ARCHBOLD WEATHER

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past


Twenty-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, June 19, 1996

In spite of all the rain the past several weeks, children of the village are still visiting the Ruihley Park Swimming Pool, according to a front page photograph.

Citizens of Pettisville are interested in the growth and development of Fulton County. A community meeting is organized for Tuesday, June 25, in the high school study hall to talk about what part the village will play in the county’s future.

Council gave approval for the expansion of the Fox Chase Manufactured Housing Community at its Monday, June 17 meeting. Joe Duff, village administrator, said the expansion will add 71 new lots. The new spaces will be built in the northeast part of the development.

Duff told council the proposed lot size is above village requirements and plans for the water and wastewater services are acceptable.

Council is considering resurfacing Vine Street as a project for next year’s construction season. Neighborhood residents may notice painted arrows on the street and driveway approaches left by survey crews.

Council plans to resurface the street and repair old catch basins. The catch basins need major repair, Duff said.

As of Monday, county law enforcement officials are still looking for seven county residents as a result of a five-county undercover drug operation.

Jordan Buschur, 17, Archbold, has been accepted to attend Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. She is the daughter of Robert and Jenelle, and will study choir. It is Jordan’s third time as a camper.

Archbold softball players who won awards this year include Kelly Overmier, Kacy Stevens, Meredith Neff, Tiffany Nofziger, Joslyn Roth, Alisha Gearig, Laura Hurst.

The Archbold Park Board accepted the resignation of Nancy Roynon, soccer coordinator, during its June 11 meeting. Tom Ulrich, who attended the meeting, agreed to take over soccer responsibilities.

Donna Eureste, assistant village administrator, presented council with a contract from United Telephone Co. for an outdoor pay phone in Ruihley Park.

Over 100 youngsters ages 4-6 have been registered for the Archbold Police Department Safety Town program.

Jackie Grime, AHS ‘96, daughter of Dave and Carma, was honored as a state 4-H ambassador at the 79th annual Ohio 4-H Youth Expo at Ohio State University, June 14.

Fifty Years Ago

Wednesday, June 23, 1971

The open house and grand opening of the Monterey subdivision on La Choy Drive will be held Friday- Saturday-Sunday, June 25- 26-27. Lester and Clarence Rich are owners of the new subdivision.

Three local girls are at Girls State: Jane Fay Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Arnold; Barbara Anne Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Johnson; Diane Kay Genter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olen V. Genter.

The Archbold Business and Professional Women’s Club installed new officers: Marie Quillet, president; Frieda Nofziger, vice president; Jane Stuckey, treasurer; Mrs. Roger Mehrling, recording secretary; Mrs. Leonard Miller, corresponding secretary.

David C. Garside has been promoted to director of marketing for the Lambrecht Division of Beatrice Frozen Specialties, Archbold.

The Twigs Junior Hospital Auxiliary netted $201.25 from its salad buffet luncheon and card party last Wednesday.

St. James Lutheran Church, Burlington, closed its two-week celebration of its 125th anniversary, Sunday.

The Archbold Fire Department drove its 1934 Howe pumper truck in the 97th annual Firemen’s Convention at Bluffton, Saturday. Participating were Willard DeGroff, fire chief; James Short, Graeme Lauber, Larry Short, Bruce Lauber.

Degrees: Larry J. Falor and Joseph T. Furko, Master of Science in education, St. Francis College; Karl H. Kuehn, summa cum laude, Ferris State College; James Dominique, Ohio State University

Ted Lauber attended the destructive materials testing workshop at BGSU, June 14-18.

Honor Students: Janet Buehrer, Gene Wyse, David Zimmerman, Rebecca Zimmerman, Sterling College; Mary Couch, Ohio State University

Becky Cowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cowell, was a delegate to the Ohio 4-H Congress in Columbus, June 16-19.

Karen Trowbridge was crowned Fulton County Dairy Princess and will compete in the state contest next week.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

Wednesday, June 26, 1946

The Scott Theatre is installing a Chrysler Air-Temp refrigeration air conditioner, one of the first in Northwest Ohio. It will give the theatre any temperature desired. The system will lower the humidity about 40 percent.

Several members of Evangelical Reformed Church are attending meetings at Lakeside this week: Rev. and Mrs. T.J. Klaudt, Mrs. Clyde Rice, Mrs. Lydia Bock and Margaret, Mrs. Herbert Buehrer, Mrs. Henry Walter, Misses Sadie Miller and Osee Buehrer.

The Home Restaurant, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Val Beck, has been sold to Mrs. Ruth Brodbeck, who will take possession July 1.

Archbold American Legion members are planning an old-fashioned homecoming celebration in the downtown area, Aug. 6-7.

Members of the executive committee are Charles J. Dominique, chairman; Vernier Allen, co-chairman; Herbert Nofziger, treasurer; John Couch, secretary. There are 99 members. Many citizens have volunteered to help.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lauber ad daughter Ellyn, and Mr. Ora E. Lauber returned home Sunday from a twoweek trip though Colorado.

Misses Donna Wyse and Louise Short of Archbold and Jane King of Wauseon returned home Thursday from a 16-day trip to Gulfport Miss., and Florida.

About $30,000 will be needed to begin building a 4-H Camp at Harrison Lake. It will serve seven counties in northwest Ohio.

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 22, 1921

S.D. McCartney, staying at the Lincoln Hotel in Delta, was getting liquor from somewhere. Sheriff Ford of Wauseon placed him under arrest and learned from him he bought liquor from foreigners living in Swancreek Township.

The sheriff and deputies traced the information and discovered a crude still with a supply of horrible liquor in a hog pen. The foreigners have names as horrible as their hog pen liquor.

They found a filled 50-gallon cask full of mash ready for the still, and another five-gallon cask ready for market. The owner of the farm was placed under arrest.

The foreigners told the sheriff the liquor was for their babies that were suffering with colds.

About 300 convicts from the Ohio Penitentiary are now working on public roads near Mt. Vernon, where two stockades hold 150-200 men.

The convicts are put to work under the new law, instead of brooding in the idle house at the penitentiary. More than 100 miles of repair work has been outlined for the convicts. The project will cost $4,000,000 in materials.

Martin Hornacek, who was arrested and lodged in the Archbold jail, is wanted in Toledo on a state charge by a Bohemian girl of 17 named Anna Slovek. He married the girl in Toledo and thus escaped a penitentiary sentence.

While at Port Clinton, he was again arrested for attempting to throw his young wife under a moving freight train.

Signs of hard times are continuing to pour into small towns. Again we have with us the street fakir, the book agent, the charity solicitor, the beggar, the scissors sharpener, the saw sharpener, the umbrella mender, the religious tramp, the half-crazy tramp, the old man tramp, the auto tramp, the sneak thief tramp, the highwayman tramp, and the poor relation tramp.

All are joining the “back to the farm” movement. But those who really want to work and help the farmer raise food are not crowding the highway.

Henry Bachman, Wauseon, lost all his tools, all the gasoline and oil, and the magneto for letting his tractor sit beside the roadside overnight. No trace of the thief.

Now is the time to tie up the rooster. Better shut him up in the feed room and give him his meals on a board. The rooster is not needed anymore this season.

He has served his usefulness. Without his assistance, the eggs will keep better, market better, and taste better. Swat the rooster right away.

There are about 336,000 Indians in this country, exclusive of Alaska. They are distributed among 130 reservations, of which 180,000 are full-fledged citizens of the United States.

Strangers are becoming so common in these automobile days that people are becoming more courteous and accommodating.

Good citizens will take extra effort to direct strangers properly, tell them where to get good meals and which roads are the best to travel.

Campers have rights just the same as all citizens, and should be given decent treatment.