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The Icon spotted this 1951 Ohio plate at the Wheels Fest' in June.

Here are some events that took place that year: The Yankees defeated the Giants in the World Series, the cost of a first-class stamp was 3 cents, the 22nd amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It limited the number of terms a president may serve.

Yul Brynner made his first appearance as the king in "The King and I." J.D. Salinger wrote "The Catcher in the Rye."

Lois Benroth

Lois Janet (Berry) Benroth, 95, died on Friday, July 15, 2011 at her residence at Emeritus of Mentor in Mentor, Ohio. She was born in May 1916 to James Leroy and Effie (Miller) Berry in Bluffton, where she lived until 2008.

A 1934 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mrs. Benroth was an inspector at Triplett Corporation for 30 years. As a member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, she taught Sunday School to many children. Her affiliations included the American Legion Auxiliary and Bluffton Senior Citizens.

Keep cool

There are several ways to keep cool, and this frog discovered one of them. He's sitting in a Bluffton backyard pond on mosquito patrol.

The Allen County Health Department newsletter for July-August is now available for Icon viewers to read.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story to read the newsletter.

Several events are planned at Maple Crest senior residental community in August. To review those events open the calendar at the bottom of this story.

Fortman Insurance Services team

A Bluffton Main Street business is one month old on Aug. 1. Fortman Insurance Services, Inc., of Ottawa, opened a branch office at 115 N. Main St., Bluffton, in the former Book Reviews store front on July 1.

Catherine Fortman of the company told The Icon that due to the expanding number of clients outside Putnam County, the need to expand to a second location made sense. Instead of expanding in Ottawa, the company chose to open a branch in downtown Bluffton.

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