Pettit Opens Men's Store on the Square in Rittman
Charles Pettit of Akron becomes proprietor of the men's furnishings shop on the Square just south of Snyder's Bakery. Formerly with B F Goodrich in Akron, he helped administer war contract terminations. The haberdashery offers a full line of men and boys furnishings in a brightly lighted store.
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Charles Pettit
Akron
Snyder’s Bakery
Rittman
Pettit
B. F. Goodrich Co
Sheridan
V J Day Dance Planned By Howard A Bair Post
The Howard A. Bair Post No. 423 American Legion announces a V J Day Dance on August 14 to celebrate one year since Japan's surrender. Harry Fry's orchestra will play at Rittman High School Auditorium from 8 30 until midnight. Tickets cost 75 cents and are sold by Legion members. The event kicks off a series of fall social activities.
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Japan
Howard A. Bair
American Legion
Harry Fry
Rittman High School
Legion
The
Legion Post
Public Library Expands with 360 New Books This Week
Rittman Public Library boosts its collection by 360 new volumes this week, including 143 juvenile elementary titles 12 young people's books eight juvenile classics 40 adult classics one Dr A ander gift volume and 124 vocational booklets from the Institute for Research. The booklets aid career planning for high school juniors and seniors. Summer hours are 3 to 5 PM and 6 30 to 8 30 PM.
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Rittman Public Library
Dr. A. Ander
Institute For Research
Lions Club Baseball Trip To Cleveland Stirs Local Interest
The Lions Clubs of Doylestown and Rittman sponsor a bus trip to the St. Louis Cleveland game at Cleveland Stadium on Thursday night August 15. Buses depart at 5 30 p m from each town. Tickets are 3 00 dollars covering game admission and round trip fare. Lions members will provide tickets to attendees.
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Lions
Doylestown
Rittman
Cleveland Stadium
Cleve Kind Lions
Melvin Curty Expresses Tennessee Travel Gripe
HITS and BITS CURTY MELVIN eagerly anticipated visiting his grandparents in Tennessee and finally blurted out that the journey felt longer than traveling from Ohio.
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Curty Melvin
Tennessee
Ohio
Shade Tree Commission Urges Watering New Trees This August
The Shade Tree Commission advises residents to water new trees frequently in August. A couple of bucketsful every other day won’t hurt and the young trees will respond with a brighter outlook.
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Shade Tree Commission
Local Clearance Sales Boost Customer Benefit
Clearance ads bloom across the area as this issue of the Press highlights. Customers benefit from carefully redone advertisements and new pricing cues.
Retail merchants urge Saturday late hours for shoppers
Retail merchants beyond groceries urge customers to shop Saturday night with many stores staying open until 9 p m to let people buy nearly everything after supper on the last day of the week.
Legion Vets West Salem Split In Doubleheader
The Rittman Legion Vets beat West Salem 10 to 5 in the opener and lost 9 to 1 in the nightcap. Jonn Steiner started the first game with 6 hits allowed and 3 runs. Brumfield and Steiner paced the Vets with strong hitting. Osborne led West Salem with three hits in the opener and added three more in the second game, while Markley struck out 10 in the nightcap for Rittman.
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Rittman Legion Vets
West Salem
Vets
Jonn Steiner
Craig
Osborne
Malke
Pelkoff
Brumfield
Steiner
Halksman
Joseph Milckovich Dies After Long Illness at 62
Joseph Milckovich aged 62 died Saturday morning at his Front Street home after eight months of heart trouble. He worked at Ohio Boxboard Co. since 1925. Survivors include his widow Rose Marie and his niece Mrs. Frank Bostancic. Funeral was Tuesday at 9 at St Ann's Church with Father John T. Farrell officiating. burial in Rittman Cemetery. Ebert Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Joseph Milckovich
Front’ St
St. Ann’s Church
John T. Farrell
Rittman Cemetery
Ebert Funeral Home
Robert H. Kline Joins Rittman Press Staff
Dixon NL resident Robert H. Kline joined the Press staff this week to replace John R. Miller who returns to college under the GI bill. Kline will edit the Ohio Boxboard Co house organ In the Box. He is a Navy veteran discharged as a gunnery officer in June and recently married in Norfolk VA.
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Robert H. Kline
Dixon, NL
Press
John R. Miller
Kline
Ohio Boxboard Co
Navy
Norfolk
Carl Turley
Sheldon Ave
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Sweet Briar
Virginia
Theresa Wolf 59 Dies. Rites Friday At Ebert Funeral Home
Theresa Wolf aged 59 died Tuesday afternoon at her daughter's home on North Fourth Street. She is survived by two sons Conrad of Rittman RD and Frank of Seville and her daughter residing nearby. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at Ebert Funeral Home with Rev. Sam Brockeye of Barberton officiating. Visitation is Thursday from 7 to 9 PM.
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Theresa Wolf
Theresa Leatherman
N. Fourth St
Eagles Picnic Set At Liedertaufel Park This Sunday
The Wadsworth Fraternal Order of Eagles invites families to a Sunday picnic at Liedertaufel Park on August 4. Attendees should bring full baskets. contests and prizes will be offered for all ages. A $2500 Victory Bond will be the gate prize. Ice cream and soft drinks are free. lunches will be free and sold by the Ladies Auxiliary on site.
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Liedertaufel Park
Wadsworth Fraternal Order of Eagles
Shirley Gwaltney Celebrates 12th Birthday With Friends
Fifteen friends gathered at Shirley Gwaltney's home on Tuesday afternoon July 23 to celebrate her 12th birthday. Out of town guests included Nancy Waite Barbara Myers and Jackie Gibson. Shirley received many nice gifts after an afternoon of games and refreshments.
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Shirley Gwaltney
Nancy Waite
Barbara Myers
Jackie Gibson
Shirley
Harry Steele
Seneca St
Earl Fixler
Fifth St
Gladys Solsberger
Main
Wadsworth Hospital
Sharon
A. B Cook
Akron
Ralph Gwaltney
Richard G. Cummings
Dale I. Rohrer
Ohio State University
Ellen M. Galehouse
Patricia R Rhoads
Doylestown
George J Garman
Marshallville
Clifford H Greene
Sterling
E. Shields
London
Ernest Harrison
College St
Robert Regal
Lake Tamagami
Canada
G H Steele
Great Lakes
Duluth
Harold Johnson
Richard
Cuyahoga Falls
Lorenz Johnson
N. State St
Kroeger Family Reunion At Steiner Home Held Sunday
A Kroeger family reunion was held at the A. E. Steiner home on Sunday July 8 with 35 in attendance. Attendees came from Cleveland Akron Columbus and Reinersburg Pennsylvania.
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Kroeger
A. E. Steiner
Cleveland
Akron
Columbus
Reinersburg
Hilda Vets
George
Willard
J C Plough
Sunset Drive
George Secrest
Lakeside
Ohio
Vernon Phillips
Cliff
Melvin Wacker
Bonnie Jr
Massillon
Billy Yochheim
Ashland
W. E Price
United Brethren Church
Providence
R. J
New England
Shong Couple Vacations in Canada This Week
Dr and Mrs O J Shong are visiting Canada for a vacation this week. They are enjoying a quiet trip with sightseeing and leisure activities as part of their travel plans.
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Mrs
O. J. Shong
Canada
Willis Barrett Plus Son Born at Wadsworth Hospital
A son weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Willis Barrett at Wadsworth Hospital on Tuesday July 30.
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Willis Barrett
Salt St
Wadsworth Hospital
Bank picnic at Heidelberg Beach honors staff and families
Employees of the Rittman Savings Bank and their families joined at Heidelberg Beach on Lake Erie July 24 for swimming boating and surf riding. H B Pretzer, auditor, invited attendees and a beach supper concluded the outing.
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Rittman Savings Bank
H B. Pretzer
Heidelberg Beach
Lake Erie
Gibson Co. Appoints to Erect 24 Veteran Homes in Warren
The W B Gibson Co of Warren opened offices at Willow Brook to prepare for building 24 housing units for veterans on the east side of N Main. P Mele is construction superintendent and Al Hoth is company engineer. Foundations and service lines will be added as labor is recruited. portable houses will be ready for shipment and erection once ready.
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W. B. Gibson Co
Warren
Willow Brook
N Mains
Rittman Farm Camp Breckenridge
P. Mele
al Hoth
Box Fire Damages Ohio Boxboard Mills 1 and 2
Fire at the Ohio Boxboard Co. damaged mills 1 and 2 after a fan fire spread to the roof. Sprinklers worked promptly as the city fire department arrived and extinguished the blaze in about 20 minutes. Industrial relations director Forrest Busch cited major loss from plant shutdown and temporary lighting suspensions.
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Ohio Boxboard Co
Forrest Busch
Waynie County Baseball Championship Trophy Displayed
The Rittman Press Gold Cup trophy for the Waynie County Baseball Championship is on display at the Press office. Sponsored by Sterling K of P at Sterling field, the seven team tournament runs Sunday and Monday, September 1 and 2, with the winning squad holding the trophy for a year.
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Rittman Press
Troop 410 Scouts Camp Weekend at Round Lake
Boy Scout Troop No. 410 enjoyed a two day camping trip at Round Lake. Scoutmaster Lester Steele and 14 scouts left Rittman Friday evening, reached camp by dusk, hiked, swam, and cooked campfire meals, returning Sunday afternoon exhausted. Four more scouts will next week visit Camp Manatee for a week.
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Round Lake
Lester Steele
Troop 410
Rittman
Mr. Steele
Camp Manatee
Edward Schaad
Thomas Schaad
Richard Sherrick
Joseph Boyle
Porter Melvin Visit Reaches Tennessee Relatives
Mr and Mrs Porter Melvin of Sheldon are visiting relatives in Tennessee.
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Porter Melvin
Sheldon
Tennessee
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Chas. Pettit
Public Library
Legion Vets
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