21 WFMJ archives  / November 20, 1939 | The front of the Powell Building on East Federal Street was being removed to make way for the widening of Federal Street in downtown Youngstown 85 years ago. 

November 24


1999: Former Mahoning County Prosecutor James Philomena, 52, is sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting to taking bribes while in office. 

The parent company of First Federal Savings & Loan Co. of Warren reaches a deal to buy Ravenna Savings Bank and its five offices for $24 million. 

Taylor Oldsmobile, a landmark in the center of Austintown for over 30 years, is joining other auto dealers who have migrated to a "dealers' row"  on Market Street in Boardman. 


1984: Don L. Hanni, Chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, says he'll work to make Patrick Ungaro a one-term mayor of Youngstown. 

The congregation of Calvary Temple of God holds its first service at its new $1.3 million sanctuary on Glenwood Avenue with Pastor Fred Spring and assistant Pastor Craig Canfield.

Ursuline High School inducts its new members of the Ursuline Hall of Fame: Jack Savage, Rhonda Howell, Barbara Nick, Chuck Stevens, Dick Holway, Neil Lowry, Walter Angelo, Ed Callahan, Larry Cummings, Angelo Colello, Herb Luckey, and three posthumous members, Jack Gallagher, Tammy Kerrigan, and Dr. Dan Michaels.


1974: Dr. John Coffelt, president of Youngstown State University, voices his opposition to the Ohio Board of Regents' districting plan, which would restrict enrollment in YSU's Technical and Community College to Mahoning County residents. 

"A Salute to the Playhouse" is the title of a small but significant exhibit from the permanent collection of the Butler Institute of American Art honoring 50 years of community theater in Youngstown.


1949: A Youngstown Municipal Court jury of six men and six women find J.J. "Fats" Aiello guilty of a suspicious person charge that carries up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine. 

Thousands of Youngstowners are leaving the city by plane, train, bus, and highway for holiday visits to "grandma's house." 

The General Fireproofing Co. fabricates a model traffic light to teach schoolchildren traffic safety. Willie Head and Thomas Flavell, two student members of the Covington School safety patrol, accept the device.