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This week in history

This week in history

99 years ago in 1920:

Growth of the city of Warren with more territory to cover and a larger population demanded additional equipment and police.

Chief B.J. Gillen had recommended in a 1919 report to council that an additional 12 men be added to 14 working in the department. Six had already been voted in by council and the chief wanted six more.

In addition, a new police signal system as well as a new plan for working hours, were requested.

The chief said the work in Warren equaled that of many cities of 50,000 and that to get results the city of Warren needed to do the same. He wanted to change the hours so that he has three equally divided working shifts of eight hours each, with an addition of two sergeants, one detective and one plainclothesman as soon as possible.

50 years ago in 1969:

Two Trumbull County legislators, two student members of Warren Chapter of Future Farmers of America, and two Warren teachers attended the Leader-Citizenship Day for FFA members in Columbus.

In the Trumbull delegation at the event, held in conjunction with the observance of the week’s National FFA Week, were Rep. Michael DelBane of Hubbard, Rep. Larry R. Nord of Champion, Asa Nine, Western Reserve High School FFA member, Paul DeLeo, Market High FFA member, George Hubka, Market High vocational agriculture teacher, and Mike Bach, vocational horticulture teacher at Western Reserve.

Special awards were given following a get acquainted breakfast for legislators, FAA members and teachers. A capitol tour and speech on “How Ideas Can Become Laws” was given the group at the State Capitol rotunda.

25 years ago in 1994:

The musicians were back, the cheerleaders were back. Everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur returned to the stage of Warren G. Harding High school’s auditorium.

It was an encore performance by the students of the city schools and it carried a rousing message of thanks to the community for passing the 9.75 mill levy on Feb. 8.

“Thanks for saving our world! We are worth it!” proclaimed one colorful banner carried by the children of McKinley Elementary School,

“Together we did it!” read another, held by the students from Western Reserve Junior High.

Cheeleaders stomped a thank you of their own, “We can keep our sports, thanks to you — we can keep our prom and graduation too!”

10 years ago in 2009:

“Heart friendly” and “alfredo,” are not usually in the same sentence, but restaurateurs, chefs and home cooks served up their best noodles and gravy to benefit the American Heart Walk.

“The quality of the entries keeps getting better and better,” said Peg Krozier, who co-chaired the event sponsored by Blessed Sacrament Church’s Heart Walk team.

Six amateur cooks and 13 restaurants entered the Seventh Annual Pasta Cook-off and Wine Tasting, held at Blessed Sacrament on Reeves Road.

The money raised by selling 400 tickets at the event– $15 at the door, $12 in advance — benefited the church’s Heart Walk team, which then passed to the American Heart Association where it was used to fund research into heart disease. Recipient Tabitha Fiorenza, 8, of Struthers, was a beneficiary in attendance, having recovered from a heart transplant the previous fall.

— Compiled from Tribune Chronicle archives by Emily Earnhart

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