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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
5
The piece explains how farm products become industrial materials, highlighting GM uses for crops. Cotton, corn, sugar cane, flax, and animal fibers supply lacquers, plastics, textiles, adhesives, paints, insulation, leather, and more. Chemurgy seeks new farm based industrial uses.
Charles F. Kettering argues three pillars support automobile production, stating that productivity hinges on inputs. He identifies steel rubber and petroleum as the essential legs sustaining the industry and notes that increasing input yields greater output.
Local letters describe a young Rockford couple Otis and Mrs Tanner seeking farm work near Rittman Ohio to relocate their dairy farming lives. They request August 20 response with references from Illinois farmers merchants and banks to verify readiness and credibility for fall move.
Large crowd enjoys the annual picnic at Chippewa Lake on Monday. Reported to have consumed 120 gallons of ice cream and a boy rode the ferris wheel 75 times. In other news, Ruth Henshaw and Foster L. Baker wed at the bride’s parents’ country home near Wooster. Clayton Hoover suffered a foot injury that led to the amputation of his big toe during threshing last Thursday.
Town audiences praised Nannie Webb Curtis as the season’s best act with standout numbers drawing high ticket value. The village council named Charles Boling fire chief and organized a 12 member fire company including Clayton Dohner Wills Sigler E E Mills Levin Hoover Irvin Blough Jay Brenneman Harry Halliwell Wm Seaton Jacob Whittington Irvin Schaffter and W L Allison.
Sunday services listed for Cill Echols Church with Sunday School at 9 15 and 10 30 worship. Uniform Lesson titled Beverage Alcohol and the Community. Evening sermon Babel or Bethel and Christian Endeavor topic Poetry and Friendship Riding on the Magic Carpet of Verse. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 with other weekly events.
Church of God led by Rev. Albert Henry lists morning worship at 9 30 with Sunday School at 10 30 and youth, junior and adult prayer meetings through the week. United Brethren Church under Rev. C J McGee presents Bible School at 9 30, morning service 10 30 with a midweek study and a playlet in the evening by Otterbein Guild titled Bettys House Party.
Morning services and evening services through the year at 7 30 p m. at St Ann s Church led by Father John T Farrell. The notice lists regular service times for worship.
Ralph Fixler, Superintendent, delivers Sermon 10 15 at Bible School 930. No evening service. Missionary meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening led by Rev N B Ward.
The list outlines class numbers 38 to 54 under Artistic Flowers Arrangements including vase art, white and pink blue combos, table and fruit or vegetable plans, winter and miniature forms, and creative uses like pitchers, berried branches, seed pods, and wild flowers.
The 2nd annual Trent River Club outing at Rice's Dam drew a large crowd of fishermen and families. A search for 6 year old George Melch who fell into the River Styx Wednesday continued with no success. An electrical storm damaged chimneys on homes of the Earl Franks Wayne Kurtz families and on the Heffelman residence. New homeowners include James Stem and neighbors in Grandview addition. A Route 94 collision between James Roberson and Cahill Packing Co. truck left occupants shaken but unharmed. The local baseball team last Sunday fell to Barberton in a fast, high scoring game.
Section J covers flowering decorative and house plants. Section K lists baskets of mixed garden and wild flowers with foliage. Section L describes antique arrangements with old fashioned flowers in period containers and foliage allowed.
Rittman City Band will perform Saturday at 7 30 p m on the Square with Homer Ferrer directing the ensemble.
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