Rittman News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Births
Writings and records from Rittman Public Library entertain when Joan is sung and Chet Adkins plays. Jim Welling returns from knee surgery in Akron. Ronald and Susan Durbin announce the birth of Kenneth Robert December 10 at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital. Brenda and family help at home. Donna Haumesser recuperates after PEACE hospital surgery. Richard and Karolyn Roberts move back after ten years in Seville. Lois Mills and Nancy Mills visit from Kennewick with family in Ohio. Multiple relatives plan holiday visits with the Black family. Nancy Frase returns from Akron Children’s Hospital after five days of tests. Pat Bradford recuperates after car crash and won’t be home for Christmas. Ric ky Allen born December 3 at Orrville Osteopathic. he has a brother, Larry III. Mrs. Svoboda recuperating after six days at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital. Candle blowers named for the week. Opening continues on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Durbin
Rittman, Rfd
Wadsworth- Rittman Hospital
Kenneth Robert
Ronald
Susan
Brenda
Hospital Receives Quit Claim From Donors
A quit claim deed valued at 150000 dollars for four parcels donated years ago to the Wadsworth Rittman Hospital Association was presented to the hospital board. The gift comes as title reverts to donors when the new Leatherman Road hospital, slated for completion next year, becomes operative. Campbell of Hunt Wesson Foods pledged support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Wadsworth - Rittman Hospital Association
R. F. Campbell
Ohio Match Division
Hunt Wesson
Foods
Leatherman Road
Campbell
Ray F. Campbell
Hunt-Wesson Foods
D. O. Wearstler
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Association
Avery Kinch
Harry Menegay
JVS Building On Schedule and Fees
Wayne County Joint Vocational School set student fees at 20 dollars per pupil for workbooks training materials field trips uniforms and related costs to support programs in ia cna shop carpentry and cosmetology. The district plans a six wing building opening in September 1969 with construction continuing through winter and steel deliveries back on schedule after a two month delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County Joint Vocational School
Frsday
Ia Cna
Merle Douglas
Dalton
JVS
Robert Zimpfer
Packaging Corporation of America
Smithville
John L. Kline
Board of Education
Zimpfer
Oldest Area Resident Arnold Boss Dies at 96
Arnold Boss, 96, longtime Sterling resident born in Berne Switzerland, died at Sunset Villa Nursing Home New Pittsburg after two years there. He previously lived in Orrville and had been a Sterling resident for 32 years. Survived by sons Glade Sterling Roy Burbank Walter Smithville. daughters Freda Bachman Arlene Maibach both Sterling. brother Ernest Massillon. sister Emma Detwiler Massillon. 15 grandchildren 39 great grandchildren. Wife Emma preceded in death. Services were at Gillman Funeral Home with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery Orrville.
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Gillman Funeral Home
Arnold Boss
Sterling
Boss
Sunset Villa
New Pittsburg
Berne
Switzerland
United States
Orrville
Glade
Roy
Burbank
Walter
Smithville
Freda Bachman
Arlene Maibach
Ernest
Massillon
Emma Detwiler
Emma
Crown Hill Cemetery
Milton Township Trustees Plan Monument Grounds Work
Trustees will assist with the Rittman war dead monument in Rittman Cemetery. They moved to install a sidewalk from Soldier's Memorial to Soldier's Circle and add landscaping around the monument. The base is complete and the monument should be in place by Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Township
Rittman
Rittman Cemetery
Soldier’s Memorial
Soldier’s Circle
Nominations Open for Rittman Citizen of the Year 1968
Rittman Chamber invites letters nominating a single candidate for Citizen of the Year honoring the person judged to have done most for Rittman in the past year. Nominations due by January 17. The 1968 winner will be announced the next week and honored at the Chamber dinner January 28 at Rawiga Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
John Zivick
John Lehman
Chamber of Commerce
Rawiga Country Club
David Hill
Mildred Hilty
Rittman City Hall
Rittman Schools Struck By Influenza Absences
Superintendent W H Hauenstein reports about 10 percent of students are absent due to the influenza epidemic. First and North Street Schools show over 50 absent, West Hill about 60, and the high school around 30, with normal rates at four to five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
W. H. Hauenstein
First
North Street
West Hill
Hauenstein
Wheeler Named VFW Adjutant and Christmas Party Organizer
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1610 announces Paul K. Wheeler as post adjutant. A family Christmas party is planned for Saturday December 21 at 6 30 p m at PCA Union Hall 14 South Main with meat and vegetable dishes and table service to bring. Tickets priced at 150 and two prizes of 50 each will be drawn. The post will meet the first and third Mondays monthly at 7 30 p m at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
PCA Union Hall
South Main
VFW
City Hall
Paul K. Wheeler
Fat Men Meet Fat Men's Club Meeting Notice
Fat Men's Club will meet Monday December 23 at 8 p.m. in the old gymnasium at Rittman High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High School
Rittman schools seek para-professionals for supervision
Three Rittman school principals Ronald Somerville Millar Roth and Robert Miller asked the Board for five para-professionals to supervise recess and noon hours to meet the 30 minute teacher lunch requirement. The plan aims to relieve teachers, who have long resented the noon lunch period as cafeteria use increases. Estimated cost is about 675 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Rittman Board of Education
Ronald Somerville
North Street School
Millar, Roth
West Hill School
Robert Miller
First Street Junior High
Somerville
Miller
Rife Street
James W. Frye
Frye
Roth
Mrs. Roth
Fred Klohn
Klohn
Santa to visit Rittman children at new fire station
Santa Claus will visit the new fire station in the Safety Building on East Ohio Avenue Friday December 20 from 7 to 8 30 PM. The Rittman Volunteer Fire Department is arranging the event with Glenn Bartram in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Rittman
Santa
East
Ohio Avenue
Rittman Volunteer Fire Department
Glenn Bartram
Visitor Restrictions At Wadsworth Rittman Hospital
Due to an influenza epidemic visitors are limited to immediate family per hospital administrator William Runde. Husbands wives and adult children may visit medical and surgical wards while in the maternity wing only fathers may visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
William Rundle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joan
Rittman Public Library
Il Trovatore
Chet Adkins
Pookie
Nancy
Jim Welling
North Third
Akron General Hospital
Joe King
King
Donna Haumesser
Glen Haumesser
North Main
Peace Ane Hospital
Richard Roberts
Seville
Karolyn
Apple Creek Hospital
Richard
Becca
Ricky
Chael
Matt
Lois Mills
Kennewick
Wash
Jim
Ruth Black
Jimmy
Linda Mills
Nancy Frase
Marvin Frase
North Metzger
Akron Childrens Hospital
Pat Bradford
Akron City Hospital
Pat
Carl
Larry Booth
West Sunset
Ricky Allen
Orrville Osteopathic Hospital
Larry Russell
Mark Svoboda
Jim Hileman
Glendene Ott
Brad Payne
Denise Snoddy
Kristen Graber
Rittman Press
Boh Franklin
Teresa Mallery
Robert Mallery
Maplewood
Down Town
Wheeler
Oliver Keck
Rittman RD
Goldie Welling
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