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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
1
An eclectic page lists a weather joke about Rudolph the Red and a mix of civic updates. It notes upcoming meetings for the School Board and Lions Club, a couples bridge party at Rawiga Country Club, family celebrations, and a deer-hunting jaunt in Maryland, with birthdays and anniversaries sprinkled throughout.
Sue Ann Marty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Marty of 190 West Park Street, writes Santa from Rittman. Her list includes a Susie Smart doll with stroller cards and doll clothes, plus clothes for herself, asking Santa to oblige as Christmas nears.
The article notes a Sunday event at Creston Presbyterian Church for the Prince of Peace contest with Jane aiming for the district gold medal on January 6. Big sister Carol, a Bowling Green University senior and assistant director for All the Kings Men, directs a December 8 play and another December 15 production The Cry of the Guilty. Carol, a Doylestown High School graduate, majors in speech and English.
A heavy three inch snow blanketed the area delaying utilities. Power fell for nearly an hour near Main Street as a line broke near the Route 94 corporation limits. Telephone crews worked Thursday morning to repair broken rural lines across the county.
Services for Frances M Gammell 83 of 76 Salt Street Rittman were held Monday after a long illness. She lived in Rittman most of her life with 15 years in Medina. Survived by three sons Everal Charles and John. four daughters Cora Noe Gertrude Mary and Helen. two sisters Lodema Burger and Lydia Sawade. 29 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren. Husband Charles H died in 1953. Brother Charles Frankland Yoder died three weeks ago.
Joseph Walters, formerly of Rittman, died suddenly at his Phoenix home where he had lived nine years. He worked for Ohio Boxboard Company before moving for his wife Hazel’s health. Surviving are two daughters Ginny Joyce and Esther Johnson in Phoenix, two brothers David of Rittman and Frank of Wadsworth, five sisters Minnie Wallace Freda Houts Emma Blatter Julia Landis Clara Houts, and four grandchildren. Burial was in Phoenix.
Dale I. Rohrer named registrar of licenses for Milton Township effective January. Automobile, truck, trailer and driver's licenses will be available through Rohrer at Hershey & Rohrer, 173 South Main Street, in Rittman after that date.
City Manager Charles Mann trims 1963 budget by nearly nineteen thousand, targeting safety and street departments. Police patrol staffing, crossing guards, street sweeping, recreation funding, and sidewalk projects face reductions, with two or three crossing guards spared only after council opposition.
At the reorganization meeting on Monday Mayor O A Houglan and the council made several appointments. Ed Bernhardt to the Planning Commission Avery Kinch to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Maxine Leatherman as Clerk of Council the law firm Rhonemus Dalbey and Bradford as solicitors Ashton Hall reelected President of Council Warren Hardgrove opposed the vote Neil Milford named utilities committee chairman Hardgrove to head the drainage committee Simonton sworn in for a two year term as street committee chairman Final appointments due by January 1
James Frye a local realtor was chosen president of the Rittman area Industrial Development Corporation at the first raid meeting Tuesday night Other officers named were Harold Brown vice president Robert Bodager secretary William Davis Jr treasurer and Carl Bradford assistant secretary Fact finding committees were formed with Lindsey Williams in charge of state and federal information Bodager handling land sites and planning Davis assisting with shareholder growth Brown coordinating utilities and railroads Delone Bowman compiling wage scales and labor unions Ruttencutter directing agriculture information
No one claimed the weekly prize of 50 dollars in the Rittman Christmas promotion. A new ticket will be drawn this week and the winning number posted in local store windows. The prize must be claimed by Saturday at 8 30 p.m. The final $500 cash drawing is scheduled for December 21. Tickets cost one dollar at 28 Rittman stores, sponsored by the chamber merchants division.
Publisher Williams announces acquisition of Falls News and neighboring papers Summit Publishing Camp Loudonville Times Maple Press and Bedford Ti ister. Williams to edit Cuyahoga Falls edition while residing locally. Falls News will publish twice weekly and the combined paper prints once a week.
CN Direct Houdan announced a Civil Defense plan to use simultaneous department sirens and whistle signals as the alert for the Rittman fence program. Town shelters will be designated with CD sites and stored goods will be used only in emergencies. The plan splits the city into four sections with two staff per section for operations.
An urgent call for donors as the Bloodmobile arrives Tuesday December 18 at the American Legion Hall in Rittman from 12 noon to 6 pm. Co chairs Mrs Dale Widmer and Mrs Glen Butler seek 125 pints with walk in donors welcomed and no appointment needed.
The Ohio Central Telephone Company is distributing a new directory this week in Rittman and Wayne County communities including Wooster Apple Creek Shreve Smithville Orrville Big Prairie Fredricksburg Kidron Marshallville Sterling Congress Lakeville and Nashville. District manager Roy Moffett says direct long distance dialing is the next step, with tentative plans to begin early next year.
Milton Township trustees received two bids Tuesday for a new truck. Rich Matgis of Rittran offered a Dodge, Harold Cook Inc. of Wooster offered an International. Bids to be studied by the county prosecutor and county commissioners. Wayne County trustees set annual meeting for December 1 at Hale's Restaurant at 7 a.m. Election of officers to be held.
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