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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
6
Community newspaper touts full local coverage for a modest price of one fifty per week. Readers get a mix of events, notices, sports, and human interest stories from town and nearby areas. Regular columns promise timely updates and community feel.
Creston residents gathered last Thursday for Circus Day at the J. C. Murray Grounds sponsored by Kay Murray and the south end kids. About 100 attended as youngsters performed rehearsals and built tents, with a two hour show featuring pony and horse racing, acrobats, dog acts, dancing and music. Participants included Kay, Sylvia, and Gary Murray, Jean Hatfield, Pauline Irving, Robert Anshutz, Evelyn Reese, Dale McIlvaine, Relda Grander, Marybelle and Ruby Perry. Receipts totaled several dollars. Friday visitors to Misses Vella and Mina Scott included Mr. and Mrs. Otto Aukenbrandt of Cleveland Heights, Mrs. Bert Peake and son Earl, and others returning from Marion.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of M. F. E. Church met last Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage with Mrs. C. B. Conn hosting and Mrs. D. E. Beevers presenting the program. Mrs. Charles Beal led the stewardship service and Mrs. Clarence Bricker gave the devotional. Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Conn sang several numbers. Mrs. M. G. Shhulenberger read letters from overseas workers. Mrs. A. Jordan thanked the group for support. Longtime officers Rose Bechtel secretary for 30 years. O. L. Hoff and Carl Jordan serving as secretary and treasurer about 20 years. The W. F. M. S. will unite with the W. S. C. S. when the new organization begins in September.
The Creston Garden Club hosted its second annual flower show with 200+ visitors as council members, Mayor Newberry, Carl Slater, Doyle Prouts and Auditor Dan Yoder discussed a 1500 dollar request to balance the 1941 budget. They noted gasoline funds must fund Main Street repairs later, and a 500 dollar prior deficit was covered by gasoline revenue. Fire department seeks 250 more for hoses, with 39,500 indebtness and January payments due.
The coming week lists Village Council at 8 p m Monday and a 7 p m Boy Scout session, with Philathea class party led by Mrs Sonnedecker and Mrs Shaw. Tuesday features Canaan and Juvenile Grange at 8 p m and WEA at Ward Feesler home at 7 30 p m. Wednesday includes May Chapter OES fall sessions at 7 30 p m and M E Church orchestra rehearsal at 7 p m. Thursday covers L O O M at 7 30 p m. Friday hosts Presbyterian Guild at 7 30 p m with social hour led by Mrs Romich and Mrs Coleman. leaners listed as Mrs Tuttle and Mrs McKelvey.
Sunday visits mark social ties across Akron Medina and Wooster with multiple families hosting relatives and friends from Kent Canton Nashville and Oklahoma City. Attendees include the Remmer sisters guests at the Kissinger home and a 50th wedding anniversary celebrated by the Mitschs with over a hundred well-wishers.
Mrs Elizabeth Ecker Mrs Margaret Falls and son visited the George Harvey home in New London on Monday. Nettie and Mabel Russell of LeRoy were Tuesday guests of Mrs Rufus Ballentine. Mrs Bent Good visited relatives at Akron the past week. Mr and Mrs John Henry and son were Saturday guests of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Glasgow in New Philadelphia. Weekend guests in the Glasgow home were Mr and Mrs Will Gantz and Sunday guests were Mr and Mrs 8 M Gantz and family and Mr and Mrs Harry Moyer and son. Mrs Harry Keister and son of Akron visited L B Stauffer on Monday. Samuel Raber and Mr and Mrs Ford Kintner spent Sunday with relatives at Apple Creek.
The piece criticizes Bricker for cutting unemployment benefits from the intended 15 dollars weekly to 4, 5, or 6 dollars and even as low as 1.50 to 2 dollars. It credits Davey with building an efficient system in Ohio, ensuring timely benefits and Civil Service selection, aided by the U S Social Security Board with 92 000 for exams, while Bricker’s ripper law and mass firings undermined the program.
Mr and Mrs John Henry hosted Sunday dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Harry Reed George Reed and Miss Florence Zigler of Shreve in the Russell Anshutz home at Rittman Mrs Herman Bartholomay returned from visits to Cleveland and New York City Mr and Mrs Howard Snyder of Massillon stayed with W R Hookway guests Another entry notes A I Raber and son attending the Peebles reunion at Walter Flory home Mt Eaton
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