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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
2
Pictured are the victors from last Tuesday’s recreation field races. Ruth Arwood won the girls race by a wide margin, Harold Hoover captured the older boys race with room to spare, and Wayne Hoover edged Sam Swope to win the younger boys race.
Railroad workers who earned 150 or more in 1938 may obtain unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act which started July 1. Workers must register at their last railroad job or nearest railroad office and begin a fifteen day waiting period to qualify. Benefits range from $1.75 to $3 per day, with yearly limits up to $240 based on 1938 earnings.
The Rittman Press invites readers to send in news tips by telephone at 77, encouraging community submissions for upcoming editions.
Federal Housing Loan Interest is cut to 4 percent with additional mortgage insurance, effective August 1. The move aims to boost home building and ownership by offering the lowest rate in the nation’s history. Ohio State Fair opens August 26 with focus on youths. Wage floor rises to 30 cents on October 24 and a 42 hour week will apply then. WPA rules limit driveway repairs on state projects. landowners may be compensated or projects reworked. Mr Herbert held
Edwin G Hibbs announces Farm Security Administration Tenant Purchase loans for Wayne and Holmes counties. Eligible tenants may apply at Wooster in Room 9, Federal Building, or Holmes County Court House Millersburg. Applications accepted until August 31, 1939. Loans cover up to 40 years at 3 percent, with two repayment plans and soil based appraisal.
Sterling High will add a public speaking course this September. Supt Roy Sinclair announced O O Springer will lead the new department, with Josephine Zollinger hired to teach. Lena Harty to supervise hot lunches. Marie Hamster resigns to teach at Mt Eaton.
WPA workers on relief projects face rules harshly limiting rehiring. Relieved workers employed over 18 months become ineligible for restoration until 30 days pass after removal and recertification. Those employed for 18 months before Sept 1 1939 must be removed by Aug 31 1935.
Classified notice lists strawberry plant varieties Fairfax Dorsets Premier Big Joe Sen Dunt lap and Dr Burrell at 70 cents per hundred and Latham red raspberries at 3.00 per hundred. N A Harper Seville Ohio Route 1 48p contact details provided.
Doylestown Republican leaders in Doylestown and Chippewa township set August 21 as caucus day to name candidates for the November election. Democratic leaders have not yet announced their caucus date. Ohio fund figures show the Conservation Commission's first half 1939 receipts exceed 1938 by 54,980.33 with expenditures down 55,516.29. Loans on nearly 6 million bushels of wheat were issued to U S farmers under the 1938 program, totaling over 349,000,000 dollars.
Marshallville residents with ties to Cleveland and New York attended a game in Cleveland Sunday. Visitors included Mrs Lizzie Tinsler Miss Bertha Tinsler and William Kelser, plus Mr and Mrs Philip Webber. Carl Snyder plans an eastern sight seeing trip with Rittman friends. Donald D Fry and Mrs Fry joined Sunday callers in Hollinger home. Harold Beery and Eva Eich were noted visitors in N Canton and Rittman respectively.
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