Local Notes and Odds From Across Town
Columbus report reassures readers with figures showing gasoline tax reductions from June 1941 to Ofvin, with rationed states seeing up to a 31 percent drop. Fishermen near Kanadian report four fish in four days while bankers return with a carload. McCracken hosts clerks as Rotary tales amuse. Dannenmiller riffs on a deaf man cured by drink. Krebs barred from officer role as he loses moustache in Uncle Sam’s army. Grella’s ad appears on page 2.
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Columbus
Ofvin
Two Burbank Men Hurt in Car Crash
Police Chief Charles Heffelman reports two Burbank residents injured in a Saturday morning crash near the Ohio Boxboard Co. Buford Uhler suffered minor cuts. Charles Hanna needed seven stitches and was kept for observation at Wadsworth Hospital. Jennings Bias of Rittman was fined $10 and costs after intoxication and resisting an officer charges.
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Charles Heffelman
Buford Uhler
Burbank R. D
Charles Hanna
Ohio Boxboard Co
Rittman
Peter G
Wadsworth Hospital
Ebert
Uhler
Mae iv
Jennings Bias
John Baldwin
Businessman Seeks Apology for Offensive Remarks
A local businessman from The Rittman Press report says he wishes to apologize to anyone offended by his recent remarks issued last week.
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Rittman Press
Rittman Public Schools Open September 6 War Affects Staffing
School officials announce opening on Tuesday September 6 with 1:30 pm pupil start and 9 am teacher meeting. Beginning September 9 all three buildings start 9 am and 1 15 pm. doors open 8 30 and 1. A new Pre Flight Aeronautics course is added to address war needs. One high school vacancy remains for general assignment. Several named staff and bus drivers listed.
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VA. Garver
Rittman Public
State Department of Education
Garver
Ira Smith
Emma Force
Lydia Schrock
Martha Hartzler
Frances Haley
First Street
Alma Wagner
Helen Barker
Miss Moble
Grace
Two Newborns At Wadsworth Hospital
An 8 lb 10 oz baby boy born to Mr and Mrs William Hartzler on Thursday August 20 at Wadsworth Hospital. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Howard Schwartz on Friday August 21 at Wadsworth Hospital.
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William Hartzler
Wadsworth Hospital
Howard Schwartz
Weather Records Mark Hot War Weather Days
Censorship could not hide the weather as talk of heat dominated Tuesday. Official county readings from Ohio Experiment Station Wooster show 37 degrees with no August 25th low below 40 in 50 years. Rittman records report a low of 40. A total lunar eclipse Tuesday night kept weather and celestial events in the news.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
John T. McClure
Rittman
Rotary program on coffee highlights in Akron talk
Rotarians heard Akron Grocery Co official James Dannemiller explain coffee history and use. He answered six questions about coffee, displayed a dwarf shrub and green beans, and showed film of Brazilian coffee being harvested, shipped to Akron, roasted and packed. Eight Rittman members joined the Wadsworth golf party at Brookside Country Club, with four remaining for dinner.
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Brazil
Akron
Rittman
Wadsworth
Brookside Country Club
Rittman Tax Duplicate Shows New $100,000 Addition
The village tax duplicate gains an extra $100,000 this year due to new construction. This follows a $50,000 addition last spring, increasing county real estate tax revenue for local government divisions.
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Rittman
Harman Enlists in Coast Guard Mission
William Harman Jr son of Mr and Mrs William Harman from Salt Street left August 16 to enlist in the Coast Guard. He was sent from Cleveland to Buffalo for muster and training.
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Willam Harman, Jr
William Harman
Salt St
Coast Guard
Cleveland
Buffalo
Induction Day Draws 102 Local Army Recruits
One hundred two men from Orrville area prepare for induction into the U S Army this Saturday. The list includes Merle Franklin Clifford Doylestown Glenn Snyder Marshallville William Belen Ault Doylestown Paul E Hummel Doylestown and many others from Doylestown Rittman Marshallville Sterling and nearby towns.
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Orrville
U.S
Merle Franklin Clifford
Doylestown
Glenn Snyder
Marshallville
William Belen Ault
Paul E.hummel
David
Rook Bachmann
Eugene Russell Bigler
Rittman
Elton Hiarman Lower
Charles
Austin Schaffter
Sterling
wWobn
Edward, Steiner
Ralph Franklin Widener
Mayor appoints new Rittman Recreation Board member
Mayor John W Baldwin announces Pyam ine Willams as distant chief engine sealant of Ganyardst to fill the unexpired term of Baya n Miller on the Rittman Recreation Board. Term ends Jan 11 1944. G H Steele reappointed to serve until Jan 1 74841. Other members include William Helks Leonard Over and Harold Brown. Payment of regular bills was the only other matter at the council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Baldwin
Pyamine Willams
Ganyardst
Rittman Recreation Board
Bayan Miller
G. ‘H. Steele
Marlon Reserve Power Co
William Helks
Leonard Over
Harold Brown
Mobilization hailed as success in Rittman drills
Rittman’s first trial mobilization drew near full participation as nearly all groups reported to the City Hall control room within minutes after simulated air raid signals. Mayor Baldwin and officials led the readiness drive with Red Cross workers, auxiliary police, Boy Scouts, and firemen ready to be deployed in a real emergency.
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Rittman
Grou
New City Hall
Red Cross
John Baldwin
Kenneth Ulm
Willard Braith
Everett Winkler
Detusa
Covel
C. E.“Aronemus
Chasled_Heftelman
Ohio Boxboard Co
Baldwin
W. H. Hauenstein
Freed
Willard Eshelman
Akron
Robert Freed
G. P. Plank
Creston
H. C. Brickel
Joan
Willard Smith
Berdean Shiffer Arrives Safe in Great Britain
Mr and Mrs Louis Shiffer of Grant Street received a cable from their son Berdean attached to an Army engineering unit in England. The message said he arrived safely in a recent convoy and did not reveal his exact location. He left Camp Claiborne after training and was bound for Paris unknown.
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Louis Shiffer
Grant St
Berdean
England
Rittman
Shiffer
Camp Claybourne
Paris
Great Britain
Hickin Up For Re Appointment As Rittman Postmaster
Postmaster Robert J. Hickin nominated to Congress for approval for re appointment. He has served as postmaster at Rittman since 1934 and remains in the office under President Roosevelt's nominations this week.
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Hickin
Rittman
Robert J. Hickin
Congress
Roosevelt
Mr. Hickin
Census odds on quadruplets spark ante birth debate
The census bureau estimates quadruplets occur about 9 to 1, highlighting rare multiple birth odds. Experts weigh statistical methods and family planning implications as researchers note the record scarcity of such births.
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Census Bureau
City rally promises scrap drive to aid war effort
Rittman and nearby factories resume work after a two week strike over wage increases. The drive, led by Boy Scouts under Wilford Boyce, will call on every home to collect scrap with city trucks visiting each street four days next week. Proceeds from scrap sales go to the U S war effort and the drive aims to gather a pound per household.
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Boy Scouts
Hitler
Rittman
Ubmost
Wilford Boyce
Avery
U.S.Q
RO Biedraan
John W- Baldswin
C. E. Rhonemis
Mocnic
County to induct 1000 men in four months
Wayne County will call about 1,000 men to military duty in the four months July through October, surpassing all inductees since November 1940. Each of the county’s two boards will send roughly 600 men, with some months showing over 1,000 ready for service. General Hershey notes married men should plan to join before year end.
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Wayne County
Wooster Board
Hershey
Selective Service
Clare Rohrer Enlists in Army Reserve Corps
Clare Rohrer son of Mr and Mrs C I Rohrer of First Street is among about 2000 Ohio State University students who joined the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps allowing them to finish college before active service unless a military emergency arises.
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Clare Rohrer
C. I. Rohrer
First St
Ohio State University
Army Enlisted Reserve Corps
Former Rittman Coach Philip Young Transferred to Navy
The Navy grants transfer to former Rittman coach Philip Young who sought a move from the Army after age limits were relaxed. He is expected to be assigned to the physical fitness program under Commander Gene Tunney.
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Rittman
Philip Young
Navy
Army
Gene Tunney
Draft 120 Men in October Across Wayne County
The Eastern Wayne County Draft Board received an advance requisition for 120 men to be inducted in October. No date has been set for the October call.
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Wayne County
Call for 100 men to enter Army in Akron next month
The Selective Service Board issued a call for 100 men to be inducted into the Army in Akron pending successful physicals, scheduled for late next month.
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The
Selective Service Board
Akron
Army
Army Life Pleases Dick Smith at Ft Riley
Private Milo R. Dick Smith son of Meda Sigler and Walter T. Smith enlisted in the Cavalry last spring. He is stationed at Ft Riley Kansas and expresses satisfaction with army life.
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Milo R
Dick) Smith
Meda Sigler
S. Main St
Walter T. Smith
Wooster
Cavalry
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Objection cites Home Camp assignment for Orrville draftees
Six conscientious objectors prepared to depart Orrville draft board headquarters on September 2 for Civilian Public Service camps. Norman J. Hostetler of Doylestown RD is listed for assignment to Hagerstown Maryland.
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Orrville Draft Board
Norman J. Hostetler
Doyles
Hagerstown
Scrap drives urged as nation calls for materials
Mr Fredrick and Boy Scouts plan a street by street scrap collection driving junk from porches and driveways to a truck. Leaders Bransetter and Pape aim to finish by Friday with a nationwide push, stressing Army and Navy needs for scrap rubber burlap and bags.
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Fredrick
Birest
L. A. Bransetter
Joseph Pape
Isue
Main St
Rittsman Press
WPB
Army
Navy
Rittman Jurik Raisly
Streamlined M-4 Tanks On Display For Rittmanites
Curious locals viewed two 20 ton streamlined M-4 tanks with revolving turrets and forward 75mm guns as they moved on a flatcar from the Lima Locomotive Works. Police guarded the missing car until a freight train resumed pickup. The tanks feature sealed seams and Goodyear tracks, with four large castings forming the body and a lower silhouette.
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John Baldwin
R. V. Fredrick
Lima t_T Locomotivy
Goodyear
Instrument of Death
Leonard Simon inducted into Army in Cleveland
Leonard Simon formerly led Ohio Boxboard Co and worked with Apex Elega trig Co in Cleveland before being drafted into the Army last week in Cleveland. He did not seek deferment or a commission.
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Leonard Simon
Ohio Boxboard Co
Apex -Elegatrig Co
Cleveland
Clevel Land
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Grella
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Lucille Kreider
Lucile Osborn
Mary Orr
Mary Lee Britton
Margaret Bevilacqua
Gall Lance
Madeline Bixel
Gladys Sechrist
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Davide Rian
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Marie Haxton
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Great
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Max Facetot, Jr
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Man
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Akron Grocery Co
Gail Herman Oxley
Frank Wuilford Ferguson
Ramadan Resel
Eugene van Hamilton
Marshallvile
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William Lowry
Robert Lawrence Smith
George Leonard Myers
Eugene William Schaffter
Sterlng
Cenry Ferdinand Siddar
Harold Eugene Eggeman
Harold Leroy Fras
Fredrick Harry Galehouse
Joseph Alonysius O'Drien
Floyd William Clyne
Paul Thomas Miller
Fred William Krebs
John Thomas Csuhta
Milo Ross Richey
Harry Wayte Zimmerman
Harold Leonard Simpson
Rittman Walter
Rudy Sommer
Arthur Joseph Zimmerman
Rill
Raymond Alexander Dotson
Deylestown
Homer Dale Kollert
Kenneth Part Hefferman
Laverne
Roscoe Elling
Berdean Shiffer
Engineers
Ohio Match Co
Diamond Match Co
Paul Fuller
U. S. Labor Départment
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Fort Riley
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