Santa Claus in Person to Visit Saturday in Rittman
Rittman school board accepts RR. E. McCoy resignation as custodian of the First building after parents complained of mistreatment of junior high girls. Mayor Baker and Marshal Heffelman led an investigation with three girls testifying. McCoy denied charges and resigned. a temporary janitor was hired and repairs and bus inspections were discussed.
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Rittman Board of Education
RR. E. McCoy
McCoy
Roy Baker
Marshal Chas
Heffelman
Baker
City Hall
Clyde Kindig
Run
McCox
Homer Forrer
Harold Brown
Walter Schwartz
Melvin Ritter
A Garver
C B Shook
Farrer
Garver
William Swartz
First St
M. R. Beachy
Chester Winkler
Beachy
Florida
Board of Public Affairs
Brenneman Bros Feature Flour Guessing Contest
Brenneman Bros will give away a jumbo bag of flour at Christmas to the person who guesses nearest the weight. The display bag of flour is shown in the store.
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Brenneman Bros
Description of the koto Japanese harp and its playing
A koto is a Japanese instrument resembling a zither with 13 silk strings stretched over an oblong sounding board. Each string has a separate bridge adjusted to time the string. The koto is played with both hands and spans two and a half octaves.
Alvin Jones Rites Conducted Saturday
Short services were conducted for Alvin Jones 80 of Rittman who died Saturday at 1 a m after a two weeks illness from a heart ailment at Ebert Funeral home Saturday at 10 am Following the services the body was sent to Brookville Pa for service and burial Surviving are his wife Mary a daughter Edith Rickabaugh Akron a daughter Mrs Fred Ruthenberg Rittman and three sons and two other daughters living in Pennsylvania
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Alvin Jones
Rittman
Ebert Funeral
Mr. Jones
Brookville
Jorres
Mary
Edith Rickabaugh
Akron
Fred Ruthenberg
Pennsylvania
John Flath Services Conducted Monday
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon for John Flath 16, retired farmer and Doylestown resident for 19 years, who died suddenly Saturday morning at his home in Doylestown. Fraze funeral home Rev Geo W Dittmar officiated and burial was made in Chestnut Hill cemetery. Surviving are his wife Emma Harter Flath one son Carl at home one daughter Mrs Mabel Heller of near Barberton, three sisters, and four brothers, along with four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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John Flath
Doylestown
Fraze
Geo W Dittmar
Chestnuut Hill
Flath
Lutheran Church
Emma Harter Flath
Carl
Mabel Heller
Barberton
Mary Brettin
John Lutz
Seville
Don Moyer
Albert and
Peter
Doyleetonm
Leonard
Massilon
Juniors Stage Mystery Play With Twists At Rittman High
Rittman High School juniors presented The High School Mystery in the auditorium before a capacity crowd. The plot tangled with a roving character with a mental health condition driving misdeeds, while love triangles and a misdirected corpse kept the audience guessing. Cast members including Evelyn Laurer Virginia Gebhart and Frank Webner delivered creditable performances under Miss Gail Lance’s direction. The event featured a brass sextet and backstage staff managing scenes and makeup.
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Rittman High School
Tib Young
Fred Kamp
Gail Lance Evelyn Laurer
Virginia Gebhart
Frank Webner
Jean Hessidence
Harold Snyder
Brass
Kenneth Ferrer
Dean Brenneman
Eleanor Coffman
Roger McGee
Kenneth Zimmerman
Dorothy Aurand
Castella
Stephen Foster
B and O Crossing Improvements Rumor and Revelations
Local chatter hints at a future less jarring B and O crossing for motorists with a suggested plan in Worth andWadsworth. A cryptic note cites Bill Everhard and an office in Wadsworth as the likely explainer. The piece also recalls a tainted malted milk charge in a mayoral contest and credits Tib Young as the junior class play’s loudest yodeler.
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Wadsworth
Bill Everhard
Bill
Rittman
Leap Year Romance in Bell Almanac 1940
The Bell Telephone System releases its 1940 almanac detailing calendars in use world wide. It marks the telephone’s 65th birthday in 1940 and recalls milestones from Bell and Watson’s 1875 experiments to transcontinental service in 1915 and Atlantic radio in 1915. It notes steamship history and lists Wyoming and Idaho as 1890 statehood anniversaries. Copies are free at local telephone offices.
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Bell Telephone System
America
Telephone Company
United States
Rome
Varro
Japan
Alexander Graham Bell
Atlantic Ocean
Bell System
Atlantic
Cunard Packet
Brittania
Boston
Liverpool
Wyoming
Idaho
Santa Claus Letters Accepted For Christmas Gifts
The Rittman Press in Rittman Ohio invites boys and girls to write letters to Santa Claus. Send your letter with the proper addressed form so the paper can print it and help Santa learn what you want for Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Rittman Press
Rittman, Ohio
Creston Woman Placed on One Year Probation
Mrs. Amy Kissinger of Creston pleaded guilty in Wooster Common Pleas Court to writing a threatening note. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 500 dollars, but the jail term and $400 of the fine were suspended, placing her on probation for one year. The case had been postponed several times before she changed her plea at trial.
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Amy Kissinger
Creston
Common Pleas
Wooster
Kissinger
Walter Mougey
Santa Claus to Visit Saturday for Three Surprises
Local event notice invites residents to meet Santa Claus this Saturday. The well known figure will appear in three separate ways, offering a festive celebration for families and children.
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Santa Claus
B and O Crossing To Be Repaired Immediately
Agent C O Harrison told the Press the B and O Railroad crossing at 8 Main Street will be repaired starting tomorrow. Asphalt likely to be used due to the soft railroad bed and frequent track raising. No permanent blocks can be installed. Regular state highway users have long complained about the jolting crossing.
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Main St
C. O. Harrison
King Winter Briefly Visits Rittman on Tuesday
The tale notes a Tuesday mix of snow sleet and drizzle that gave Rittman a holiday look, followed by a sunlit return and balmy breezes as golfers prepared to swing again, with more rain expected tonight. It mentions Christmas approaching and store windows being decorated.
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King Winter
Rittman
Rittman Press
Two New Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in Rittman Schools
Two new scarlet fever cases in Rittman schools bring total to three per Supt. W. A. Garver. Authorities urge parents to keep symptomatic children home, with county nurse visiting biweekly and doctors providing reentry certificates before return to class.
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Rittman
W. A. Garver
Sutter
County Health Department
Hemth Department
Achoo
Anmamt Goffinet Wil Celebrate Twenty-Fifth Year
Anmamt Goffinet Wil marks his twenty-fifth year in business in Aiviman next week. The event spotlights a number of sprcinis at the Tdeal Bowling Alley with all bowling offered at reduced rates.
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Anmamt -Goffinet
Wil
Aiviman
Tdeal
Akron Wooster Day for December 11 set by club
Akorns Wooster Day will be observed December 11 at 6 30 pm in Polsky tea room with E M Hole Wooster College basketball coach as faculty speaker. Wooster graduates and former students in Akron area total 377 across 42 communities, all members of the Wooster Club of Akron. Officers named G Gibson Kerr president George F Welsenbach vice president Ruth G Bricker secretary Virgil Cobb treasurer.
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E M Hole
College of Wooster
Woroster Club of
Akron
Monding
Polsky Tea Room
Wooster
Wooster Club of
Rittman
Akron Club
G. Gibson Kerr
Cuyahoga Falls
George F. Welsenbach
Mayfield Apts
Twin Oak Road
Ruth G. Bricker
Perkins Heights High School
Virgil Cobb
Btow
Chippewa Township Doylestown Open New 16 Room High School
The Chippewa township high school at Doylestown was dedicated Wednesday night with Dr. Charles Wishart of Wooster College giving the address. The $160,000 building houses an auditorium, home economics, industrial arts, speech and music rooms, plus a chemistry lab, with a 750 seat auditorium and capacity for 75 pupils in key rooms.
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Chippewa Township
Doylestown
Charles Wishart
Wooster College
Riral
Christmas Seals Drive Aims to Aid TB Fight
Mrs. J Ralphfest chairs a Rittman sale urging residents to buy Christmas Seals and use them on parcels to support tuberculosis protection efforts. C J Hilty donated an hour after receiving his seals.
Civic Association Plans Christmas Treat for Thursday Night
Rittman residents await Santa Claus arrival on Saturday at 4 p.m. for a Christmas parade along Main Street. The Civic Association and The Rittman Press sponsor the event with free gifts for children and festive music. A separate Christmas treat on the Square is planned for Thursday December 21 at 7 30 p.m. with city officials coordinating activities and a tree planting project discussed for next year in cooperation with local clubs.
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Rittman
Matii St
Ohio Ave
Rittman Press
Civic Association
Santa Claus
C@hristman
Rittman Civic Association
Tin City Hall
Harry Brenneman
Ed Woyat
Ebert
Ralph Over
Holt
Creiur
John Pisher
Wee
Lodi-Akron
Crogtoe
Seville
Sterling
Pees
C. E. Rhonemus
Ruttnen
Garde
Rittman Madurdey
Christmas Shopping Guide from The Rittman Press
The Hiltman Press presents a holiday buying guide with humorous gift suggestions from local merchants. Read these ads to find practical and beautiful gifts for every family member and remember to mention you saw it in The Press.
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Hiltman Press
Christman
Rittman Press
Christmas plans for Rittman civic events announced
The Civic Association outlines plans for a Christmas treat with Bants Claus and community aid, a tree near City Hall, and a town band. A Christmas Home Lighting Contest will be held December 21 with three sections and $3 prizes per section. Christmas street lighting is installed on Main Street and the Square with decorative bulbs and wreaths. the association will cover any extra power costs.
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Ralph Krabill
W. W
Main St
W. Ohio
Rittman
Charles Rohrer
Marion Reserve Power Co
Salt Co
Akron- Go Filing
Akron
Indians Open Court Season Facing Akron West Friday Night
Rittman High starts basketball season Friday at home in the gym, meeting Akron West co champions of last year’s Akron City League. Key returnees include Ramaler and Simonton at forwards, Tomap Kins at center, with West at guard. Canals Fulton visits Saturday for the second game. Fulton defeated Rittman last season.
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Rittman High Thalans
Akron West
Akron
Cowboys
Saat Belchley
Indians
Hede
Ramaler
Simonton
Tomapkins
West
Rittmania
Akron Rennet
Paige
Aee Ee Saidetahtsee
Aee Ee Saidetahtsee Rigas and Bratner” At, the Forawards, Zivkovich
Schasd
McAnalen
Rittman
Canal Fulton
Ceasors
Fulton
Keating
Fulston
Wayne Darby Returns to Ohio Store Fixtures Job
Wayne Darby of Rittman is back on the road for Ohio Blore Picture Co after a six month absence due to illness. The company confirms his return and resumed duties in Ohio.
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Wayne Darby
Ohio
Rittman
Te. Reed
Ohio Blore Pixturee Co
Yesiye
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Joe McCrorry
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Wade Milford
Tee Mesmiere
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