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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
5
The Ladies Aid of the Church of Christ will hold a fancy goods sale at Branigan's Store room. The event starts Saturday at 10 a.m. and will continue all day. Proceeds support church activities.
A Sunday party announced the upcoming marriage of Miss Clara Waltz to Stanley Van Tessaar. Miss Waltz, a fourth grade teacher in Akron, will resign January 12th to wed and move to Barberton. She is an Akron University graduate and Zeta Tau Alpha member. Van Tessaar is an Akron U. graduate and works at Columbia Chemical in Barberton.
Announcement of the coming wedding was shared with intimate friends at a tea from 3 to 5 on Sunday. The gathering was hosted by Mrs. E. W. Burgner at 1140 Cadillac Blvd in Akron, in the home of Miss Waltz's sister.
Mrs Karl Gillman hosted the Christmas meeting of Milton Presbyterian church World Service Group on Tuesday evening. Twenty two members attended with two guests Mrs J C Graber and Mrs James Dowd. Gifts were presented with gold frankincense and myrrh as the topic Christianity in the Moslem East was discussed by Mrs Al J Grant.
The local Daughters of America unit held its annual inspection Tuesday at Roh rer Hall led by Counselor Mrs. ald Scott with District Deputy introduction and rainbow themed ceremonies. Seven new members were initiated by the new uniforms team. officers were elected, Booster meeting set for Barberton on January 17, and 54 members enjoyed ice cream cake and coffee served by Kenmore council. Visitors from Wadsworth attended. next meeting is December 26 a covered dish luncheon with a gift exchange.
The Presbyterian Sunday School class led by Mrs W A Garver will hold its Christmas party next Tuesday afternoon December 19 at 2 o'clock in the church parlors. An exchange of 100 gifts will take place. The event was moved from Tuesday evening to afternoon due to the High School Band Concert.
Loyal Workers class of Church of Christ holds a Christmas party next Thursday evening December 21 at Mrs. John Schaefer's home. The program includes a regular business session and a gift exchange.
Kunklers of Wadsworth R F D No 3 will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary with open house for friends and relatives December 24 from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Mr and Mrs Kunkler married in Doylestown on December 24 1889 by Rev George Harter of Zion Lutheran. He is son of James and Jane Long Kunkler. She was born near Millersburg and grew up south of Rittman. They have two children Aving Mrs Arthur Stover and Charles Jr both of Wadsworth, plus 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Twenty five Legion Auxiliary members met Monday for a Christmas party in Legion rooms with games planned by Mrs. W W Bodager and Mrs Lawrence Stoolmiller A gift exchange a pound shower for Mrs Marie Morgan and refreshments followed Then Tuesday afternoon several members attended a Wayne County Council Christmas party in Wooster at the home of Mrs Olga Green Sixty seven members attended a pleasant afternoon
Friday Contract Club members were guests of Mrs. M. E. Stilwell at 78 South Main Street. After dessert they played bridge with prizes awarded to Mrs. Thomas Madison and Mrs. M. R. Ritter. A Christmas party with a gift exchange is planned for December 22 at Mrs. Ernest Harrison’s College Street home with a 6:30 dinner.
Women's Missionary Society of the United Brethren church met December 1 at Mrs. Lohgenecker's home for a Christmas program with 39 members and 14 husbands present. The evening featured carols, a Christmas story, a poem, talks on God's family, and solos, highlighting global origins of carols and a closing verse.
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