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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
9
Classified notice style card noting entries for Creston Miss Margaret Fitzthum at phone 2382 Doylestown Mrs Charlee Ault at 8211 and Rittman Mre Frank Bowen at 476 with contact details included.
Biblical passage recounts Caesar Augustus decree and Jesus birth in Bethlehem with angels and shepherds. It notes Parma teachers Margaret Grant and Jane Rolf vacationing with families and planning a trip to Atatesboro Georgia, while Debra and Wendy Hodges return to Toronto to reside.
A Christ centered Christmas message urges believers to honor Jesus as the reason for the season. The acting pastor Karl J Garling contrasts gifts to others with the neglect of Christ and urges readers to greet Christ on His birthday.
The First Baptist Church of Rittman Ohio and pastor J E Wheeling greet readers in the season of Christ’s incarnation. They urge focusing on Christ over Santa Claus and gifts and cite John 3 16 about eternal life. They wish blessings for the coming year in Jesus Christ.
Congressman Frank T. Bow of Ohio urged support for a conservation reserve program with federal payments to farmers who withhold land from production. He called the soil bank plan a path to higher income, soil fertility, and crop rotation balance, and urged farm input on pending legislation and long-range reforms.
Miss Janet Osborne daughter of Mr and Mrs K W Osborne married Charles Werba son of Mrs Caroline Werba of New York City on December 16 at 6 p m in Milton Presbyterian Church. Rev D B Davidson officiated. The bride wore a white ballerina dress and bouquet of white acemllias. An organ recital preceded the ceremony. The couple departed by plane for New York and will reside at 1420 York Ave New York City.
Twenty members attended the Entre Nous Christmas gathering at Mrs. Jack Wenger’s home with Mrs. Robert Bodager as co host. President Mrs. Harry Ditch asked the treasurer Mrs. John Maslak to draft next year’s budget and the group voted to donate to the Christmas Seal Fund. The evening featured carols led by Mrs. Don Beery, bridge and other games, gift exchange, and Santa Claus delivering gifts. Centerpiece used candles and evergreens flanked by candlelabra on buffet.
The Rev P E Wright urges that the Christmas message speaks anew to a troubled world. He says the birth of Christ arrived in the fullness of time and calls for renewed Word of God amid political economic and moral need today.
The article emphasizes driver responsibility and car design as key safety factors. It notes that modern cars, including the 1956 Chevrolet, are safer due to features like Unisteel construction, safety door latches, Ball-Race steering, oversize brakes with Anti-Dive, panoramic windshield, and optional seat belts and padding.
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