Cat rescue and small town notes from Ohio area
Nearly a community column item recounts a boy’s quick thinking to rescue a cat from a well after it fell in while a girl dropped it by 60 East Ohio. Jim Howell saved the cat with a wire loop, drawing praise for bravery and saving taxpayer fire calls. The blurb also lists births, church events, rummage sales, club meetings, and local reminders from Wadsworth to Bowling Green and Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Geitgey
Ricki
Chet Green
Bank
Chet
East
Ohio
Geigey
Fire Department
Abe Lincoln
Jim Howell
Russell Howells
Jim
Holy Day Services and Community Sunrise Observances
Holy Day services will be held at the First Church of God from 1 30 pm to 3 pm on Good Friday with six churches represented and special music. Easter Sunrise services at First Church of Christ begin at 6 30 am with Harry Klee as speaker. Local churches’ services are listed in today’s paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Church of Christ
Harry Klee
Dalton Oweseas
GMIL
Wagner
Elec
Shape-Up Group to Offer Daily Exercises at Club
Local business men organize the Rittman Health Club to help shed excess middle weight and regain a girlish figure. The organizational meeting is next Tuesday at 8 30 am in Williams Restaurant. A leased building will host supervised daily workouts. Interested joiners should attend the meeting or call 925 2911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Health Club
Williams
Big four day festival planned at Rittman
Riffman Volunteer Firemen announce a four day festival in Rittman June 12 to 15 on North Main Street at Division Hall. Rides include a ferris wheel and roller coaster with nightly prizes such as a portable fan a mixer a radio and a hi fi console. Tickets available from any fireman. Frank Burns B H Weideman Howard Wasson Carl Adams lead the planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riffman
Rittman
North Main Street
Diversion Hall
Hamilton Beach
Frank Burns
B. H. Weideman
Howard Wasson
Carl Adams
Circus Visit Is Just Two Weeks Away
The Mills Brothers Circus comes to town in two weeks with two performances on Thursday April 25 under the Rittman Rotary Club. Proceeds benefit crippled and handi capped children. Tickets from Rotarians or at Stepfields Wrights Rittman KayCee Drug Doylestown Matteson Créston Hartman Seville Maibachs Sterling Brenneman Wadsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Robinson
Rotary Club
Mills Bros
Rittman Showgrounds
Mills Brothers Circus
Rittman Rotary Club
John Zivick
Rotamans
Stepfields
Wrights
Rittman
KayCee Drug
Doylestown
Matteson Pharmacy
Créston
Hartman Pharmacy
Seville
Maibachs
Sterling
Brennemans
Ain Wwadsworth
PCA Announces Date for Rittman Industrial Week Open House
Packaging Corporation of America will open its plant for inspections on May 22 with tours at 10 am 4 pm and 8 pm entry through the employment office on Industrial Street. Morton Salt plans an open house May 25. RAID chairs Lindsey Williams and the Chamber of Commerce back the event hoping to make Industrial Week an annual observance with product displays in local stores and a dedicated section in the Rittman Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Packaging Corporation of America
Morton Salt Company
Rittman Area Industrial Development Corporation
RAID
Chamber of Commerce
Lindsey Williams
Rittman Press
PCA
Morton Salt
Residents gain local phone service via Rittman exchange
State Representative Ralph Fisher and Milton Township Trustees secured permission from the Public Utilities Commission Tuesday to connect 15 parcels south of Rittman to the Rittman exchange of Ohio Central Telephone Company. Trustees and residents said the change benefits fire protection and shopping patterns, with service expected within 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph’ Fisher
Milton Township
Rittman
Milton Twp
George B. Quatman
Roy Moffett
Pancake Day Benefit For Sterling Little Leaguers Planned
Knights of Pythias plans a pancake and sausage charity event at the K of P Hall in Sterling on Saturday April 20. Pure maple syrup will be served and a door prize of a gallon of syrup offered. A family ticket option covers children under 15 for $3.50. The Sterling Little Leaguers were formed five years ago by John Graboski and have been sponsored by Knights of Pythias for two years. Dave Ritchie is the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Little Leaguers
Knights of Pythias
K of P
John Graboski
Dave Ritchie
Blaze Destroys 1961 Chevrolet and Garage on Fourth Street
A fire at the George Haynes residence on Fourth Street destroyed a 1961 Chevrolet and the attached garage. Chief Ron Goodhart estimated damage at $3,000 after twenty-two firefighters battled the blaze for nearly two hours beginning at 1 20 am Wednesday Fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haynes
Fourth Street
Ron Goodhart
Rittman Schools Face Expansion and Consolidation
A Vogt-Ivers and Associates survey outlines nine new classrooms at the high school, thirteen at West Hill, and an 18 classroom elementary building on a 13 acre site north of the city. Enrollment is projected to rise from 1,557 to 2,138 by 1975, possibly 2,420. The report urges site expansions, considers moving football fields, and weighs consolidation with neighboring districts such as Doylestown, Wadsworth, or Norwayne to manage growth and program variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
North Street
Rittman High School
Ham Winners From Rittman and Seville Named
Thirteen persons, twelve from Rittman and one from Seville, win Easter ham prizes in a local merchants contest. Winners may collect at the store listing their name, including Mrs. Dale Moser, Julius Rosenberg, Rose Schaad, Orva Bise, Kathryn Champlin, Walter Sommer, Weldon Hardgrove, A. L. Trump, Marie Walker, Mrs. Paul Copley, Alvie Robinson, Jean Ringer, and Francis Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Seville
Dale Moser
West Sunset Drive
Brenneman's
Julius Rosenberg
North Third Street
Mogler Electric
Rose Schaad
Sterling Rhein Rittman Hardware
Orva Bise
North Main Street
Trogdons Grocery
Kathryn Champlin
South Main Street
Ebert Electric
Walter Sommer
Hickin Avenue
Walds Market
Weldon Hardgrove
Metzger
Meades Hardware
A. L. Trump
Brown Cleaners
Marie Walker
North Fifth Street
Hershey & Rohrer
Paul Copley
South Second
Stepfield
Alvie Robinson
City Tightens Enforcement On Local Taverns Policy
City Council authorized the police department city manager and mayor to enforce stricter liquor laws citing complaints about tavern closing hours minors sales and intoxicated patrons. Officials debated midnight closings Sunday enforcement noise and resource distribution with Chief Heffelman to attend next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orla Hougian
Houglan
John Simonton
James Witzberger
Warren Hardae
Ashton Hall
Rhonemus
Witzberger
Merle Heffelman
Spelling Champions Named for Wayne County District Bee
Gay Griner and Melanie Pratt will represent Rittman in the Wayne County District Bee at Parkview School in Wooster on Saturday April 20. Gay is a seventh grader from First Street School and Melanie is a sixth grader from West Hill School. Both are entering the contest for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Griner
Melanie Pratt
Rittman
Wayne County
Parkview
Wooster
Gay
Harry Griner
First Street School
Melanie
Mel Pratt
Rittman, RD
West Hill School
Jaycees Plan For Soap Box Derby
Jaycees of Rittman will attend a regional meeting in Dover on Friday April 19 to discuss this summer’s Soap Box Derby. Don Goffiner chairs the derby committee with John Miracle Neil Milford Vernon Hoskinson Carl Ganyard and Jim L named to assist. Cleanup team includes Ken Plahuta Williar rick Richard Gillman and Knauer. members scheduled their annual cleanup meeting Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Jaycees
Dover
Don Goffiner
John Miracle
Neil Milford
Vernon Hoskinson
Carl Ganyard
Jim L
Ken Plahuta
Williar Rick
Richard Gillman
Knauer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fran Sandrock
Susan
Brice Graber
Wadsworth Hospital
Mark
Jeanne Tyska
Ash‘land College
Madeline and
Stan Tuska
Milton Presbyterian Church
Bob
Marion Bodager
Frank
Delphine Hisem
Wimp
Marge ‘Rother
Lincoln Lodge
Columbus
Dale
Delores
Roliver
Rawiga
National Council of Catholic Women
American Legion Hall
Father J.norman-Riley
Wadsworth
Sylvester’ Heinz
Lews and
So's
James Petit
Eddie Weideman
B. H. Weidemans
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
William Bordacs
Mary
Hilda
Ambrose
Lottie Scheurger
Wayne Ambrose
Beth
Bowling Green University
Wayne
Donna
Altar Society
St. Annég Church
Russell Ott
Wade Rohrer
Joe Wald
W. H Hauenstein
Pat Benchoff
Patrick E. Benchoff
Fort Knox
Pat
John Shuff
Salem
Walter Keating
Code Band
Chester Greenbank
Earl Lambert
Glen Adams
Grandmothers Club
Frank Yoder
Aders Wagner
D Wagner
Ford
Eohn
Blalge Ain - Grttent
Feinit-tilwol-e-Suedahaie
Ford - Ford Post
Emipeco
Sheldon Ave
Metzger Ave
Appointme
Hickin Ave
Pfeman Tractor Sales, Inc
Wanced
Mile East
J. W. Frye
First Federal Savings
Adain Ct
Peper
Industry Open
Blaze
New School
Rees
Vogt-Ivers
Board of Education
Norwayne
Heffelman
Sta
Leigh Ann Rush
West Hill
Leigh Ann
Willard Rush
Marjorie Berkey
Marjorie
Robert Berkey
Ella Kleha
Maureen Storzinger
John Storzinger
Jaycees
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