Route 94 Improvement Effort Draws Auto Club Feed
Eight representatives from the Rittman Auto Club and a Wadsworth delegation will meet the Ohio State Highway Department in Columbus to press for hard surfacing and widening of Route 94. The route runs through Rittman and carries heavy traffic from the Old People's Homesite to north of Wadsworth, with locals urging action to improve safety and efficiency. Cyrus Locher, speaking at the club’s annual meeting, urged citizens to push for better roads, and the group will take the lead in this campaign.
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Rittman Auto Club
Wadsworth
State Highway Department
Columbus
Rittman
Cyrus Locher
Auto Club
Automobile Club Holds Meeting
The Rittman Auto Club directors met in the directors room of The Rittman Savings Bank on Monday evening. Officers elected were President K W Fredrick, vice president I W Maibach, secretary W W Jarver, and treasurer W W Bodager. Action covered much important business.
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Rittman Auto Club
Rittman Savings Bank
Fredrick
I W
Maibach
W Jarver
Bodager
Initiation Attracts Large Class Of W B A Lodge
A large class of candidates was initiated by the W B A lodge Tuesday evening. Deputy Addie Brown of Aktor attended and a large turnout was present.
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W. B A Lodge
Addie Brown
Aktor
D H Steiner Seeks Display Room Here
Woostner, formerly tied to the Ford agency, visited town Monday seeking a display room for the full Overland car line. The outcome of Steiner’s search could not be determined from the report.
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D. H. Steiner
Woostner
Ford Agency
Oan Town
Rittman Drivers Cautious Amid Icy Streets
Rain melted the glare on Rittman streets over two weeks making driving hazardous. Local drivers displayed careful handling while incident reports noted cautious behavior amid the icy conditions in town.
Ford salesman Beachy leaves for Walker farm assignment
Melvin Beachy, two years with Fredrick garage as Ford salesman, will move to the Walker farm northwest of town after purchasing the property. Melvaine of Creston will fill Beachy’s Ford selling position, with Fredrick confident he secured a capable successor.
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Melvin Beachy
Ford
Fredrick
Walker Farm
LD I Melivaine
Creston
Beachs
Mellvaine
Beechy
Sebastian Klein Dies in Rittman Stroke Funeral Held
Sebastian Klein brother of Mrs. Sebastian Vetters died Monday from a stroke suffered the prior Thursday. He had come to Rittman from Detroit and worked at the Ohio Boxboard Co, living at Vetter's. Funeral services were held Wednesday and drew a large crowd.
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Sebastian Klein
Sebastian Vetters
Vetter H
Rittman
Netroit
Ohio Boxboard Co
Vetter
Gasoline tax receipts top thirteen million in state
State gasoline tax payments in Ohito for 1926 totaled over 13 million dollars net. The figures come from a statement by Virginia Thomas, state tax commissioner, who is a Mt Union College student and visited her parents here last week.
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Ohito
State Tax Commission
Virginia Thomas
Mt Union College
R. H. S. Cagers Defeat Orrville in Thrilling Race
The Red and Whites edged Orrville 12 to 11 at Rittman in a hard fought game. Capt Kindig and his crew led the defense while Kunkler and Boyce scored all RH S points. Orrville's Irvin and Burkey starred for the visitors as the Orrville girls dropped 12 to 8 in the preliminary.
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Rittman Aendete
Ravenge
McConnell
Kindig
Jerry’ Boyce
Kunkler
Irvin
RHLS
Tut” Kunkler
R H Stads
R H
Boyce
Capt
Griner
Brodbeck
Burkey
Orrvilla Sanam
Larsies
M Brenneman
E. Biker
Y Mattis
Burani
Agen Mae Mas-Drug
Fria Byathaixio
Paeguerete
Locals Win Prizes For Seal Sale
In the Christmas Seal Sale in the county, locals prize winners include Rittman grade 6 Mary Orr and various others. The report lists prize names, roles, and amounts amid broader notes on weather and a stray political reference, with several garbled phrases throughout.
Businessmen Hold Monthly Meeting
The Rittman Businessmen's association met in the TU R church parlors in a regular session on Wednesday evening. After committee reports, the club formed a committee of the whole to discuss adding a credit department, which proved popular and empowered the committee to act.
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Rittman Businessmen's Association
TUR Church
Wednae
Steolf
Dincuan
Peter Krabill In Lakeside Hospital
Thia Thursday morning Peter Kra bil of Sterling undergoes a second operation at the Lakeside hospital, Clevelait alnre hie patalytic attoka of some thre ago Mix Jay Mrenneman of Rittman, daughter with he In attendance at Chie septe ranbccade
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Thia
Peter Krabil
Sterling
Lakeside Hospital
Clevelait
Mix Jay Mrenneman
Rittman
Creston man sues for damages in motor death case
Sues for 50000 dollars in a Creston case alleging bodily injury and the death of Jeaner Carson from a December 1, 1926 motor accident. The Minglewood Coal Company of Wooster faces 60000 dollars in damages. Mrs K G Engstrom and her son from Cleveland visited J H Fisher over the weekend.
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Has Carson
Creston
Stit
Minglewood Coal Itdhe Company
Wooster
Jeaner Carson
K G. Engstrom and Son
Cleveland
J H Fisher
Ingstrom
Waeekend
J of Fisher
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