100 years in the past in 1923:
The good-looking new Niles theater, referred to as “The McKinley,” used to be to officially open with Supervisor Brady to give the well-known movie “The Miracle Makers” for his buyers.
The brand new construction in the second one block of North Major Side road have been underneath process development for 2 years. It used to be a good-looking construction constructed of white brick, and had two storerooms in the street elevation.
The inner of the theater surpassed many theaters within the Mahoning Valley for its inventive decorations and level surroundings. J.R. Brady of Sharon had leased it and had hired an eight-piece orchestra to give the song each afternoon and night. R.C. Carter used to be the director and he used to be assisted by way of seven picked gamers.
50 years in the past in 1973:
Trumbull County Auditor Patrick J. Sullivan introduced the tentative 1973 actual property and public application tax charges (collectible in 1974) and reported that of the 57 taxing districts within the county, 28 had no charge adjustments, 16 had top charge adjustments and 13 had decrease charges than the former 12 months.
Sullivan mentioned that any adjustments in tax charges from the 1972 agenda used to be because of voted bond problems on tax levies within the districts.
The typical charge for the county used to be $43.67 a 12 months in keeping with $1,000 valuation. That used to be reasonably upper than the 1972 reasonable of $42.72. Sullivan mentioned that assets taxes aren’t paid prematurely, however slightly the tax 12 months is at all times 12 months in the back of the calendar 12 months during which taxes are accrued.
25 years in the past in 1998:
U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant, D-Poland, named house leaders to serve on a committee he used to be forming to protected the way forward for Basic Motors Corp.’s car meeting plant in Lordstown.
The committee, to carry its assembly on the second one flooring of the Phelps Development at the Youngstown State College campus, incorporated a number of native businessmen serving as co-chairs and representing the Columbiana County Republican and Democratic events and United Auto Employees Native 1112.
An government committee incorporated then-Mahoning County Auditor George Tablack; Youngstown Mayor George McKelvey; and several other businessmen and leaders, legal professionals and representatives of YSU.
Traficant had written a letter to Gov. George Voinovich and Gov.-elect Bob Taft to reaffirm the state’s dedication to protected the way forward for the 5,500-worker Lordstown plant, a key a part of the Mahoning Valley, pumping greater than $600 million each and every 12 months into the economic system. He additionally requested for a gathering with GM Chairman John F. Smith and different best GM officers.
10 years in the past in 2013:
A town worker charged with stealing 15 copies of the Tribune Chronicle in keeping with day from a coin field in April used to be ordered to pay greater than $2,200 in restitution prices after finishing a robbery diversion program, at a value of $200. In trade, the price of robbery in opposition to Dennis J. Griffing used to be pushed aside by way of Warren Municipal Pass judgement on Terry Ivanchak.
Griffing pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor price in July and certified for this system as a result of he had no prior legal offenses. However the operations division worker and brother of the town auditor cooperated with an investigation and admitted to a detective to automatically stealing stacks of the newspapers out of various coin containers and distributing them to fellow staff over a length of months.
Officers on the Tribune Chronicle mentioned newspaper thefts normally over the last 12 months have been important and the newspaper persevered to pursue fees in reference to any thefts that took place.
Compiled from the archives of the Tribune Chronicle by way of Emily Earnhart.
