Serious Accident Ends in Tragedy for Emanuel Blough
Emanuel Blough suffered a severe fall Sunday while descending his cellar stairs at his Main Street home. He remained unconscious and died Wednesday night after doctors prepared for possible surgery. Services set at Mt Zion Church after a home service led by Rev DeFvent.
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Emanuel Blough
Ins
Mainst
Blough
Alexander
Stoll of
Wooster
DeFvent
Mt. Zion Church
Bank Will Build New Facility In Rittman
Directors of the Rittman Savings Bank awarded a contract to A Moorman Co of St Paul to construct a one story brick bank building with a stone front on the lot south of the Realty Block. Construction starts in spring and should take about five months. The bank scrapped remodeling the Youth room due to high cost.
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Rittman Savings Bank
Rittman Realty
A. Moorman & Co
St. Paul
Woman suffrage comes nearer as states ratify
Twenty seven states have ratified the national constitutional amendment granting women the vote and thirty six are needed for adoption. Seventeen states have not acted, four southern states may reject, leaving thirteen states to potentially provide the remaining ratifications. Several are expected to approve, making final passage seem likely.
Market Corrections In Rural Timetables And Prices
A fragment from a rural market page shows corrected Thursday listings for commodities like wheat oats corn and rye with several decipherable price hints. It references dairy and eggs with prices and notes barter type entries among intermittent legible terms and garbled OCR text.
Rubber factory plan discussed at Rittman meeting
A hastily called council chamber meeting in Rittman explored locating a rubber factory in the town. Mr. Hale of Cleveland warned against small projects and urged a capitalized company of at least 500000 with daily output up to 1000 tires, noting stock should be common and promoter commissions cut.
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Council
Rittman
Hale
Cleveland
Ideal Tire & Rubber Co
McCallum
Akron
Mulewond
Mesers Hale and McCallum
Messers. Hale and McCallum
Mann
Peter Martin Dies Sudden in Rittman Boarder Home
Peter Martin 53, a wanderer with no known relatives, died suddenly at 11 p m in his room at Edward Whitman’s house where he was a boarder. Cause given as heart disease. He moved to Rittman two to three years ago and worked at Ohio Salt Co. Life likely extinct when found.
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Peter Martin
Rittman
Edward Whitman
Martin
Whitman
Ohio Salt Co
Fire protection fund for Sterling spark of civic effort
A Sterling resident reports a $2500 subscription fund for a chemical fire engine after a 2 year ago blaze damaged half the business area. Most citizens pledged, but Solon Prior reportedly refused, drawing suspicions about the group asking for funds and the purpose of the drive.
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Sterling
Solon
Sollon
Paving Contract Awarded For Salt Street Work
At the Monday council session A G Tripper won the paving contract for Salt Street at 35059.02 after changes narrowing the street and shortening its length. Filler type disputed with tar filler chosen at extra cost. bonds and park purchase debates postponed pending state relief legislation and Columbus action. The pool room closing ordinance was debated with no action but potential tighter regulations planned next meeting.
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A. G. Tripper
Salt St
Industrial St
Ohio Boxboard
Ohio Salt Co
Saltst
Mowery
Wooster
Board of Education
Board of Awards
Supt. Laib
Salt Company
Rittman Park
Solcitor Hoover
Council
Cox
Rittman
Columbus
Shackleford
Mrs Adelbert Miller Gead Dies After Illness
Mrs Adelbert Miller of Sterling Avenue died of double pneumonia in the early hours Thursday after a week long illness. She was about thirty, wife of Adelbert Miller, with no children. Daughter of Mr and Mrs George Flickinger of Smithville, she was well known locally. Her husband’s parents are Mr and Mrs Cornelius Miller. Further details could not be learned.
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Adelbert. Miller
Ion Sterling Ave
Schaffter House
George
S Flickinger
Dar Smithville
Cornelius
Kent Holding Revival Services in Cres ton Parish
Haney L Kent told The Press in Rittman that while away he held evangelistic services at a Cres ton country church and would finish this week then return. He asked for a retraction about last week’s piece but The Press declined noting only one error: Kent did not leave Rittman by automobile, the car was in a single garage.
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Haney L. Kent
Rittman
Creston
Kent
Siglet
Flu Outbreak and Illnesses Reported in Rittman Area
The notice details multiple illness cases in Rittman including influenza quarantines at the Webner and Landis homes, a pneumonia illness in Willis Blough, and pneumoma in John Gerberich and family. Also reported are Roy Dingey's upcoming operation, Frank Webner's return home, and D L Fredrick's horse accident with bruises but no broken bones. Residents note Wooster fearing about 400 flu cases.
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Roy Dingey
Barberton Hospital
Stepfield
Dingey
Willis Blough
John Gerberich
Landis
Sigler Hotel
Rittman
Wooster
D. L. Fredrick
Mr. Fredrick
Dr Gregg Attends Akron Dental Meeting
Dr. C. C. Gregg will attend the regular dental meeting at Akron City Club Friday evening. Dr Boyd Gardner of Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn will speak on facial infection of teeth as related to systemic diseases, illustrating with stereopticon. The medical profession is invited and local doctors may also attend.
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C. C. Gregg
Akron
Akron City Club
Boyd Gardner
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Baby Wanda Faye Castor Born in Sterling
Mr and Mrs C L Castor announce the birth of a daughter Wanda Faye in Sterling. Weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces, born at 2 45 p m. Mrs Castor is related to Dr Toland who helped usher the infant into the world. All are doing well.
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C. E. Castor
C. L. Castor
Sterling
Stork
Wanda Faye
Soldier lies in honor for gallant service in France
Lieut Howard Allen Bair, who died in action in France just days before the armistice, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in a War Department announcement. His mother and relatives live in Rittman, while his father, David Bair, died in France.
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Howard Allen Bair
France
War Department
Washington
Bair
Rittman
David ‘Bair
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Mrs. Adelbert Miller
Gead
Kent Holding Revival Services
DR. Gregg
United States
Federal Reserve System
Wayne County
U. S. Postal
Church of Christ
Milton Presbyterian Church
Employment Bureau OF the Ohio Companies
America
Nanley-Baineson
A. G. Darling
Rittman, Ohio
Wadsworth, Ohio
Barnand & Hamilton
Huffman’ &Keller
So. Pardee St.wadsworth, O
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