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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
1
Choral group earns donation then sings at events
Mrs Carolyn Warren reports that 22 students from the Choralaires and Choralettes sang at the National Secretaries Association Christmas party and for Akron City Hospital Doctors, receiving a $10 donation. The group will also perform at a Rotary meeting and visit schools for caroling, with numerous local birthday and anniversary notices and a postscript about George Kinder at the Cleveland Clinic and a New Year’s Eve party hosted by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Warren
National Secretaries Association
Cascade Palaza Holiday Inn
The
American Legion and Friends
Community Calendar December events and travel notice
Rotary meets at noon on December 23, OE S Chapter 529 gathers at 7 30 pm, Rittman Fire Department runs weekly at 7 pm. Milton Township Homemakers meet December 27 at 7 30 pm, Lions Club at Williams at 6 30 pm. December 28 the Rittman Indians travel to Doylestown, Fireman's Auxiliary meets at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
OE S
Rittman Fire Department
Milton Township
Lions Club
Williams
Rittman Indians
Doylestown
Rittman clubs spread Yuletide aid and festivities
December activities across Rittman clubs show charity and cheer. Delta Club hosted a Christmas meeting at the Mennonite Home with cookies, carols, and youth guitarists while donating 100 dollars to Head Start and sending CARE contributions. Olla Podrida, St Ann Altar Society, Welcome Wagon, and Jr Mothers groups joined in toy drives, food baskets, and gifts for local families. The Jayceeettes and Firemen groups helped with parties and gifts for children, aided by the Firemen Auxiliary funding. Rotary gave 200 dollars to Rittman Schools. Buckeye Garden Club, Senior Girl Scouts, and St Ann CY 0 pooled resources to help a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Rotary Club
Rittman
Buckeye Garden Club
Girl Scouts
St. Ann CY 0
Council, Lodi Cable Nearing Agreement
The city utility committee approved most provisions of a Lodi Cable Service plan to grant a franchise for Rittman. An ordinance to authorize the franchise is to be reported at the Dec 27 meeting with final drafting in January. The system would carry eight stations via high quality coaxial cables for $6 monthly. FCC rules require at least one local origination channel with time and weather updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Lodi Cable Service, Inc
Albert Imhoff
Lodi Cable
Floyd Banks
Loudonville Cable Television Co
Federal Communications Commission
Banks
FCC
Rittman Council
Armstrong Utilities, Inc
Pennsylvania
Congress
Armstrong Company
Write Letters Citizen of the Year Nominations Urged
The Chamber of Commerce in Rittman asks residents to submit letters nominating a Citizen of the Year. Deadline is January 11, 1972. Send letters to the Citizen of the Year Committee, Rittman Chamber of Commerce, Box 336, Rittman, Ohio. Judging focuses on 1971 activity. past background may count. Judges are Vern Philips, Bob West and Mrs Robert Bodager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Rittman
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Vern Philips
Bob West
Robert Bodager
Services Held For James Hile
James M. Hile Sr aged 58 of Ridgewood Drive died Thursday at Wooster Community Hospital after an extended illness. He was born May 7 1913 in Wadsworth and lived in Rittman 48 years before moving to Wooster four years ago. He owned Hile Motor Sales in Rittman for 30 years and worked as a New York Life underwriter in Wayne County the past decade. He served as a Parkview Church of Christ deacon and was a past master of Carl W Ellenwood Lodge 715 F and M a past patron of Order of Eastern Star Chapter 529 and a 32 degree Mason in Scottish and York Rites, plus Tadmor Shrine member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Hile
Ridgewood Dr
Wooster Community Hospital
Wadsworth
Dallas
Alice (Mills) Hile
Rittman
Wooster
Rittman High School
Hile Motor Sales
New York Life Insurance Company
Wayne County
Parkview Church of Christ
Hile
Carl W. Ellenwood Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Tadmor Shrine of
Akron
Maybelle VanHoose
Sterling Ave
Smithville
Jonesville
Virginia
Frankfort
Germany
VanHoose
Rubbermaid
Calvary Baptist Church
Earl
Lillie Rigsby
John
Susan
Regina Beyer
Robert
Willoughby
Paul
Falls Church Va
Kenneth
Dayton
Shirley McNeil
Mentor
Faye Denson
Painesville
Denver Ford
Charles Hurd
Kingsport
Tenn
Linda Johnson
Morristown
Mister Rittman mystery fuels Rittman name saga
A long local history melts with a modern twist as a New York man named William C Rittman opens two savings accounts at Rittman Savings Bank. The piece details how Rittman, Ohio was named from a railroad treasurer and recalls early proposals like New Trenton and Arkona while noting the postal mystery of a real life Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Rittman
New York City
Ohio
Rittman Savings Bank
al Broadhurst
Ritt
New
Trenton
Doyle
Knupp
Elliot
Akron
Arkona
Milton
Paradise Lost
Railroad
Fred Rittman
Boondocks
William C Rittman
Allan
Mr. Broadhurst
Erie Railroad
Chautauqua
New York
Walter F. Rittman
Frank S. Rittman
WC Rittman
Richardson- Merrell, Inc
Rittman Press
North Pole
U.S and
Mercator
Ohio River
Riftman
Tarnation
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Robert West
Louise Rose
Nancy Wenger
Loretta Lively
Harold Craig
Timothy Miller
Deloris Rohrer
Doug Palmer
Jerry L Race
Michael Acker
Robert Frase
Raymond Banders
John Alexander
Santa
Joyce West
Diane Cotterer
Connie McComas
Dorothy Stephens
Dick Smith
Walter Marquart
Beth Weideman
Lisa Keister
Shelly Jenkins
Jason Rossmeier
Menatta Dingess
Betty Adams
Jerry Adams
Mrs
Harry Walker
Lillian Frantz
Riviera
Sunshine Beacon Journal
George Kinder
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
Carl Bradford
Three Arts Club
Head Start
Delta Club
Jim Frase
Tom Ball
Dale Pelfry
Mike Cheel
Olla Podrida
J.A
Jayceeettes
Friendly Mothers Club
Junior Mother’s Club
St Ann Altar Society
Rittman Volunteer Fireman
Firemen
Fire Department
Steve Simpson
Jody May
Jaycee-ettes
Tony Bartram
Renee Bartram
William Workman
Gerald Whims
Lodi
Cable
James M. Hile, Sr
James Hile
Mr. Rittman
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