Serving Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood Counties
Nov. 16
1916: Voice actor Charles Dawson “Daws” Butler is born in Toledo. He became a Hollywood icon in cartoon production as the voice of Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and Yogi Bear.
1920: Mary Shaw becomes the city of Toledo’s first policewoman and warns that dancing cheek-to-cheek and flirting, or doing the "toddle," will be outlawed in Toledo. Policing such behavior is one of her duties.
1921: It’s reported that Ohio has the most licensed passenger cars in the nation at just about 70,000.
1925: Mrs. Wilma Headley is attacked by the "Toledo Slugger" as she was walking near 20th Street and Jefferson Avenue.
Nov. 17
1895: Wealthy women complain that not enough girls in Toledo are available for domestic servant jobs. Most say they do not want these jobs citing long hours, the "tyranny" of housewives, and wages of $2.50 a week.
1905: Toledo's downtown theaters offer a wide variety of live Vaudeville and operetta performances. Thousands of people attend nightly at the Valentine, The Empire, The Lyceum, The Arcade, and Burt's Theater.
1927: Toledo police chief Harry Jennings promises to put the lid on illegal gambling in Toledo. He vows that he will stop slot machines and other types of vice from operating openly in the city.
1933: Pemberville farmer Leo Briggs shoots and wounds an American bald eagle that has been stealing his pigs. The eagle has a seven-foot wingspan.
1956: A parade, which started at East Broadway and Morrison before traveling down East Broadway to Navarre and then on to Navarre Park takes place as part of a fundraiser to move the cabin of Toledo pioneer Peter Navarre to the Toledo Zoo.
1965: Moore Ford on Monroe Street is advertising new 1965 model Mustangs for just $1,899.
Nov. 18
1922: A daring bank robbery is pulled off in Genoa at the local downtown bank. A Genoa druggist, Winn Rhodert, is shot to death as he crosses the street near the bank. Robbers escape with a large amount of cash and securities. Two men are arrested, but later acquitted and released.
1925: Another woman is badly injured in an attack by the Toledo Slugger, or Clubber, as he is sometimes called by the press. This attack occurs in the 800 block of Tecumseh Street. The victim survives, but the city is in terror from the continuing attacks.
1948: Toledo police motorcycle officer, Albert Fadell, is killed in a crash near downtown.
1955: Eight New York Central workmen are killed near Monroe, Mich. when a passenger train slams into their crew truck.
1975: A shocking Ottawa Hills murder is under investigation after two elderly widows (mother and daughter) are beaten to death in their home and robbed. The crime is later solved with the arrest of the woman's son and daughter-in-law who are later convicted along with an accomplice.
Nov. 19
1906: Toledo police round up 30 "suspicious" persons after a recent burglary. They not only arrest those they believe committed the crime but also collar others who look like they might commit a crime. Most are sent to the “works” on Duck Island for being "suspicious."
1920: Toledo police continue to round up local bootleggers, who are becoming more creative in ways to avoid detection. In the 1400 block of Belmont Avenue, officers found whiskey still tucked away in a dugout that was carved out under a home. Climbing through a trapdoor in the living room, the agents discovered a large dug out room and a whiskey still, plus eight gallons of mash whiskey. The homeowner, who was sleeping nearby, was arrested.
1924: The barge “Toledo” sinks off Rattlesnake Island in Lake Erie during a storm.
Nov. 20
1897: Workmen building the new railway line near the Perrysburg bridge unearth many Native American relics and skeletons. They have found tomahawks, kettles, bones, and five skeletons near the Fort Meigs site.
1926: A cigar store dealer in Toledo says women no longer want to smoke just cigarettes but are also buying cigars and pipes.
1932: University of Toledo president Henry Doermann dies at age 42 from an infected sore throat.
1954: White Hut drive-in restaurants are advertising for curb waitresses. They offer free meals, top pay, hospitalization, uniforms, and paid vacations.
Nov. 21
1907: Long-distance marathon walker Edward Weston passes through Toledo to cheering crowds on a trip from Portland, Maine to Chicago.
1925: Reports of a "phantom attacker" in Toledo surface again after two women report they are clubbed by a large man with daubs of red paint on his cheeks and his eyes painted black. Police and vigilantes comb the City Park area neighborhoods.
1936: Fire sweeps the Lucas County jail, and all 115 inmates escape injury.
1941: Downtown Toledo is packed with Ohio State fans as they stop overnight on their way to Ann Arbor for the annual OSU – Michigan football clash. Union Station was jammed as thousands caught special trains running to Ann Arbor for the game.
1949: A crime wave continues with robberies of taverns and stores, and a revival of the “hoodlum” squad is announced by the Toledo Police Department.
Nov. 22
1928: The BGSU football team celebrates its first undefeated season.
1930: Wealthy African American Toledo businessman and reputed gambler Pearl Barber is killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver in East Toledo.
1932: Toledo food stores are selling beef tenderloin at 19 cents a pound and smoked hams at 12 cents a pound.
1956: Elvis Presley performs for the first time in Toledo at the Sports Arena. A Toledo Blade reporter writes that young fans "bordered on hysteria."
1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Residents of Toledo react with shock and stunned disbelief. Shoppers in downtown stores listen to radio reports and many are seen crying. Traffic on the streets slow to a crawl under the dark veil of light, cold rain. The Toledo Blade, which happened to be on strike that week, quickly settles its dispute, and the staff returns to publish a full newspaper on Sunday.
1963: The Michael DiSalle Bridge over Maumee River was set to be opened with a dedication ceremony, but the celebration is called off because of JFK assassination.
