[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1012 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1012

 Commending the 175th anniversary of The Blade, a newspaper in Toledo, 
                                 Ohio.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2010

    Mr. Latta (for himself and Ms. Kaptur) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the 175th anniversary of The Blade, a newspaper in Toledo, 
                                 Ohio.

Whereas, on December 19, 1835, raw pages of history rolled off a printing press 
        with the publication of No. 1, Vol. 1 of the Toledo Blade;
Whereas a primary reason for the newspaper's establishment was to promote the 
        municipality that resulted when pioneer settlements of Port Lawrence and 
        Vistula were incorporated as Toledo;
Whereas the Toledo Blade's first issue is believed to have been printed on a 
        hand press, possibly in a log cabin, and transported on a wagon over 
        rutted roads;
Whereas the oldest continuous business in Toledo, the Toledo Blade was published 
        on Saturdays until it became a tri-weekly publication in May 1846;
Whereas with the advent of the telegraph, the paper became a daily publication 
        in 1848;
Whereas during all but its first 30 years, the newspaper has been owned and 
        operated by 2 families, the Lockes from 1865 to 1926 and the Blocks from 
        1926 to the present;
Whereas The Blade is known for its long-standing tradition of publishing 
        accurate, truthful stories, and as a result of its credibility, the 
        newspaper is widely respected; and
Whereas historians often use newspapers as a primary source for information 
        about people, places, and events: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends The Blade for 
its 175th anniversary and the important role it serves in reporting 
news events in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
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