21 WFMJ archives / August 31, 1974 | Major Lonnie Williams, left, administered the oath of office 50 years ago to new Army second lieutenants Donald J. Dohallow, David M. Gildersleeve, and David J. Long, all members of the Youngstown State University Reserve Officers Training Corps.

 

August 31


1999: Warren Mayor Hank Angelo and Police Chief Albert Timko Jr. say the system for reviewing complaints made against police officers is working fine and doesn't warrant the formation of a citizens review committee. 


Boardman police say they are satisfied that a $50 fine for disorderly conduct given to a Warren man accused of tattooing juveniles without parental permission sends a message to other tattoo artists. 


Visiting Judge Mark K. Weist denied Frank A. Lordi's request for a new trial on four counts, including theft in office, as "much ado about nothing."


1984: A fire of suspicious origin destroys the $2.2 million Tandy Senior Citizens housing complex on Monette Street in Campbell three weeks before its scheduled opening. 


A lawsuit by S. Bates Grande seeking the removal of all nine members of the Farrell Area School District for running up a deficit of $570,000 has been assigned to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 


Barbara C. Bacon of Youngstown is named the affirmative action officer at Youngstown State University, succeeding Hugh Frost.


1974: The United States is engaged in a race between its decadence and vitality. Atty. John Bustamante tells Youngstown State University graduates, drawing a parallel between the corruption, vulgarity, and disregard for public decency and the decline of the Roman Empire.


Daniel Mullet, 23, of Warren, is in critical condition in South Side Hospital with head injuries suffered when he fell from "The Twister," a ride at the Canfield Fair. 


The Rev. William H. Hudnut Jr. of North Creek, N.Y., will be the guest speaker for the 175th anniversary of First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown.


1949: Between 1,500 and 2,000 Youngstown district railroad men get a pay raise of about 7 cents an hour, and their work week is reduced from 48 hours over six days to 40 hours over five days. 


After a one-hour hearing, Gov. Frank J. Lausche removes Charles Sedor Jr. as mayor of Halls Corners in Trumbull County, the site of the Jungle Inn gambling den. 


Supt. O.W. Lenhart announces that Lowellville schools will have kindergarten for the first time when classes resume in September.