21 WFMJ archives  / October 22, 1974 | Youngstown’s Auxiliary Bishop William A. Hughes, left, was the celebrant at a Centennial Mass at Ursuline High School 50 years ago to mark the 100th anniversary of the Ursuline Sisters.  Others, from left, are the Rev. Cyril Adamko, the Rev. Daniel Venglarik, Mrs. Joan Surry of Ursuline teachers, and Sister Helen Shea, assistant principal of Ursuline.

October 22

1999: Some Trumbull County officials are calling to support a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. that would prohibit drilling for oil or natural gas in Mosquito Lake, which supplies drinking water to 50,000 Warren customers.

Mahoning County Sheriff Randall Wellington says he has released 180 prisoners in three days, bringing the county jail's count to 305, but 288 of those are either felons or awaiting trial on felony counts, making it impossible for him to reach a federal court order that he reduce the population to 242.

About 1,300 Salem residents who were part of a class action suit against the former Nease Chemical Co. for contamination caused by its Salem plant will begin getting payment checks from an $18 million settlement. A family that lived in an $85,000 house between 1986 and 1990 will get about $30,000.

1984: A study by Trumbull County's Disaster Services Agency says that in the event of a failure of the Milton and Berlin dams, Trumbull County residents would have between three and 20 hours to flee floodwaters.

Bishop James Malone of Youngstown and three other Roman Catholic bishops arrive in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on a fact-finding mission to meet politicians, clergy, and trade unionists.

Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste says Walter Mondale's performance in a debate against President Ronald Reagan has established Mondale as "a very, very valid" successor to the president. Polls showed the debate was a toss-up.

1974: The faculty and students of Ursuline High School celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ursuline Sisters. Auxiliary Bishop William A. Hughes celebrates an anniversary Mass at the high school.

A wildcat strike enters its second day at Commercial Shearing Inc.'s Logan Avenue and Andrews Avenue plants.

Harley S. Morian, 80, of Lisbon, is one of the few people who vividly recalls the night 40 years ago when "Pretty Boy" Floyd was trapped and shot to death by FBI agents on the Conkle Farm on Clarkstown-Spruceville Road. 

1949: Five high school youths are questioned by police about their involvement in a football pool operation.  Police discovered a mimeograph machine and a quantity of pool tickets at the home of one of the boys.

At least two passenger trains serving Youngstown are being dropped temporarily to conserve coal during the strike. Both are Ashtabula-Youngstown-Pittsburgh runs.

Police are still without a clue on the whereabouts of Jasper "Fats" Aiello, who disappeared the day he was to go on trial for a bad check charge.