August 25

 

1996: Two prisons are under construction in Youngstown, a private facility off Youngstown-Hubbard Road and a state super-max on the city's Eastside, producing 400 construction jobs and the promise of hundreds of ongoing jobs in the future. 

 

Ferdinand Dalo Jr. of Sharon and Atty. Joseph P. Valentino and Austra Blaus, both of Hermitage, will be the honorees at the annual Buhl Day celebration. 

 

Among the area, delegates headed to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago are Dorothy McLaughlin of Struthers, 73, and James Moran, 28 of Youngstown.

 

1981: Hunt Energy Co. of Salem says it will employ 500 when it begins producing oil country pipe at the former Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. Brier Hill open hearth. 

 

Fifteen volunteer firefighters complete training classes required in their first year to bring the Struthers Fire Department to 31 qualified volunteers. 

 

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1971: The Animal Charity League removes dead and dying dogs, turtles and mice, fish, and a monkey from an unattended pet store in the 2600 block of Market Street. 

 

The Buick Youngstown Co. is buying four parcels of land in the Wick Avenue "auto row" area.

 

Bert T. Olson, general manager of the Packard Electric Division of General Motors, says some workers are abusing sick-leave benefits and some doctors are aiding and abetting them. 

 

1946: Record crops are being harvested at the Firestone Farm on Route 14 near Columbiana Village.  The most modern methods and machines are used at the farm established by the late Harvey Firestone.

 

Aetna Standard Engineering Co. is swamped by $15 million in orders, including a large one from the Soviet Union. 

 

The Kaiser-Frazer Corp. leases the Struthers Iron & Steel Co.'s "Anna" furnace for three years to provide steel for its new cars.