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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
4
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Local residents led by Earl Alford press for annexation to Rittman due to repeated fires east of the PCA plant and limited protection under Chippewa Township rules. Critics cite missing cross district coverage, lack of fire service contracts, and potential future water and sewer ties to Rittman.
The narrative recalls Doyle and Christian Knupp arriving in 1817 to settle in Wayne County with a log cabin and a mixed community site. They formed a building bee to erect a combined school and church on Knunn’s land, Doyle taught for $10 per pupil, and services were informal unless a traveling minister appeared.
Ralph Krabil marks forty years with the Milton bank in a 1942 marriage noted here. Active in Milton Presbyterian Church he served on the Board of Trustees and led the Carl W. Ellenwood Masonic Lodge since 1934. He led the Rotary Club, a member since 1930, and now enjoys reading the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Wall Street Journal. Clarence Horton cashier, with 87 years at the bank, praised for shaping the bank and his banking life.
In 1960 Rittman propsed growth as PCA the Packaging Corporation of America expanded into the town becoming the world’s largest carton factory. Morton Salt Company operates its largest evaporation plant here and a major local industry cluster includes Ohio Boxboard and several suppliers. The city charts a 1971 population rise toward 7600 as new schools, roads, and services modernize the community.
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