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• Chester Township
• Promotional Publication Reveals Local Connection, 8 Jan 1988

Chester Township

• Beautiful Wayne Co. and Its Early History
• Pioneers of Chester Twp., Organized in 1816, Had Interesting Experiences
• Old Smyser Farm is From Antebellum Days
• Chester High School l1932-33 Photo and List of Students
• Bethel Evangelical Church Circa 1932 (list of names on back)
• 1933 Chester High Graduates
• 1935 Chester High Graduates
• Solomon Firestone Observes 98th Anniversary, Sep 1941
• Mother Nature Dec 1 & 2, 1949, Ten Years Ago, 30 Nov 1959
• Hand-Made Items of Pioneer Days are Found, 1950
• 1951 Chester Art Achievement Students
• Leo D. Welty, Chester School Head for 30 Years, 1952
• Northwestern High School Enrolls 311 Pupils, 4 Jan 1957
• Indian Fort Site, Old Fort Hill, Gives Way to Progress, 17 Jul 1961
• Emanuel United church Plans l00th Anniversary Celebration, 1962
• Organ Dedication Marks Emanuel United Church Anniv. Service, 1962
• Davey Tree Farm in Chester Supplies Nationwide Tree Demand, 1965
• Nationwide Tree Farm to Start Nursery in Chester, 1963
• Obituary of Daniel Norton Firestone, age 33, WDR, 18 Apr, 1969, p. 2
• 1970 Chester Sixth Grade, Senior Memories, 25 May 1993
• Obituary of Russell E. Rice, Native Wayne Farmer, WDR, 19 Jul 1973, p.2
• Maple Grove Church to Mark 50th Anniversary, WDR, 8 Aug 1973, p. 28
• Bethel Church Celebrates Anniversary 30 Jul 1976
• Old Chester Twp. School Becomes House of Dreams, WDR, 1977
• Chester Class of 1929 Celebrates 50th, 15 Aug 1989
• NHS Class of 1994 – The Way They Were in 198
• Maple Grove Closing Its Door after 150 Years, 26 Jun 1981
• 1932 Chester Class Holds 50th Reunion, 1982
• 1934 Chester High School Class Observes 50th WDR, 23 Jul 1984, p. A3
• Class of 1936 Holds 50th Year Picnic Dinner, WDR 23 Jun 1986, p. D8
• Class of 1937 Observes 50th, 21 Oct 1987
• Class of 1939 Attends 50 Year Reunion, WDR 14 Aug 1989
• Class of 1929 Marks 60 Year Reunion, 19 Sep 1989
• Seven Members of Class of 1930 Observe 60 Years, 25 Jul 1990
• Class of 1941 Celebrates 50th, 17 Jun 1991
• Class of 1932 Celebrates 60th Anniversary WDR, 29 Jun 1992, p A13
• Chester Class of 1929 Celebrates 63rd, WDR, 21 Sep 1992, p A5
• 1943 Chester Grads at 50 Year Anniv., Senior Memories, 25 May 1993
• 1929 Graduating Class Holds 65th Reunion, WDR, 6 Sep 1994, p. All
• Fire Department Celebrating 75 Years, WDR, 5 Oct 2000
• Students Looking for Graves, WDR, 2002, p B1

Lattasburg

• Fire Destroys Historical Lasttasburg Area Log Cabin, 22 Feb 1968
• Lattasburg Reaches Century Mark, 1950
• Log Cabin Fire May End 200-Year Old History, WDR, 24 Feb 1968
• Lattasburg Reaches Century Mark, 3 Oct 1950
• Five Sided House is Oddity, 1966
• Mohican Brethren Church to Celebrate 150th Year, 1980
• Lattasburg, Once a Thriving Village, The Marketeer, 27 Oct 1980

New Pittsburg

• New Pittsburg Progressive Town Since Earliest Days, 21 Dec 1950
• Homecoming of “Dr. Ganyard’s kids,” 1950
• Dr. Ganyard Delivers “Babies” with Horse and Buggy, 1950
• New Pittsburg’s “Dad” Norton Turns 90, 1958
• Workers Rebuild Pavilion for Playground Equipment Dedication, 1963
• Russel Werntz Opens Antique Shop in Former New Pittsburg Hotel, 1967
• Life-Long Chester Twp. Man, William Firestone, Celebrates 90th, 1968
• Mr. and Mrs. David Davis Open Antique Shop at New Pittsburg, 196
• New Pittsburg – Home of early Desperadoes, Jun 1971
• New Pittsburg Hosts Scenes, 3 Aug 1971
• Cedar Valley Distillery; Mobs & Mafia & Prohibition, 1973
• Homestead Houses Generations of Firestones, 12 Jun 1975
• Sons of Firefighters, 8 Oct 1992

Overton

• Store Burns at Overton, WDN, 3 Aug 1917
• Overton Store is Destroyed in Bad Blaze, 1917
• Overton Storekeeper, D. E. Landlaw, 82, Ready to Retire, 28 Jul 1943
• Overton: A Bustling Little Town at Turn of Century, 1987
• Overton’s Buildings Reveal Its History, WDR, 6 Nov 1971, p.