MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO
TIME CAPSULE
The contents of a time capsule from the Central School Building (1919-1994)
Documents were collected and loaned for Copying by Raymond Dossett
Compiled and indexed by Sandy Day
Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County 1999 STEUBENVILLE HERALD STAR April 6, 1994
-^ George Stolca/Staff Photographer George Stoica/Staff Phiograpner Former graduates of Central SchooP In Mingo Junction take Items This Oct. 20, 1919, edition of the Steubenville Daily Gazette was out of a time capsule during a "grand opening" ceremony Tuesday one of the many Items found- In the time capsule which was at the village building, while Village Administrator Russell Hyde, housed Inthe cornerstone of Central School. STANDING, looks on. Former graduates are, EROM LEFT - Floyd Doggett, Howard Weber, Moody Quinn and Raymond Dossett. Time capsule holds memories
CetaTraue- Sho' Tm Capul By EDWARD R. SUNKIN Staff writer Central School's Time Capsule Treasures MINGO JUNCTION - A Items taken out Tuesday at a grand opening celebration: school's history was discov- ered Tuesday, as nearly 100 * The names, letters and class assignments by pupils from the village. village residents came out to see what was stored in a time * List of ?he 1919 officers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, along with the collar the capsule found recently in worn by the grand master during ceremonies. cornerstone of the Central School. of the Steubenville Herald-Star and the Steubenviiie Daily Gazette. The paper items found in i Oct. 20, 1919. editions the galvanized steel box had turned a "golderr-yellow," but iIPece of steel from the Carnegie Steel Co. were otherwise well pre- served. The box was found in - Honor roi list from World War i (The World War', including the names of a; :he men in the hollowed-out 500-pound the servce frorn Mino Junction. cornerstone by workers who began tearing dlown the long- prrcgam from the :ornerstone laying. vacant, 73-year-old Central building in February. School 3 Phc:ograpns of construction of the second Central School. For many of the people who watched the items being taken out of the box, the event Various scmool records. brought back memories of their old school. containing the Raymond Dossett, 82, a re- cornerstone Floyd Doggett. 85, the first -- a (is t p -f-a r- Qm C r9p- 9 lir ," h-P s-a-i f I - on -i-tcr tired employee oF Wneetmig- triie capsule WaS tard bTlacXmale student to graduate "I thought it was something Pittsburgh Steel, said the 23, 1919. from Central School, said his that would last forever." "grand opening" celebration Dossett, who graduated fondest memories were of the held in the basement of the vil- from Central School in 1930, teachers. Dr. Howard Brettell, 88, lage building made him recovered his pencil-written "The teachers were all real Class of '23, remembered how reminisce. handwriting assignment from good.") Ahe and a few of his friends the capsule. a retired steel nulled a nrank of haninerthei "I can remember looking out Doggett, _ -:.-'--- -.. * _ - see lhe- of the window and watchiTg Wits- kind Of-sad to worker, said he had almost class banner from the rafters the trains going up the trestle building get torn down," Dos- forgotten about the time of the school's auditorium to the mill," said Dossett, who sett said as he looked over the capsule. ' while the Class of 1,922 was was in second grade when the paper displaying his name. "I don't recall hearing about graduating.
......
i 0 -4r CD~~~~~~~~~~~~~<
0. cr
d0 Lci:
H-
CL
0.n
0D0 CL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~H
O CL r+
- -- - 1 C = 0,