21 WFMJ archives  / April  1, 1995 | Youngstown area radio legend Boots Bell was booked to discuss "Old Radio Commercials" at the Niles Historical Society's annual dinner 40 years ago. Among those planning the April 10 dinner were, standing from left, Rose DeJute and Audrey John. 

April 9

2000: A monument honoring Korean War veterans will be unveiled on Armed Forces Day, May 20, at Monument Park in downtown Warren. 

Warren G. Harding Principal William Mullane forms a committee of 125 students, faculty, parents, and business leaders to evaluate the school's strengths and weaknesses. 

Former residents of Westlake Terrace remember Hagstrom House, which closed recently after 55 years of serving the community, as a place where children played and learned essential life skills. 

 

1985: Winter in the Mahoning Valley lasts for a few more days, with the area blanketed in five inches of snow.  

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams of Hubbard are going to Dallas to await a hoped-for liver transplant for their 1-year-old daughter, Renee. 

James Callen, president of the Citizens League of Greater Youngstown, says the organization is backing Mayor Pat Ungaro's re-election, citing his "integrity, courage, and willingness" to tackle the city's problems. The league also endorsed deputy law director Edwin Romero for municipal court judge. 

 

1975: Members of Local 64, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, return to their jobs at South Side Hospital, ending a nine-day strike. 

Because of delays in steel shipments, Lordstown Local School District's new high school won't open until December, but when it does, it will be one of the most futuristic in the country. It will cost $6 million. 

Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes reappoints James W. Shocknessy, chairman of the Ohio Turnpike "Commission, during an emotional meeting at which Shocknessy revealed he has undergone surgery for cancer.

 

1950: John J. Gillespie, Youngstown district supervisor for the census, reports that census-taking in the city is nearly half done and will be completed in a week to 10 days. 

Friends who have talked to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower in recent weeks are convinced he has decided to run for president. 

Richard Brush, a 17-year-old senior at Struthers High, was installed as master councilor of the Youngstown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, during ceremonies at the Masonic Temple.