The Ingram Brothers of Jacksonville, FL offered to bring an ostrich named Hurricane to the Putnam County Fair in 1908 for $300. They described Hurricane as one of the largest and fastest birds in the world. It is unknown whether Hurricane actually came to the fair.
During the 1930s, Putnam County native Earl H. Hanefeld served as Ohio’s Director of Agriculture in the cabinets of governors George White and Martin L. Davey.
In September 1938, Blanchard Township voters approved plans for a new high school building that included a combination gym and auditorium, and about half the funding for the project came from the Public Works Administration. The building was completed in 1939.
