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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1966
Page
1
Officials halted a third reading on a Sanitary Landfill operation after a potential emergency and unauthorised dumping surged Monday night. City workers warned dumpers from distant areas were exploiting a supposed free disposal offer, creating alarm and health concerns.
The city plans a September start for a Sanitary Landfill operating Monday through Saturday with set hours and on site staff to cover refuse. Free dumping of paper rubbish and garbage will be offered while a private firm will be paid 135 dollars monthly for maintenance, and patrols will curb unauthorized dumping. Counselor Bill Forrer opposed the plan as a subsidy.
Excerpt describes a writer’s colony in New Hampshire offering a two week stay with lessons and critiques. The hostess Mildred Reid outlines duties including cleaning and cooking, while the narrator muses on glamor versus routine. The page also reports local births, hospital stays, and students planning at Bowling Green and Akron universities.
The Public Affairs Committee outlined a 19 point middle school expansion plan at City Hall, arguing for a new 16 to 18 room building south and west of the current high school and grade reassignments to ease crowding. The plan drew mixed reactions as teachers and parents questioned consolidation and the cafeteria issue.
City Manager Willard Laughlin announced a water outage from about 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday in the Grand view Heights Warren Bradley Sauer Hicken Rittman Metzger south from Ohio area near the new street installations. If rain occurs Wednesday morning the work will be postponed to Thursday morning.
Maria Mercedes Casa arrives in Rittman after a 6000 mile journey to begin a school year as a Rotary exchange student. She will live with five host families including the Smoots and attend Rittman High School as a senior. The 17 year old from Apostolos Misiones Argentina plans to be a grade school teacher. An accomplished singer and guitarist she will perform when asked. Lin Williams heads the local exchange committee and greets her at Cleveland Hopkins airport.
Coach Pyle calls all players to report for physicals August 17, 1966, at the high school gymnasium as the Hill football squad prepares for the season.
Wayne County Vocational School plans a bond issue with an estimated total cost of 2.4 million dollars. Federal and state funds would cover about 1.1 million, while the bond proposal seeks 1.955 million in local financing. An advisory committee meeting in Worcester High School will launch the process with Rittman representatives and industry expertise to guide site selection and staffing.
Wayne Young and Charles H. Dyson announced that Ohio Injector Company will be acquired by Kearney National Inc of St Louis for 11.5 million dollars. The deal pays about 3.9 million cash and 7.6 million in term notes. Young will remain head of the firm as operations and policies continue unchanged.
Ernest M. Hoover 18 of Rittman died from injuries after an automobile accident near Apple Creek. Born April 17, 1948 in Buckhannon West Virginia he had lived in Rittman for years and worked for PCA this summer. Surviving are his father Slyde Hoover and mother Mrs Catherine Selbee of Rittman, a sister Mrs Martha Neil of Columbus, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs Ira Hoover of Buckhannon. Services set for 2 p.m. at Whitescarver Rancio Funeral Home Buckhannon with burial in Mt Lebanon Cemetery.
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