Queen Contest Voting Closes Tuesday In Ritman Election
Ritman readies its Home Coming Queen contest with 16 nominees and two ballots on page 22. Voting ends Tuesday at 5 p.m. Ballots must be signed and submitted to the Press. Balloting aims to avoid ballot stuffing amid last minute jockeying by sponsors and relatives.
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Queen
Ritman
Rittman Press
Melvin R. Ritter
W. H. Hauenstein
D. K. Freymeyer
Ministerial Association
Community Bonfire Opens Home Coming in City
J C Fretwell announces a Community Bonfire during Home Coming week on Thursday night August 30. Residents and firms are urged to bring burnable rubbish to the bonfire site east of the Home Coming grounds between Medina and Industrial streets. Call Fretwell at 35 if you cannot transport rubbish.
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J. C. Fretwell
Medina
Fretwell
Miss Ohio Slated For Home Coming Friday
Miss Ohio Diana Howell of Apple Creek will be presented to the Home Coming crowd on Friday August 31 at 8 30 p m J M Hile announced. The Wayne County girl will represent Ohio at the Atlantic City Miss America contest early in September and will address the crowd briefly. Labor Day float planning advice and early decorating urged as stores close Sunday and Monday. Concessions booths to be built next week under Emil Firis with volunteers assisting.
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Diana Howell
Apple Creek
J. M. Hile
Rittman
Wayne County
Ohio
Atlantic City
Hile
Howell
Ralph Overholt
Emil Firis
Tracy Shook
Ed Musser
Ed Woyat
Home-Coming Speaker Announced
Clifton E. Gregory superintendent of The City Mission Cleveland has been chosen as speaker for Home Coming united services to be held Sunday. Dr. R B Larkin, formerly announced as speaker, is unable to keep his appointment due to a recent heart attack.
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Clifton E. Gregory
City Mission
Cleveland
United Services
R. B. Larkin
Cpl. Charles E. Kitts Returns to Camp Pickett After Leave
Cpl. Charles E. Kitts of the R A returns to Camp Pickett Va after a nine day furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Kitts of 28 Salt St He will embark on three weeks of maneuvers at Fort Bragg NC then expect assignment to Stuttgart Germany His father trained at Fort Bragg in World War II and his address is Corp Charles E Kitts RA 15432507 Co A 19 Inf Regt 48th Div Exercise Southern Fines Fort Bragg NC.
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Charles E. Kitts
R. A
Harvey Kitts
Salt St
Camp Pickett
Ft. Bragg
A C
Stuttgart
Germany
Cpl. Kitts
Corp
R.A
Co. A
N. C
N. Y. Man Named Director of Industrial Relations at Ohio Boxboard
Arthur B. Hall of North Tarryton New York was appointed director of industrial relations for the Ohio Boxboard Co succeeding Forrest B. Rusch who left for Weatherhead Co. Hall, former vice president of personnel and industrial engineering at Stahl-Meyer Inc, has a background with Hood Rubber Johns-Manville and Personnel Management Service. He and his wife have two children and will move when housing is found.
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Arthur B. Hall
North Tarryton
N. Y
Ohio Boxboard Co
Forrest B. Rusch
Weatherhead Co
Cleveland
M. E. Barthen
Hall
Stahl-Meyer, Inc
Northeastern University Engineering School
Boston
Hood Rubber Co
Watertown
Mass
Johns- Mannville Corp
Personnel Management Service
New York City
Old Photo Contest Closes Saturday in Rittman
Cash prizes of 5 dollars await the oldest pictures of Rittman for the Home-Coming celebration. Submit by 5 p.m. Saturday at the Press office to have winners printed in the Souvenir Home-Coming Edition on Aug 30 and have originals returned afterward.
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Rittman
Rittman Press
Rittman Streets
37 Boys Try Out For H. S. Football Team
Rittman High opens football with 37 of 75 boys at practice led by Coach Ashton Hall. Ten letter men and four veterans return. A 9:30 Saturday scrimmage vs Norton Center starts the season prep. The squad will attend a Rubber Bowl exhibition. Indians open Sept 7 vs Wadsworth. Tickets go on sale Sept 1 at the high school.
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Rittman High
Main Street
Ashton Hall
Norton Center
Cleveland Browns
New York Yankees
Akron Rubber Bowl
Indians
Wadsworth
Eight Win Awards Eight Employees of Ohio Box Co
Eight employees of Ohio Box board Co. won awards totaling 415 in the weekly contest for suggestions to improve the product or ease work. H Lucean Ellis won 315 for a carton web breaking idea for straight line gluing machines. Ben Ramster won 60 for a gluers setup idea. Cecil E Reece won 25 as corrugator operator. Roy Lambert won 15 as container folder finisher. Mary Lou Morton and Abe Ruben won 10 each.
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Ohio Boxboard Co
H. Lucean Ellis
Gluers
Ben Ramster
Cecil E. Reece
Roy Lambert
Mary Lou Morton
Abe Ruben
Akron Engineers Survey P O Site
Civil engineers from Akron surveyed the Ohio Ave plot chosen for the new 100000 Rittman Post Office. The topographic work will guide specifications for bids once government building restrictions ease. Swiegart and Son of Akron conducted the survey for the Post Office Department.
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Akron
Ohio Ave
Rittman Post Office
Swiegart and Son
Post Office Department
Pet Show Tomorrow Final junior recreation program at Rittman Central Park
The final junior recreation program features a pet show at Rittman Central Park Friday morning at 10. If rain, move to 2 pm. For an all day rain, the show shifts to Saturday at 10. Judges include Mrs Karl Gillman W H Hauenstein Bob Reiss and Herald Mongey. Children urged to attend with pets. Willow Brook kids will be guided to the park by Vera Griner and Shirley Gwaltney.
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Rittman Central Park
Karl Gillman
W. H. Hauenstein
Bob Reiss
Herald Mongey
Willow Brook
Vera Griner
Shirley Gwaltney
Volunteers Sought for Five Day Rittman Home-Coming
Rittman Home-Coming Committee issued a volunteers appeal on Wednesday seeking about 200 helpers for concessions booths grounds policing headquarters liaison and other tasks. James M Hile says dozens more are needed for parade organization ticket sales and event duties with contact options at City Hall or the Rittman Press. A separate Wooster Park picnic honored Albert Gasser who joined service.
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Rittman
James M Hile
Iran
Rittman Press Plans Souvenir Homecoming Edition
The Rittman Press will publish a Souvenir Edition next week welcoming Home-Comers to the city during a five day celebration. The issue will include a detailed program of activities guidance for the public pictures of early Rittman and past events welcome messages from business firms city officials and organizations and calls for sponsors to fund messages.
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Rittman Press
Rittman
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H. S
Akron Engineers Survey
P. O. Site
Wooster City Park
Albert Gasser
Press Will
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