Rittman Indians Triumph 39 17 Over Sterling Eagles
Rittman closes 1942 athletic season with a 39 to 17 win against Sterling at home. Schmeltzer and Graf lead the Indians with eight points each, Ashes adds four for Sterling. Earlier, Rittman reserves beat Sterling reserves 40 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High Indians
Sterling Eagles
Rittman
Sterling
Doylestown
Schmeltzer
Graf
Ashes
Sterling Reserves
Wayne County selects Auditor and fills staff posts
After Dan Yoder resigns, Auditor-Elect Arl Lautenschlager is named to complete the term and will serve until March before starting his own term. He has long been chief deputy. The board also appoints Charles Vaughn as welfare director Janet Fourman as assistant Carl Mathis as clerk and Miles Brucker as dog warden. Commissioner Steiner was absent with a broken leg. Republican Dan Buchwalter is tentative chair with Steiner’s return expected. Republican-elect M. C. Ebright begins duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Yoder
Wayne County
Charles Vaughn
Janet Fourman
Carl Mathis
Miles Brucker
Ivan Steiner
Wadsworth War Job Training Enrollments Open
Wadsworth High School offers general machine shop courses as part of a government program for men and women not in direct war work. Enrollees will be trained at government expense to shift to war production, boosting output and aiding the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth High School
Ahtereby
Court briefs re land transfers in Chippewa Township
Irven and Juanita Musser sell parcels to Howard and Helen Breece one acre for one dollar. Musser couple also sells half acre to Dale U and Maxine Frase for one dollar. Musser to Cleo M Musser Jr. half acre for one dollar. Home Owners Loan Corp transfers 204 acres in Chippewa Township to North Land Ida Edna Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irven
Juanita Musser
Howard M
Helen Breece
Chippewa Township
Dale U
Maxine Frase
Cleo M Musser
Eome Owners Loan Corporation
North Land
Ida Edna Snyder
Marriage Applications Hit North Canton and Doylestown
Virgil Frantz of North Canton and Coramearie Miner of Doylestown seek marriage licenses at home with Rev John Fry presiding. G S Army listed among parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Frantz
North Canton
Coramearie Miner
Doylestown
John Fry
Miller Fined $50 for Auto Death Near Sterling
William M Miller of Seville pleaded guilty to reckless driving in a head on collision next to Sterling on the Sterling Seville road. One man, John Schlagel, died and five others were injured including Mr and Mrs Halliwell and a mother and two children. Miller, driver of a motorized potato sprayer, was fined $50 and costs by Justice O C Frankscourt in Wooster after sheriff’s department charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M Miller
Seville RD
O. C Frankscourt
Wooster
Sheriff's Department
Miller
John Schlagel
Robert Halliwell
Halliwells
Schilager
Halliwell
Sterling
Sterling-Seville
Sheriffs Department
Wooster Navy trainees boost campus life in Wooster tale
Bits from Wooster recall 250 Navy trainees studying and parading through town. Projections show 600 bluejackets by year end, with Miriam Clippinger achieving top grades as the university grows. Rittman and Rome Air Depot notes appear, plus a Barrett diary mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Navy
Call the Hill
Schaffter Discharged From Navy At Home
R Carl Schaffter son of Mr and Mrs Russell Schaffter of Bellview Street is home in Rittman with a medical set from the Navy after training at Great Lakes He was assigned to duties and expected to return to service per the article battered with garbled text but confirms discharge and homecoming
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Carl Schaffter
Russell Schaffter
Bellview St
Rittman
Navy
Creat Lakes
Rittman Savings Bank Sets Election For January 13
The Rittman Savings Bank stockholders will vote Wednesday January 13 for directors from their member base. Polls open at the bank from 1:30 to 2:00 pm. The nominating committee lists Dr C C Orem FF S & Klard and Dr O J Shong as candidates, with one new member to replace the late Dr Lance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Savings Bank Stockjolers
SS &Klard
O J
Lance
County Auto Deaths Drop From 22 to 14 In 42
Wayne county records show auto fatalities fell from 22 in 1941 to 14 in 1942 as mileage rationing and wartime orders curbed driving. Sheriff E. E. Mulls’ compilation notes a roughly 37 percent drop across rural, city, and village roads, marking 1942 as two deaths above the county’s 1938 low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
E. E Mulls
Charles Keating May Be Rittman's Youngest In Army
Pvt. Charles T Keating, possibly Rittman’s youngest serviceman, serves in the mechanized division. He weighs 180 pounds and rates well in gunnery. Enlisted November 19, 1942, he left for South Dakota on Thanksgiving Day from Fort Meade, S Dakota. He is 17 as of October 18, 1942, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Keating of S Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Charles T Keating
Army
Keating
South Dakota
Recruit Barracks
Tr Bn
4Th Cav
Fort
Meade
S. Dakota
Walter Keating
Farmers Warned To Watch Quality Of Their Cream
Farmers must monitor cream quality as they boost butterfat output for 1943 war work. H C Darger of the National Cream Quality Program in Chicago cautions through O A Dustman, Wayne County agent. The message accompanies Farm Mobilization Day on January 12 proclaimed by President Roosevelt to ensure maximum vital food production for 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
H. C Darger
Chicago
O. A. Dustman
Wayne County
Mr. Darger
Sales Tax Examiner Schedules Visits in Wayne Holmes Counties
W K Orahood sales tax examiner completes town visits to help vendors with tax reports. He will be at The Ritman Savings Bank all day Monday January 18. Other stops include Doylestown Tuesday January 12, Faston Tuesday afternoon, Marshallville Thursday morning, Smithville Thursday afternoon, and Sterling and Creston Tuesday January 26 mornings and afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.k.orahood
Wayne
Holmes
Rittman Savings Bank
Doylestown
Faston
Marshallville
Smithville
Sterling
Creston
Rationing Office Moves to Wednesday Afternoons
Effective this week local rationing boards will close to the public each Wednesday afternoon. The public hours are reduced while the full staff remains to work on accumulated detail and reports. The change aims to improve efficiency and reduce overtime by concentrating workload in a weekly period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betite
Seeo
Dehla Rebar
Musser Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Musser mark their 50th anniversary with a family dinner at 187 N Main St the event attended by children Grace Armand Goffinet Delbert Gladys Alma and others plus relatives from Rittman Covington and Cleveland Several relatives unable to attend due to transportation issues and distance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Musser
N Mainst
Grace of
Rittman
Armand Goffinet
Delbert
Coving
Ton
Gladys
Cleveland
Alma
Darlene
Patty
Vincent Goffinet
Donald
Carolyn McCreary
Hugh Reeves
Delbert Musser
John
Covington
Robert McCreary
Learn To Garden Or Dry Vegetables Or Pull In Your Belt
Donald Comin of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster told Rotarians how World War II will alter buying and eating habits, predicting less canned food and more home gardens. He outlined three preservation methods and advised home storage and dehydration, with pamphlets distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Sta
Donald Comin
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
W. E. Price
Frank Gilbert
Theodore Foley
Akron
H.R. Thies
New Products
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
A. J. Tuccinardi
Civic Association Carries On in 1943
The Rittman Civics association will maintain its organization structure during 1943 without a membership campaign or new officers. The executive committee, led by Ralph Overholt, will meet periodically to handle business and welcome suggestions. They will pay their $12 share for the new Service Honor Roll on the Square and pursue a suit against Viers Trucking Co. of Woodville for a 1941 crash that destroyed a lighted sign, damage estimated at $200. The group reports a small treasury balance for ordinary expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Civics Association
Ralph Overholt
Viers Trucking Co
Woodville
Gas Co Earns War Savings Award
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company employees received a United States Treasury Department citation for distinguished services to the National War Savings Program. The award includes a certificate with the Treasury seal and Henry Morgenthau Jr.’s signature, plus a commendation letter from Harold H. Brediow, War Savings Staff for Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury Department
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
National War Savings Program
D. P. Potts
Rittman
Treasury Department
Henry Morgenthau Jr
War restraints cut Wayne County car sales in 1942
The 1942 figures show 180 new autos sold versus 1961 in 1941. Titled car sales dropped from 5840 in 1941 to 3811 in 1942, as records of Clerk of Courts John Ferguson indicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
John Ferguson
Little Theatre Group Elects Officers Tuesday Night
The Rittman Little Theatre Group will meet Tuesday night January 1% at City Hall at 8 o clock to elect officers and organize for the new year. President Mrs. Alan Schumacher announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre Group
Rittman ‘Little Theatre Group
City Hall
Alan Schumacher
Otis Hatcher A T Boot At Great Lakes
Otis J Hatcher 20 son of Mrs Lowe Fatcher 150 E Ohio Ave is a Navy recruit at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. He is undergoing rugged physical training and seamanship instruction while being indoctrinated with naval customs and procedures. He also takes aptitude tests to help place him in the best work field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Otis J. Hatcher
Lowe Fatcher
Ohio Ave
Uife
U. S. Naval Training Station
Navy
Price controls on farm meat sales described in brief
The text states no price ceilings apply to live weight meat animals, while prices paid to farmers depend on the price buyers can fetch for dressed carcasses or cuts. Farmers selling meat must comply with OPA requisitions, as indicated by the incomplete note.
New Year Births Highlight Sterling Family News
A Sterling infant born at 10 20 a m New Year’s Day tops local honors as the first baby of Milton township. The newborn girl, daughter of Clyde Shader and his wife, weighed eight pounds and was born at the Johnson home. Snader and Mil ler families appear in nearby notes, with other county births recorded as the old year closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Township
Afrs
Clyde Shader
Sterling
Snader
Frank Johnson
Akron
Rittman
Palph Milier
R. D. Weat
1942 Arrests Fall Short by One from 1941
Rittman police chief Charles Heffelman reports 102 arrests in 1942, one fewer than 103 in 1941, with intoxication and disgraceful conduct the most common offenses. Offenses listed include intoxication, driving while intoxicated, assault and battery, reckless driving, petit larceny, non support, mortgage prop removal, license issues, failure to stop, highway shooting, trespassing, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heffelman
Rittman Chief Council
Rittman Ladies Aid elects officers at church meeting
Rittman community notes show Ladies Aid at United Brethren church naming officers: President Mrs J H Fisher Vice President Mrs William Rike Secretary Mr John Rohrer Assistant Secretary Mrs H H Straits Treasurer Mrs Karl Kohler Assistant Treasurer Mr Hugh B Strickland Purchasing agent Mrs M R Beachy Assistant Purchasing agent Mrs Willis Lance. Also local social updates include New Year visits and guests from Akron Cleveland Marshallville Wooster Chippewa Lake and Marshallville with multiple families hosted and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
United Brethren Church
J. H. Fisher
William Rike
John Rohrer
H. H. Straits
Karl Kohler
Hugh B Strickland
M. R. Beachy
Willis Lance
Everett Emch
G. F. Fieldt
Jerry
Akron
Willis Snyder
Earl Snyder
Marshallville
Melvin Emch
Rittman
Mail Clerk Needed at Rittman Post Office
Elmer Frank announces civil service exams for substitute clerk carrier. Applications available at local office. Exam date to be announced by the Post Office Department. Base pay rate is per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Frank
Rittman Post Office
Pet Office
Frank Yoder Appointed New Rittman High Janitor
Frank Yoder formerly at Ohio Salt Co in the leading gang becomes general caretaker of Rittman High School. Appointed by the board of education after serving since January undisclosed, the position pays 185 dollars a month for 10 months plus extra help for cleaning and evening use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Yoder
Ohio Salt Co
Rittman High
Board of Education
Yoder
North St
Frank Iurter
MM Health
Seventy more Eastern Wayne draft entrants listed
Seventy young men from Eastern Wayne County were placed in Class 1-A by the Selective Service Board at its late week meeting. The names, mostly 18 and 19, include Donald Sellers Doylestown Arthur Maibach Sterling Jeven Williams Marshallville Tilden Stainer Marshallville Harold Johnson Rittman and others from Rittman Sterling Marshallville and Doylestown with several listed multiple times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Geolective Service Board
Ritt«man
Donald R. Sellers
Doylestown
Arthur N. Maibach
Sterling
Jeven C. Williams
Marshallville
Tilden E. Stainer
Harold R. Johnson
Rittman
Busgene F. Bull
Robert R. Gorby
Wallace W. Ramsier
Alvin
Get
Wade L. Bauman
Charles Racin
Roy E. Dayton
Ervin V. Schaffter, Jr
Andres Vasquiez
Joseph_ Gmitter
Rexford Chancey
Mike Schafidt
Edward J. Gross
Wayne J. Cleckner
Walter 8. Moana
Ralph
Carl E. Ballard
Martshailville
35 of 120 Rejected in Draft List
Thirty five draftees in the 120 man Eastern Wayne draft list were rejected after examination at Akron. The remainder received a week of furlough and departed Orrville for Mt Hayes Columbus. Rejected draftees from the Rittman area include Neal Brogan Doylestown Jobs Jannarelli Stanley trim lan Russell Clinton Marshallville Wayne Darby Rittman Clair Boas Floyd Fugele Grens Rike Matthew Sterrige Anvil Richmond transferred from Pathès ville Vilas Butser Malo John Conrad Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Akron
Orrville
Mt. Hayes
Columbus
Rittman Area
Neal Brogan
Doylestown
Jobs Jannarelli
Rittman
Stanley
Grain ration formula for dairy cows documented
Adequate grain ration can be prepared using 168 pounds ground sheller torn 46 pounds soybean meal chemical 28 pounds steamed bone meal 90 pounds salt and 10 pounds finely ground limestone.
Births in the community including several newborns
A series of birth notices list newborns with parents in the area. Michael Steven to Leta and her husband on December 8 at Alb Hospital. Patty Sue born December 31 at Wadsworth Hospital to Leo Treg or and spouse. another daughter born just before midnight December 31 to Ralph Miller and spouse on Walnut Street. a daughter born January 1 to Richard A. Becerra and family on Walnut Street. a fresh arrival Monday morning January 4 to Earl Followay and spouse on Grant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Steven
Leta’. Oer
Patty Sue
Wadsworth’ Hospital
Sif
Leo Treg
Richard A. Becerra
Walnut St
Mrs. Earl Followay
Grant St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beebauer
Adams
Bchmeltzer
Wertz
Hobell
Rosenberg
Ramsler
Wadsworth
Miriam Clippinger
Rome
Ralph M. Nelson
Russell Bell
Rittman Press
Fog
Ed Rowe
Washington
Eitler
Schaffter
Charles Keating
Uncle Sam
Leee
Civic Association
Otis Hatcher
Boot
Sterling Infant
Ladies Aid Society
Roy Trent
Rose Marie
Larry
Trent
Bam Welch
Edith Curtis
Bucyrus
George Becrest
Margaret Swartz
Fair View Village
Charles Miller
Steve Vignovich
Dwight Hoff
Sharon Joy
Mary Jo Myers
Alle Welday
Chippewa Lake
A. L. Ebert
Cc. C. Gault
Nellie Becker
Lyman Stanley
Henry Bowman
Delane Bowman
Sam Welch
Mary Bishop
Ralph Miller
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