Golden Notes Of Archbold's Memorable Past

Ten Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998

Richard "Rick" Hodges, who serves Fulton County in the Ohio House of Representatives, will not seek reelection next November.

Jordan Christopher Shufelt is the Archbold Buckeye first baby of the year. He was born to David and Francis Shufelt, Friday, Jan. 2.

Sauder Village acquired a 1901 Jewett trolley car as a donation from Dick Laiman, near Lyons. The village does not plan to restore it to working condition. Instead, they will combine it with another trolley car, currently at Nettle Lake, to form a museum about the history of transportation in Northwest Ohio.

Archbold native Bruce Sauber's alter ego, Quilly the Q-bird, is the mascot of the Columbus Quest, a professional women's basketball team.

Chuck Rychener, mayor, delivered his state of the village message to members of the Chamber of Commerce Monday noon.

The assessed valuation of real estate within the village was $149,635,410 for 1997.

Mary Gype, county clerk of courts, was presented the education award by the Ohio Clerk of Courts Association.

The largest dollar amount ever collected by the village income tax hit a record $3.1 million in 1997.

Dean's List- Dawn Burkholder, Belmont University; Tiffany Nofziger, Cleveland State University; Sara Vajen, University of Cincinnati

Twenty-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1983

Citizens of Fulton County will have an opportunity to present competent evidence for or against the proposed cleaning of the Tiffin River and the assessments to pay for the project Monday.

Elmira School building is leased for $4,000 a year for the Severe Behavioral Handicapped Class. They will use two classrooms and the gym.

Mrs. James Hood, Colony Meadows Trailer Court, was saved from carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday because of a friend's concern.

The AHS marching band will appear in the 1983 Cherry Blossom Festival at Washington, D.C. The band was selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide.

New Commercial Club offi- cers are Marvin Miller, president; Robert Durbin, vice president; Rex Rice, secretary; Pat Kennedy, treasurer. Directors: Tony Urbas, Cal Short, Bob Short, Lonnie Short, Ed Leininger.

Grandmother's Cupboard, 205 Stryker Street has an open house next week. It is owned and operated by Evelyn Hoffman, Bryan.- adv.

Pettisville homecoming queen and court are Karen Bischoff, queen; Deb Klopfenstein, freshman attendant; Kathy Posner, sophomore attendant; Jolene Moden, senior attendant; Sheila Beck, junior attendant.

Maurice Zaerr, master timekeeper, is ready to start the time at basketball games. Maurice keeps his eyes on the officials, according to a photograph.

Mutterings, by Orrin R. Taylor- The sign on the weather bureau office reads, "We are a non-prophet organization."... No president since Dwight Eisenhower has served two full terms.... When you park your car in New York City, expect to pay $18 a day.

Fifty-Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1958

The eighth annual Quadri- County Science Fair will be held March 28, 29. Master committee: John Rich, Bud Stuckey, Susie Murbach, Bonnie Short.

R.D. Rex, superintendent of Stryker schools, presented the championship basketball trophy to Archbold co-captains Victor Miller and Robert Bridges.

Two more residents of the fifth congressional district seek nomination in the May primary: Delbert Latta, state senator, Bowling Green, and Thomas Ireland, Bowling Green. Cliff Clevenger, Bryan, will vacate the congressional seat after serving ten terms. John Hartman, Bryan, and Kenneth Adams, Bowling Green, also are candidates.

Zehr & Co. enlarged its facilities in Archbold last year when it opened a new liquid fertilizer plant. The plant is the fifth built in Ohio, and the 34th installation in the U.S.

Dale Pape, John Sullivan, and Harley Nofziger are new council members.

Deaths- Levi Rupp, 72; Kathryn Nageen, 45; Samuel Miller, 82, Sophia Keifer, 80, Amos E. Flory.

Ohio Gas Co. began serving Swanton patrons Dec. 31.

Ice skating at the South Side Park began. Archie Hines and Otto Brodbeck sprayed the area and got a fine surface.

C.E. King, Archbold was hired as full-time dog warden of Fulton County.

William and Robert Detwiler, co-directors of the Calvary Hour will speak at a youth rally Jan. 11-12 at Zion Mennonite Church.

The Methodist Men will have a pancake and sausage supper Wednesday evening.- adv.

Kenneth Short, representative of Brotherhood Mutual Life Insurance, is honored for leadership in the company.- adv.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1933

Officials of six nearby towns met Monday evening to discuss the gas rate contracts.

Motorists of Archbold and surrounding communities are enjoying the lowest gasoline prices in many years at 12¢, 14¢, and 17¢ per gallon. The new prices have been in effect for about a week.

Archbold Exchange Club will banquet in regular session at the Legion Hall Thursday evening with a special line of food and an unusual line of humorous oratory.

Christy Motor Sales delivered five new Chevrolet cars from the Archbold branch this week. The new models have a number of attractive features as well as several mechanical improvements.- adv.

The 500 feet of new fire hose, recently purchased by village officials, arrived, and has been placed on the hose truck.

The public schools at Grover Hill, Paulding County, have been closed indefinitely, or until some means of paying bills is devised.

There is no substitute for newspaper advertising.

Marshal Henry Nofzinger has been appointed local deputy by the newly elected sheriff Fred C. Hoefer. Other local deputies named are Harley Lovland, Wauseon, and P.A. Whaley, Lyons.

A mastadon discovered two years ago at Cromwell, Ind., was killed by Indians, as arrow heads were found in the earth nearby. The mammal lived as late as five thousand years ago.

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1908

Lauber Clothing ran six full page advertisements in the January issues announcing the fifth annual reduction sale Jan. 4 through Jan. 25.

A twenty-five dollar audience greeted the Archbold and Delta band boys at the Archbold Opera House on New Year's Eve. At Delta the next evening, forty-two dollars were taken at the door. The Archbold band made expenses but the Delta band had to hire several extra men, so they will be obliged to dig a little to make ends meet.

Friday, Jan. 10, 1908

Rev. C. J. Wyse, who has had considerable experience with hens, says the profits on a small flock will average higher for each hen than in a large flock. He says that in the best year his hens averaged a profit of $1.50 each, but they will fall below that this year.

At a meeting of the leaders at the old Amish-Mennonite meeting house Monday, a most important decision was reached.

It has long been known that the congregation was too large, or else the old hive, so dear to the hearts of hundreds of German Swiss citizens, too small, for the ever-growing audiences.

Although the old church will seat about 700, too often it is over-crowded and uncomfortable. On special occasions many are obliged to stand outside or go away.

To satisfy those who come from east of Pettisville and those who live near Lockport, meeting houses will be built at both places.

The ministers of the Amish- Mennonite meetings receive no salaries. The expenses are light, although the members are the wealthiest in the country.

The new meeting houses will be quite plain in accordance with the tastes and precepts of the congregation.