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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
7
A poetic lament and blessing that wishes joyous new beginnings and beauty for a traveler. It seeks resilience through tears and sorrow, urging strength to sing while shaping dreams, despite anguish and hard times.
The narration describes a quiet, desolate world at dusk turning suddenly lively and joyful as a New Year arrives. Streets fill with cheers, watercraft sound, and people greet one another, shedding old fears and embracing a refreshed, hopeful mood.
An odd fragment recalls a reflective mood at year’s start with phrases about imagination and happiness. It mentions a river town and prairies, a new year message, and a brief nod to a New Year’s Run by a Scottish group and festive tones amid distant celebrations.
A report from the Ohio live stock cooperative association shows November shipments totaling 421,809 pounds valued at 1,628,216 dollars, part of 11 month total of 11,880,000 dollars. Hog, cattle, calf, and sheep totals are given with top counties listed.
Public sale announced by M. B. Holmes to clear household items from South Seneca Street property on Saturday December 28 1929 at 1 PM. Items listed include bed davenport sideboard rocking chairs writing desk kitchen cabinet wardrobe gas range washing machine and other articles. Auctioneers J B Gatehouse and clerk O Baker.
A charity ball organized by the Loyal Order of Noose Fun takes place at Moose hall in Cres ton on December 31, 1929. The event features frolic, music by Sam Forrer’s Moose Ornestra of Orrville, and special entertainment.
Frank P Wideman of Sevile died Wednesday morning at his West Hill home after weeks of illness. He leaves a widow, a son Floyd L of Cleveland, two brothers Jerome and Will, a sister Mrs Jessie Gault Kendallville Ind, and a grandson. Funeral services were held Friday at the family home with Rev A F Randall officiating and burial in Mound Hill cemetery.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co will discontinue service to Seville at midnight April 30 1930 after a referendum petition delayed an ordinance setting gas rates for five years. The company cites continuing losses and insufficient customer usage as reasons for withholding supply and plans to reclaim its plant and facilities.
Sterling Mr and Mrs Allis Garver and Miss Peg Messner of Wooster were Wednesday evening a matter of air dns. Mr Roy Garver Miss Mario Bixter spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Bixter Pandora. Numerous pairs and families plan Christmas visits to relatives in Cleveland Detroit and Massillon with several shoppers and dinners noted among local residents including the Garvers Scholls Turneys McKuen Culp and Steele families plus students visiting home from Smithville Strongville Parma Akron Greenville and Ashland.
Marta L. Davey of Kent, head of Davey Tree Expert, debuts a 26 week radio series on the Red network of NBC Sunday afternoons starting January 26 1930. The program blends old time melodies with jazz classics as Davey promotes preservation of American beauty and features organist Chandler Cokethwait and a vocal ensemble with violin and cello.
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