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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1968
Page
4
Citizens and councilmen urge vigorous leadership as Rittman faces dilapidated housing annexation new routes street repairs and broader growth. Key issues include housing, utilities, business attraction and a planned war memorial for 20+ fallen locals, with three council seats at stake.
A letter urges using old methods for healthy teeth over fluoridation in drinking water. The writer argues for less sugar, more milk, brushing with toothpaste, and warns against citywide fluoridation without broad public consent. Also thanks PeeWee Football Booster Club and Rittman residents for the ice cream social raising about $200.
Services for Paul Gillman 55 of 123 Canal Street Canal Fulton were held Tuesday at Gillman Funeral Home. A former Sterling resident he died Saturday at Orrville Osteopathic Hospital after retirement due to ill health. Born in Milton Township he lived in Solon and Marshallville prior to moving to Canal Fulton. Survived by sister Ruth Ashenfelter Prescott Arizona his parents a son James a daughter Jean Ann Page and a brother Karl preceded him in death. Burial followed at Crown Hill Cemetery with Rev. Robert Combs Sterling First Baptist Church officiating.
Two in a July 20 crash north of Rittman die and two others survive. Alan Killough 20 is hospitalized at Barberton Citizens Hospital in Room 510 with three broken vertebrae and head cuts. His condition includes paralysis and limited movement, with brace and crutch plans ahead. Linda Fraser and Edward Musser died in the Goat's Hill wreck. Diane Haas with multiple injuries has been discharged from Akron General Hospital.
RHS will require physical exams for all students hoping to join organized sports next year including football basketball baseball and wrestling. W H Hauenstein says August 8 to 11 for last names A through N and August 15 for O through Z at the high school locker room with no charge.
Commission members will seek that no fixed connection to utilities be made and that recreation vehicles stay in good repair with current year license registration. Zivick noted the group’s stance while discussing truck-
William F. Pressler aged 70, of 2927 Wadsworth Road, died Saturday at Akron General Hospital after a short illness. A retired office manager at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing in Copley, he served as Norton Village clerk, was a Barberton Masonic Lodge member, and led Grace United Church of Christ as superintendent for four years. Survived by wife Alice, another daughter Camilla Miller of Norton, daughter Jeanne Stepfield, and four grandchildren. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Zivick says some camper units attached to cabs should not face backyard parking rules during use. He reports low water alarm and rusty water in parts of town, with flushing and maintenance underway. Mosquito spraying continues, tennis courts will be striped, and East Ohio Avenue and Route 57 get new blacktop with shared funding from Rittman and Ohio.
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