Golden Notes Of Archbold's Memorable Past

Ten Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998

Bridget Moon, AHS senior. hopes to attend the United States Military Academy. Word of acceptance or rejection could come anytime.

Archbold Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend rezoning 300 Ditto St. The F&M Bank wishes to build a parking lot of 50 spaces.

A photograph shows new council members: Jeff Fryman, Paulette Lauber, and Brad Grime.

A bid of $321,513 to re-roof the Pettisville school was accepted by the board.

Keith Buehrer was elected chairman, and Jon Rupp, vice chairman of Franklin Township Trustees.

Dean's List- Joslyn Roth, Wright State University; Joe Grime, University of Akron

Deaths- Esther L. Schneider, 68, Stryker; Vesta M. Stamm, 77, Wauseon; James Barger, 81, Archbold; Homer C. Carroll, 69, Stryker; Clifford Leininger, 82, Seattle, Wash.; Willard C. Short, 79, Pettisville

Picking up first places in the Woodmore 'A" Wrestling Classic Saturday were Clark Forward, Lucas Bosco, and Kevin Bostelman.

Youth serving on Eastern Mennonite Missions Youth Evangelism Service teams are Lincoln Nafziger, Alyssa Sauder, Mark Schoenhals.

The old Fulton County Landfill, which has not been used for many years, continues to be an issue.

Currently, male juvenile offenders are housed in the old Defiance County jail.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1983

What expected to be a windy, stormy, final hearing on the proposed Tiffin River cleaning project, everything flowed smoothly at the Wauseon High School auditorium.

Archbold Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. to discuss available space for expansion of the central business district and to hear citizens give ideas on how the district should be expanded.

Rick Stotzer joined Park Board as a new member. He replaces Robert Ebersole, who retired last month. Bill Dominique was authorized to purchase eight tables and a cart for the Scout Cabin. Dominique will look into the cost of replacing the 19 trees lost last winter. Repairs on the chimney at the skating rink are finished, he said.

John J. McRobbie has been named to the new post of director of corporate marketing by Beatrice Foods Co.

Robert G. Frey was elected president of the Ohio Auctioneer Assn., in Columbus Jan. 9.

Rupp Furniture & Carpet Co., has opened a used furniture sales room above Vernier's True Value Hardware.

Charles E. Lugbill, president of Lugbill Bros., Inc., was reelected one of the 20 directors of Livestock Marketing Assn., at New Orleans. Jan. 13-15.

Mutterings, by Orrin R. Taylor- Las Vegas casinos are feeling an economic pinch because of the new "cleaning joints" opened in Atlantic City.... Gingham, in the good old days was a fast selling product in dry goods stores because it was used for everyday dresses for milady.

Marvin Miller, president of Commercial Club, related club activities to village council for 1983, and Richard Weires, councilman, told of the proposed tree-planting program.

Fifty Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1958

Harold F. Stotzer was appointed by C. Wm. O'Neil, governor, to serve as a member of the Ohio Economic and Development Commission for six years.

Ralph O. Rychener, Memphis, Tenn., who was born and raised in Archbold, was named president of the Shelby County Medical Society. Rychener graduated from the University of Michigan in ophthalmology, and was captain of the basketball team.

Archbold is the first town in the county to have bank resources in excess of ten million dollars.

The Daniel P. Roth & Son store at Elmira has been purchased by Mr. Walter Roth and Mrs. Laura Roth and will be known as Roth's Store.

At the annual meeting of the United Community Fund, Wesley Eash was elected a member of the board of directors to succeed Earl Roth.

Thirty models of Scott Port- A-Fold products are on display at the New York Boat Show by Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Scott.

Vern Nafziger, L.D. Nafziger, Chauncey and John Stuckey, Clyde Rice, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Traut are in St. Louis, Mo., attending the National Turkey Federation convention.

Nageen Tavern, owned by Joe Nageen, on North Defiance Street, has been sold to Paul and Flossie Kniess, who took possession Thursday, Jan. 9.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1933

Fire of unknown origin, destroyed the barn on the Jeff Wyse farm, six miles northwest of Archbold Saturday evening. The large barn of Christian S. Eicher burned Friday.

If you have a dog, and no dog license, you better get one or you could be minus a dog.

The popularity of the Archbold Public Library is growing year after year, proving that people are hungry for knowledge and that intelligence of our neighborhood is responding to cultivation.

Cheer up, there is but one more Friday the 13th in 1933.

The registration of auto cars has fallen off considerably in Archbold records indicate.

Sam. Wiederkehr was seen on his garden plot spading Tuesday as was John Schlfpfer, beating the season by several months.

Several airplanes have used the Archbold Emergency Landing Field recently. A trimotored plane came down the other morning to wait for the fog to rise, then resumed its flight. The planes with three motors carry about twelve passengers and make remarkable time. It is said that more and more travel is going overhead, and that capital invested in air traffic is returning, improving profits.

The railroads are beginning to know how the canals felt when the railroads took their business away.

When Hooper Rupp arrived in New York City he changed the pronunciation of his name from Roop to Rupp.

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1908

Two hoboes fell off a fast freight at the main street crossing Sunday night in front of Mr. Brindley of Swanton. They told him they were hungry and the Swanton man took them to a restaurant and saw what wolves hungry men are. They promised to pay their supper by going to church with Mr. Brindley. With the warm church, and with the wrinkles out of their stomachs, nature asserted itself and they fell asleep. After church they spent the remainder of the night in the village calaboose.

Chase the hens off your cutter and get out your string of sleigh bells.

Mrs. Blimmer has left her position at Rupp Bros., and is now in Lima with her sister.

The German Thimble Club will meet with Mrs. Sam Kohl next Friday.

The Auf Weidersehn meets with Mr. Jesse Saunders Wednesday.

How would you like to be a traveler in a box car at this time of the year with one or two meals a week?

George Clair and J.S. Wilson have been cutting staves at Delta.

Henry Walter is home for two weeks. He has been traveling in Iowa.

Cleveland Rupp and Amiel Spiess are students at the Chicago Barber College for a period of sixteen weeks.

Rumors have it that Dan F. Wyse, of Waterville, will move back to Archbold.

Friday. Jan. 17, 1908

No More Plug Train- The Lake Shore has decided to abandon the Plug run which has been in operation for 30 years. This is to be its last week. Too much trolley competition.

A Stryker merchant found a dozen dead rats in a pail of glucose in his warehouse. Didn't hurt the glucose a bit.

"I have come Mr. Editor to complain about your report of my daughter's wedding." "What was wrong with it?" "Well, her name is Gratio, and you printed it Gratis." "That's not so bad She was given away, wasn't she?"

Evansport- Frank Putten and Fred Posey buzzed wood for Louy Huffman and A.W. Heer Friday and Saturday. George Arnos and Fred Huffman are cutting timber for John Buehrer Sr.

Jacob Fenstermaker sent his Archbold friends a crate of choice Arizona oranges.