Community Notes Round Up Rittman Area
Local families visit relatives in Seattle and Baton Rouge while others plan summer gatherings. Legion Auxiliary hosts speakers on Buckeye Girls State. garden clubs swap ideas and plan fall fundraisers. Scouts camp at Lake Pymatuning as Sholar Perrin trio join Bertha Sherrick’s family visit. multiple residents return from hospital stays and long trips.
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Clay
Seattle
Ohio
Miami University
Rittman
Othe Johnsons
Iowa
California
Nancy
Steve
Eugene
John Ramster
Arizona
Ike
American Legion Auxiliary
Doylestown
Sharon Steiner
Ann Robinson
Buckeye Girls State
J. J. Rohrer
Robert Berkey
Robert Bodager
John Hodovan
Legion Park
Regulate Sales Probe Sparks Go Out of Business Law Talk
City Councilman James Witzberger urged a law requiring going out of business sale licenses, citing bad town image and irregularities. Solicitor Rhonemus will study external laws as Dee Freed proposes a 110 by 200 foot city parking lot at Souain and Salt Street with $25 monthly rent and city grading at about $800. Council dislikes month to month terms and 30 day termination notices. Eight West Sunset Drive sidewalks incomplete. bids advertised for remaining sections.
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Rittman
James Witzberger
Council
Witzberger
C. E. Rhonemus
Rhonemus
Dee Freed
Souain
Salt Street
Freed
West Sunset Drive
Car rolls over toddler in driveway accident
Michael Arnold two year old son of Mr and Mrs C R Arnold 30 Lincoln Drive was briefly pinned under a tire after a car rolled from an open door in the driveway He escaped injury though bruises and tire marks appeared His condition improved after X rays at Wadsworth Hospital and home recovery described as miraculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
C. R. Arnold
Lincoln Drive
Arnold
Mike
Wadsworth Hospital
Mardi Gras Rain Changes Schedule At Local Recreation Dept
Rain ruined Mardi Gras plans with events cancelled Saturday. Hundreds gathered at American Legion Hall as forecasts failed. Parade and royal couple crowning rescheduled to Friday with registration at 4:30 and parade at 5:30. Barbecue water show at 6 and a 6:30 softball game between Walds Mens Wear and Knights of Phythias.
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American Legion Hall
Susan Marty
Allan Ramster
American Legion
Walds Mens Wear
The
Knights of Phythias
Mil ton Township planning groups report Sept 5
Four committees in Milton Township Wayne County survey social and economic aspects for a future plan. They will report to a general planning committee on Sept 5 and submit all findings to the State Development Department for an ultimate program. Committees in Sterling Aug 13 already filed reports on school enrollment, land elevation maps, land ownership changes from 1946 to 1958, and land use maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Township
Wayne County
Open House and Scotch Two Ball at Rawiga Club
Rawiga Country Club announces an open house on Saturday and a men and women scotch two ball event on Sunday. A Ladies fun day is scheduled for Tuesday with a mix of social play and club activities.
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Rawiga
Builders press Wayne County Building Code changes
Wayne County commissioners and City of Rittman officials clashed with the Rittman Builders Association as they urged revisions to the Wayne County Building Code. Contractors highlighted concrete and framing specs and sought a local inspector, shifted inspection duties to utilities, and demanded clear black and white code language. The group urged local permit issuance, while officials noted county-wide funding needs and future uniform codes, with the legislative committee to study proposed changes.
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Rittman Builders Association
Wayne County
Robert Norton
Rittman
Vernon cCtciner
Wooster
Miner
Esman
Builders Association
Steiner
Association
Eead
C. B. Shook
Rittman Buildin
H. Grant Sheets
Norton
Rhonemus
Medina
Summit
National Builders Association
Joyce Bright Crowned Queen at Camp Tippecanoe
Joyce Bright twelve of Rittman was chosen queen among 118 campers at Lake Clendening Camp for Crippled Children. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Bright of RD1 Rittman and was sponsored by the Wayne County Committee for Crippled Children. Joyce, polio survivor, enjoyed crafts swimming archery air rifle horseback riding games boat rides and fishing during the week long camp. This was her second year at the camp near Canton operated by Canton district YMCA.
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Lake Clendening
Joyce Bright
Rittman
Joyce
John W. Bright
Wayne County
Wayne County Committee
Yeat
Tippecanoe
Canton
Third Accident For Gaston's Family Across June To Friday
Mrs Eldin Gaston of Rittman RD and her sister Mrs Ruby Talbert were in a two car crash southwest of Marshallville while en route to Dunlap Hospital for a five year old’s treatment. The family has endured a month long string of accidents since June starting with Connie Critchfield’s injury and Jana Gaston’s toe injury. Mrs Gaston suffered whiplash and Mrs Talbert chest injuries in the Friday collision with a car driven by Kenneth Squires of Fairview Park.
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Eldin Gaston
Rittman RD
Gaston
Ruby Talbert
Rittman
Dunlap Hospital
Orrville
Connie Critchfield
Janet Gaston
Janet
Wadsworth Hospital
Childrens Hospital
Dog Bite Prompts Police Warning On Loose Dogs
Frank Whitacre of RD Rittman sustained severe hand injuries Tuesday after being bitten by a dog at the corner of Ohio Avenue and Main Street while attempting to capture the animal following resident complaints. Police Chief Merle Heffelman urged extra caution, noting the dog days and citing ordinance 41-1 which prohibits letting animals enter private yards, with a maximum $50 penalty.
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Frank Whitacre
RD Rittman
Ohio Avenue
Main Street
Whitacre
Merle Heffelman
Heffelman
Nursery Opens Jack and Jill Day Nursery
Mrs. Dean Brenneman will open a Jack and Jill Day Nursery at 303 North Street on Monday September 16. The center will enroll children aged two to six by the week day or hour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Jack and Jill
Dean Brenneman
North Street
Appraisal Questions Opened by Muskingum Chief Engineer
H L Hoffman chief engineer for the Muskingum Conservancy District will hold sessions at the Wayne County Clerk of Court on Tuesday September 3 from 1 30 p m to 4 30 p m and Wednesday September 4 from 9 a m to 12 00 p m to answer questions about the Chippewa Watershed appraisal roll. An extra Wooster day was added because the Court House was closed on August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H L. Hoffman
Muskingum Conservancy District
Wayne County Clerk
First Colored Ad Appears in Rittman Press
The Red Bird Foodliner marks its 10th anniversary with a full page two color advertisement in the regular section. Previously color ads appeared only in special tabloid sections, making this a historic milestone for the newspaper.
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Rittman Press
Red Bird Foodliner
Strimlan Resigns as Patrolman in Rittman
City Manager Charles Mann announced Patrolman Sam Strimlan’s resignation effective September 1 after a brief letter turning in the notice this week. Rittman seeks a replacement. applicants must be 21 to 35 years old, meet height and weight standards, and have a high school education.
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Rittman
Charles Mann
Sam Strimlan
Strimlan
Time And Temperature Clock To Be Installed By Rittman Bank
Rittman Savings Bank plans a time and temperature electronic sign on Main Street. Allan J Broadhurst notes the board chose the sign after seeing public demand for such a service. The 24 hour sign uses a self correcting motor for minute time accuracy and electronic temperature sensing to within one degree.
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Rittman Bank
Mark Twain
Rittman Savings Bank
Main Street
Rittman
Allan J Broadhurst
Voter Registration Rules From 1963 Polls
A Wayne County election reminder recounts historic rules seen in early voting booths. It notes 43 years since women won the right to vote and urges registration at Diversion Hall on September 17, 1963, in Midday broadcast notes. It emphasizes preserving dignity, avoiding chatter, and prompting all eligible residents to vote this November.
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McConnell
Wayne County Election Board
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Bop
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Baton Rouge
Ruth
Jim Black
Jerry Bracher
Mark Bratcher
Milton Garden Club
Myra Fritter
Simon Bachman
Charles Goody
Slim ‘Wilmot
Buckeye Garden Club
Frank Bostancic
Fred Kamp
Charles Grant
Richard McKenzie
Joe Gaborsky
Antoinette
Sophie Rybenski
Akron
Paul Stommer
Staten Island
N. Y
Forest Hills
Long Island
New York City
Atlantic City
N. J
New Jersey
Cecil Morton
Rittman Now
Depew, Okla
Honolulu
Hawaii
Wanda Morton
Lake Pymatuning
Dick Sherrick
Washington D. C
Bertha Sherrick
O. J. Miracle
Harold Miracle
Charlotte
N. C
Sylvester Bachman
New England
Pennsylvania
Donald Brown
Troy, N. Y
Flintstone
Flintstoneamily
Dianne Duckworth
Agnes Fry
Mickey Fry
Recreation Department
Land‘us
Land Wase
Alvin Steiner
Alvin Johnson
Ernest Bodager
Robert Bragg
Marshallville
Dewey Hartman
Howard Beery
William Ruttencutter
Joseph Winkler
Fred Winkler
Ned Reynolds
Ernest Hess
Honor Frase
Goldier Wurgler
Sylvan Wiles
Lynn Welker
Mildred King
Planning Commission
Frank Taggart
Campy
Joyce Bright Queen
American Sign and Indicator Corporation
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