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Newspaper
Howland Bandwagon
Location
Howland, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1980
Page
1
The Howland Local Board of Education accepted bids for roof repairs at Howland High School, gutter and gravel work, and chimney reduction. Industrial Roofing of Youngstown won 18,075 for roof work, Woodward Company of Warren 4,925 for gutters and gravel, and Phillip H. Smith Construction of Warren 18,730 for chimney reduction.
Grace Allison recalls 1920s Howland Corners incidents on State Route 46 where faulty brakes near Howland Hill caused fatal accidents. The c. 1927 photo shows Ben White's store, gravity gas pumps, and a red caution flag with a white cross signaling a crash nearby.
The May police tally for Howland Township lists 107 offenses including 3 assaults, 1 homicide, 4 break ins to businesses, 4 to inhabited dwellings at night, 2 to uninhabited dwellings, 17 grand larcenies, 11 petit larcenies, 3 motor vehicle larcenies, 23 property destructions, 3 drug cases, 24 miscellaneous offenses and 8 domestic cases. The department recovered one motor vehicle during the month.
Howland Township trustees approve a residency requirement for all full time uniformed Fire Department personnel effective June 3 1980. Residents of the unincorporated area must establish domicile there or move if they had previously relocated before enforcement. Annexation petitions target 100 acres to Warren and 207 acres of Bazetta, challenged by trustee chairman Richard Orwig. A third petition covers 3.07 acres on Yo Road to Warren. Regular meetings set for July August September on the first Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the administration building.
In May the department answered 98 fire calls, causing 17200 dollars in damage. The breakdown includes two dwelling, one factory, four automotive, 12 grass, one mobile home, three mutual aid, nine miscellaneous, four false alarms, and 62 squad runs. EMS had 62 runs with 15 paramedic cases. Training totaled 300 hours across three regular sessions, one far training, and recruit programs. Fire prevention logged 35 inspections and 37 hours spent on prevention activities.
Hillside Hospital hosted its Annual Volunteer Awards luncheon in the recreation department. Awards were presented to Joseph B. Selden, chief executive officer.
This edition outlines content across pages including open houses and a spring program photo from Howland elementary, society pages on 6 and 7, a May zoning report on 8, Raymond Crawford's A Teacher's View on 9, a former principal honored with a portrait on 10, sports on page 11 and a principal receiving a watch on 12, and a math enrichment report on 13 plus Red Cross volunteers on 14. The Editorial Page discusses President Carter's gasoline move, Montage offers graduation advice, Nixon insights, and reflections on last week’s primaries. Page 2 carries comments from readers and other features such as Dear Abby and BBB notes.
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