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School forms garden club to support war effort

This week in history

99 years ago in 1918:

l Youth planted gardens to support the war effort overseas and to “Lick the Kaiser.”

Work on the organization of garden clubs throughout Trumbull County was progressing rapidly, and in Niles, the work took on a new meaning when the general committees met in Superintendent W.C. Campbell’s office in the high school building and formed a garden club, giving every child in the county an opportunity to help the government win the war and feed the starving families in France and Belgium.

The contestants in the garden clubs were 10 to 18 years old. Each member was to determine his kind and variety of vegetables and report to County Agent Wheelock the plan for his garden, giving the scheme of planting and the kind of vegetables to be used.

The gardens were planned to exhibit in the fall. Each member also had to make a final report showing kind, total and yield of products grown, expense of producing and receipts from sale or use.

l Mike Abagis made report to the police that a boarder of his had skipped away, taking his wife and $215. He said he wanted police to bring both wife and money back to him.

The police got busy on the telephone and a message came back from Erie, Pa., that police there had Steve Jamporis and Mrs. Mike Abagis in jail. The pair were to be brought back to the city.

50 years ago in 1967:

l Six persons, including four city firemen, were slightly injured while battling a fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Henderson, 1942 Wallace SE.

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson received cuts of the hands climbing out a window after the blaze was discovered in the two-story home. Cause of the fire was not determined.

Firefighter Paul Spelich was released from Trumbull Memorial Hospital after treatment of a lacerated right hand. Fireman Ray McAdams suffered a burn of the right wrist. Firefighter Larry Nussle a cut left hand and firefighter Robert Patchen got a hot ash in his right eye. Only Spelich required hospital treatment.

The blaze broke out in the living room, fire officials reported. The fire spread into the dining room and smoke damage was reported throughout the entire home.

l An open house was held in Ohio’s 50 state parks, 24 forests and nurseries and 14 major wildlife areas in the area, including Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Punderson Lake, Pymatuning and Nelson-Kennedy Ledges.

Personnel of the various division of parks and recreation wildlife and forestry served as guides. It was the first of its kind in the state, the open house gave Ohioans an opportunity to see the new improved outdoor recreation facilities in their regions, according to Fred E. Morr, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

25 years ago in 1992:

l A Niles woman created an Easter scene for a special nephew where trees were not just for Christmas.

“They’re for all year round,” said the Niles resident, showing off her Easter tree.

Visnosky had turned her front yard and living room into a regular Easter Bunny Lane. Cutout wooden tulips, bunnies and chicks graced the front lawn of her Ohio Avenue home. Lights in the shape of Easter eggs outlined the front porch. The Easter tree in the front window gave a glimpse of the fun waiting inside.

Mechanical bunnies stood guard at the foot of the tree, adorned with eggs, bunnies and carrot shaped lights.

Visnosky’s 30-year-old great-nephew, Joey, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was her reason, the woman said. “He loves the lights.”

l The Cleveland Indians rallied to beat Detroit after losing 4-1 lead. The Indians were led by Brook Jacoby, who had a three-run homer in the second and drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth.

Sandy Alomar, Mark Whitten, Jacoby and Kenny Lofton had run-scoring singles as the Indians batted around three Detroit pitchers in the eighth.

Carlos Baerga led off with a single chasing chasing starter Walt Terrell, Les Lancaster (0-1) gave up a single to Albert Belle and a fielder’s choice by Paul Sorrento. Alomar singled in Baerga and Whitten singled in Sorrento.

Rookie manager Mike Hargrove, said, “Things aren’t running smoothly right now — we’ve been inconsistent but we started to move in the right direction.”

10 years ago in 2007:

l A Vienna man was angry about losing trees when Ohio Edison cut down 18 of the 45 trees he planted in his yard on Niles Vienna Road.

Beard said crews had been coming onto his property since January, tying ribbons around trees they planned to cut down because they were in the right-of-way of Ohio Edison’s power lines. He said he was told the company was granted an easement to install a pole and power lines on his property. Beard said he could not find any record of the easement but said he thought he should have been told when he bought the house. “If I had known about it, I would not have planted all these trees.”

Ellen Raines, Ohio Edison spokeswoman, said the company established a right-of-way around its power lines 25 feet on either side, and within that area, the company is responsible to keep the powerline corridor clear of vegetation, barns and other structures.

l Three names were put forward to Gov. Ted Strickland for consideration to replace state Rep. Kenneth Carano: Ron Gerberry, Mahoning County recorder; Joe Leonard, Milton Township precinct committeeman; and former Milton Township Trustee Bob Lidle.

Lisa Antonelli, Mahoning County Democratic Party Chair, said the governor wanted someone in place by May 1.

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