21 WFMJ archives  / November 26, 1951 | Youngstown Mayor Charles Henderson was among the first donors at a blood drive for American troops fighting in Korea 73 years ago at First Presbyterian Church. The nurse was Mrs. Samuel Lerro.  Another blood donor not photographed was Miss Mary Williams, the first woman to become a Mahoning County gallon donor during World War II. 

November 25


1999: The Youngstown Parks Department prepared the former South High Fieldhouse for the inaugural game of the Youngstown Hawks in the International Basketball League. 


Two outgoing members of Youngstown City Council, Jerome McNally, and Robert Jennings, say they will push for approval of a $1 million loan to the Mill Creek Children's Center charter school on Essex Street before they leave office in January. 


U.S. Rep. James A Traficant Jr. has secured $2 million in federal funds to purchase land and develop a site for a new multi-purpose arena. 


1984: Atty. Milan Latas of Youngstown took a long-planned trip to China, where he planned to pose on the Great Wall at the same spot where he stood in 1946 when he was stationed near Beijing. Unfortunately, the sightseeing was cut short when he fell after the photo was taken, breaking his leg and shattering his kneecap. 


William Barbour, Saramar Aluminum's comptroller, says the company plans a $900,000 expansion that will create 100 new jobs. 


Judy Boyd, a new staff representative in the District 23 Steelworkers office in Salem, is one of only four women in the U.S. and Canada to hold staff USW duties. 


1974: Youngstown police swoop down on two "bottle clubs"  on Oak Hill Avenue and Hillman Street, arresting 131 men and women. 


The Rev. Jacob McClinton, 47, pastor of the Arlington Street Church of Christ in Youngstown, is one of four people killed in a two-car crash near Sulphur Springs, Texas. 


Six stained glass windows are stolen from a vacant home at 53 E. Evergreen Ave. in Youngstown. 


1949: A whiskey still explodes behind 2502 Wardle Ave. in Youngstown, leading to the arrest of three men and the confiscation of 312 gallons of sour mash. 


Warren will receive a public auditorium and music hall from the estate of William Doud Packard, one of the founders of the Packard Motor Car Co., at a cost of $750,000. 


Christians and Moslems join in battling a fire that damaged the cupola of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.