Toledo Fairgrounds Oddities and Local News Highlights
A vivid jumble describes Toledo's outdoor exhibits with a large captive elephant and a colony of monkeys entertaining crowds as a red balloon tied box of crackers sparks mischief. Civic efforts receive credit for community progress. A side note recalls Orrville bank robber misadventure and Sheriff Ed Mills racing to a crime scene in under eight minutes. A quirky ad asks about silk hosiery and reports on tax skepticism and Uncle Sam’s defense levies.
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Wren
Toleoo
Iland
Toledo
Bcky
ED Mills
Wooster
Ferrer and Bod ager Real Estate Transfers
Real estate transfers show Homer W and Mary L Ferrer transferring land in Rittman to Willard D and Margaret N Hilty for $1. Rosa Depry transfers Sheldon Ave property in Rittman to Harry C and Oatherine D Brenneman for $1. Minnie J and Warren W Bodager transfer property in Rittman to Melvin R and Mary H Beachy for $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer W
Mary L. Ferrer
Willard D
Margaret N
Hilty Rittman
Rosa Depry
Harry C
Oatherine D
Father Farrell Back After Months Off Campus Fall
Father John T Farrell of St Ann s Catholic Church celebrated mass last Sunday in his first service in months. He has been homebound with a cast on his ankle since he fell while leaving the high school building last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T Farrell
St. Ann' S Catholic Church
Birth A daughter for Mr and Mrs Hawkins at Wadsworth
A daughter was born on Wednesday August 6 at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital to Mr and Mrs Joseph Hawkins. The birth adds a new member to the Hawkins family and marks a joyful event at the local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hawkins
Wadsworth Municipal Hospital
Creston Picnic Plans See Busy Wednesday Outing
Community committees organize Cres ton picnic at Orr Park next Wednesday with a large all day program. Local merchants sponsor prizes including kitchenware, cosmetics, and food items. contests cover sports, crafts, and ages from small children to teens, with awards and a noon all family dinner. Gas from comets discussed separately.
Sales Manager Leads Boxboard Picnickers at Chippewa Lake Park
Wuhce mar, vice president in charge of sales, enjoys a ride on the merry go round at Chippewa Lake Park Monday. Ohio Boxboard Co family picnic drew thousands, with prizes in athletic contests in the morning. Factory team won the softball game 7-6. Newlyweds Floyd Gasser and wife of Rittman were recognized as most recently married couple. James Poe and Jane Poe won the jitterbug prize. Gerald Spaulding and wife won the waltz prize.
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Chippewa Lake Park
Trane. CO
Wuhcemar
Wamcal Ohio Boxboard Co Fau.ly P.cni Gereral
A J. Tyedi
Aoch
Mercianuin
Mill
Facory
Mx Floyd Gasser
Rittman R. D
James and Jane Poe
Gerald Spaulding
Liberty
Bakers Open Home Restaurant in Rittman
Mr and Mrs C H Baker of Seville assume management of the Home Restaurant at Main and Salt in Rittman. Mrs Baker, a former cook there, will be assisted by two waitresses. hours 6am to 11pm. Grand opening planned in a few weeks.
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Mrs. C. H. Baker
Seville
Rittman
H. Baker
Salt St
O M Huey
Baker
Gamtolam
No Able Bodied Man On Relief in Wayne County
Mrs Helen Plank in charge of poor relief said there isn t a single able bodied man on relief in Wayne County though a few cases exist such as a widow with children. She noted Wayne County is in the best relief expenditure shape in many years and pledged continued careful aid management.
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Wayne County
Tru Viemity
Relef
Helen Plank
Wooster
Presbyterian preacher invited by Mil ton church
The pulpit committee of Mil ton Presbyterian Church invites Rev Earl Bartholow of Ubly Michigan to preach at the 10 30 morning service. There will be no evening service, but other regular services will be held as usual.
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Milton Presbyterian Church
Earl Barthiow
Ubly Michigan
Yeager to Leave Ohio Salt for RCA Bloomington Post
W T Yeager of S First Street will leave the Ohio Salt Company August 15 to begin a new position with the Radio Corporation of America in Bloomington Indiana. Mrs Yeager and sons Robert and John will join him later in Bloomington.
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W T. Yeager
S. First St
Ohio Salt Company
Radio Corporation of America
Bloomington
Indiana
School Board Hires First Grade Teacher in Rittman
Rittman board of education met Monday night and hired Lydia Schrock of Cleveland as first grade teacher leaving one vacancy in the fourth grade to fill before fall term. Edith Deckman resigned to marry Rollin Jones of Rittman on August 15. No new member was named to fill Boyd Miller’s term. action to be taken next regular meeting. Will-Burtetoker purchased for high school at 725 dollars with A L Boert as agent.
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Rittman
Board of Education
Lydia Schrock
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Edith Deckman
Rollin Jones
Boyd Miller
Will-Burtetoker
L. Boert
Ohio State Football Balk Announces September Practice Start
Coach Paul Brown calls thirty eight players to report September 10 for OSU football at Ohio Stadium. From then until classes open September 30 two-a-day practices will be held with daily running, starting and charging drills. Season book sales run 15 percent ahead and close August 16 while single game tickets go on sale September 1.
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Ohio State University
Paul Brown
Brown
Miss Wayne County Contest at Sterling Carnival
Sterling Knights of Pythias plan a two day carnival Aug 20 and 21 to select Miss Wayne County with the beauty contest on Wednesday night and a parade Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Roy Sinclair hosted Mrs Alice Sinclair during the week and the Sinclairs visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Eshelman in Cuyahoga Falls Sunday.
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Knights of Pythias
Wayne County
Roy Sinclair
Sinclair
Alice Sinclair
Smithvalle
A We
Roy Sincllair
Mfs
Ralph
Eshelman
Cuyahoga Pails
Sunvsy
14 Draftees Leave Monday For Army Service
Fourteen selectees left Orrville early Monday morning bound for Cleveland for induction. Names include Henry Baus Jerome Hostetter Wilson Stutz Wilbert Lehman Stanley Stanger James Flenner Austin Paul Robert Anderson Walter Merillat Ivan Bosley Jack Benner Vernon Lance Everett Merckle Victor Frowlowski and more. Two youths, Jack Benner and Ivan Boley, almost missed the bus but arrived just as the chartered bus prepared to depart at 10 35.
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Orrville
Cleveland
Henry Baus
Jerome K. Hostetter
Wilson Laverne Stutz
Wilbert Lehman
Stanley L. Stanger
Doylestown
James R. Flenner
Wooster
Austin J. Paul
Robert 8. Anderson
Rittman
Walter P Merillat
Fredericksburg
Ivan H.bosley
Victor J Frowlowski
Burthville
Jack H. Benner
Vernon J. Lance
Everett P Merckle
Jack Benner
Ivan Boley
Benner
Boley
Ohio State Bureau Reports June Gains Across Industries
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research notes an industrial employment rise of two percent from May to June, with total employment up 25 percent from June last year. Manufacturing and non manufacturing sectors each up two percent. construction up a half percent. Independent retailers sale s up 2k percent from June last year, while department stores show a 15 percent gain.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
University Bureau
Baptist Church Radio Hour Time Change Announced
Members of the First Baptist Church of Rittman invite listeners to note a schedule change for the Baptist Radio Hour. The program airs Sunday mornings at 8:40 over Station WAKER Akron, with friends and radio listeners urged to tune in at the new time.
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Fi Baptist Church
of Rittman
Wweir Friends-And-Radio
Station Waker
Akron
Widowed mother of ten dies in farm accident near Marshallville
Mrs Elizabeth Tinsler 5 died instantly from a broken neck when struck by a hay rake while adjusting a tractor hitch on her farm north of Marshallville Friday morning about 4 40. She was assisting with farm work due to an indoor shortage. Funeral services were held at the Tinsler home and Apostolic Christian Church south of Rittman with Rev Noah Hartzier officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are six sons Elmer Howard Roy Gari Herman and John four daughters Esther Bertha Helen and Clara and an adopted grandson James.
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Elizabeth Tinsler
Marshaliville
Tinsler
TOCR
the Apostolic Christian Church
Rittman
Noah Hartzier
Swith Leickhelm
Frey
Elmer
Howard
Roy
Gari
Herman
John
Esther
Bertha
Helen
Clara
James
U S O Drive Nets $135 Here In First Few Days
Rittman residents donated 135.02 by noon as U S O tag day begins. Boy and Girl Scouts solicited downtown shoppers and helped push the total toward a 200 goal for national recreation facilities at army camps under U S O direction.
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U.S. O
H.h.straits
Wilford Boyce
Bette Miller
Frances Bair
Rittman
National Fund
Army Camps
United Service Organizations
Collect For Street Oils By Saturday
At a special council street committee meeting Clerk Hugh McCracken was authorized to purchase 6,500 gallons of road oil for unpaved streets. The contract will go to the Elyria bidder with the lowest bid, contingent on immediate front property owner response. Fee is $1.50 per running foot of frontage, village pays the difference. Money must be collected each week and turned in to the village clerk by Saturday. If bids are not large enough the contract will be canceled and funds refunded to property owners. Ralph Holsberg has collected for N Senecast. K. W. 685 borne is collector for N Fourth St, Frank Schlup agent for Liberty. other streets will be handled similarly. Action must be prompt to improve dusty streets before winter. Council also offers to mow weeds for lot owners and collect for labor as jobs are done. Arrangements should be made with BR. Vy Fredrick or Wayne Kurtz. Lot owners are legally obligated to keep down nuisances.
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Council Street Committee
Hugh McCracken
Elyria
Jowest
Owhera Oy
Ralph Holsberg
Senecast
K. W
Borne
Fourth St
Frank Schlup
Liberty
BR. Vy Fredrick
Wayna Kurtz
Faw
Rittman High Football Call for Players and Practice Plan
Rittman High School invites all male students interested in football to report to the high school building on Wednesday August 20 at 2 o'clock. Equipment will be issued and plans for practice sessions will be made. Coach Ashton Hall was at Rittman last Saturday and requested publication of this notice.
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Ashton
Rittman
All Silver Dollars Claimed Last Week at Ritten
Patrons at Ritten business claimed silver dollar prizes totaling 75 dollars in two drawings. Winners include Brook Frants of Seneca at and W. W. Schwartz of North Road who received 60 dollars. A new larger screen drum by Dwight Hoff was used. about 60,000 tickets were distributed. The program continues into September.
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Merchanta
ibman_met
All Sterling Teachers Hired for Coming Term
Sterling school faculty is complete for the coming term with two new teachers. Supt. Roy Sinclair will again coach athletics and be assisted by Eugene Wiles of Wooster, hired to teach science and math and aid physical education. Dale Turner of Rittman R D will teach sixth grade, a Kent State graduate with prior teaching in Columbiana County and music at Beerling. Mrs. Clifford Green of Newburg was hired to manage the hot lunch cafeteria.
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Sterling School
Board of Education
Roy Sinclair
Eugene Wiles
Wooster
Wiles
Ashland College
Ohio State University
Dale Turner
Rittman R. D
Kent State University
Columbiana County
Beerling
Clifford Green
New Piburg
Rittman
Beerling News
Boat race results reported by local IEEE club
A fragmented OCR item notes a boat race event tied to an IEEE group. Readable details mention teams and a finish, but specifics such as names, places, and exact timing are unclear. The brief item indicates ongoing activity in the club’s boating section with expected updates.
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