Old Knapp Church Gets Restoration Push At Rittman
Rittman Historical Society seeks an old pot bellied stove while two volunteers Harry Brenneman and Willard Shum Hilty agree to refinish and restore the pulpit and front door of Old Knapp Church Clarence Kunkler leads the project and will catalog the church Bible found in a stack of old books from G Howard Clippinger The library will hold the books when the church opens as a museum efforts aim to boost community use of the church.
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Rittman Historical Society
Kunkler
New Chippewa Township Auxiliary Elects Officers
Mrs Dan Firis named president of Chippewa Township No 2 Auxiliary at a recent meeting joining vice president Mrs Elmer Croft secretary Mrs Ralph Armstrong and treasurer Mrs Robert Rood. Helen Mohler of Massillon won a cedar chest as the group held a Christmas gift exchange with hosts Mrs James Petit and Mrs Rood and with Mrs Harry Spicher and Mr Armstrong to host the Tuesday Jan 17 meeting at 7 30 PM at the fire station.
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Dan Firis
Chippewa Township No. 2
Elmer Croft
Ralph Armstrong
Robert Rood
Helen Mohler
Massillon
James Petit
Rood
Harry Spicher
Golden Years Marked With Open House
Warren O. Newcomer of Medina County and Alta M. Easterday of Wooster wed in December 1916 after a Seville to Wooster streetcar ride to obtain their license. They later lived near Rittman, farmed 25 years, and now work at Rawiga Country Club. An open-house anniversary is planned at First Mennonite Church in Wadsworth from 2 to 4 p.m., with three daughters and six grandchildren listed among family details.
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Warren O. Newcomer
Medina County
Alta M. Easterday
Wooster
Seville
Stoney Ridge
Wadsworth
Don Pardee
Will Foster
Church of Christ
Willis Steiner
Rittman
Newcomer
Rawiga Country Club
William
Ethel)Wallace
Nina Ferguson
Lois McDermott
LeRoy
Brownie Scout Troop Plans Christmas Carols and Spaghetti Supper
Brownie Scout Troop 449 met at the JA Building to make Christmas decorations and plan a caroling trip for next week. They will return for a spaghetti supper at the JA Building with cupcakes as the last meeting treat.
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Brownie
Scribe
Jane Trogdon
St Ann Ushers Elect Captains for Team One and Two
St Ann Ghureh elected Storzinger captain of Team 1 and Steiner captain of Team 2. Also elected were Menegay Glassner Cardace H W Menegay Maine Britton Menegay Kimes Chenal Lenhart and others.
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John Storzinger
Robert Steiner
St. Ann Ghureh
H. J. Menegay
Don Glassnér
Joseph Cardace
H. W. Menegay
D. Maine, Jr
Richard Britton
Thomas Menegay
Donald Kimes
Roland Chenal
John Lenhart
Scholarships Offered To Students By Federated Women’s Clubs
Federated Women’s Clubs offer two scholarships the Penny Art scholarship and a driver education award. Senior high students may contact Mrs. Robert Blackburn at 925-2223 for details. other contacts include Wesley Peter man, Mrs Carolyn Warren and Mrs Charles McCoy. Olla Podrida members met with hostesses Mrs Gladys Rolph and Mrs H C Longworth.
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Olla Podrida Club
Robert Blackburn
Wesley Peterman
Carolyn Warren
Charles McCoy
Olla Podrida
Gladys Rolph
H. C. Longworth
McCoy
King
Chapman Promoted In Vietnam
Larry D. Chapman 19 of Marshallville Ohio was promoted to Army specialist fourth class November 29 in Vietnam. He serves as a morning report specialist with the 581st Supply Company. Chapman entered active duty February 1966 and trained at Fort Jackson South Carolina before arriving in Vietnam last September. He is a 1965 graduate of Smithville High School and formerly worked for J M Smuckers Co Orrville.
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Larry D. Chapman
Hillard Chapman
Marshallville
Ohio
Vietnam
581St
Spec. Chapman
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Smith Vie
J. M. Smuckers Co
Orrville
Army
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Wayne Savings
Wayne
Wayne Forrer Agency
St. Ann
Mrs. Warren
W. H. Hauenstein
Kathy McCoy
Justin Shook
James Shank
Russell Bell
Chapman
Louver Poors
Allied Building Center
Family Drug
Akron Rd
N. Main St
Ater
Toni
Breck
Clairol Creme
Noma
Eee
Eveready Batteries
Helena Rubinstein
Arorion
Rubinstein
Eau de Parfum
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