VILLAGE HARDWARE
By: Stan Jordan
The above photo is just full of history. I hope I don’t forget some of it.
Henry George built the brick building where the Oasis is. Frank Lamb built the next three buildings. All of those buildings were on stilts because there was a big ravine and hogs and chickens ran under those buildings. Lots and lots of fill dirt had to be added there first. In fact at that time, I suppose 1860-1870, to get a picture of this, the camera man would have been standing on a bridge on Main Street.
The white building right here in front was the J.H. Adcock clothing store, founded in 1898. Mr. Adcock and H.K. Harris were the founders. In 1901 Mr. Harris became the bank president and he continued as the main man at the bank until 1942, then Mr. Ralph Carr became the president of the bank.
The J.H. Adcock store was very successful for many years up into the 1950’s. He had a partner, Mr. Ed Berg.
That door there, leads upstairs to a number of apartments. Then we come to the Antwerp Hardware. In my time that store was empty till about 1936 or so when the Kroger Co. moved in there. They were in business but because of the war they couldn’t get any help so sometime along that time they closed up. The man in charge was Wilbur Beree.
Sometime around 1945-1950, C.A. Quisno had a hardware in that building for many years. He also had a construction crew, and for years Freddie Shaffer owned and operated that hardware.
Those three stores were remodeled by Mike Reno and are very up to date.,
See ya!
PRIDE, HISTORY, MEMORIES
By: Stan Jordan
The Antwerp High School girls softball team, called the Lady Archers, won the Division Four Ohio State Championship on June 2nd.
I am very proud of you girls, coaches and fans. Pride fills your head, heart and very soul of your times at Antwerp High School.
History: You girls have hung up all kinds of records, local and area, that you can talk about all through your life, you know more of them than I do. Maybe you never gave it any thought about winning the championship while you were playing the other games, but you done it right – one game at a time. No stars, but a team of stars. It takes a lot of players to be able to field a team that good. Everyone contributed to winning that game.
Memories: You girls played hard all season and your 22 and 2 record shows it.
Just think of all of those memories, the cold games, the rainy games, the nice days and some of those close wins.
All of your later life, when you celebrate your 20, 30, 40 year anniversary, you will talk about these games and the fact you won it all.
You bet! Pride, memories and history. You girls earned all that you won, you have many reasons for your pride, your hard work and practice.
And you coaches, keep telling about basic baseball and what to do with the ball before it comes to you. All of that paid off.
Yes, you all can be proud of your accomplishment and we are all proud of you.
See ya!
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
By: Stan Jordan
Organized baseball is 150 years old this year. Cincinnati claims to be the birth place of the big leagues and I think it is.
They were called the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and they carried that nom-de-plum for years then they chopped the word stockings. They have had a number of ball diamonds and stadium all right there in the same area.
When I became a Reds fan back in the mid 1930’s, it was called Crosley Field. Well, Crosley made radios and if you had a radio, it was probably a Crosley, but since then they have had River Front and now it is named Great American Ball Park.
Yes the Reds and Cincinnati could be called the home of organized baseball. It was all started there in Cincy. It got off to a rocky start in 1869 and a few other cities fell in and helped to make organized baseball and this year is the 150th year anniversary.
At the present time 2019, there is 30 teams total. Fifteen teams in each league, American and National. Each league is divided into 3 divisions: East, Central and Western, each division has five teams.
Each team carries 25 players all the time, they are allowed 40 players total, some of that covers some minor league players and the disabled list etc. After September 1st the 40 man roster is in effect.
The best team from each league meet in the fall in what is called The World Series the best four out of seven games. The first World Series, the Boston Americans beat the Pirates 5 -3 .
The Yankees have won the World Series 27 times. Twice as many times as anyone else.
Each team plays 162 games each year. There has been a few changes over this year’s, most of them for safety reasons.
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THE ARCHER BOYS BASEBALL
By: Stan Jordan
This is like starting in the fourth inning of a ball game. You know the season for the baseball club is not over. We all want the boys to go on and win the State Championship, but some other teams want to do the same thing, and they are not just going to roll over.
The Archers have a win-loss record of 19-5 as of June 7th. They also split the GMC with Tinora Rams.
The Archers have won 5 games in the playoffs. They have won the sectional, the district and the regionals and have advanced into the final four.
THE LOON
By: Stan Jordan
Have you ever heard a loon? I don’t know if it’s a moan, a squawk, a murmur, a squeal or what? But it is a different sound than most ducks or geese make.
I remember fishing in Minnesota there were a number of loons on the lake. We were on the bank fishing with a pole and line we were very quiet so the loons stayed around a while. I like to hear them sort of a squawk or a peal and soon you will laugh at them.
I wish we had a pair around here, but I don’t think there are enough lakes or marshes here.
There are about 6 different species of loons, but only about one type called the Common Loon that is around the north central states.
Well anyhow, I still like them.
See ya!
LATEST LIST OF PAULDING COUNTY WWII VETS
By: Stan Jordan
I have been in touch with Gene Scarbrough and Mark Holtsberry and as near as we know, this is an up to date list of the Paulding County WWII veterans still living.
If there is a mistake or you know of a WWII veteran who left from Paulding County and is still alive, please contact me at the phone number at the bottom.
Air Force: George Forrest
Army: Donald Beamer, Fred Grindstaff, Robert Johnson (Antwerp), Stan Jordan, Orval Mullins, John Larson
Navy: Alfred Daeger, Keaton Endsly, Gerald Grindstaff, Richard Harris, Gene Scarbrough, Major Klinker, Glen Klingler
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419-506-1924
These two blondes had a convertible Ford and they couldn’t get in because the doors were locked. So they called a locksmith, even though the top was down.
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There was two blondes years ago and the one girl’s car wouldn’t start. So she told her friend that she could start her car by pushing her at 35 mph and she should let the clutch out. So she looked in the mirror and her friend was coming at her from the rear at 35 mph.
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Back in the woods, redneck’s wife went into labor in the middle of the night, and the doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. Since there was no electricity, the doctor handed the father-to-be a lantern and said, “Here, you hold this high so I can see what I’m doing.” Soon a baby boy was brought into the world. “Whoa there,” said the doctor. “Don’t be in a rush to put the lantern down…I think there’s yet another one to come.” Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered a baby girl. “No, no, don’t be in a great hurry to be putting down that lantern..it seems there’s yet another one in there!” cried the doctor.
The redneck scratched his head in bewilderment, and asked the doctor, “Do you think it’s the light that’s attractin’ ‘em?”
