Remember Plakie toys? Speakers do
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SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Dean and Joyce Hoover were the guest speakers at the June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Austintown Library. Dean Hoover talked about the Plakie Toy Co., formed in 1938 by his father. Production ended in 1997. Accompanying the Hoovers was Millie Brooke, who worked for the company from 1953 to 1985. She applied for a job to pay for a garage on her property, then ended up staying for years. From left are the Hoovers, Doug Wilcox of Friends of the Library and Brooke.