Our Own Hall of Fame

On February 5, 1961 a wonderful set of articles began appearing in the Dayton Daily News. The newspaper paid tribute to men and women from the Miami Valley area with a series of sensitive biographies written by Mary Ellen Lynch.  The series was called Our Own Hall of Fame.

Instead of placing them here in the order in which they were written, they have been listed in alphabetical order for easier finding.  The articles were transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins.  There are a total of 50 articles. They will be placed here as time allows.

 

S. C. Allyn
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 2, 1961

Earl Blaik
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 11, 1961

Milton Caniff
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 20, 1961

Leslie Carter/Carrie Dudley
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 26, 1961

James. M. Cox
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 12, 1961

Morton DaCosta
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 4, 1961

Edward A. Deeds
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 19, 1961

Paul L. Dunbar
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 6, 1961

Victor Emanuel
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 25, 1961

Bergan Evans
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 11, 1961

Charles R. Hook, Sr.
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 9, 1961

Arthur Judson
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 14, 1961

Charles F. Kettering
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 15, 1961

Anne O'Hare McCormick
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 1, 1961

The McGuire Sisters
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 10, 1961

George Houk Mead
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 21, 1961

Thomas Midgley, Jr.
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 10, 1961

Mills Brothers
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 7, 1961

Arthur Morgan
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 9, 1961

James J. Nance
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 17, 1961

Annie Oakley
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 5, 1961

Jefferson Patterson
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 22, 1961

John H. Patterson
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 7, 1961

Norman Vincent Peale
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 6, 1961

Whitelaw Reid
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 13, 1961

Scotty Reston
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 14, 1961

Robert Cumming Schenck
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 8, 1961

John Q. Sherman
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 3, 1961

Frank Stanton
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 8, 1961

Carl Storck
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 27, 1961

Frank M. Tait
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 23, 1961

Harold E. Talbott
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 13, 1961

Nelson S. Talbott
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 24, 1961

Lowell Thomas
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 15, 1961

Clement Laird Vallandigham
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 17, 1961

George Matthew Verity
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 16, 1961

Thomas J. Watson
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 28, 1961

John Finley Williamson
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright March 12, 1961

Jonathan Winters
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 16, 1961

Wright Brothers
by Mary Ellen Lynch Copyright February 5, 1961