Heavy rains cause damage across Rittman and Doylestown
Heavy rains caused extensive damage across Rittman with flooded basements, impassable Industrial and Front Streets, and several businesses closing. Daley's Furniture Store faced stock loss and planned a sale. farms near Sterling reported crop devastation. Doylestown Homecoming tents and carnival exhibits were destroyed with about 1000 dollars in damages at the fair grounds.
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Rittman
Industrial St
East Ohio Ave
S. Main St
Front St
Front
E. Ohio Ave
Daley
Don Erich
Sterling
Doylestown
Sandrock to Head Local Education Conference Panel
George Sandrock of 73percent South Main Street will serve as organizational chairman of the local Statehouse Conference on Education. Appointed by Robert H. West, president of the Rittman Exempted Village Board of Education, plans are underway for a fall statewide event with Governor C. William ONeill honorary chairman and Ray Kimmey of Frigidaire Corp Dayton as state chairman. Local town hall meetings in August and September will select delegates for the Columbus conference to study school needs, district organization, finance, and policies. Sandrock, linked with Hershey and Roher in Rittman, is a former PTA president with three local children.
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George Sandrock
South Main Street
Statehouse Conference On Education
Robert H. West
Rittman Exempted Village Board of Education
Shar
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Ray Kimmey
Frigidaire Corporation
Dayton
Quate
Sandrock
Hershey and Roher
Rittman
PTA
Swimming Lessons Schedule At Local Pool
Pool director Jerry Whims reports ongoing lessons every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 19 p.m. Adult classes are taught by Lyn Castor, while Jane Erich directs children's sessions each weekday from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Jerry Whims
Lyn Castor
Jane Erich
Doylestown approves mutual aid with Rittman fire dept
Doylestown council passed a mutual aid agreement with Rittman fire departments on Tuesday night. Fire Chief Carl Whitman submitted the proposal and council also approved $200 to send Whitman to the Fire Chiefs Convention in Los Angeles. A trash pickup complaint was raised with residents urged to place barrels out on time. West of Route 5 collect on the first Tuesday monthly and east of Rt 5 on the first Wednesday.
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Doylestown
Rittman Fire Departments
Doylestown Council
Carl Whitman
Whitman
Fire Chiefs
Los Angeles
Council
Charles Lepley
Rt 5
Mrs Booth Wins $50 Weekly Merchants Drawing
Mrs Wal lace Booth of West Hill Ave won the $50 prize in the weekly Merchants Committee drawing held Friday night. She held the lucky ticket drawn from the barrel at the Main 3St. draw after purchasing $1 worth of goods. Winners must be present to claim. A big stage show is planned in two weeks to boost the final weeks of the drawing.
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Merchants Committee
Wallace Booth
West Hill Ave
Booth
Rittman
Seeking director to revise Civil Defense in Rittman
Rittman council moves to revive Civil Defense plans after a retreat of the CD unit during the Korean War. Ashton Hall spearheaded the first step, with county CD leaders to review the town’s role and a new director sought by the next meeting. Only active unit is the volunteer firemen ready to evacuate Akron and Wooster, not locally. The American Legion may form a Disaster Committee, but no action yet.
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Rittman
Ashton Hall
Hall
Akron
Wooster
American Legion
Change time of demonstration at Ohio Edison office
A demonstration of the new Tap pan electric will be given at the Ohio Edison office on August 14. The time was changed from 7 to 9 p.m. to 3 to 9 p.m. to allow more people to attend.
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Ohio Edison
Blood Drive At American Legion Friday August 8
Help needed to reach 160 pints as the Bloodmobile visits the Legion Hall on Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. transportation and free babysitting available. Donors must be 18 to 60 with no major operation in six months and no jaundice. Food for donors provided by St Anns and Rittman United Brethren. Names signed to donor list include Rittman residents and Creston area volunteers.
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American Legion Hall
Glen Butler
Russell Frey
Rittman United Brethren
W. W Bodager
Legion Hall
Paul Mogler
Rittman
Robert Biedeman
James Frye Jr
Allen Ferguson
Nick Prentovich
Joe Ramsier
Walter Sommer
Judy Sparks
Rose Marie runner-up in Miss Ohio pageant
Rittman’s Rose Marie Bost finished second in the Miss Ohio contest held in Wooster. She earned a $500 scholarship for education. Ada’s Margaret Putnam, Miss Scioto Valley, will compete in Miss America in Atlantic City. Both finalists performed dramatic readings in the talent division. The event featured evening gowns, swim suits, and a 4000 plus audience as the winner was announced.
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Wooster
Rose Marie
Margaret Putman
Ada
Ohio
Scioto Valley
Atlantic City
Margaret Putnam
Cres ton Hopes Sewer Bond Pass For $80,000 Plan
Creston prepares to persuade residents to back an $80,000 sewer bond on the November ballot. Engineers, financial experts and councilmen outline the need in a forthcoming brochure to inform voters why the 263 mill levy is essential and how a $30,000 federal grant could help fund the sewage disposal plant. The remaining $176,000 would be raised through revenue bonds and assessments.
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Creston
Bids Open for Sewers on Douglas Lane and N First Streets
The city will open bids for the construction of four sanitary sewer projects on Douglas Lane and N First Street at the Clerk's office in City Hall on August 21. The bid opening will occur at the municipally owned administration building.
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Douglas, Lane
N First Sts
City Hall
County Mayors Fight Ballot On County Library Proposal
Wayne County officials rebuffed last week when commissioners refused to place a county library on the ballot. Mayors from 13 villages backed the issue, challenging Wooster library influence and urging representation on a county library board. The piece calls for voters to question candidates on library funding and indicates budget hearings will reveal how intangible tax funds are allocated for 1959 library budgets.
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Wayne County
Wooster
State Library Board
Budget Commission
Services held for Dexter Aurand
Services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at Gillman Funeral Home for Dexter McMaster Aurand 88 of Rittman Ohio who died Sunday at his son Gault Aurand s home He was born January 25 1870 in Lemert Ohio moved here 38 years ago was a farmer and former Ohio Box Board Co employee He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Rittman He married Nora Gault December 30 1898 who died in 1950 Surviving are his son Gault Aurand a brother Jay Aur of Kenton Ohio two grandchildren Dorothy Adams of Rittman and Rufus Gault Aurand of Shelby Rev J W Plummer officiated Burial was in Rittman Cemetery.
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Gillman
Dexter McMaster Aurand
Gault Aurand
Bellvue St
Lemert
Ohio
Ohio Boxboard Co
Evangelical United Brethren Church of
Rittman
Jay Aurand
Kenton
Carl
Dorothy) Adams
Rufus Gault Aurand
Shelby
J. W. Plummer
Rittman Cemetery
Births in Rittman and surrounding towns this August
Mr and Mrs George Rastorfer of Rittman welcome a boy in August. Mr and Mrs Robert Jones of Marshallville announce a girl born August 2. Mr and Mrs William Petit of Daviestown report a girl born August 2. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ramsier of Rittman welcome a girl born by August 3. Mr and Mrs Richard Winkle of Rittman have a child by August 3. Mr and Mrs Fred Kinder of Rittman announce a girl born August 4. Mr and Mrs Hubert Parr of Doylestown report a girl born August 4. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Faiger of Doylestown welcome a boy born August 6.
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George Rastorfer
Rittman
Robert Jones
Marshallville
William Petit
Daviestown
Kenneth Ramsier
Richard Winkle
Fred Kinder
Hubert Parr
Doylestown
Kenneth Faiger
Local contractor loses three fingers in mowing accident
Virgil Burnett, a local contractor, suffered the loss of three fingers in a mowing accident Sunday night, authorities said. The incident remains under investigation with medical staff assisting at the scene.
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Virgil Burnett
Ev United Brethren Church Schedules Land Purchase
The Ev United Brethren Church congregation approved buying about two and a half acres near Metzger and W Sunset Ave for a future church. Construction date is not set, and the current church sits on the east side of S Main St near Grant St.
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Ev United Brethren Church
Metzger and
W. Sunset Ave
S. Main St
Grant St
Akron drawing yields $700 color TV to Mrs John Lunter
Mrs John Lunter of Pinewood Ave won a new $700 color television in a Monday drawing held in Akron by a seat cover company. The event awarded the prize to the named winner from Akron area.
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John Lunter
Pinewood Ave
Akron
Mardi Gras Festivities Offer Mr and Miss Rittman Contest
The Rittman Recreation Dept sponsors the eighth annual Mardi Gras festival with a Mr and Miss Rittman contest. Ballots in this issue determine the king and queen ages four to six, residents of the Rittman school area, with voting due by Aug 11. Parade Aug 15 features a high school band escort to the square where the royal couple are crowned by Mayor Houglan, with prizes for seven classifications and special gifts for winners.
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Rittman Recreation Dept
Rittman School System
Rittman Press
North Main St. Recreation Field
Main St. Recreation Field
Public hearing on school budget Wednesday at 7 pm
The district will hold a public hearing on the proposed 365 705 budget for the coming year at 7 pm Wednesday in the North St ucool. The hearing reviews an increase of 41 690 with most going to teacher raises 26300 of 265 000 allotted to salaries. Estimated revenue 426 872 including a tax portion 271 395 from taxes 133 200 from an 8 mill levy to voters in November. Board to decide millage amount at the regular meeting.
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Stucool
Rose Marie Bos tancic portrait to be shown in Chicago
Rittman honors Rose Marie Bostancic whose portrait taken by Arthur Rosenthal of Sylwart Studio in Barberton was selected for display at the Professional Photographers of America convention in Chicago. The image titled Rose Maria wins among area photographers. Sunset Heights Allotment will pave streets with concrete after a council poll backed nine to one in favor. Low bid for Sunset Heights concrete paving is 90,652.94 dollars by Mansfield Concrete Flooring Co. per front foot cost about 1176, reduced by removing fertilizing and seeding of devil strips. Asphalt bid by Walter Jones Co. of Wooster at 7.80 per front foot. Sunset Heights is part of a three phase plan to be completed this year alongside Hawthorne and Maplewood. Sunset View Allotment paving approved earlier. Mansfield Flooring low bid for Sunset View at 12.46 per front foot. Sunset Heights prices drop due to fewer storm servers required, per the engineer.
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Rittman
Rose Marie Bostancic
Professional Photographers of America
Chicago
Arthur Rosenthal
Sylwart Studio
Barberton
Rose Maria
Sunset Heights
Ed Ramster
Council
Mansfield Concrete Flooring Co
Walter Jones Co
Wooster
Hawthorne
Maplewood
N. State St
Sunset View
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Bob Yost
Paul Higg
Rittman Dept
Mrs. Booth
The
Mrs. Butler
Margaret Pittman
Marilyn VanOurber
Marilyn Hatteman
Rose Marie Bost
Dexter Aurand
A Houglan
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