Snow storms, hoot-owls, a new park
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Editor’s note We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.
This week in 1903, the Hillsboro News-Herald reported that the Rev. E.J. Moore and William Wheeler, representatives of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, would be spending next Sunday in Hillsboro and would preach at the Methodist Church that morning.
Ladies, are you weary and worn out all the time, suffering from a weak back with headaches, nervousness and restlessness? If so, the paper advocated buying a little tin of Doan’s Kidney Pills for immediate relief.
Massillon BOE OKs scholarship in memory of retired educator Susan Rohr
Wednesday meeting
KEY ACTION: Established a scholarship fund in memory of Susan Rohr.
DISCUSSION: The Massillon Education Loan Foundation established the one-time scholarship in Rohr s name. The scholarship winner must pursue a career in education.
Rohr loved being an educator and spent most of her career at Massillon, according to the district. She began teaching at Lorin Andrews Junior High and spent the next 36 years as a teacher and guidance counselor in the district.
When she retired from Massillon, Rohr worked with Canton City Schools Adult Education Program helping adults improve their reading and writing skills on their way to getting a GED.