Consumer declaration on rationing limits hoarding fears
The declaration rule for tanned goods at registration clarifies that having stock does not mark hoarding, and removing stamps is not a penalty. The procedure aims to equalize supply so all start with an even baseline, while some worry about giving up can stock. During the freeze from Feb 21 to March 1, five cans per person may be kept with no stamp demotion, plus fresh fruit and vegetables supplied to ensure weekly food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerson
Draftees From Rittman Sent to Atlantic City and Camp Gordon
A list of Rittman draftees bound for Atlantic City and Camp Gordon Georgia includes Gerald Whitman Doylestown Harold R Tomson Roland Chenal Corliss D Blosser Guy E Bancroft Ralph C Bailey Ralph W Petit Robert R Gorby Joseph Gruitter Alvin C Wlet Wayne Cleckner Rexford Chancey Frank E Bush Clair Brickel Kenneth McCloud and others. They are slated for the 26th Field Artillery Battalion at Camp Gordon Georgia and similar postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFG Signal
Atlantic City
N v
Gera Gerald
Sterling Social Guests and Local Illnesses
Sterling residents note visiting guests from Medina Detroit Kenmore Canton Akron Loudonville and Barberton Hospital patients include Mrs Leslie Hoffill Mrs Charles Goffiner Mrs Gust Resset and Mrs J Bair with Ed Lance remaining in Barberton Hospital patient status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Riley
Medina
Barry Fortney
Clementine Saenger
Detroit
Gistave Reiser
Honor Hart
Kenmore
Ed Hart's
Edna Snyder
Canton
Youngers and Hostellers
Donald Houston
Patty Jo
Walter Afoatetler
Ruth Glessner
Marlyn Jones
Akron
Ben Vaughn
Feamily
Loudonville
Leslie Hoff
Charles Goffiner
Gust Resset
J. Bair
Ed Lance
Barberton Hospital
Cadet Wade Milford Sent for Pre-Flight Training
Wade Milford son of Mr and Mrs Carl Milford left February 2 to report at Detroit to the Naval Air Corps Cadet Selection Board and has been sent to Wooster College campus to receive pre flight training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Milford
Carl Milford
Detroit
Naval Air Corps Cadet Selection Board
Wooster College
Bonds Drive War Effort Prompts Local Rally
Frank Pauly former Ohio Retail Merchants Association secretary and now JA Treasury rep urged Rotary Club attendees to buy war bonds and stamps continuously to bring soldiers home sooner. He traveled from Canton to Rittman with Clarence Lantzer Stark County School Chairman, and praised local programs by Ernest Harrison and El Elsass of the Ben Franklin store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pauly
Ohio Retail Merchants Association
JA. 8
Treasury Department
Rotary Club
Rittman
Canton
Clarence F. Lantver
Stark ‘County
Pauly
Army
Navy
Ernest Harrison
F. O. Harrison
Lantzer
el Elsass
Censorship Rule Keeps Files Away From Newsmen After Review
Even reporters with office access cannot view any individual's file once it returns from Akron. The rule applies regardless of whether the person was accepted or rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Indians Schedule Orrville Game With League Win
The local Indians are set to play Orrville Friday night, aiming to win in the league after beating the Riders here earlier this season. The Wooster game, previously February 20, was moved to February 18 due to referee issues, a county Class B tournament, and Wooster home games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrville
Wooster
College of Wooster
Rittman Indians Crush Millersburg in Buckeye League clash
Rittman High Indians defeated Millersburg 34 to 19 on Friday night, erasing Holmes County opponents' slim title chances. Rittman trailed 5 to 4 after the first quarter but pulled away in the second period, building a 14 point lead by halftime and widening it further in the final frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High Indians
Millersburg
Holmes County
Rittman
Smithies Hold Off Millersburg in Narrow League Defeat
Smithville edged Rittman 40-39 on Smithville’s floor after a Friday win by Smithies over Orrville in the Central Buckeye League. Kenny Seebauer led Rittman with 17 points and Don Starr added 14 with the deciding basket in the final minute as Smithville took the game by a one-point margin. Smithville made 5 of 3 from the line and Rittman reserves won 28-24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Rittman
Smithville
Smithies
Orrville
Estate inventory filed for Peter R Liechty estate
Dean H Weimer as administrator with will annexed filed an inventory and appraisal in Milton Township probate court listing stocks valued at 1782.03 dollars accounts at 379.21 and realty at 5375 dollars The appraisal was prepared by John Ett Ralph Milier and Russell Hart
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean H. Weimer
Peter R. Liechty
Milton Township
Johnett Ralph Milier
Russell Hart
February Draft Call For 190 Men Confirmed
Selective Service Board No 2 announced official and unofficial draft calls for February. An official call lists 7 men to depart February 23 and 70 for the 25th, with an earlier 50 men slated for February 20. An unofficial March call covers 134 men. The board struggles to fill Army and Navy needs while handling industrial and farm worker exemptions. The largest physical screening yet at Orrville drew about 200 men, about half as conscientious objectors, who will be screened locally before final medicals at Akromniong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No. 2
Army
Navy
Orrville
Draft Board
Akromniong
Armed Services
Emerson Davis Dies At 48 At Work In Washington
Emerson Davis 48 former Rittman resident died suddenly in Wenatchee Washington while working for a Canton construction company. Funeral services will be held at Dalton Saturday afternoon with Rev. E W Spence of Apple Creek officiating. Burial in Dalton cemetery. Surviving are his wife and a son Myron of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Davis
Rittman
Dalton
E. W. Spence
Apple Creek
Dalton Cemetery
Davis
Ohio Boxboard Co
I.G.A
Canton Construction
Wenatchee
Washington
Arnold and Litch
Massillon
Myron
Cleveland
Load Limit Reduced On County Roads
Wayne County commissioners cut load limits on 10 county roads to seven and a half tons to prevent spring damage. The engineering department will post signs until further notice. Roads affected include Road 59 and Road 223 from Jackson to Rittman and Road 169 and Road 150 from Road 206 to Route 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Jackson
Rittman
County Auditor To Help List Property Feb. 25
County Auditor Earl Lautenschlager will be in Doylestown on February 17 at Stepfield's Drug Store and in Rittman on February 25 at John Fisher's office to assist taxpayers with personal property listings. The annual period runs from February 16 to March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lautenschlager
Rittman
Doylestown
Stepfield
John Fisher
Homer Stephens Granted Exclusive Use of Herd Name
Homer Stephens of Rittman has been granted exclusive use of the herd name Setr Rome for his Holstein Friesian cattle, according to the Holstein Friesian Association of America. This approval confirms registry rights for Stephens to identify his purebred herd under the Setr Rome name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Stephens
Rittman
Setr -Rome
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Births in Seville and Wadsworth Hospital
A 7 percent pound boy born to Mr and Mrs Herbert Truex of Seville on February 3 at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital. A daughter born February 10 to Mr and Mrs Warren Smith RD South. A son born February 7 to Mr and Mrs Donald Brodbeck at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital. A son born February 10 to Mr and Mrs Harlen Hatten at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Truex
Seville
Wadsworth Municipal Hospital
Warren Smith
R. D. South
Donald Brodbeck
Harlen Hatten
W. Municipal Hospital
Boyhood antics and army training scraps in wartime notes
One evening a boy was tailed by several town girls and shouted You drops in frustration. Joe McGorry from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, reports the engineer replacement training center lacks grass and is all mud. Harried Rittman youths Chenal and Johnson reach Atlantic City with the Signal Corps and get their press assignment while Ghenal files from Wing A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McGorry
Ft. Belvoir
Company C
8Th Bn
4Th Pit
Earold Johnson
Roland Ghenal
Rittman
Atlantic City
Signal Corps
Johnson
Group 11
Fight D
Wing A
Chenal
Rittman Press
G.P
Pight
Rittman shoppers boast of butter haul and return letters
A local business man used a two year old list to mail 200 notices and recovered 91 new addresses. An exhausted shopper bragged she bought 7 pounds of butter after touring all town groceries and markets, highlighting rush and turnover in the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Harry Ditch trains recruits at Ft Lewis
Private First Class Harry Ditch has been instructing new rifle recruits at Fort Lewis Washington for two weeks. A photo caption notes a horse and buggy parked on B Ohio Avenue near an electric pole. A Wake Island hut scene shows four Marines playing bridge when a comrade bursts in claiming 200 Japanese troops are landing on the beach, prompting a joking remark about the hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ditch
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Wake Island
Leatherneck
Return Film But Keep The Camera Plea To thief
Walter Keating of 8 Main Street asks for the return of a Brownie camera with a flashlight attachment and its film after it was stolen from his car. He values the undeveloped photos showing his mother's funeral and begs the thief to drop the film at The Rittman Press without questions.
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Keating
Walter Keating
Main St
Rittman
Steiner and Graber Cows Lead January DHI Rankings
The registered Holstein herd of Ray O. Steiner of Sterling ranked fourth in the county for January. The high producing cow was Harry W. Graber’s registered Holstein from Marshallville, credited with 80.4 pounds butterfat and 2062 pounds milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray O. Steiner
Sterling
Dwight Rochard
George Miller
Harry W. Graber
Marshallville
Rhoneman Addresses Two Rittman Meetings
Rittman attorney Rhoneman spoke twice this week. On Tuesday he addressed the Entre Nous club on What Every Woman Should Know About the Law. On Wednesday he spoke to the Doylestown Parent-Teachers association on Income tax problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoneman
Rittman
Entre Nous Club
Doylestown
Parent- Teachers Association
OBC Credit Union Elects Committees Directors
Annual meeting of the Olio Box board Company Federal Credit Union was held at City Hall last Wednesday. Acting treasurer A J Tucebardl read the financial statement showing assets of 12,947 as of December 31, 1942. Officers elected include Directors Harry Walker Leah Rastofer Jack Salyer Wm Sechauer Robert Steel miller A J Tuceinard and Wm Ritter. credit committee Wm Kohler William Smith E B Dick arson. supervisory committee James Hockenberry W B McCarthy K W Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olio Boxboard Company
Federal Credit Union
City Hall
A J Tucebardl
Harry Walker
Leah Rastofer
Jack Salyer
Wm. Sechauer
Robert Steelmiller
A. J Tuceinard
Wm. Ritter
Wm. Kohler
William Smith
Workman Infant Dies In Children's Hospital Akron
John Joseph Workman infant son of Mr and Mrs Lester Workman of S First street died in the Children's Hospital Akron last Thursday evening at 7. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 at the family home with interment in Rittman Cemetery Rev J T Farrell officiating Arrangements were by Ebert Funeral Home Surviving are his parents and two other children Barbara Ann and William Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Joseph Workman
Lester Workman
S. First St
Children's Hospital
Akron
Familly
Ritteman Cemetery
J T. Farrell
Ebert Funeral Home
Barbara Ann
William Roy
Easton Man Dies After Highway Accident
Orville Hassey, 36, of Easton, died in Barberton hospital from injuries after an automobile pedestrian crash earlier in the week. The driver Michael Malatick of Barberton said he did not see Halsey in time to stop. It was Summit County's fifth traffic fatality this year, compared with eight at the same time last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Hassey
Easton
Barberton Hospital
Michael Malatick
Barberton
Halsey
Summit County
Remember These Coupon Numbers and Dates
Coupon numbers and dates listed for ration books. Stamp No. 28 in Ration Book No. 1 offers one pound of coffee during the six weeks ending March 21. Stamp No. 11 allows three pounds of sugar through March 15. Stamp No. 17 provides one pair of shoes through June 158.
Wadsworth Hospital Restricts Visiting Hours
Miss Anna McDonald, superintendent, announces new visiting hours at Wadsworth Hospital. From Saturdays this week onward, visitors will be admitted from 7 to 8:30 p.m. only, eliminating the afternoon period to speed staff work and address being undermanned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McDonald
Wadsworth Hospital
Rittman
Ieen
Noah "Rocky" Amstutz Dies in Akron February
Noah "Rocky" Amstutz formerly of Rittman and Sterling died last Thursday at his granddaughter's home in Akron after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Mennonite Church south of Rittman on Monday at 2:30 p.m. Burial followed in Wooster Cemetery. He gained wide renown in recent years for his wood carving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Rocky) Amstutz
Rittman and Sterling
Akron
Rittman
Burialawan-in-Wooster
Rudy Sommer Quits Cheese Factory Work
Rudy Sommer a cheese maker at Farmers Dairy Products Co Plant south of town has resigned and will leave in April to accept other employment The resignation was accepted by the board of directors at their meeting last Thursday night No decision was reached on the employment of J A Liechty bookkeeper and office manager The company has not been making ice cream or cheese for several months due to surplus milk shortages
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Sommer
Farmers Dairy Products Co
J. A. Liechty
Women sewers at United Brethren church
Fourteen Red Cross workers sewed garments at the United Brethren church parlors on Wednesday. Dinner was served by Mrs. Ralph Holsberg and Mrs. Roy Welling. Mrs. Clair Stutaman, formerly of Rittman and now of Stanwood, attended as a guest.
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Red Cross
United Brethren Church
Ralph Holsberg
Roy Welling
Clair Stutaman
Rittman
Stanwood
Three Pairs of Shoes Plenty For Most But Take Best Care
The piece notes a nationwide shoe sale freeze and rationing starting Tuesday allowing three pairs per person plus baby booties and storm wear. Stamp No 17 for sugar coffee becomes good for shoes until June 18. L F Dickson of Dicks Shoe Shop offers tips to extend footwear life and urges prompt repairs as supplies dwindle, warning many children may go barefoot this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Foppa
Momma
Storm
L. F. Dick
Food Dealers Meet In Wooster On February 11
Food dealers in Wayne County join forces with the Cleveland OPA office to discuss new pricing methods. Amendment 7 to price regulation 236 and amendment one to price regulation 268 set mandatory percentage markups on many food items and will be the main topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Wayne County
Wooster
Court House
Blood donors sought in Wooster and Rittman
A Red Cross unit from Cleveland will be in Wooster starting February 18 to collect blood. An appeal asks Rittman residents to donate on February 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. People can call Mrs. Bodager or Mrs. Fishé for appointments. transportation is available.
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Red Cross
Cleveland
Wooster
Rittman
W. W. Bodager
J. H. Fishé
Men Called to Akron for February 20 Examinations
The following draftees will leave here Feb. 20 for Akron to take examinations for military service. Howard J. Shidler Rittman Del mar O. Cotton Rittman Walter R. Huff Rittman Walter B. Collier Doylestown Carl E. Ballard Marshallville Carey L. Steiner Marshallville Ned E. Sharp Doylestown Ernest C. Imhoff Marshallville Edward J. Deibel Doylestown Stanley W. Collier Doylestown Herald W. Mougey Rittman Foster L. Baker Rittman
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Akron
Howard J. Shidler
Rittman
Delmar O
Cotton
Walter R. Huff
Walter B. Collier
Doylestown
Carl E. Ballard
Marshallville
Carey L. Steiner
Ned E. Sharp
Ernest C. Imhoff
Edward J. Deibel
Stanley
Basil Hardgrove First Soldier Over 38 Returns Home
Basil Hardgrove of Liberty street became the first in the service to receive an honorable discharge for convenience of the government. Inducted September 30, 1942, he served at Camp Croft, South Carolina, and arrived home last Friday. He has been re employed by the Ohio Boxboard Co.
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Basll Hardgrove
Liberty St
Attman
Hardgrove
Camp Croft
8. C
Ohio Boxboard Co
Father of Ritman woman dies in Wooster hospital
Thurman T. Himes age 48 died of a heart attack at a Wooster hospital last Friday. He was the father of Mrs. Clifton Cassidy of Rittman. A military funeral was held at McIntire Funeral Home with burial in Wooster Cemetery. He was a World War I veteran.
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Thurman T. Himes
Wooster
Clifton Cassidy
Rittman
McIntire Funeral
Himes
Canvassers to Call in Rittman for Scout Fund Drive
Two Boy Scout troops in Rittman plan a three day solicitation from February 16 to 18 to raise 8500. The drive aligns with Boy Scout Week and replaces a canceled community fund effort. About 70 boys participate under Akronares council supervision with Scoutmasters Wilford Boyce and Harold Henry and Rotary club and American Legion sponsors supporting the drive.
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Rittman
Rutthan
Bec Galisé
Akronares Council
Wilford Boyce
Harold Henry
Ohio
Rotary Club
American Legion
Bodager Read Roosevelt Proclamation at Rotary Luncheon
Doyd Bodager son of Mr and Mrs W W Bodager of N Flint read the Roosevelt proclamation at a Rotary club luncheon. The speech highlighted the 1943 Boy Scout slogan Toughen Up Buckle Down Carry On To Victory. Bodager belongs to Troop 406.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyd Bodager
Mra. W. W. Bodager
N. Fliat At
President Roosevelt
Rotary Club
Boy Scouts Fund Drive Enlists City Volunteers
Solicitors will canvass four town sections bound by Ohio and Main Street. In the southwest under captain A J Tuccinard the team includes Charles Plahuta P W Williams O U Grant H I Daniel Charles Rohrer and Charles Grant Harvey Hockene arith and Charles Wald. The southeast is led by Ray Johnson with Hiram Miller and Mrs Ray Johnson. Northeast group directed by Boyd Miller includes Joseph Wald Jack Williams and Lester Steele. Northwest leaders are Wm W Bodesser MOR Ritter De O G Greg Ed Reffert FE G Wood helm F Stocker and Victor Plahuta. Citizens are urged to give generously to the Boy Scouts next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Eall
Ohio
Main St
Boyd Miller
Joseph Wald
Jack Williama
Lester Steele
W. Bodsser
Mor. Ritter
O. G. Greg
Ed Reffert
FE. G. Yoodhelm
F. ©. Stocker
Victor Plahuta
Boy Scouts
Council Moves to Institute Knupps Cemetery Title Action
Rittman village council pursues condemnation to secure title to the Knupps cemetery area and incorporate it into the municipal grounds. The site, near town and surrounded by city property, hosts graves dating to the early 1800s and has been maintained to align with the main burial ground. A new superintendent will be appointed soon to replace the resigning supervisor, while street crews handle ongoing work and a tracks crossing lighting request is considered with the Marion Reserve Power Company assisting. The flag pole slated for removal will be donated to the scrap drive and was originally erected by the Ohio Boxboard Co. in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knupp
Rittman
City Hall
Milton Township
M. Spade
G. F. Ouppinger
Benasinger
Sbsilimore and Ohio Railroad
Council Asaking
Marion Reserve Power Company
Ughton &, Main
Bd& Q
Ohio Boxboard Co
Tax payment deadline near for real estate taxes
February 20 marks the last day to pay real estate taxes on the books of County Treasurer Ber McIlvaine pow, also known as the Rittman Bavings Bank, Cashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber McIlvaine Pow
Rittman Bavings Bank
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