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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
4
Local notices report April events at Eberts Music Store and a U B rally in Akron with speakers from Dayton. Residents attend dances, church gatherings, and baseball games in Cleveland. several families visit or relocate.
Mrs Phyllis Kummer of Portland Oregon will leave Saturday night with her mother from W E Helks home and join at Reedsburgh Wisconsin then proceed westward. J W Maibach of Sterling visited Rittman Tuesday. QB G Mason judged a declamatory contest at Dalton last Friday. Miss Carrie Rush of Seville visited Miss Minnie Lendy. Don Harper with blood poisoning moved from Case School of Applied Science Cleveland to his home in Wadsworth last Tuesday. Herbert Harper father had visited regularly.
Harold K Baumgardner as executor of G W Baumgardner’s estate sues the B and O Railroad for 25000 for his father’s death at the Croston crossing in the early hours of April 26 1924. Anderson Lamb and Marstello of Cleveland represent the estate.
A Paulding County farm wife calculating household costs with the Agricultural College Extension Service found they would need $1260 per day to maintain their current standard of living if they moved to the city. Flytime screening for farm homes is emphasized as essential as for city homes.
Obituaries show Alice Christman 61 died of pneumonia after flu with service at Reformed church. William Way 46 died of peritonitis after an illness. services private. John P. Hunt 75 died of flu. service at Reformed church. Robert Epperson 48 died at home. body shipped to Campbellville, Ky. Various local notices report club officers, bank building opening, library gifts, and residents traveling or visiting.
Central auditorium hosts a repeat of the centralized schools opera pageant after a Friday night full house. At 790 seats were filled and over 200 stood with more than 600 turned away. pupils from Central and ward schools attended an Arbor Day radio program in the afternoon. a Junior-Senior banquet is planned.
Irene Lévenne Blough daughter of Henry and Florence Blough was born August 16 1922 southwest of Rittman and died April 20 1925 at her grandmother Mrs David Burkholder home aged 2 years 8 months 4 days She was buried April 21 from the home after a short service conducted by Rev W N Barton of the U B church She rests in Oak Grove cemetery near her grandpa Burkholder Irene was a very lovable child and will be greatly missed at home.
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