21 WFMJ archives  / September 11, 1949 | More than 50,000 people arrived in thousands of cars at the Youngstown Municipal Airport 75 years ago for an air show and dedication to improvements. All those cars pouring into Vienna Township caused a traffic jam of historic proportions.

September 13

1999: The Cleveland Browns' return to downtown Cleveland features a flyover, fireworks, and a team introduction by Drew Carey, but most of the 73,138 fans were disappointed by the score: Pittsburgh Steelers, 43; Browns, 0. Very few Steeler fans got tickets for the inaugural game.

Skateboards, skates, and bicycles have damaged the marble steps and sidewalks at the McKinley Memorial in Niles, and officials say people who violate the prohibition against riding on the memorial grounds may face vandalism charges.

A federal grant of $258,000 allows the Youngstown Police Department to buy ten 1999 Crown Victorias and two 1999 Ford Explorers to replace rusted cruisers with up to 300,000 miles on them.

1984: David H. Hoag, CEO of LTV Steel Corp., says the Campbell plant barely has enough orders to keep the seamless pipe mill operating and calls on President Reagan to provide the industry with relief from foreign imports that increased from 22 percent to 33 percent of the market in a year.

The Youngstown Area United Way kicks off its 1984 campaign with a record report of more than $1 million in initial pledges toward a goal of $2.3 million.

Advertisement: A Panasonic video cassette recorder and player, regularly $950, is on sale at Strouss' for $799.99. A ten-inch Panasonic portable color TV is also on sale for $249.

1974: "To Serve, Not to Be Served" is the motto of the Most Rev. William A. Hughes, who was consecrated a bishop during a ceremony at St. Columba Cathedral. John Cardinal Dearden of Detroit officiated.

The water level at Lake Milton will be raised two to three feet to allow testing of the spilling basin at the base of the concrete dam.

The Mahoning County Mental Health and Retardation Board uses a $25,000 grant to establish a new rape victim counseling project through Children and Family Services, a United Appeal agency. 

1949: State Fire Marshal Harry Callan affirms his order that the Jungle Inn, Trumbull County's notorious gambling den, be razed.

A steelworker from McDonald files suit in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court accusing the CIO-United Steelworkers from illegally restraining him from going to work at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co. because he has chosen not to join the union.

Three generations of the Livingston family were present for the grand opening of the new women's wear store on W. Federal Street, which bears their name.