Hall of Fame announced for Canfield Fair

CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) — The Mahoning County Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced this year’s class.

Inductees include Harvey Firestone, Roger Greenawalt, Francis and Jane Less, and Paul Myers.

Born in Mahoning County in 1868 on his grandfather’s farm, Firestone was a fourth-generation farmer. In 1932, Firestone invented and developed the pneumatic farm tire. The ‘ground grip tire’ as it was known offered a smoother ride and much better traction.

Greenawalt was born in 1951 and grew up on a dairy farm in Beloit. He initiated the annual “Food for America” field trip for district elementary students, served as the Young Farmer’s Advisor and developed an agricultural education model curriculum for the Ohio State University.

Greenawalt has worked on a state level to develop the CAUV language for agricultural land use for farmers and testified to keep PUCO language from becoming burdensome to farmers and farm trucks. He now farms 650 acres along with his farm drainage business.

Francis and Jane Less were married in October 1941. They began their journey on Washingtonville Road, Green Township, Mahoning County. The couple were well known for the production of fruits, vegetables and grains and had a successful egg production business. They were honored as the Rural Family of the year at the Canfield Fair in 1992.

Born in 1897, Myers grew up in Smith Township on a grain, dairy, and livestock farm. Paul would travel throughout Mahoning and Columbiana counties purchasing cattle, hogs, turkeys and chickens. He would butcher these animals and sell the meats to neighborhood markets in the greater Youngstown area. Myers also had his own car dealership/

The induction ceremonies will take place on the fair’s first day Wednesday, August 28 at 11 a.m. on the Concourse Stage located near the Grandstand.

The Canfield Fair will run until Monday, September 2.

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