Miss Mary Ethel Cummings Heads Rittman Girl Scouts
The Rittman Girl Scout executive group met at City Hall on Wednesday night February 5 to elect officers for the coming year and hear activity reports. Officers chosen include chairman Miss Mary Ethel Cummings and vice chairman Mrs Arthur Bodager with other posts filled by Mrs G D Hawkins treasurer Miss Dora Wright and Mrs George C Eheman advancement and camping.
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Rittman Girl Scout
Eheman
City Hall
Mary Ethel Cummings
Arthur Bodager
G. D. Hawkins
Dora Wright
George C. Eheman
Girl Scouts
Rittman Church of God to mark 6th building anniversary
The Rittman Church of God celebrates its sixth building anniversary on Sunday February 16 with 6 a m and 2 45 p m services. Speakers include Floyd M. Tate Elmer Rich Peter Wiseman Earl Wells and the Zion Male Quartet. The church began in 1940 as a basement group and was dedicated on February 16 1941 with plans for finishing the 40 by 60 concrete block building to be topped this summer. The public is invited.
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Peter Wiseman
Akron
Earl Wells
Thassillon Church of God
Births at Wadsworth Hospital Reported
Mrs Lester Fawcett and husband welcome a daughter on February 5 at Wadsworth Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Herman announce a son born January 28 at Wadsworth Hospital. Cecil Bridges and Ashton Hall record a daughter Cheryl Darlene weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces born February 10 at Wadsworth Hospital. A daughter to Cain of Front Street at Wadsworth Hospital February 5 with Jennie Miller listed as Mrs Cain. A daughter to Wallace Riggs at Wadsworth Hospital February 12. A son to David Frederick of Swartz apartments at Wadsworth Hospital February 2.
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Lester Fawcett
Wadsworth Hospital
Charles Herman
Cecil Bridges
Ashton Hall
Cheryl Darlene
Cain
Front St
Jennie Miller
Wallace Riggs
David Fredrick
Swartz
Leota Blair Named Operative at Wadsworth Hospital
Mrs. Leota Blair is identified as an operative agent at Wadsworth Hospital in the report. The brief item notes her role and affiliation with the institution.
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Leota Blair
Wadsworth Hospital
Boxboard Team from Rittman Wins Tri County Championship
The Rittman Boxboard basketball team defeated Fredericksburg Art Pottery 40 to 26 in the final at Smithville to claim the independent Tri County Tournament title. They advanced by beating Rittman American Legion 43-38 and Fredericksburg defeated Apple Creek 29-27 in earlier rounds. Schneider and Valgamore led with 16 and 15 points.
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Fredericksburg Art Pottery
Smithville
Rittman Boxboard
Wayne
Ashland
Holmes
Boxboard
Rittman American Legion
Fredericksburg
Apple Creek
Potters
Schneider
Vulgamore
Sanderson
J .Spencer
Leiner
C Cramer
Slutz
Kerr
How
Hoffman
Ittman
Totschneider
Beechy
Hilleen
Rittman
Stewart and
Bates
Heecy
Killeen
Iggs
Milford
Rittman Legion
Totte
Ramsier
Miller
Yiarman
Council Demands Crossing Safety From Erie R R
Village officials vow every legal step to force Erie railroad to fix the S Main Street crossing hazard after a near-fatal Friday incident. A taxi with two kindergarteners was struck as a truck crossed with lights blinking. cars and a work train obstruct sightlines near the crossing.
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Erie Railroad
S. Mainst
Rittman
Recreation Board
W. F Echols
Echols
Shinersburg
Doylestown
State Street
Ralph Kennedy
Ohio Boxboard Co. vs Canton Cush ites basketball game on sale
Tickets available at Rob Inett's and Tom Gatehouse for a Monday night game at Wadsport gym. The champion Ohio Boxboard Co. team faces the Canton Cush ites with stars Marion Motley and Horace Gillom slated to appear.
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Ohio Boxboard Co
Canton Cushites
Rob Inett
Boxboards Edge Rittman in Semi Final Thriller
The Boxboards overcame the Rittman Legion 42 to 38 in a close semifinal contest. Earlier, Walnut Creek fell 49-47 to Rittman while the Boxboards defeated Nashville 46-27 in the quarterfinals.
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Rittman Legion
Legion
Walnut Creek
Nashville
Meeting on school site set for Feb 20 at City Hall
A public meeting to discuss the site for the new elementary school building is scheduled for Thursday February 20 at City Hall. The Citizens Committee that supported last November's election calls for attendance by the board of education and all interested residents to hear details and participate.
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Pementary
City Hall
Citizens Committee
Board of Education
Mrs Clyde Jackson Vacationing in West Virginia with Children
Mrs Clyde Jackson and her two children are visiting West Virginia for several weeks, according to a brief local notice.
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Clyde Jackson
West Virginia
All Scouting Seeks Community Support in Rittman 1947
The second annual drive to fund Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Cubs and Brownies in Rittman launched last Sunday at City Hall aims to raise nearly $1 000 for 175 youths ages 9 to 18. Leaders and sponsors include Cubmaster W D Hilty Lions sponsoring committee Howard House Ed Reffert Clarence Norton Steve Rolph Den Mathers and several volunteers.
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Rittman
Rittman Scout Organization
City Hall
Cub Scouts
W. D. Hilty
Rhonemus Attends Cleveland Tax and Corporate Law Seminar
Rhonemous of Rittman attorney Rhonemus was in Cleveland today for a Cleveland Bar Association program on taxation and corporate law.
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C E. Rhonemus
Rittman
Cleveland
Cleveland Bar Association
Housing Authority to Hold Organization Meeting
The Rittman Metropolitan Housing Authority will hold an organization meeting next Monday evening at City Hall. The session aims to organize the authority and set initial procedures and goals.
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Rittman Metropolitan Housing Authority
City Hall
Mrs Ernest Harrison Substituting at Rittman Press
Mrs Ernest Harrison has been substituting at the Rittman Press office the last three weeks during the illness of Mrs Howard Smith and the hospitalization of Mrs Robert Schaad. Both regularly employed women are back at work this week.
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Ernest Harrison
Rittman Press Office
Howard Smith
Robert Schaad
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Miss Cummings Girl Scout
Church OF God
Valgamore
Riggs
Beachy
Wertz
Rupp
Hobell
Young
John Murray
THE
Wooster Daily Record
Erie
R. R
Thurs
All Scouting
Wm. Brown
Paul Schneider
Marion Schultz
Claire Blough
Ed. Reffert
John Benek
Robert Wenger
Rhonemus
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