Early Morning Flight Ends With Belts Save Lives
At Wadsworth Airport a 1941 Luscombe piloted by John Miracle nosed into a brush pile after takeoff. Frank Huff and Miracle were pulled from the wreck by Jack Stromack. Miracle suffered facial injuries and planned mouth surgery. Officials credited seat belts for preventing worse injuries. The $2100 plane was total loss. Investigations by FAA, Ohio State Patrol, and Medina County Sheriff.
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Frank—Huff
Orrville
Miracle
Luscombe
Wadsworth
Jack Stromack
Rittman RD
Stromack
Wadsworth- Rittman Hospital
Huff
Orrville Osteopathic Hospital
HITS AND BITS DEADLINES AND BIRTHS IN LOCAL GOSSIP
A note lists a back seat caution after a council meeting, plus local birth announcements for Jerald Richard Winkler and William H George. It also records birthday celebrations for neighbors, and mentions Stephen Brewers party and service members Isaac Vance Jr. and Charles E Vance returning from Viet Nam for emergency care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Vance, Jr
Charles E Vance
Viet Nam
Isaac Vance
Vance
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Band Calendar Drive Begins This Week
Rittman High School band members launch their annual community birthday calendar drive. Volunteers will canvass every street to compile schedules of school activities clubs churches and residents birthdays or anniversaries. Calendar ads come from merchants offering gifts and discounts during birthday week. For orders call the school music department or mail the form.
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Rittman High School
Rittman
Band Boosters Organization
Band Boosters
Harold Walker
Auxiliary Moves as Easter Event Plans Are Finalized
Fireman's Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Mrs Weldon Hardgrove home 55 South Metzger. At a recent meeting 13 members colored eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt and dishes were packed for the move to the new fire station.
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Weldon Hardgrove
South Metzger
Plans for land purchase for new Rittman high school near
Plans to buy land west of West Hill School for a proposed Rittman high school near Metzger Avenue, Rittman Road and West Sunset Drive move toward quick negotiation. Counsel for the district and the Ben Saurer Estate negotiate with landowners while appraisers assess sewer, street development costs and land types. An appropriation offer is discussed as a fair alternative to purchase.
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Rittman
C. E
West Hill School
Metzger
Rittman Board of Education
Hauerstein
Hauenstein
Ohio
Board seeks two rooms for next year’s students in Rittman
At Monday’s meeting Havenstein said I have cased the town while Robert Stoll urged public help in locating available rooms. James Frye stressed informing the community about the search as president Woyat added where can we pick up some rooms. The board also approved Helen Steiner as librarian at Northridge School in the fall amid Superintendent Hauenstein noting librarians are scarce.
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Community
Robert Stoll
James W. Frye
Ronald Woyat
Helen Steiner
Steiner
Northridge
W. H Hauenstein
Will Call Meeting On Operating Levy
Board member James W. Frye and William Holt were named to a committee to explain the 24 mill operating levy on the May ballot. Frye said the committee will stress the need for the levy and why 38 mills are added to the expiring 192 mill levy to fund opening the new high school. A meeting of interested citizens will be scheduled soon.
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Board of Education
James W. Frye
William Holt
Frye
Cyrus Ault 87 Marshallville farmer dies after short illness
Cyrus Ault 87 of Marshallville RD died after a brief illness at Orrville Osteopathic Hospital. He was a farmer until retirement. Survived by wife Grace Hershey, daughters Marcella Kennedy and Eileen Devore, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Marshallville. Burial in church cemetery.
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Cyrus-B—Ault
Marshallville
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
Ault
Orrville Osteopathic Hospital
Grace Hershey
Harold
Marcella) Kennedy
Richard C
Eileen) Devore
Wooster
Reward Offered for Information in Property Damage
The City of Rittman will pay a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone damaging public or private property. The notice comes from the Rittman Police Department and City Manager Macauley J. Gosney.
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Rittman
Macauley J. Gosney
Clayton Hoover Retires as Trustee in Milton Township
John Rastorfer of Sterling appointed by Milton Township Trustees to fill the unexpired term of Clayton Hoover who retires due to ill health. Rastorfer will join the Wadsworth-Rittman Joint Township Hospital Board until Jan. 1, 1970 and previously served a four year term in the 1950s. He is Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department member and Sterling Farm Equipment maintenance supervisor. Hoover served 11 years as trustee and contributed to county road upkeep.
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John Rastorfer
Sterling
Milton Town Ship
Clayton Hoover
Rastorfer
Wadsworth-Rittman
Joint Township Hospital Board
Rastorferd
Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department
Sterling Farm Equipment
Hoover
Milton Township
Ohio Match Company
Wiworth
Wadsworth- Rittman_Hospital
Salt Street
White City
Europe
Ohio Boxboard Company
Hoover Brothers
Tome
Rittman
Mr Hoover
Rittman RD
Cora
Marguerite
Hoovers
Catherine
Canton
Marvin
Doris) Bauman
Fire Calls and Local Histories Mark Weekend in Rittman
The Rittman Fire Department tackled two Friday fires including a grass blaze on Home Street and a shed fire at the Paul Baker residence. The article also recalls community volunteer Clayton Hoover, namesake of Hoover Memorial Township Cemetery, and details his family and local contributions to Rittman.
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Rittman
Rittman Fire Department
Baltimore and Ohio
Hershey and Rohrer
Home Street
Wadsworth Fire Department
Ritter
Paul Baker
Brookside
RAID Elects Directors at Annual Meeting
The Rittman Area Industrial Development Corporation announced at its annual meeting that book value per share rose to 538 with par 500. Five new directors were elected to two year terms: Ben Bauman Don Stepfield Al Broadhurst and James W Frye. Robert Bodager was chosen for a one year replacement term.
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Rittman Area
Indus
Development Corporation
RAID
Soath Yeas Tsa
Rittman
Sterling
al Broadhurst
South Main
Broadhurst
Ben Bauman
Don Stepfield
James W Frye
Robert Bodager
Rittman Fire and Police Move Open House Delay
The Rittman Fire Department and Rittman Police Department will move into the Safety Building at East Ohio and North State Streets on May 1. An antenna was moved to City Hall last week and minor items will be relocated. the open house date will be announced.
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Rittman Fire Department
Rittman Police Department
East Ohio
North State Streets
City Hall
Macauley Gasney
Gasney
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John Miracle
North
John Milracle
Wadsworth Airport
Delbert Winkler
Pinewood
Jerald Richard
Wooster Community Hospital
Sister Hope
Hertsel George
William H
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
George
Pat Lambert
Earl Lambert
Wayne
Nancy Jo Berkey
Tammy Resel
Michael Wallace
Kathie Rohrer
Scott Payne
Benjie Imhoff
Dee Joachim
John Simonton
Hope Winkler
Jean Boreman
Jim Breece
Anne Bradford
Mabel Race
Carol Lapp
Connie Haulk
Rose Marie Goodhart
Bessie Renner
Kaye Baker
Faye
Baker
Peggy Pasha
Lynn Imhoff
Garrie
Havenstein
Arfs Foundation
Oberlin College
Lucy Clark
Charlotte
N. C
Beth Schwartz
South Orange
N. J
Deidre Schupack
East Islip
N. Y
Jacqueline Pates
Fredericksburg
Ann Stephens
Hartford
Ind
Grace Wong
New York
Jacquelyn Bartlett
Birmingham, Mich
Barry Busse
Mechanicsburg
Busse
Oberlin Opera
Oberlin College Summer Playhouse
Cape Cod
Cyrus Ault
Hoover Memorial Township
K. Bower
Eyayne County
PTA
Clarence Voss, Jr
Harold Widmer
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