Vindicator file photo/ Jan. 19, 1973 | Youngstown Mayor Jack C. Hunter beams as he displays the plaque listing him among the Frank Purnell Award winners at the 38th annual Jaycees Dinner in January 1973. At left is Ed Shebert, who received the President’s Award, at right is John Zedaker, who was given a life membership in the Jaycees.

January 19

1995:  John Pepper, president of Proctor and Gamble, explains the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative to some 100 Mahoning Valley leaders during a meeting at the Youngstown Club. The Cincinnati program unites business, school and government leaders in an effort to provide children with broader horizons. 


Phar-Mor Inc. files an amended reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court with the hope of emerging from bankruptcy protection in the spring.  

Warren Safety Director Herbert Laukhart upholds the firing of 13-year veteran of the fire department by Chief Kent Fusselman on charges of making harassing calls to the chief's home phone.

1980: The Trumbull County Democratic Party endorses Anthony A. Latell, Girard's president of council, to succeed Walter Pestrak as a Trumbull County Commissioner. 

Youngstown Mayor George Vukovich says he wants to see a report from the detective investigating alleged corruption at the Wastewater Treatment Plant that was begun under Mayor J. Phillip Richley and wants to know why the probe couldn't be completed in six months. 

U.S. Rep. Lyle Williams, R-19th, tells the Downtown Kiwanis Club that energy costs contribute to eight percent in the inflation rate, which could be reduced if the nation returned to the use of coal.

1970: A break in Ohio Edison's steam line somewhere near its North Avenue plant leaves virtually every downtown building without heat as the temperature hovers near zero. 

Cleveland area police are seeking a motive in the slaying of Eric Reinthaler, 45, an admitted former member of the Communist Party who was active in the 1950s. The former Youngstowner's body was found on a lawn in Garfield Heights.

Roger Burke Jr., New Castle's first heart transplant patient, dies in Methodist Hospital in Houston a week after receiving a heart. 

1945:  Deep potholes in Youngstown's streets caused by severe weather are being temporarily patched by the street department, says city Engineer James Ryan. 

Five more district soldiers are reported killed in action. They are: Thomas Hannis, Rocco Mediate, Richard Noser, Warren Parks and Paul Stoddart.   Missing are John Serich, Ralph Fisher and Paul Varley. 

In special session, Youngstown City Council passes a record-breaking municipal appropriations ordinance of $5.4 million by a 4-2 vote. It tops the 1944 budget by $270,251.