Friday Day of Fun Climaxes Rittman Recreation Park
A field day of games with prizes will climax the 1955 Rittman Recreation Park program Friday starting at 1 30 at the football field. The general public is invited. Activities include 3 legged and sack races with participation open to all children of Rittman. Directed by Lyan Castor recreation director and Mrs Jares Black park recreation supervisor. Free.
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Rittman Recreation Park
Rittman
Lyan Castor
Jares Black
Cleveland Divers To Star In Sunday Water Show At Pool
The Rittman Pool hosts a Sunday 8 pm water show announced by recreation director Lynn Castor. Ohio vaudeville style features Austin Bush of Cleveland the YMCA fancy diving champion, plus a clown-diver duo and the Bick Gormean Water Ballet from Cleveland with three boys and three girls. No admission is charged and the public is invited.
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Rittman Swimming
Lynn Castor
Rittman
Austin Bush
Cleveland
National Ymca
Clevelan
Doylestown Legion Post 407 Earns National Citation
D W M D Post No 407 of the American Legion in Doylestown was cited by National Headquarters in Indianapolis for outstanding service to children and youth. Adjutant John Cronin announced the honor crediting Charles Summers and others, with the award signed by National Commander Seaborn Collins and others.
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D.W.M.D
American Legion
Doylestown
Indianapolis
Ind
John Cronin
Charles Summers
Rev. Tate
Frank Paridon
Ralph Williams
Merle Woodward
Ralph Busson
Seaborn P. Collins
National
George Ehinger
Rande
Andy “Ate
Smith
Red Cross Appeals Aid for Flood Victims in East
Wayne County unit of the American Red Cross is asked to contribute $1,850 to flood relief after last week’s hurricane in the eastern states. Contributions total $234 so far. Send to the Red Cross office in Wooster or drop at Badger Agency or Rittman Savings Bank in Rittman. All funds go to the devastated area with no local administration costs.
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Wayne County
America’ Red Cross
Red Cross
Wooster
Badager
Rittman Savings Bank
Rittman
The Press Offers Local News You Can’t Get Elsewhere
A promotional note from The Press invites readers to subscribe for exclusive home town news not available in other papers. It emphasizes local coverage and reader access to community stories and updates.
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The
Meetings In Progress At First Church of Christ Evangelism
Reports show members visiting homes to invite participation in a Sunday membership drive for the First Church of Christ. Evangelistic events begin Sunday night and run nightly through Sept 1 led by the Jones Keister team with Medford Jones preaching and a 60 voice Gospel Singers chorus.
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Church of Christ
Russell Bell
Jones-Keister Evan
Jones= Keister Evan
Farm Worker Duane Raber Dies in Hay Balers Accident
Duane Raber 25 of Canaan died Wednesday after being caught in a hay baler on his farm one mile south and one mile west of Canaan. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. EST at Canaan Methodist Church with Rev. Muffley and Rev. Fritz officiating. burial in Canaan Cemetery. He is survived by wife Phyllis Linter Raber and three children Philip Duane 6 Bruce Allen 3 LuAnn 11 months.
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Duane Raber
Canaan
Murray Funeral
Creston
Births and Moves Reported in Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Arnold Shook announce a daughter Lisa-Eiven born August 10 at Lodi hospital weighing seven pounds half an ounce. Walter Graber’s family welcomed a son August 15. The Barth family recently moved from Rittman to Massillon. Virgil Smith of Doylestown reports a son born August 22. Merle Wanko of Seville has a son born August 22. Robert Wheeland of Rittman reports a son born August 23.
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Arnold
West Sunset Drive
Lisa
Robert Wheeland
Rittman
ChurchAuxiliary and Missionary Meetings Announced
The Ladies Auxiliary of Milton Presbyterian Church holds a business meeting on Thursday September 1 at 2 p.m with Mrs. Luther L. Kimsey leading devotionals. The Sr Woman's Missionary Council of First Brethren Church meets Sept 1 at 8 p.m at Mrs. Elmer Hostetler's home. The Women's Missionary Society of First Baptist Church gathers Sept 1 at 8 p.m in church social rooms. Bowling league organizers invite interested persons to join Aug 31 at 7 p.m. at Rittman Recreation Alleys.
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Milton_Presbyterian
Luther L. Kimsey
Majorie Gilbert
Ralph Gwaltney
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Rittman
Police News Noted Assault Case Set for Friday Trial
Robert Mougler faces assault and battery charges to be tried Friday night. Elva Hutchinson was fined $10 plus costs for operating a motor vehicle without a license.
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Robert Mougler
Elva Hutchinson
Back to School Dance At Rittman Central Park
Rittman high school students plan a Back to School Dance Friday night August 26 at 8 30 in the large pavilion at Rittman Central Park. Music will be on records with admission 15 cents for couples and 10 cents for singles.
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Rittman High School
Press Chronicle of Local People
The Press reports on residents in the community with brief notes on activities, milestones, and local events. It highlights neighborhood figures, gatherings, and everyday happenings impacting readers nearby.
Doylestown Fire Chief Named to State Post
Carl Whitman Doylestown fire chief was elected vice president of the Ohio State Fire Chief Association at its Toledo convention. He attended sessions in Toledo then Cincinnati for the Firemen and Auxiliary conventions with Doylestown delegations including Mr and Mrs Leo Witschey and alternates Mr and Mrs At First Mr and Mrs Wm Snyder Mr and Mrs Wm Lowery and Mr and Mrs Dale Ritchey.
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Carl Whitman
Doylestown
Ohio State Fire
Toledo
Whitman
Cincinnati
Leo Witschey
Wm. Snyder
Wm. Lowery
Dalé Ritchey
Girl Scout Leaders Hold Annual Picnic in Rittman Park
Rittman Girl Scout leaders and committee members held their annual picnic supper Thursday evening in Central Park. The business meeting focused on the need for more leaders and the possibility of recruiting them. Mrs. Iran Talbott Mrs. Albert Schaad and Mrs. Nelson Howell arranged the event.
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Rittman
Rittman Central Park
Iran Talbott
Albert Schaad
Nelson Howell
Council Delays Sidewalk Plan Over Resident Objections
At a warm Rutayan council meeting residents urged abandoning proposed sidewalks on Douglas Drive and Woodland Avenue citing low use and cost concerns. Petitioners pressed storm sewer needs and street conditions while the engineering firm warned that delaying work risks future inefficiency. The issue was sent to the sidewalk committee for study with further action deferred.
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Rutayan
Herald Mougey
Douglas
Putcine
Bob Stoolmiller
Woodland Ave
John Wenger
Jack Wenger
Tostanyard
West Hill Ave
Togeth
N. State St
Douglas Drive
Hickin Ave
Bob Wright
Ciy
Council
Donkey Baseball Night Pits Bloomer Girls Against Chamber Team
Labor Day fundraiser features the Bloomer Girls facing the Rittman Chamber of Commerce in donkey baseball at Hot Stove League park. Captains Ashton Hall and Don Neihaus lead teams with riders such as Paul Trogdon on Dyna mite and Ray Armbrust on Cyclone. tickets 30 cents adults 25 cents children to support Explorer Scout activities.
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Rittmanites
Explorer Scout Post
Hot Stove
Bloomer Girls
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Uity
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Trogdon
Ray Armbrust
Cyclone
Bob Karlen
Firecracker
Ed ‘Bernhardt
Mae West
Morris Bean
Buck Jones
Richard Wenger
Sunshine
Hilty
Harvey
Bob Bodager
Ashton Hall
Don Neihaus
Karl Gillman
Mardi Gras horse not fond of music and drum noise
The royal parade horse pulling the carriage showed nervousness at drum sounds from a high school band. Rittman Savings Bank reports another step forward with air conditioning installation from Ebers Electric to comfort customers during transactions. The piece also notes Labor Day safety messages and a family trip of the Goffinet family through multiple states amid Hurricane Diane, ending with a home yard planted with tobacco, cotton, and a cedar tree.
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Rosann Ramsteer
Diane Steiner
Vernice Fawcett
Sharon Bigler
Pat Pereira
Ann Karlen
Susan Maus
Julia Harris
Joyce Sholar
Kim Kindig
Judith Burns
Susan Brenneman
Evelyn Moore
Vickie Mohler
Phyllis Makena
Kit Kindig
Jane Gillman
Robbie Bigler
Sally Cline
Lois Jean Fry
Esther Swartz
Jack
Jim Leatherman
Johnny Hoover
Karen Brenneman
Mallory Davis
Marilyn
Roger Landis
Bill Karlen
Rodney
Mary Lou Lance
Carol
Tom Carlson
Mary Hessidence
Ralph Kennedy
Dolores Trogdon
Judy Emch
Betty Jo Snyder
June Brown
Mary Alice Grant
Rose Marie Bostanic
Donna Bordacs
Janet Cyrus
Warren Keister
Harold Brown
Bob Schaad
Ralph Krabill
Harold Cormany
Earle-Moore
W. D. Hilty
Frank Bowen
Vernon Steiner
Steve Ralph
Bob Stoolmiller
Don Freed
Wm. Maus
Don Stepfield
Warren _ Keister
Lewis Burnett
Owen Landis
Royal Carriage and Pony
Rittman High School
Rittman Savings Bank
Ebers—Electric-Co7
Mel Goffinet
Gerry
Greg
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Goldsboro
Wilson
N. C
Diane
Goffinet
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rittman Junior Achievement Building Planned Behind Recreation Hall
Prospects look bright for a JA building behind N Main Street Recreation Hall in Rittman. The plan involves land transfer from the Board of Education to the village, then the village would permit JA control to construct and operate offices and work rooms. Financing and construction were to proceed with a target ready date around October 15, with a contingency that the building revert to the city if the program ends.
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Rittman “Junior Achieve
N. Main St. Recreation Hall
State St
Board of Education
Board -of- Control
Rittman Juniorchievement Organization
Dudley Maxim
JA Board of Control
Robert West
Rittman
Ohio Boxboard Management Club
Frank Bush
Power interruptions planned for Ashland line work
H E Longworth local manager said power service on Ohio Edison lines will be interrupted for about half a minute at 7 a m Saturday and again at 7 30 a m Friday to permit work on the 132 000 volt transmission line at Ashland.
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Ohio Edison
H. E. Longworth
Ashland
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