Council Sets April 22 27 As Cleanup Week
Village council set the week of April 22 to 27 as the annual Spring Clean-Up Week. Residents are asked to place rubbish on the curb for haul away and the street department will cooperate with all Ritman residents. Jared Stocker was sworn in as council member and will chair the safety committee. The council approved tree planting in front of City Hall and discussed forming a tree-planning commission.
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Village Council
Otty, Hall
Ritéman
Jared Stocker
Harold Morris
John Baldwin
Stocker
Rittman Civic Association
Ywhree Arts Club
City Hall
C. E. Rhonemus
Rittman
Robbers Break Into Rittman High School Friday Night
Unknown robbers entered Rittman High School through the north double door Friday night and stole about 8 dollars from Supt. W. A. Garver’s office. The same night thefts occurred at Wadsworth Creston and Doylestown, suggesting a common link among the robberies.
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Rittman High School
W. A. Garver
Wadsworth
Creston
Doylestown
Wadsworth Photo Club Led by F Mason Cay
F Mason Cay of Rittman presides over the Wadsworth Photo Club which began a serious study of photography since January. The group meets Friday nights to study lighting posing and portrait art and plans to invite speakers and enter contests with nearby clubs. Glenn Berkey of Rittman helps with photography in Los Angeles and the club uses a camera stand designed by Mr Day with parts molded at the Wadsworth Foundry.
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Mason Cay
Rittman
Wadsworth Photo Club
Seactions
United States
Canada
Day
International Photographic School
Winona Lake
Ind
Irene Schneider Rites Held at Milton Presbyterian
Funeral services for Irene Schneider 63 were held Wednesday at 2 p m at Milton Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev E S Hendrickson. Burial followed at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Doylestown. She had lived in Rittman for years and died Monday morning after a two year illness. Survivors include son Paul and daughter Mrs Ford Schriber of Wadsworth, four sisters, two brothers and three grandchildren.
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Irene Schneider
S. Mainst
Milton Presbyterian Church
E S. Hendrickson
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Doylestown
Schneider
Rittman
Paul
Ford Schreiber
Wadsworth
Henry Long
Carl Oehler
G. G. Gearhart
Rittman R. D
Coffman
Akron
Webster, Mougey
Forest Mougey
Sterling
Emch's Rebels Open Season Versus Wadsworth Grizzlies
Emch's Rittman Rebels start the baseball season against the Wadsworth High Grizzlies at the Wadsworth field on Thursday night April 18. Manager Tommy Craig leads the squad with assistants Kenny Haldi man James Sigler Bill Garby Bob Gorby Richard West Mike Harris Ben Erich Bill Strimlin and Wilson Berger. further players are expected. Craig has not yet announced the opening lineup.
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Emch
Rittman Rebels
Wadsworth High Grizzlies
Wadsworth Field
Rebel
Tommy Craig
Kenny Haldiman
James Sigler
Bill Garby
Bob Gorby
Richard West
Mike Harris
Ben Erich
Bill Strimlin
Wilson Berger
Rittman High Band Qualifies for State Contest
The Rittman High School Band directed by Fred Ebbs earned a straight superior rating in Class A at the Northeastern Ohio District Music Festival at Kent State University. Rittman and Jackson Township advance to the state contest in Columbus on April 20, with McDonald and Mineral Ridge also to compete.
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Rittman High School
Fred Ebbs
Northeastern Ohio
Kent State University
Rittman
Jackson Township
Columbus
McDonald
Mineral Ridge
Kent
Ohio
Battle Creek
Mich
Rittman Press Promises $2 Prize for Population Guess
The Rittman Press offers a $2 prize to the person guessing Rittman’s 1940 population. Fill in your estimate on the coupon and return it to The Press office by Thursday April 18. The prize goes to the closest accurate estimate from the 1M census.
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Rittman Press
Rittman
Smithville Church Hosts Weeklong Evangelistic Meetings
Evangelistic meetings at the Smithville Church of God began Sunday at 8 p.m. and continue each night this week. Pastor A. L. Kriner leads services with special music and occasional outside speakers. The public is invited to attend these revival meetings.
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Smithville
Irvin Motor Sales Offers April Used Car Sale Specials
Irvin Motor Sales advertises a clearance sale of used cars in Rittman for April 16. The ad highlights several special attractions and directs readers to the full page on page 3 of The Rittman Press.
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Irvin Motor
Rittman
Irvin Motor Sales
Rittman Press
Attendance Goals Exceeded At U. B. Church Dedication
The dedication of the enlarged Rittman U. B. church drew nearly 800 attendees across three services. Bishop A. R. Clippinger delivered messages with Dr. B. 8. Arnold assisting, and $3,039.77 was raised for the building fund from Sunday gifts totaling $2,808.77 cash. The remodel price is $17,000, including $1,000 in donated labor.
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Rittman U. B
A. R. Clippinger
B. 8. Arnold
C. J. McGee
Rittman A. B. Church
BettyJane Brophy to Perform in New York Recital
BettyJane Brophy of Rittman will be among pupils in ensemble classes of Rudolph Gruen. They will be heard in a two piano recital at the Institute of Musical Art in New York City on Saturday afternoon April 20.
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Migs Bettyjane Brophy
Rittman
Rudolph Gruen
Institute of Musical Art
Jullard School of Music
New York City
Merchants Set 5 30 P M Closing On Weekdays
Business places on the Square except service stations drug stores banks and bakeries will close at 5 30 p m daily except Saturday starting Monday. South town shops already follow 5 30 pm closing. Wednesday afternoon closing plans not yet settled.
Opera and capital in one open season clash
The piece contrasts grand opera decadence with everyday urban friction as cabbies argue with limousine drivers and photographers glare at crowds. It notes theater glamour beside a row over new lawns and concrete sidewalks, urging calm cooperation over conflict.
City Jail Records Show Busy Weekend in Downtown
City Hall officials and city jail staff kept busy over the weekend with multiple arrests for driving while intoxicated. Raymond Liechty of Rittman and Bonnie Hoble of Rittman were fined $100 with six month license suspensions after trials before Mayor Baldwin. Walter Orle of Rittman and Ire Steele of Rittman faced fines for intoxication and related charges, with varying costs and suspensions.
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Raymond Liechty
Rittman
Marshal Heffelman
Baldwin
Coats
Bonnie Hoble
H. L. Strickland
Ebertatore
Strickland
Walter Orle
Rittman R. D
R. V. Fred
Chillicothe
Marshal Hoffelman
William Oline
Fredrick
Ire Steele
Rittman Savings Ad Urges Timely Message
The Rittman Press runs a timely notice on page 8 urging readers to consider The Rittman Savings Bank message during wartime and social strife, highlighting stability and reliability in uncertain times.
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Rittman Savings
Rittman Savings Bank
Rittman Press
Hastings fishing season opener inspires town chatter
The town buzzes over the annual race to inaugurate Hastings fishing season with local pride and a welcome verse. Lawn roller anecdotes return each spring as Grant Street residents debate leaks and weighty homemade rollers. A United Press flash notes new kindergarten parks calm senior boys in the high school library.
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Hastings
United Press
Superman
Proclamation Declares Cancer Control Month in Rittman
Mayor John W. Baldwin proclaims April as Cancer Control Month and urges unity to support the Women’s Field Army of the American Society for the Control of Cancer. He signs and seals the document on April 4, 1940.
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John W. Baldwin
Rittman
The
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Lodi Oil Pool Reawakens With Second Postwar Boom
The Akron Beacon Journal reports a second postwar oil boom centered on Lodi and Chatham. Dozens of companies operate in Chatham, with at least 500 workers now employed and more as new wells come in. Rents rise, lodging is scarce, and a new oil production equipment store opens as farmers hold out for high prices.
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Akron” Beacon, Journal
Lodi
Chatham
Cast Selected for Senior Class Play Campus Quarantine
Rittman High School announces the senior class play Campus Quarantine to be performed Friday night May 3. The cast features Dorothy Aurand Eileen Zimmerman Margie Marmet Maxine Cassidy Betty Wertz Betty Schafter Richard West Richard Cummings Charles Rosenberg Harold Johnson Robert Wenger and Floyd Miller.
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Rittman High School
Miss Gallance
Dorothy Aurand
Eileen Zimmerman
Margie Marmet
Maxine Cassidy
Betty Wertz
Betty Schafter
Richard West
Richard Cummings
Charles Rosenberg
Harold Johnson
Robert Wenger
Floyd Miller
Wayne County Posts Hit Quota as Legion Council Reports
Wayne County Council of the American Legion met in Rittman to announce that Rittman joined the quota posts, making Wayne the only county in the 10th district with all posts at goals. The county now has 508 members at 122.3 percent. district officers attended and state plans include a Buckeye boys quota of 185 and a Canton-hosted junior baseball event.
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Wayne County Council of American Legion
Carlton
Paul Kirchner
Louisville
Kirchner
Canton
Wooster
Doylestown
Wayne County
Legion
Soldiers’ Relief Commission of Common Pleas
Walter Mougey
Elmer VanOver
Shreve
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
State Department
Buckeye
Mingo
Junction
Good Roads Meeting Progress Report in Rittman
Rittman civic group sponsors a meeting Friday at 7:30 PM to discuss securing a batten read project with county officials and business leaders. Committee members include J. R. Fisher A H Steele Ralph Krabill and others. Mayor Belts and County Engineer Paul Glasgow expected to attend along with the Milton township trustees and a county commissioner. All interested are invited.
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Rittman Civic Aaron
Rittman
Run J. R. Fisher
A. H. Steele
Ralph Krabill
Asnard
Ralph Ie
Chalman Misher
Seville Man Recites Poetry at Rotary Club
Thomas McCoy 76, former Seville resident, recited favorite poems to Milton township Rotarians. He read verse by Markham Kipling and others, mixing humorous and philosophical pieces about life and neighbors. After the program, the club discussed a Michigan damat dinner and redecorated parish parlors.
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Thomas McCoy
Seville
Rotary Club
Little Symphony Presents Delightful Chamber Concert
A small crowd attended University of Michigan Little Symphony’s Tuesday recital in Rittman School auditorium. Kee Johnson directed the 18 member ensemble performing light pieces and charming novelty selections, showcasing notable technical skill and faculty leadership.
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Rittman
University of Michigan Little” ‘Imphony
Kee Johnson
Wees
Ons Witele
Ahd
Rittman board fills vacancy as resigning member leaves
At the April meeting in city hall the Rittman Secreater board accepted a resignation and appointed Harold Brown to the vacant seat. Mayor John Baldwin will likely announce the appointment at the next council meeting. The recreation board discussed resurfacing a tennis court and will consider bids and cost estimates.
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Rittman’ Secreater Board
Yee Worrer
aeCity Hall
Forrestr
Atlanta
John Baldwin
Harold ‘Brown
Baldwin
Cancy
Church Council To Sponsor Union Service April 21
The Church Council at the Presbyterian church will sponsor a union service on Sunday April 21 for the temperance cause. Reverend George W. Titus of Cleveland, a former minister and noted speaker, will deliver the message. Everyone cooperates and is cordially invited to attend.
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We We
Church Council
Rittman ‘Church Council
Presbyterian Church
Birth Notice for Nat Bort
Birth notice details a newborn named Nat Bort, listing basic parental and location context. The readable fragment indicates a personal event and official acknowledgment within a local notice framework.
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Fred Stocker
Lance
Elliot Sr
Lytle Oil Co
Oll Rittman
Lytle Ol Co
Rittman Streets
Gantyard Hill
Roy Welling
Lorain Drive
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Corporation Line
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Board of Public Affairs
Charles Wald
Ohie
Roy Forrer
Fire’ Department
Walnut St
H. E. McCracken
Fred Herring
Finance Committee
State Bureau of Aeronautics
F._Mason Cay
Emch’s Rebels
Smithville Church
Rittman Grange
Dalton
Sugar Creek Grange
Sugar Creek
Paint Grange
E. B. Cook
Melvin Beachy
Ruth Kanengeiser
Grammercy Square
E. E. McConnell
Mary
Roy Wirth
Herman Filath
U. B
Bettyjane Brophy
New York
Charles Heffelman
R. V. Predrick
Confucius
Grant St
Sheldon Avé
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