Golden Notes Of Archbold's Memorable Past

Ten Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998

We've seen a change in people in the last five years. They're more interested in quality development," said Steve Brown, county regional planning director, in an address to Chamber members Monday noon.

Kelly Schmucker, Stryker, traveled to Ehopia to attend a wedding reception. Her friends Negest and Yohannes were married in the summer, and celebrated with family and friends in Africa.

Arrow Tru-Line was expanded by 17,000 square feet last year. The company anticipates expanding office space to accommodate a growing technical and support staff.

Archbold Furniture Co. could hire up to 12 additional employees in the coming year.

Kevin Sauder, vice president of sales and marketing of Sauder Woodworking, called 1997 a good year. "It was a building year. We went through a number of product mix changes, upgrading our produce mix," he said.

Boonie Eddy, Napoleon, was elected president of the Four County Vocational School Jan. 15. Carol Kleck was elected vice-president.

Council approved a bicycle patrol. Joe Wyse, police officer will take special training.

Jackie Burkholder, 10, received awards at the district League of Stars gymnastics competition in Findlay. She is the granddaughter of Vivian Yekisa, Archbold.

Ryan Hoverman, AHS junior, performed with the All- Ohio Honor Band Sunday, Jan. 18.

County commissioners will no longer hold evening meetings.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1983

German Township ranks third in the county in median household income and median family income and first in per capita income. Persons who live and work in the township numbered 982. Twenty-one travel from their home to work in Toledo, while 31 work out of state.

Illegal chain letters are again the subject of concern at the Archbold Post Office.

Construction on the Archbold $5.2 million water treatment plant expansion is running slightly ahead of schedule, according to Larry Short, plant superintendent. He expects the facility to be in use by late spring.

James Hensal retired from the Fulton County Board of Mental Retardation.

Sharon Taylor, business manager of the Archbold Buckeye, attended an American Press Institute seminar Jan. 23-28 at Reston, Va.

Deaths- Weldon Pursel, 88, Archbold; Dennis Stuckey, 84, Wauseon; Myrtle V. Renz, 84, Wauseon; Elmer J. Ruffer, 81, Rapid City, Mich.

When Archie Kauffman renewed his Buckeye, he said he has worked 34 years at Sauder Woodworking.

Leonard Miller, park ranger at Independence Dam, told Commercial Club members Monday noon about his responsibilities.

Arden and Mary Grime celebrate their silver wedding anniversary Feb. 16. They have three sons.

Mutterings, by Orrin R. Taylor- Indiana toll road will charge 5¢ more per vehicle to help meet expenses.... Men wore corsets before women adopted them to improve the looks of their figure.... Generations of mankind walked the face of the earth before people learned that it doesn't cost more to dream in color than in black and white.... A blind man said, "It's hard to put your finger on the feeling you get from listening to the wind in the pines."

Fifty Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1958

Fifty-seven kindergarten children from Pettisville schools and three adults boarded the New York Central train in Archbold and rode to Bryan.

Zone basketball team captured its third straight league trophy. Zone recorded their fifty third win of fifty-eight games in the past three years. Starting five are Robert Stinson, Marvin Hershiser, Roy Gomez, Robert Leu, Virgil Roth.

Officers of the Peoples State Bank Co. are Wilmer J. Eicher, president; A.C. Fagley, vice president; Earl W. Murphy, chairman of the board.

Ross Martin, Fayette, and Calvin Short saw a deer on the Wilmer Eicher farm near Goll woods early Tuesday morning.

George Clark, Archbold science teacher, was appointed to a committee of seven. It is the first in Ohio, to promote development of a science seminar for gifted students.

The dance committee of the Archbold Alumni Association held a meeting Monday to discus plans to hold a dance in May or June.

Lucas County board of education has proposed merging of the Berkey school district with the Metamora district.

Clarence Rich and Erie Sauder have been named members of the executive committee of the Goshen College Development Program.

Liechty Farm Equipment will hold its annual John Deere Day Friday at their sales room in Archbold.- adv.

A military address appears for Robert D. Rufenacht.

Andy Murbach, who served 15 months with the U.S. Army in Germany, arrived in New York Jan. 13 and was discharged at Fort Sheridan, Chicago. He will begin classes at the University of Michigan Feb. 7.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1933

Charles V. Traux, Ohio congressman, believes he has a plan to save Ohio farmers and homeowners from ruthless foreclosures, bankruptcy, and ruin.

In a letter to the Ohio Association of Township Trustees he suggests governor White and the legislature halt foreclosures, that all penalties on delinquent taxes be cancelled, that the interest rates on mortgage loans be reduced, and that "rubber tired" freight trains be taxed.

After touching a new low price of 7¢ per dozen, last week, eggs have advanced slightly in price the past few days.

Married- Wilson Leu and Edith Nofziger. The couple will go to housekeeping on the Jacob Bernath farm, east of Burlington….Ivan Gearig and Thelma Meller, married Jan. 26, in Toledo. They went to housekeeping on her father's farm, southeast of Wauseon.

In a letter to R.L. Lorton, supt. of schools, reports freshman Ralph B., son of Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Short, holds a grade point average of 3.5 at Ohio State University. "We are indeed glad to thus recognize the excellent training that your school system has given to this superior student."

License tags have been issued for 2,302 dogs in Fulton County.

The "Buy American" idea is simply the old trade in your own hometown adage, only upto date. People used to call the trade at home idea just a smalltown slogan, but perhaps the idea, like many others, was a sensible one after all.

Add the total resources of all the banks in Fulton County and compare them with the resources of all the banks in any city. Then grade them by population and you will discover that the county districts of northwestern Ohio are better off financially per capita than even the wealthiest cities.

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1908

Present plans are to erect two business rooms, twentyseven feet wide with a twentyfoot front bank building in the center on the seventy-four front of the Peoples State Bank Company property.

Half of the second floor is to be an addition to the rooming capacity of the hotel, and half to be used by one of the tenants of the business rooms.

Mr. Sam Schantz has had so many applicants who want to rent the rooms he is about to construct on the old Thomas property, that he is thinking of organizing a company among his business associates and others whose influence is valuable, to erect buildings instead of his original plan of handling it himself.

Fine business places in Archbold are bringing fancy prices while even old shanties are paying more than twelve percent on the money. Some dwelling houses are paying as high as fifteen percent on the investment and each house has three would-be renters.

It is not necessary to go to New York to find good investments.

No wonder both Archbold banks can pay top prices for money.

Fayette- The doors of the A. Walp Co. cigar factory closed. Not more than 10¢ on the dollar is expected by the local stockholders.

A. Walp had retired from the business, and the goods had been a low grade compared with what they put out in the start. Fayette people are suspicious that they were jobbed.

German Township has been good horse and hog country for years, but the farmers who are paying especial attention to milk and eggs are on the right track.

Toledo safecrackers have already done jobs at Waldron, Alvordton, Lyons, and Metamora.

Friday, Jan. 31, 1908

Elmer Short and two Waldvogel boys will go to Texas to farm 800 acres of land for David Snyder, D.F. Bailey, O.W. Lantz and others.

Saturday was quite a busy day for Archbold merchants. Farmers held little board of trade meetings on the curb and exchanged stock and talked about the farming business.

Senator Berry, of the Defi- ance district, will introduce a bill in the legislature making it a law that parties contemplating marriage must publish the bans two weeks before in some church or local newspaper and that before a license is granted the parties must show a certifi- cate that they have no contagious or hereditary diseases.

Motorman Burkett of the T&I got a Bryan barber to pull a wild hair from his face. It began to swell and a Swanton physician told him it was from the grippe. When his entire face and head was affected he went to a Toledo specialist who pronounced it blood poisoning. He died Saturday and was buried Tuesday by the Eagle Lodge of Bryan. Manager Warren of the T&I donated a car for their use at the funeral. He was 28 years old. His parents lived at Holland.