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Newspaper

The Rittman Press

Location

Rittman, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1934

Page

8

Nowhere Play at Blan…inton? Historic Theater

A fragmented description lists a stage version titled Nowhere featuring Rodney Baxter and Anne Royed as heroine, with Marie Steiner and Blanche Reynolds in cast. It mentions Craddock Garden house setting and a bank employer Mr Graydon alongside Henry Holt and Charles Schaftter. The plot centers on Rodney’s false identity and final revelation.

Peprinkléa Swaise Norris Trodney Baxter Rodney

Sterling Cheer Sparks Rally at Home Basketball Game

Fans from both sides joined the Sterling High School crowd in a spirited display during the afternoon and evening basketball game. Opponents’ supporters matched the energy, raising voices to boost their team.

Ladies Aid Meeting at Sterling Church for December

Ladies Aid of Sterling Church held its December meeting at the church. The day included quilting activities and a picnic dinner at noon. Members organized Christmas gift arrangements and shared fellowship.

Pete Shee Tay Aid of the United Thrén Church of Sterling Thureday

High School Elects Class Officers

Readable fragments indicate a high school electing class officers. The text mentions a freshman president and references named individuals and a school setting, though many words are garbled.

High School Aaate Ipigelinga High ‘School iKreshmen Alberta

Student Organization Officers Mentioned in Fragment

Fragment lists multiple student officers including secretary and treasurer roles. Names such as Mary Bachman Ruth Adams Ruth Hart Mary Steiner Wade Norris Charles Schaffter Martha Stefn ar appear, with positions for president vice president and secretary treasurer.

Eae Mary Bachman Eachacretary Betty Juniors Ruth Adams Ruth Hart Mary Steiner Sonlorg Wade Norris Charles Schaffter Martha Stefnar

Sterling Locals Attend Thanksgiving Visits and Introductions

Local residents share holiday gatherings with relatives and friends from Mansfield Creston Bend City Kilbuck Akron Medina Rd and Cleveland. New positions announced James Marr becomes operator at Mansfield and R Stone fills Silver Creek vacancy. Families hosted guests including Fannie Leichty Roger Thomas Kent Carnahan and others during the Thanksgiving period.

James Marr Mansfield R. Stone Creston Sliver Creek Harley Jones Roger Thomas Bend City Roy Glassford Marian Shyrimpiin Kilbuck

Revival Services in Rittman Ohio Dec 6 to 16

Revival meetings led by Rev. A. C. Luty of Columbus Ohio set for December 6 to 16 at Tabernacle Grant Street near Erie Depot in Rittman. Attend for special music and messages said to include truths not printed in papers and memories of earlier spiritual revivals.

Rittman Ohio Tabernacle Grant Lake Mother

Weasel Fur Trait and Its Role in Wildlife Balance

An article from The Detroit News explains the ermine-like weasel’s white winter fur and agile hunting. It details its brown upper coat with yellowish undersides, its reputation as a fierce predator of rabbits and other game, and its mixed perception among farmers due to predation on poultry versus rodent control benefits.

Detroit News Antraal Kingdom

Many Uses for Old Bones Thrown Away Every Year

Readers learn how discarded bones are transformed into glycerine lubricants bone meal bone manure and powder used by sugar refineries and steel makers. The article notes multiple stages of processing from boiling to grinding and warns of strong odors and health concerns for asthmatics and lung sufferers.

Early Clothes Care History From Montagne to Troy

Fragmentary text traces early garment washing and care traditions from Montagne and Gran ger to Troy in S88. Mentions the Sterling collar style and a Speehil DUSiMess Cheat era, with notes on laundry establishments and steam powered drying in Pretb irsh society.

Ebenezer Montagne Granger Troy Stark Uhak Iand Alfoda Servie da Mae Sr Crvtrles Moneteshett Pritebirsh

Wedding Anniversary Gifts Through the Ages

The article lists traditional anniversary themes from paper for the first to gold for the fiftieth and diamond for the sixty sixth, noting silver for twenty fifth and emerald for sixty fifth, with other colors and materials like bronze and crystal appearing in earlier milestones. It references Pathfinder Magazine as the source.

Algo Diamoud Pathfinder Magazind

Hot Springs Park Noted For Ancient Healing Indian Use

Hot Springs Arkansas drew Indigenous people centuries ago for healing springs. The site predates Yellowstone as a public park, established in 1832, and became a national park in 1921. It is the smallest park at one and a half square miles.

Hot Springs Arkansas Yellowstone Ares

Architecture Is Eloquent in a People’s History

A fragmented excerpt discusses how architecture embodies a nation’s character and cultural state as captured in an encyclopedic dictionary. It suggests buildings reflect collective identity more than superficial portraits, hinting at deeper societal answers.

Alytlon

Three Kindred Materials Diamonds Graphite Coal

A Washington Star writer explains a hidden kinship between diamonds graphite and coal. All are pure carbon with shared origins in ancient plant matter altered by immense pressure. Graphite molds into pencils when blended with coal and diamond fragments. the material resists burning and serves in dishes lubricants paints and more.

Washington Star Ike

Indian Tribes in Country Ahead of Whites

The Detroit News notes that estimates at discovery time counted upwards of a thousand tribes across the continent. It lists Algonquins, Iroquois, Cherokees, Sioux, Pueblo, California, and Northwest groups among others, with regions from the Mississippi to Texas and Ontario to California.

Amerea Rent Lakes Mississippi Atlantic Pueblo Padinas Maiduda Tourth Detroit News

Robin Hood Legends Debated by Historians in Kansas City Times

The Kansas City Times notes experts doubt the historic existence of Robin Hood aside from ballads. Historian C Koplark argues no respected figure in history would admit living outside such tales.

Tobla Walter Locksley Furner Kansas City Times C. Koplark

Padlvenger Pigeons Extinct Since 1914

Col lier's Weekly reports the Padlvenger pigeons went extinct around 1914 after billions filled the sky for hours, with flocks described as four miles wide at times. The last known specimens died in a zoological garden, ending a vast era of avian abundance and a note on their consumption by congregations.

Trale Anch Zoological Garden of Collier’s Weekly

Naming Elements and Their Sun Based Names

The text explains how new chemical elements are named, noting there is no fixed rule linking properties to names. It cites Slelium named from its occurrence in the sun and observes older metallic elements like mercury silver and copper retain their traditional names.

Appreciation and the genitive in price sense noted

The definition shows appreciation as the genitival of or in sense of increase in price or value. It may be followed by ii, One’s, an appreciation of time or property in real estate, as discussed in Literary Digest.

Doylestown Sodalities Elect Officers for Year

The Young Men's Sodalities of SS Peter and Paul church elected officers for the ensuing year at a Sunday meeting. Officers include William Dannemiller president Ray Delhel vice president Dick Hall secretary and Emmett Petit treasurer for the men. The young ladies elected Catherine Deibel president Mari anne Hall vice president Florence Burg secretary and Margaret Dietry treasurer. Initiation of new members installation of officers and annual banquet set for Sunday January 6.

SS. Peter and Paul's Church William Dannemiller Ray Delhel Dick Hall Emmett Petit Catherine Deibel Marianne Hall Florence Burg Margaret Dietry

Gillespie Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Thanksgiving Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Wihison Gillespie marked sixty years of marriage on November 26 Thanksgiving Day with a dinner hosted by the Three L class of the MFE church. A program of readings and musical numbers followed the meal. Mrs Addie Lucis, 83, of Akron delivered a long reading that pleased attendees.

Wihison Gillespie L Clss MFE Addie Lucis Akron

Benefit Card Party for Doylestown Children

The American Legion and Auxiliary of Doylestown sponsor a card party on Tuesday December 11 to raise funds for a Christmas treat for local children on Christmas Eve.

Doylestown American Legion and Auxiliary Doylestown

Loyal Daughter Class Meets in Doylestown

The Lutheran Sunday school class of Doylestown held a Tuesday evening gathering with Anna and Edna Adams. Maxine Specher led the devotionals.

Lutheran Doylestown Anna Edna Adams Maxine Specher

Local Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Doylestown and Area

Doylestown families host guests from Cleveland Louisville and Akron while residents plan extended visits. Eleven hundred students are enrolled in home reading courses at Ohio State University. Dairy and vinegar notes reveal how feed and sugar affect butterfat yield and acidity in tasting apples and elderberries.

College of Agrculture Ojo State University Ohio Dawtey

Creston Churches Sunday Schedule and Activities

Local creston churches publish a Sunday timetable with services at 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 45 a m morning worship 6 30 p m young peoples meeting 7 45 p m evening worship Wednesday evening services include teachers training class 6 45 p m young peoples Bible study 7 p m adult prayer service 7 45 p m young peoples prayer service 7 p m.

Young Peoples’ Meeting Young Peoples Bible Study Young Peoples

Presbyterian and Methodist church services listed

The notice details Sunday school times at 9 45 and 2 00 with pastors G L Bohnert A E Stockham C B Zike. Worship services at 11 00, 6 30, 7 00, and 8 00 p m plus evening preaching. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7 30. Welcome extended.

Jackson L. E. Society

Egg receipts dip in October at four markets since 1920

Receipts in four major markets for October hit the lowest on record since 1920. Through the first 23 days of November mild weather pushed receipts 14 percent above last year, and with normal winter weather expected, receipts are forecast to continue flowing through the season.

Brethren Church Announces Sunday Schedule

Brethren Church with Pastor E. B. Niswonger and Superintendent Floyd Hoover invites the public to Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning worship at 10 30 a m and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m No evening service announced all are welcome

Floyd Hoover Christian Endeavor

Ohio Death Rate Rises in 1934 Amid Malnutrition Crisis

Ohio faces a higher mortality in 1934 after five years of decline due to fast living and malnutrition. Health director Professor G Southard links worsening economic strain to degenerative diseases in middle age, noting 73,052 deaths and a rate of 10.5 per 1000.

Ohio Pro. G. Southard

Ohio tobacco growers vote on Re Smith Act in December referendum

In December Ohio growers of barley and tobacco will express opinions in a referendum. Four types of tobacco are to vote in a national poll conducted by AAA to determine if the tax on tobacco produced outside an adjustment contract should continue through the 1935 crop year.

Ohio AAA

Guaranteed Stomach Relief with Dr. Emil Adla Tablets

An advertisement touts Dr. Emil Adla Tablets as quick relief for stomach pains caused by acidity and indigestion. Money back guarantee offered if not satisfied, with a note from A H. Thomas, a local druggist.

Emil A H. Thomas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ladies’ Aid Sterling Jedith Stuckey Plorence Smith Cleveland I. W Maibach Jess Tunly Joe Werkler Sam Graber Miss Fannie Peter Leichty Ephram Schar Kent Carnahan Kent Carl Schar Ashoe Roy Younger Mrs Charlon Goffinch Mary Reiser James Morr H. McDermot Medina Rd Glen Morr Frank Schaad Rittman and Rystal Kirk Robin Doylestown Sodalities Benefit Party Martin Burg N J Tieberth Leo Guilling Louisville Fred Whitman Dolores Werner Viola Rech Our Lady of the Elms Mra Mary Petit Ganton Ed Beal Mro O Edward Beal Mr O Joseph Steiner I. Doxey Summit St Wadsworth Bill Markie Rittma Carle Reichsler Amstutz Hatchery Orrville Daniel Grabar Dan Graber Ford Tudor Kirkpatrick Main Street G. A. Boling First Street Creston Churches Creston Church OF God W. J. Plough M. E. Church Max Langell Creston-Jackson A. E. Stockham Sterling St Sasa Department Store Mr. Studer C. B. Zike Aasistant James Galehouse the England Plumbing and Heating CO Rittman, Ohlo C. C. Gregg Main St Ohio Ave Rittman, O C. J. Steiner A. L. Ebert E. W. Melvin ACME Safi Sass A. H. Thomas Brethren Church E. B. Niswonger A.H. Thomas Rexall Seare Rittman, Ohio Iron Man Warry May London John E. Wolf Optometrist Albrecht Block Strasburg Coal E. G.thompson
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