Charlie Howard Kannal

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Infornation from WWI Registration Card

Home Address: 580 S. Arch, Alliance, Ohio

Nearest Relative: Lenora Kannal, 885 S. Arch, Alliance, Ohio

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Occupation miller at King Bee Milling Co. (1918). Picture below taken in 1931.

Title	King Bee Milling Co.
Description	King Bee Milling Company located on the northwest corner of East Prospect Street and North Mechanic Avenue
City	Alliance, Ohio
Date	1931-02-03
Time Period	1930s
Source Format	Photograph
Source Size	8 x 10 in.
Structure Depicted	King Bee Milling Company
Donor	Alliance Historical Society
Photographer	Dimit Brothers
Subject	Feed stores Flour & meal industry Industry
Rights	The materials on this site are provided for the sole use of the recipient and may be protected by Copyrights. No further transmission or distribution of this material is allowed without written permission.
Call Number	history39
Collection Homepage	http://www.alliancememory.org/places
Source Location	Alliance Historical Society. Rodman Public Library
Master Image	Western Digital Hard Drive \places\history39.tif

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Hartville Elevator

By Kyle Brown

The Suburbanite 

Posted Feb 13, 2009 @ 04:11 PM

Hartville, Ohio —

Like a plant on the farmland supporting it, Hartville Elevator has grown to meet changing needs while keeping its roots firm in its history. The local mill, a reliable landmark with its trademark yellow-painted front, celebrates its 100th year of service. Though the direction of the business has changed, owners Ed Ringer and Craig Wellspring are keeping the spirit of the business alive.

Hartville Elevator started as a feed mill in 1909 by Charlie Kannel and Louis Pontius. Then, the community was nearly all farmland. A photo hanging up by the door in the main shop as a sort of company timeline shows the two men standing in front of the spot that would've been a hub of activity at the time.

In 1950, Virgil Ringer and Hubert Brumbaugh took over the business, continuing the feed mill service that had established the mill as a landmark already.

Farmers would come and line up daily to have their corn ground into feed. Corn would be dumped into a hammer mill, where it is ground into a fine grain and lifted through a freight elevator to the machine that mixes in molasses and other parts of the recipe that make up the Just-Right bagged feed that is sold in the front office.

In 1980, Ed Ringer and Wellspring took over the business from "the dads," continuing a family heritage that has grown into a 59-year love for the mill. Even then, farming was a large part of the mill's business.

"We would open up at 8 a.m. and we'd be grinding and mixing all day," said Ed. "It was just one guy right after the other, from eight to five, five days a week."

The mill still operates, though business for grinding has been slowing in the last two decades.

"When farming was big, we were busy with that. Our business has evolved over time," said Ed.

"We still have the equipment and we still do custom grinding, but it's not our main thing anymore."

The changes aren't anything really new for the mill. Over the course of its history, they've also worked in supplying home heating oil, coal and other farming supplies.

"Craig and I have tried to stay up on the times, selling what needs to be sold," said Ed. "We've more recently gotten into companion animals and feed."

The front shop of the mill boasts stacks of pet food for birds, dogs, cats and even feed for backyard animals like squirrel and deer. They distribute to shops throughout northeast Ohio, even reaching down to Columbus. No matter what else is sold in the front shop, though, Ed and Wellspring are keeping the history of the place alive. Each year, students from local schools take walking tours of the mill and the shop is open during Village of Hartville festivals. In the same way that there will always be a cat prowling around the mill and wandering the front shop, the history that made Hartville Elevator what it is will continue serving the community.

"There just aren't a lot of places like this around," said Ed. "You have to change to keep in touch with the customer, but we're still here."

Ed and Wellspring plan to celebrate the anniversary later in the year and are putting together plans with the Village of Hartville. Watch The Suburbanite for more information.

Copyright 2009 The Suburbanite. Some rights reserved 

[Jim]

Hartville Elevator began in 1909 when William Royer, a livery stable operator, built an elevator across the road from the Pantry Restaurant. He sold the business in 1915 to Samuel Brumbaugh. Brumbaugh died, however, and his son Floron continued the business until 1933 when he sold it to Charles Kannel. Kannel tore down most of the orginal building in 1936 and had the present one built. Them in June 1950, Virgil Ringer and Hubert Brumbaugh purchased the business.

From:

Hartville Greets the 20th Century 

By Cathi Conti Sinsabaugh

Hartville News

 

This is Part Two of a two part series on Lake Township’s history as we prepare to celebrate Hartville’s Golden Anniversary of incorporation as a village. The information contained here in was gathered from many sources. But I am most grateful for the previous diligent research of the Lake Township Historical Society and James W. McPherson III (author of “A History of Hartville” – published in 1976 by The Knowles Press.) Other major sources include “The Hostory of Stark County – Vol. 1.” And “The Stark County Bicentennial Story – Vol. 1.”

[Lawrence Wise]

Jim,

I keep digging around.  I was trying to find out about Floron Brumbaugh.  It looks to be like Floron was the son of a Daniel and Harriet (Young) Brumbaugh. 

Larry

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Picture 1937

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Mother told me that Charlie Kannal was the man standing with the black hat and long black coat.

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Nora G. (Fall) Kannal Obituary

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Charlie Howard Kannal Obituary 

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971 Kingsway St., Alliance, Ohio

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Charles H Kannal Obituary

Charles H. Kannal, 77, who retired in 1950 as owner and operator of the Hartville Elevator, died at City Hospital at 7:25 AM Thursday. He was ill several days.

Born at Hartville, Mr. Kannal spent his lifetime in this district. Prior to his business in Hartville, he owned a flour and feed mill in Randolph that was destroyed by fire in 1917.

Surviving with his wife, Nora G., of the family home at 971 Kingsway, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Chapman of this city; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a brother Frank Kannal of Canton. A brother, Ira, died five years ago.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 PM Saturday in the Cassaday and Turkle Funeral Home in  charge of the Rev. Clyde Mulligan. Internment will be made in the Fairmount Memorial Park. (9-2-54)

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Mrs. Nora G. Kannal Obituary

Mrs. Nora G. Kannal, 92, of 971 Kingsway died at the Bel Air Nursing Home at 6:15 PM yesterday following two years of illness.

Born in Mogadore, Summit County, Oct 25, 1876, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Leah Royer Fall.

She was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, WCYU, and a past president of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Her husband, Charles H., who preceded her in death in 1954, was former owner of the Hartville Elevator Co.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Chapman of Alliance; six grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Brumbaugh of Hartville and Mrs. O. W. Streeby of North Industry and a brother Burl Fall of Akron.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday at the Cassaday and Turkle Funeral Home with Rev. Orland Ruby of the Christ United Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Memorial Park.

Calling hours will be held tomorrow from 7-9 PM at the funeral home. (9-8-69)