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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Page
11
Manuel Hahn notes in Rotarian that tall tales are a national habit and lauding the Burlington Liars Club as a hub of exaggeration. He jokes no football coach or baseball manager wins for whining about their teams, as athletes’ grit defies such boasts.
Parents discuss whether war toys influence children. Some mothers fear brutality and romanticized conflict, while others see little effect. Experts vary from dismissive to cautious, with views from the United States and Cuba, noting no clear harm beyond a point.
The piece argues motorists must adopt a safety mindset to reduce highway fatalities. It praises traffic engineers and law officers for prevention work and urges public cooperation to make road safety efforts effective.
Fragmentary OCR text references a United States bureau and a place named Great Balt Jake. The readable bits suggest a halted lake event or obstruction with unclear names and locations. Further context is needed to clarify entities and action.
A large crowd of children and parents gathered around the Community Christmas tree on the square Thursday night as Santa Claus distributed 1,000 bags of candy and fruit in the annual public Christmas treat sponsored by the Foitman Civic Association. Homes of Cliff Kimball Ben Hershey and A Ebert won the Christmas home lighting contest by the Rittman Civic Association with judges C E Rhonemus R J Krabill and W W Bodager. Honorable mention went to John Rohrer E G Yochhelm O M Forman Joseph Walters and M Robinson.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists varied terms such as dates numbers and phrases like musical instruments Hindu writings and a movie title. It appears as a garbled catalog of unrelated items with no clear narrative or context.
A jumbled OCR passage lists numbers and words including light intensity and gemstones as well as plant and deity terms. Many items are corrupt or fragmentary, yielding no coherent event or narrative.
The local church schedules 9 30 Bible school with Ralph Fixler and morning worship with communion. Evening services feature sermons on Going Forward in Faith and Divine Forgiveness. On Wednesday January 8 there are cottage prayer meetings across the city to prepare for the revival starting January 12.
Fifty years ago Miss Mary Schel bigger and Charles Peete wed at St. Joseph's Conal Fulton. The couple celebrated a golden anniversary at their east of Rittman home. Paul Johnsormr named president of United Brethren church men's class. William Rike reelected secretary treasurer and Rev O J McGee teacher. Rittman Junior High opened basketball season with a 27 14 win over Bondil. Simonton led with 10 points.
The square’s finest community tree was lit for the Christmas Eve services at 6 30 p m well attended. The event was made possible by support from the Ritt man Auto Club with assistance from Rotarians and the Legion.
A speeding westbound B and QC passenger train No. 9 at 60 mph struck a Ford truck at the RH crossing on the brick road one mile east of Sterling killing occupants Joe Geller and Frank Lojas of Wadsworth. The truck was destroyed and scattered across the track for more than 200 feet.
Beginning Saturday January 1 the Drug Terror will be shown at the Opera House with tickets at 15 cents. The Sunday matinee and evening feature is The Lonesome Heart. A. EK of PB lodge will be instituted in Rittman soon. If unchanged the date becomes Tuesday January 11. Wayne County Telephone Company stockholders plan annual meeting at City Hall Wooster with important business. All stockholders urged to attend.
Charles Lambert, son of Mr and Mrs Id Lambert of Salt Street, won the bicycle prize in a contest held at Joe Sparks' Grocery on Saturday December 21. The event, a customer drawing, began five weeks before Christmas with many participants and overflow crowds on the street at award time.
A fragment notes a figure being used politically during his 1852 presidential bid and mentions punctiliousness and attire as part of the remark. The incomplete text leaves the subject and context unclear.
At United Brethren Church Rev G J McGee on 728 Main St plans Bible School at 9:30 and morning worship at 10:30 with a New Year theme 922A. A New Year Eve service from 8 to 12 includes praise social and closing rites. A Christmas night testimony spoke of a call to full time Christian service. Evening service at 5:30 discusses consecrated lives.
The Church of the Nazarene, led by Pastor Bro McClung, held Sunday School at 10 and morning worship at 11. A Christlike message by the pastor opened the day, followed by Rev Smeltzer’s stirring address on the birth of Christ at 7 30. He urged seekers to the altar and was described as an evangelist preaching under the Holy Spirit.
The notice lists Branigan Hall gatherings at First Baptist Church led by Pastor Bill Echols. Sunday school at 10 a.m. radio program on WIW at 4:45 p.m. Young People meet at 7 p.m. preaching at 7 30 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
Milton Presbyterian Church holds Sunday School at 9 15 morning worship at 10 30 sermon The World and Its Need of Christ Christian Endeavor at 6 30 What Am I Living For Leader Miss Sue Rhoades evening service at 7 30 sermon The Suffering of the Nations services each evening this week see Rittman Press for Week of Prayer articles
St Ann's Church announces Father John T. Farrell will lead morning services at 8 and 10 a m with evening services throughout the week.
An assortment of curious local vignettes from across the United States. A Colorado farmer finds a long-lost watch that still runs after twenty years. Barber shop backward calendars provoke laughs and misreadings. Moonshine busts in North Carolina lead to an outdoor meal and jail. An onion machine in Nevada aims to harvest 150 tons without touching onions. A police officer retrieves a Christmas turkey from a driver’s car. Boxoffice poll names Bette Davis and Clark Gable top stars for 1941. Houston Maine’s cold wave chills a storage plant prompting electric heat to save meat.
The text discusses copper as a virtually indestructible supply source and its varied uses while noting limited but pointed remarks by Washington and the framing of the Constitution. It reflects on consumption balance and the paradox of abundance and obsolescence in supply.
A 1908 eligibility note discusses the flag of the Secretary of the Navy and its relation to the President's flag. The item contrasts timelines, noting the secretary's banner predates or mirrors the presidential standard.
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