Bishop Donovan News Today

Julia Smiley Richardson of Hudson, Wisconsin, passed away on November 21, 2022, surrounded by family. Julie was born on July 20, 1944, to parents Wilmoth and Alice Smiley in Newton

April 18 1912 - Toledo and the nation are stunned by mounting death toll of the Titanic disaster at sea. The News Bee runs a photo of 1500 people at Swayne Field in Toledo to visually show how many people died on the giant ocean liner. 1914 - A proposal is being made to begin censorship of dance halls in Toledo. Dance instructors tell police that a supervisor needs to be appointed to patrol the dances for obscene and lewd behavior. Dance professors in the city contend that the "beautiful art o...