21 WFMJ archives / September 19,  1973 | Some of the students at Youngstown public schools criticized some of their teachers at an impromptu meeting with five Board of Education members, as a strike by 1,850 school employees kept the schools closed 52 years ago.

September 21

2000: Departing Columbiana County Auditor Patricia Hadley endorses her deputy, Nancy Milliken, to finish her term, which ends in 2003.

The Western Reserve Port Authority, which operates the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, seeks to transfer part of the foreign free trade zone it oversees to an industrial park in North Jackson to help attract a Canadian steel distribution center. 

A 43-year-old Warren woman who was being detained in a Howland police cruiser for shoplifting climbed into the front seat while she was left unattended and drove off. She was arrested shortly afterward and faces multiple charges. 

 

1985: An investigation into alleged sexual activity in the Mahoning County Jail results in the indictment of one deputy for promoting prostitution and the resignations of two others. 

Despite some theological divisions, rabbis of Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox synagogues in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys say they focus on the ties that bind them, rather than their differences. 

Saramar Aluminum Co. files a petition for reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to address a $3.5 million debt owed to a Canadian supplier. 

 

1975: The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra opens its 48th season with concertmaster Ivan Romanenko performing the violin solo in Rimsky-Korsakoff's exotic "Sheherazade," with Franz Bibo conducting. 

A capital-starved American steel industry, struggling with expensive modernization and expansions, could soon find itself even more vulnerable to foreign takeovers. 

The Elm Street Congregational Church is being offered for sale by its remaining dozen parishioners. The 114-year-old church was once famous for its  Welsh songfests. 

 

1950: Employees of the Ohio Edison Co., on strike for about six days, are back to work at the Youngstown, Akron, and Toronto plants. The new contract provides wage increases. 

An architect's view of the proposed St. Charles Church and school in Boardman is unveiled. An all-purpose room will serve as a gymnasium and church, accommodating 400 to 500 people. 

Appointment of six new faculty members to St. Elizabeth Hospital's  School of Nursing is announced by Sister Margaret Louise, H.H.M., director of nursing.