Famed Editor Arthur Brisbane Laid To Rest In New Jersey
Obituary notes Arthur Brisbane the renowned high salaried New Yorker is buried at his Alquaire estate in New Jersey after funeral services attended by leaders from New York City and other walks of life. In Britain a royal birth adds a sixth heir to the throne as the Duke of Kent and Marina of Greece welcome a daughter on Christmas Day. In New Haven a long civil suit ends with Jean Annett awarded 161677 dollars for a neck injury from a 23 year old railroad accident, securing an annuity for 20 years despite earlier life expectancy.
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York City
Arthur Brisbane
Latre
Alquire, NJ
London
Eng
Duke of Kent
George VI
Marina of
Greece
Neaf
Great Britain
New Haven
Conn
New Haven Railroad
Jean Annett
Red Benk
Miss Annett
Saints and Soviet Gains Spark Holiday Reflections
In New York City Feeney urges modern saints from St James of Jersey City to St Mary of the Bronx. Stalin’s Russia reports higher steel and cotton outputs and rising gold, with 1937 expected to bring more favorable business, energy use and industrial activity per leaders including Ayers, Taylor, and Swope.
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New York City
St Patrick's Cathedral
Leonard Feeney
Americas
St. James
Jersey City
St. John of
New York
St. Elizabeth
Brooklyn
St. Mary of the Bronx
Quaranty “Trust Co
Leonard P. Ayers
Cleveland
Cetcel
Myron
Taylor
United States ‘Steel Corporation
Gerald Swope
General Electric Company
Chicago Police Commissioner Orders 250 Theatres Stop Bank Nights
Police Commissioner James P. Altman orders 250 Chicago film houses to end bank nights citing an ordinance against inducements to attract patrons and alleging distribution of large prize sums.
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Chicago, Il
James P. Altman
Bert Gordon To Sell Nash Lafayette Cars in Canton
Bert Gordon will operate a Nash Lafayette dealership at Erie Street under the Nash Lafayette franchise. The first shipment of a Lafayette 4 door sedan has arrived with more models to follow including the Ambassador series and the 400. Prices range from 595 to 995 dollars. The 1937 Nash Lafayette cars are described as big and wide with the Nash character.
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Gordon
Nash
Bert Gordon
Primary Grades Present Christmas Playlet for Parents
Primary grades staged a Christmas entertainment in the high school auditorium with nearly 200 attendees. The first grade presented Santa's Workshop with brownies, toys, and a jack-in-the-box, while the second graders offered recitations and songs under Miss Irvin and Miss Goodwin.
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Evelyn Harter
Mildred Eikenberry
Bobby Jim Stein
Santa
Gene Over
Dick Stocker
Robert Graber
Mervin Gorby
Donald Dornan
Lucille Irvin
Elinor Goodwin
Rohrer and Poholsky Win Rittman Lighting Prizes
Local judging Monday night awarded The Rittman Press prize for best holiday exterior lighting to the Rohrer home at W Ohio Ave and First St and the Poholsky home on S Main St east of the B&O railroad. Knox and Toland also received honorable mentions as judges praised displays featuring blue lights, evergreen arches, candles, and coordinated window arrangements.
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John Rohrer
W. Ohio Ave
First St
Rittman Press
Main St
Herman Poholsky
S. Main St
Rittman
Sterling
H. D. Knox
James Stem
Auxiliary of
The
American Legion
Ralph West
Parent-Teachers Association
J. B. Galehouse
Ernest Harrison
G.eniti
A. J. Grant
L. L. Toland
A. L. Ebert
Rohrer
Foholsky
Russell Welling
Grant St
Grant Home
Mr. Wand
N. First St
Ohio
E.G. Yochhelm
Dr. C. C. Gregg
N. Second St
Boling Brothers
Sterling Ave
Carl. Oebler
Ohio _ave
Mrs. Wolf
Village finances spark indefinite spending at council meeting
In the 1936 session the mayor and council faced $4 802 21 in municipal building bills placed in the deficit column while income from taxes remained uncertain. Businessmen pressed for payments as council continued approving expenditures beyond village funds amid unclear revenue.
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Ritt
Kilmnian
Prepare for Spring Shortest Day Passed Almanac Notes
Almanac notes days lengthen after the shortest day. Sun rose 7 18 a m and set 4 38 p m on December 20 21. Monday the shortest day was slightly shorter than Sunday. From December 30 to January 12 1937 sun rises 7 33 and sets 4 15. after that, later rise and earlier set until June 20 21 at 4 01 and 7 32.
Legion Post Tops 737 Quota For 423
Howard A. Bair Post 423 of the American Legion surpassed its membership quota for the first time in ten years with 49 new members, lifting enrollment to the mark and placing the post among larger city units. Only two smaller posts in West Salem and Creston reported quota passes. Commander Harvey H. Straits announced the results crediting membership efforts led by Shaina Ac Hsi Memes and Adjutant L Brearns. The next meeting is Saturday at 8 pm in Legion rooms and State Commander Sam Cobb will speak at the annual banquet January 18 in Memorial Hall.
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Howard A. Bair
American Legion
State Department of the Legion
Rittman’'s
West Salem
Creston
Shaina 7
L. Brearns
Harvey H. Straits
Legion Rooms
Sam Cobb
Columbus
Memorial Hall
Cobb
Wayne County
R. L. White Takes Over Ritts Theatre in Rittman
R. L. White, former Grafton theater owner and St. Louis operator, assumes management of the Ritts theater in Rittman. He will relocate his wife and three daughters and plans two shows per night, with expanded hours and new policy. His father continues the Grafton picture house. White aims to screen films 21 days after Cleveland first run.
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R. L. White
Grafton
Ritts Theater
Mr. White
O’nell
Mona
Nila
Grafton Theater
St.Louis
Grafton Picture House
Rittman
White
Cleveland
Wadsworth Residents Debate High Rittman Utility Bills
Residents of Wadsworth protest rising electric charges municipal services in neighboring Rittman. Clerk Roy Baker reports 1936 charges total 851.73 due to Reserve Power and Light Co for village plants, street lighting, and buildings. Council members sought for relief discussion as towns like Orrville enjoy lower costs.
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Rittman
Roy Baker
Reserve Power & Light Co
Wadsworth
By & Ie
Lowe Sost
Orrville
Church of Christ Plan Dedication January 10
Present plans call for dedication of the new Church of Christ building on January 10, 1987, as members announced yesterday. Ground was broken for the building in late July with Reverend Stobart Tuck of Wooster as principal speaker. Dedication services are not finalized and will be announced later.
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Church of Christ
Stobart Tuck of
Wooster
Tschantz Takes Dairy Manager Post in Wadsworth
Kenneth Tschantz, longtime clerk at A. H. Thomas drug store, becomes manager of the Smith Dairy branch in Wadsworth. He and Mrs. Tschantz will continue to live on North First Street. Tschantz brings over ten years in the drug business across Lorain and other cities.
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Kenneth Tschantz
A. H. Thomas
Smith Dairy
Wadsworth
Tschantz
Techantz
Lorain
Tistant
Phimas
Mrs Curtiss Returns Home After Five Years Away
Mrs Frank Curtiss formerly Mrs Ruth Rook returns to her family in Rittman Sunday after an absence of nearly five years. She left January 1 1932 from the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Rook and was believed to be in Cuyahoga Falls. Her brother Dale Curtis died in 1924 prompting a nation wide search before she rejoined her husband and their three children Gene Bob and Nancy Lee.
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Frank Curtiss
Ruth Rook
Rittman
Dale
Rajo
Gene
Bob
Nancy
Lee
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