21 WFMJ archives  / August  13, 1974 |  Roland Alexander, president of the Youngstown Chapter of the NAACP, presented awards to some of the top recruiters of memberships to the organization 50 years ago. Seated,  from left, Willie Mae Kendall, Ella Mae Walden, and Dorothy Woods; standing, John B. Sellers, the Rev. Elizabeth Powell, and Walter L. Hogan.

August 12


1999: During a visit to the Mahoning Valley, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich says that if 9,000 employees at the General Motors plant in Lordstown want to ensure their jobs, production, and quality numbers must continue to improve.


Eleven employees and one former Delphi Packard Electric Systems employee in Warren have been recognized for their roles in winning new patents for the company. Over the years, Packard has registered 300 patents.


Sears Roebuck & Co. has decided against converting its 250 hardware stores to Orchard Hardware and Garden Outlets after a test run of the rebranding in Columbus flopped. 
 
1984: Dr. Robert Zorn, superintendent of Poland Local Schools, says he will recommend closing the 120-year-old Union Elementary School as part of reorganizing the 2,200-student district. 


State Rep. Joseph Vukovich, D-52 nd, says special elections have become too commonplace, especially for school levies, and he is drafting legislation with new restrictions. 


The NRM Corp. of Columbiana is finishing a $6 million order that will help the People's Republic of China industrialize to support its 1 billion population. A crew of 14 Chinese technicians has been in Columbiana for six months, learning how to operate the new tire-production machinery. 


1974: In the first three days of sales, lottery agents in Northeast Ohio, Dayton, and Toledo run out of 50-cent tickets. The first $300,000 drawing will be held on Aug. 22; the first $1 million drawing is expected in about six weeks.


Chief Donald Baker suspended three Youngstown patrolmen, two for 30 days and one for 60 days. Thus, the number of officers disciplined in connection with a theft ring has reached 18. 


1949: Diana Marshall, 14, narrowly escapes death when lightning strikes her East Palestine home, knocking her to the ground. Her physician says her rubber-soled shoes saved her. 


Six thousand five hundred fourteen shoppers use "Free ride" coupons on their way downtown to take advantage of Dollar Days sales. 


New car sales in Trumbull County declined by 1 percent between June and July, but sales for the year's first half are still running ahead of 1948.