Tag Archives: crashes

1940: The Solution: Where Is Calamity Corner?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Kari Lucin

You asked where Calamity Corner is, and I (meaning the other people in the newsroom who have lived here longer than 5 years) have found it for you! Calamity Corner was located at the junction of “the Wilmont diagonal and … Continue reading →

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1961: Car Crashes

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Kari Lucin

This article detailed the car crashes of 1961.

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1959: 219 Car Crashes in Worthington

Posted on December 27, 2009 by ming01

There had been 219 car crashes in Worthington by December in 1959, a cause for some concern.

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1959: Tragic Crash Claims Life of Teacher

Posted on December 15, 2009 by ming01

Gladys Anderson, a 56-year-old school teacher at Wilder, was killed when a train hit her car in 1959.

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1944: Ardith and Harold Busch

Posted on October 19, 2009 by ming01

Ardith Ziegenhagen married Harold Busch in October 1944. Normally I don’t take pictures of the marriage or engagement announcements, but in this case the name seemed very familiar. Ardith and Harold both died as a result of a car crash … Continue reading →

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