Have you seen any of the 1-800-Got-Junk commercials where the spokesman/owner is making a cell phone call using a banana? There are several ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Big Top's Big Burma Comes to Lorain – April 1956

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The circus coming to town used to be a big deal in Lorain. Over the years, both of my parents told me how exciting it was for a circus to ar...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

A Baker's Dozen of Hough Bakeries Clippings

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Yesterday's post about Baby Bear Bread and various local bakeries made me realize that I'd never devoted a post to just  Hough Baker...
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Monday, April 27, 2026

Baby Bear Bread – April 1936

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Bakeries have shown up as a topic again and again on this blog. Lorain and the surrounding area had a lot of popular bakeries over the years...
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