Ohio Legion Commander to speak at Past Commanders Banquet
Past Legion leaders will hear Ohio Department Commander Relph H. Stane address the eleventh annual Past Commanders Banquet on December 11 at United Brethren Church. Wayne County Legion groups, local Howard A. Ball Post hosts, and several district and county officials will attend. program includes school band performances, an Ohio Salt Co. and Ohio Boxboard Co. tour, and a dinner at 7:30 PM served by the Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relph H. Stane
Department of Ohio
American Legion
United Brethren Church
Mr. Stone
Sun District
United States
France
Ohio Boxboard Co
Ladies Aid Society
Rittman High School
Jock Coy
Hendrickson
John W. Baldwin
Iain Gebhart
Wayne
Pee Sohne
Samuel T-Redge
Jack Coy
Ralph
Stong
C. J. MéGeé
Legionaires
Rittman
Wooster
Orrville
Shreve
Oreston
West Salem
Apple Creek
Doylestown
Wayne County
Cornel
Bowling Green Enrolls Four Wayne County Students
Four students from Wayne County are enrolled at Bowling Green State University for the winter semester. Official enrollment totals 1,586, up 4.0 percent from last year, with regional and state peers showing smaller gains. Names listed include James Millenia, Billy Wittman, Richard Martin, and David Martin from West Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Bowling Greenwate University
C. D. Perry
Ohio
Mintonia
Serail
James Millenia
Billy
Wittman
Rand
Richard
David Martin
West Salem
Rittman Cagemen Prepares for Friday Opener
The 1946 Rittman High basketball squad readies for Friday night debut at 7 30 against Norton Center in the high school gym. Norton Center brings three former county champions, while Rittman starts five new faces under Coach Hall. Expected starters include Milford, Riggs, Monogue, Rupp, and Zivkovich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High
Norton Center
Rittman
William Milford
Russell Riggs
Robert Monogue
Charles Rupp
John Zivkbvich
Spencer
Om Priday
Bazaar at Union Hall by the Ladies of St Ann’s Church
The Ladies of St Ann’s Church will host a three day bazaar at Union Hall in the Realty Block. The event runs Thursday through Saturday with afternoon and evening sessions offering cash prizes and bingo games.
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Ladies of
St. Ann’s Church
Union Hall
Parole Violator Ira Boyer Sent to Ohio Penitentiary
Ira Boyer who had violated parole by threatening residents was sent to the Ohio penitentiary this week. He had been originally sentenced for shooting his wife in 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Boyer
Ohio
Justice of the Peace Sher rick Offers Free Draft Help
Joseph Sher rick, justice of the peace, contributes free service to draftees in the area by assisting them with draft questionnaires as a patriotic act. The effort aids local men in completing required forms at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Sherrick
Rittman High seniors hold bake sale at Wenger's Market
Members of the Rittman High School senior class sponsor a bake sale from 9 30 a m to 4 20 p m Saturday at Wenger's Sanitary Market off the square to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High School
Wenger's
Rotarians Honor Football Squad At Grid Dinner
Rotary Club banquet in the Presbyterian Church basement honored the 1940 football squad. Coach Ashton Hall announced lettermen awards for first, second, and third year players and named recipients. Dr J C Myers of Western Reserve University spoke on the role of athletics in leisure and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High School
Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
C E. Rhonemus
Rotary
Ashton Hall Hall
Glin Schaefer
Hall
Frank Webner
Thomas Sheets
William Petkoff
James Wenger
Roger McGee
Carl Bowen
William Harmon
Arthur Bauman
James Kittts
Charles Rupp
Willam McAnallen
Jack Wenger
Robert Shiffer
Russell Riggs
W. A. Garver
J C. Myers
Western Reserve University
Rittman High
Myers
United States
Births in Charlotte Family Harten announce daughter Munda Les
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Harden of Charlotte NC announce the birth of daughter Munda Les on Friday November 29th at Wadsworth Hospital Mrs Harden is the former Kathryn Brundage of Ritt man
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Harden
Charlotte, North Carolina
Daughter
Munda Les
Francis
Wadsworth Hospital
Car Fender Damage Report Near Store After Collision
A traffic incident in front of the store damaged the right front fender of the Reso car. Johnson assisted as the scene was inspected by Marshal Heffelman who investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baturday
T. Tend Johnson
Reso
Marshal Heffelman
V F W Post To Observe Seventh Anniversary
A banquet commemorating the seventh anniversary of Wadsworth Post 1088 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at the post rooms at 8:90 p.m. December 18. Auxiliary members will prepare the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. L. Kimsey
Vvice
Red Cross Sewing Group Plans Evening Meeting
The Rittman Red Cross sewing group will hold a meeting at 2 p m Monday December 9 at the Municipal Building. Members who are beginning sewers should attend to receive instruction and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Red Cross Sewing Group
Cross
Juniors Present Glass Play at Presfield College
A near capacity audience enjoyed the junior class play a farce titled Paine their Tetene. Betty Wilson and Edgar Bil Milford led the cast with strong performances. Ed Harley Bushey and Pattie contributed notable turns as the plot unfolded on stage Friday night at Presfield College.
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Paine
Emenm
Nerane
Hero
Presfield
Betty
Wilson
Edgar
Bil Milford
Audi
Harley Bushey
Dero
Hey
Best of the Gags and Stage News in Local Pages
A mixed slice of humor notes and entertainment items. The piece mentions old newspaper men, the Diana Theatre film No Time for Comedy, and local school humor with a crossed memory formula about EGBDF turned into Ellen’s goose bit dad’s finger. It also teases a local mystery man of the moment, Stanford Ballard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Theatre
Rittman
Elen
Ellen
Dad
Christmas Treat Plans for Community Tree Event
Ernest Harris chairs the committee planning the annual Christmas Eve treat at the square. The YMCA association aims to hold the event on December 24 with the community gathering around the Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahroree Oly* Ey Association
Ernest Harris
Wayne County Democrats Plan Jackson Day Dinner
Wayne County Democrats met in Wooster Monday night to organize the Jackson Day event. M. Orrville chaired general arrangements and Harold Kroph led the speaker committee. a prominent speaker was being sought for January. A definite date will follow once a speaker is obtained. A full committee list will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County Democrats
Wooster
Rigdaberoe Dardinnee
He Orrville
Harold ‘Kroph
Orrville
Wayne County
Junior High Honor Roll List Featured Students
The school lists eighth grade students on the six weeks honor roll. Names include Robert Bodager Donald Beery Nick Bostos Wanda Hartrip Lydia Balloon Geraldine Brown Anita Jaquays Jean Milford Patty Steiner Agnes Serjack Marjorie Schumacher Macy Wilhelm Martin Woyat Gloria Walters Tereen Zreda Jean Zeigler Kathie Zollinger Marie Phdese Moe Janes Von Glider Breyd Exville Miller Sturley Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ‘Bodager
Donald Beery
Nick Bostos
Wanda tArtrip
Lydia
Balloon
Geraldine ‘Brown
Anita Jaquays
Jean Milford
Patty Steiner
Agnes Serjack
Marjorie Schumacher
Macy
Wilhelm
Martin Woyat
Gloria Ann Walters
Tereen Zreda
Jean Zeigler
Kathit
Zollinger
Marie
Local Young Men Receive Draft Questionnaires
Draft questionnaires were sent to Rittman area men aged 32 to 44 within the Green County draft board region. Names listed include Charles Sohar Everett W Einech Edgar D Allison Frank W Messer Herman E Robinett John W Yarman Ralph J Kennedy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feoding Rittman
Grrville
United States
Charles Sohar Everett W
Einech
Edgar D Allison
Frank W
Messer
Herman E
Robinett
John W
Yarman
Ralph J Kennedy
Kenneth F
Steele John J
Haller
Warne F
Kurtz
Earl C
Musser
Herschel
Myers Virgil Mullins
James M Hatten
Harvey S Kitts
Orrm
M Simpson
Fred B
Blough Charles R Motz Ray S
Wilson Floyd I Newcomer
Ben Franklin Store Dresses For Xmas
The Ben Franklin Store on the square has a new Christmas look this week with red and green decorations. Windows and interiors glow with streamers and a toy border around the walls. Miniature trees, lit and decorated, appear throughout the store including the toy department which features posters and tinsel for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Squire
Rittman
Toy
Robbery Attempt Reported In Early Week Incident
A garbled note describes a robbery attempt near a road area on a Wednesday morning. Marshal Heffelman investigates as a bystander reports a man stopping a car and attempting to abduct the driver with a necktie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Heffelman
Aera
Een Rittman
Greenoe
Sterling schools Christmas program set for December 19
Superintendent Roy Sinclair announces a mixed Christmas program for the Sterling schools to be presented Thursday December 19. Teachers will combine grades in some sections while others perform sole presentations, aiming for a traditional holiday spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bterling
Roy ‘Sinclair
Earl Hammer to Sing With Civic Chorus
Earl Hammer will join the Akron Civic Chorus performing Handel's Messiah on Tuesday evening in December. He is among the members of the chorus for the concert, adding vocal emphasis to the program.
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Earl Hammer
Civic Chorus
Ohio Boxboard Officials Plan Employee Christmas Party
Ohio Boxboard Company announces a 7 30 p m Christmas party for employees and families at the plant on December 23 With a charity note the company also reports a large U S British war relief donation of used woolen felts to the Maple Leaf Fund to aid英 homelessness in England The program includes welcome address by Wayne Young carols by the mixed chorus and dancing in the upper plant afterward The organizing committee includes A J Tuccinardi Henry Mas Fred Waugh Jot Gaborsky and Carl Ellsworth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Baxboard Company
United States
Maple Leaf Fund
American Red Cross
England
Britain
Ohio Boxboard
Wayne Young
C E. Carpenter
Boxboard Boy Scout Troop
A. J Tuccinardi
Mas Henry
Fred Waugh
Jot Gaborsky
Carl Ellsworth
High School Redecoration To Be Accomplished During Holidays
At the regular meeting the board awarded a contract to Roy Bidligh for redecorating the study hall the mathematics room the kindergarten and upper and lower corridors of the high school. Work to run during the Christmas holidays and finish before students return in January. Bills were read and ordered paid from the respective funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Tom
Roy Bidligh
Oesle Schumacher
Divorce action over gross neglect and cruelty heard in Wooster
Vera Ollie filed for divorce from Ruth Ollie on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The hearing occurred Saturday in the Common Pleas Court at Wooster before Judge Walter Mougey. GO. E. Rhoemus represented Ruth Ollie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Ollie
Ruth Ollie
Wooster
Walter Mougey
Rittman
GO. E. Rhoemus
Jon Ollie
Commission Plants 103 Rittman Shade Trees
A progress report at the meeting of the Rittman Shade Tree Commission on Wednesday evening revealed that 103 trees have been planted with about thirty more to be planted if the weather permits. Property owners who have purchased trees for the commission are reminded that the nursery will trim wrap and place guards around the trees.
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Rittman Shade Tree Commisssion
Harry Ditch Elected Wooster Gridmen Captain
Harry Ditch a former Rittman High football and basketball star was elected captain of the 1941 Wooster College football team by the lettermen at a Thursday banquet in Wooster College Hall. Junior at Wooster, Ditch has played halfback on the team for two seasons and expressed hope to lead well. Captain elect Ditch was introduced by Coach Swigarts amid whoops from the Vermén at the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ditch
Rittman High
Wooster College
Nanamy “Ditch
Harry ‘Ditch
Weitael Hall
Ditch
Sabung
Swigarts
Pheasant Hunter Awards Come From B and W Oil Co
With the pheasant season closed, the B and W Oil Company awarded prizes to Rittman hunters. First prize went to a hunter who bagged a pheasant with long tail feathers, measured at twenty four and a quarter inches. Second and third prizes included a fog light and a flash light. Over eighty Rittman residents entered the contest as interest extended through autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & W Oil Company
Rittman Hunters
Wileilnnt Breece
She
Mendelssohn Festival Highlights Young Violinist
The report praises 15 year old violinist John Edward Wally Creston from the Wallace Conservatory as an outstanding scholar. He performed a concert solo and participated in Mendelssohn Festival auditions at Pouny Camble, with details noting his non-enrollment in a state program and upcoming series appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Edward
Wally
Creston
Wae
Pes
Lin
Conterton
Pounyast -Camble-auditations
Atl Detea
Maine Wallace Conservatory
Enals
Soups on at home this week 25 served
Community kitchen notes a weekly soup service with limited intake capacity and a focus on home cooked meals. Local volunteers prepare and distribute portions to residents in need, highlighting a spirit of shared nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Keer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne County Council of the American Legion
Howard A. Ball
Howard A. Bair
Ith
Ralph Wt. Stone
Bowling Green
Daly Me Y Ana
Rittman Cagemen Prep
Catherine Wilams
Bertha Hickin
Ethel Mac Waugh
Red Cross Sewins
Frida
Pila Barton
Stanford Ballard
Thea
Toa Raes
Ohio Boxe Board Mixed Chorus
B.& W. Oil Co
Yiniaie
Mendelssohn F
Coekeerae Pe Soran
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