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General Information: Miscellaneous

• Town of Creston
• Creston Journal, Mellen & Miller, 23 Dec 1882, #86, Vol 2 No 34
• Creston Journal, Mellen & Miller, 23 Dec 1882, #86, Vol 2 No 34
• Creston Journal, Cornell & Baum, 19 Jan 1882, Vol 1 No 38
• Creston Weekly Journal, 10 Mar 1883, #97, Vol 2 No 45
• Creston Weekly Journal, 31 Mar 1883, #100, Vol 2 No 48
• Creston Journal, Dated 1904, also 1908, and 28 April 1904
• Railway Town Once Huge Swamp, 16 Jun 1909
• Photo of Creston Baseball Team Before 1910
• Photo of Workers at the Depot in Creston
• Photos, Numerous including town parade dated 30 May 1912
• The Little Old Cannon, Creston Journal, 18 Jun 1913
• Obituaries: Ex-Mayor McGlenen in 1946 and Dr. Allen in 1941
• Photos, Numerous
• Creston Legion Auxiliary Gives Plays Program
• Creston Grows, 1952
• Picture of the Little Creston Cannon with brief history
• Creston Volunteer Fire Dept. Plans Dedication with Photo, abt. 1959
• “Good Old Days” at Creston, DR 13 Jun 1960
• Creston Village Is First Known As Pike Station, 6 Jul 1968
• Early Creston Travel, The Meadow Mart, 1970 March, Vol iii, No 3
• Scrapbooks Tell the Storey of Creston, Wayne Sunday, 17 Dec 1995
• Creston Citizens are Honored; Homecoming Continues
• Creston History Comes Alive at the Pike Station Inn
• Picture of Jon Allen, owner of Creston’s Piker Station Inn
• Maple Sugar Camps Harvest Final Drops

Chronological Events in Creston

• Railroad Town was once Huge Marsh, History of Creston
• Heavy Fire Loss is Sustained at Creston, Wooster Republican, 8 Jul 1903
• Creston Sinkhole with Photos, 1907
• William Jennings Bryan Visit to Creston 1908, Pg. 8
• Fast Train Kills Two at Creston, WDR, 14 May 1910
• Creston Nearly Wiped Out by Morning Fire, TCJ, 17 Sep 1913, Vol XXII
• Five Business Men Met with Heavy Losses, TCJ, 17 Sep 1913, Vol XXII
• Photos Before/After Fire Loss, TCJ, 17 Sep 1913
• Colored Minstrels – Rag-time Entertainment, TCJ, 10 Mar 1915, No. 10
• The Creston Journal, 1914 and 1915
• Creston to Celebrate, TCJ, Sep 1914, Vol XXXII
• School Notes, 9 pr 1919
• 1942-43 – Year of the Creston Commandos, 23 Aug 1993
• 1947 Creston Seniors
• Family Firms Dress Up Creston’s Main Street, 1952
• Photos of Remodeled Creston Bank, 17 Jan 1958
• Creston Grows on Through Economic Chang (photos), 3 May 1952
• State Condemns Creston School, 27 Jun 1956
• Sale Barn Provides Country Fair Appearance Weekly, 11 Sep 1956
• Creston Has Interesting History, WDR, 21 Jun 1958
• Three Creston Projects Total $311,000, 1958
• Creston Mayor Foresees Bright Future for Village, 1958
• Hearts Club Marks First Anniversary, 1959
• Creston Volunteer Fire Dept. Plans Fall Dedication, 1959
• Creston Historian Getting It All Together, WRD, 1960, p. 14
• Creston Lions Honor Four Local Elder Statesman, WDR, 1960
• Creston Area Community Is Only a Memory Now, 1962
• Old Creston Records Found, Dusted Off, 196l
• Creston Barn Landmark (Kerr Barn) Is Razed, WDR, 1963
• 1812 Cannon on Creston Square, WDR, 16 May 1967, p 10
• McIlvaine and Stevvins Drive Residents, 1967
• Creston Memorial Honors Veterans, WDR, 31 May 1967, p. 3
• Creston Community Looks Back, Forward, 1969
• Creston Gardeners Give Village Park New Look, 1967
• Old Creston Landmark is Burnt by Fire Department, 1968
• Rail Fences, Clapboard, Shingles Hold Key, WDR, 11 Feb 1969, p. 8
• No Trains in Creston Make It a Quiet Town, 1969
• Twin Cities Far Apart in Mind, 1969
• Creston Lions Have Three Generations Set, 1970
• United Methodist Church Improvements through the Years, 1971
• Canaan Grange Fetes 59th Anniversary, 1970
• Old Band Organ Attracts Crowd at Creston Barn, 1971
• Creston Bank Robbers Sought, 6 Jan 1971
• Creston Lion Kenneth Glasgow Given Life Membership, 1973
• Wayne County…Yesterday, 1976
• Creston Post Office Is Robbed, 1976
• Creston’s Been Growing Since 1899, WDR, 15 Jun 1976, p. 10
• Old Creston Sales Barn Burns/Arson Suspected, 1980
• Crestonites Commended for Community Service, 1981
• Community Spirit, Cornerstone for Creston Fire Station Addition, 1982
• Creston Plans Salute to Railroad Heritage, 1982
• Photo of William Jennings Bryan’s campaign speech in Creston, 1908 Creston Historical Society Book is on Early Structures, 17 Mar 1983
• Historic Creston Landmark Razed, WDR, 28 Jun 1984, p. 11
• Photo of Crew Surveying School Improvement Site, 17 Aug 1987

Businesses

• Photos of Creston Business Section, Presbyterian Church
• Photo of The Creston Mill
• Photo of Green Line Car #109, Cleveland & Southwestern at Creston Depot
• Photo of Harry A Stebbins, President of the Stebbins National Bank
• Creston Will Have a Basket Factory, TCJ, 25 June 1913, Vol XXXII
• Area Trees Become Baskets at McIntire Co. In Creston

‘Sellers’ Name is Connected with Creston Store 62 Years, 1968

• Creston Fire Guts Elevator, WDR, 3 May, 1969
• Creston’s Oldest Store Going Out of Business, 1969
• Coffey Insurance Marks 50th Year, WDR, 8 May 1971
• Rabers Sell Canaan Market After 40 Years, WDR, 19 Oct 1972, p.8
• Matteson Clan Operates Stores for 82 Years, WDR, 28 Jan 1972
• Photo of Father and Son Pharmacists, Paul and Phillip Matteson
• Creston Livestock Sales in 40th Year of Auctions ABJ, 30 Oct 1994

Churches

• Four Houses of Worship, Jackson Presbyterian, WDR, 1952, p. 8
• Creston Presbyterian Church Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Oct 1958
• Creston Presbyterian Church 75th Anniversary Program, 12 Oct 1958
• Three Creston Churches are Getting Complete Face-Lifting, 14 Oct 1959
• Creston Jackson Presbyterian to Hold Anniversary Services, Sep 1952
• Jackson Church Holds 135th Anniversary Sunday, Sep 1962
• Photos of Jackson Church Committee and Oldest Member, WDR, 24 Sep 1962
• Annexation Okayed By Creston Council, Oct 1965
• Two Area Churches to Unite, Rev. Whitacre Will Retire, 1969
• Creston Methodist Builds New Hall, 1968
• Churches Join in Sunday Service, WDR, 8 Sep 1969, p.26
• Photo of finishing touches to United Presbyterian Church
• Photos of Methodist Church and Jackson Presbyterian Church, Oct 1959
• Freewill Baptist Congregation Moves to New Church, 9 Jan 1970
• Church of God Dedicates Addition, 1970
• New Pastor is Installed, United Presbyterian, 1970
• Presbyterians Dedicate New Manse, 1972

Creston Schools

• Creston Class of 1928 Celebrates Reunion, 11 Jul 1989
• Class of 1930 Celebrate 60th Reunion, 1990
• Class of 1930 Holds 61st Reunion, 26 Jul 1991
• Class of 1932 Join for 50th Anniversary, 24 Jul 1982
• Class of 1932 Celebrates Annual Reunion, l1 Jul 1994
• Class of 1933 Observes 60th Reunion, 1993
• Class of 1943 Honored at 50th Reunion, 1993
• Class of 1936 Celebrates 53rd Reunion, WDR, 26 Jun 1989, p. A3
• Class of 1937 Marks 50th Anniversary, WDR, 17 Aug 1987, p. D9
• Class of 1940 Attends 50th Reunion, 25 Jun 1990
• Seventh Grade Students 1940-41, WDR, 1992 Yearbook, 27 May 1992
• Seventh Grade Students 1940-41, WDR, 1992 Yearbook, 27 May 1992, p. 7
• Class of 1940 Graduates Who Made Trip to Washington, D.C. 1940
• Class of 1940 Finished School with Trip, 1990 Yearbook, 22 May 1990
• Class of 1941 Celebrates 50th, WDR, 15 Jul 1991, p. E3
• Creston High School Junior Class in 1945
• 1945 Creston Junior Class Play, WDR, 1992 Yearbook, 27 May 1992, p 10

Muck Farms

• Railroads and Muck Land Block Creston Expansion, WDR, 1958, p. 24
• Francis Ritzi of Creston was One of Area’s Early Muck Angels
• Photo of School Children/Muck Angels 1900-1920’s, 2 Aug 1982
• Work was No Heaven for Muck Angels, Circa 1910, 2 Sep 1979

Creston Library

• Wayne National’s Frick Trust Aids Creston Library, WDR, 10 Jan 1961
• Break Ground for Creston Library, WDR, 1961, p. 22
• Creston Has 33 Year Pact with Library
• Creston Dream Comes True with Library Dedication, 1961
• Dedicate New Creston Library Building Sunday, Rittman Press, 1961
• Program for Dedication, Creston Branch, 17 Sep 1961
• Winners at Creston Library, 1964

Peppertown

• Creston, Wayne County, Ohio, Wednesday, 17 May 1916, Vol. XX