HITS and BITS local notes and notices
Sgt Arch J Freeman leaves two years of active duty stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky. Mrs Lily Nane and family visit Higams from Jonx New York. Order of the Eastern Star meets January 14 at 730 pm in the Masonic Temple. Fred L Wayman awarded ten year service pin by East Ohio Gas Company Akron Division. Ralph West hospitalized with a fractured hip. Fire brigade auxiliary hosts for Tuesday night at Fire Station slot 790. Blue Movies and Home Talent program for Entre Nous Club Tuesday eve. Merry Mixers meet Wednesday at 130 at Mrs Clara Paulos home. De Gillman in Wadsworth Hospital. Dick had back operation, planned weeks in hospital. Firemen respond to first grass fire of the year on Beech Street. Rittman residents may pay property taxes at Rittman Savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Wayman
Front Street
East Ohio Gas ‘Company
East Ohio
Akron
S Snall
Beech Street
Rittman
Rittman Savings
Anna Daniels Diésat dies at 96 in Millersburg church service
Funeral services Monday at Crest on Methodist Church for Anna Daniels 96 who died Friday at Castle Nursing Home Millersburg She was born in Pennsylvania to Rev Lewis and Eliza Edmonds and later lived in Creston Surviving are daughter Mrs I C Stockdale Ravenna and son Robert C Hamilton Rev Phillip Lewis officiated burial at Canaan Cemetery
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Creston Methodist Church
Anna Daniels
Castle
Millersburg
Creston
Daniels
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Eliza Edmonds
Wayne County
Canaan Methodist Church
I. C. Stockdale
Ravenna
Doylestown burglary suspects named in Lorain case
James Ringer and Steve Lore wah of Nova Ohio face burglary charges in Lorain after being linked to nine break ins or attempts in Doylestown. Wayne County Sheriff Glenn Rike said he will travel to Lorain to question them about the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ringer
Steve Lorewah
Doylestown
Lorian County Sdivaall
Nova
Ohio
Lorain
Wayne County
Glenn Rike
Ringer
Loreack
Wayne
Births in Rittman Doylestown Families Journalized
Mr and Mrs Glenville Lycans of Rittman welcome a boy born January 1. Mr and Mrs William Gasser of Rittman welcome a girl born January 1. Mr and Mrs Matthew Hubiak, Mr and Mrs Bernie White of Rittman welcome a girl born January 4. Mr and Mrs William Morris of Doylestown welcome a girl born December 29. Mr and Mrs Alex Kulcser of Doylestown welcome a girl born December 30. Mr and Mrs Harry Carpenter of Doylestown welcome a boy born December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenville Lycans
Rittman
William Gasser
Matthew Hubiak
Bernie White
William Morris
Doylestown
Alex Kulcser
Harry. Carpenter
Decade Recap Keeps Rittman Fans Informed
The Press will publish a month by month "Feeag" recap of ten years of local news with pictures. It will retell important events in the community and serve as a souvenir. Extra copies will be sold at news outlets and the Rittman Press office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Budget Passage Expected By City Council Next Week
The city faces a budget passage next Monday as the ordinance bud 960 looms as the big item, near last year’s 265000 spent by departments. Also on the agenda is the building permit ordinance, passed two readings and likely approved, increasing permit costs and usage time. Council welcomes new member Karl Melenbacker replacing Paul Mogler. incumbents Banders, Ashton Hall A Kinch, Ramsier and Bernhardt win another term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Melenbacker
Paul Mogler
Andrew Banders
Ashton—Hall—_A Kinch
Ed Ramsier
Ed Bernhardt
Win Council
Outstanding Citizen Letters Due Tuesday in Rittman
Nominating letters for the Most Distinguished Citizen of 1959 in Rittman must reach the Chamber by Tuesday January 12. Three out of town judges will review entries and the winner will be honored at the Chamber dinner January 21 at the American Legion Hall. A $50 savings bond certificate goes to the top citizen and $10 to the letter writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Chamber[of—Commerce
Harold Davis
James Hile
Ralph Gwaltney
W. W. Bodager
R. D. Wenger
Evelyn Grant
W.H. Hauenstein
Russell Frey
Joseph Gaborsky
Plans For Private School To Aid Mentally Retarded Children
Dr William Lytle Wooster mayor spoke to Rittman Rotary about a proposed Wayne County private school for mentally retarded youths costing 65000. The plan targets 60 local children under 18 excluded from public schools by IQ rules. 35000 in pledges and space near Wooster. The Wayne County Society for Handicapped Children envisions four classes of 12, plus two public school classes for slow learners. Lytle led the society four years.
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Rittman Rotary Club
William Lytle
Wooster
Lytle
Wayne County
Wayne County Society For Handicapped Children
Trustees Seek Operating Levy for Township Firemen
Milton Township trustees adopt a resolution to place a May primary operating levy on the ballot to fund Rittman and Sterling firemen serving the township outside Rittman city limits. Levy amount and duration not yet set. Wilford Blatter elected chairman. Frank Yoder installed as new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Township
Rittman
Sterling
Wilford Blatter
Frank Yoder
Mayor Fines 17 in court for diverse offenses
Mayor C A Houglan fined 17 offenders for offenses including reckless driving disorderly conduct intoxication and driving while intoxicated. Sentences ranged from 10 to 105.50 dollars with several three day jail terms among the penalties. Names include Dale Allen Benchoff Glenn Bellamy William Taylor Doris Adams Ruth Gavinsky Guy Baker Standard Gilkerson Clarence Ray Baker Don Lewis Clarence Baker Delbert Killough Bith Charles eel Herman Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Houglan
Dale Allen
Glenn Bellamy
William Taylor
Doris Adams
Ruth Gavinsky
Guy Baker
Standard Gilkerson
Clarence Ray Baker
Bascom Lee Dean
Shirley Booth
Don Lewis
Clarence Baker
Delbert Killough
Erie Railroad Tragedy Claims Two Area Men
Two area men were killed Thursday while tamping ballast on the west bound track near the Packaging Corporation of America plant. Engineer Guy Shank and crew tried to warn them as a 130 car freight approached at 52 mph but the men did not hear the signals. Both victims were long time railroad employees and leaves behind families including wives, children, and relatives.
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Erie
Packaging Corporation of America
Salt Street
Allen Kerstetter
Sterling
Long
Tad Carter
Kerstetter
Bess
Bill
Jack
Gloria
Guy —B- Shank
PCA
Shank
Medina Supply Company
Eugene Haight
Dilain S. Schmidt
Paul L. Waddell
Richard Patterson
H B. Zimmerman
Burbank
Carl Long
Loudonville
Commission Grants Final Approval to City Charter
The commission approved the charter with nine votes to two, rejecting a clause requiring compelling reasons for suspending rules in all ordinances under three readings. Officials plan to accelerate the charter’s effective date and extend current officials’ terms into 1961 to ensure experienced governance during the transition.
Watershed petition seeks creation of Chippewa Creek subdistrict
Chippewa Watershed officials expect the Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court to approve a January petition uniting Southern Medina County and northern Wayne County into a 2.71 million dollar flood control and recreation lake area. The plan would form the Chippewa Creek subdistrict to administer soil conservation flood control water supply and recreation development across 14 townships in 188 square miles. If approved the Muskingham watershed district would begin immediate administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Watershed
Medina County
Wayne County
Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court
Chippewa Watershed Conservation Association
Chippewa Creek
Muskingham Watershed
Muskingham
Bond vote delay pushes decision to Sunday
The School Board postponed final action on placing a bond issue in the May primary ballot until a Sunday special meeting. They discussed three options to ease enrollment: add six to eight rooms at West Hill, an addition to First Street, or three rooms plus auditorium remodeling at the high school. Estimated costs range from 156000 to 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hill
First Street
Frank Gottfried
Manslaughter Trial Nears End in Creston Crash Case
State rests in Wesley Johnson manslaughter trial over the August 21 Creston crash that killed Ronald Hooser and Larry Crow. Sixteen witnesses have testified. defense to present Friday as the jury expected Saturday. Johnson, 20, of Sterling, faces second degree manslaughter penalties from a $500 fine to 20 years.
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State
Wesley Johnson
Johnson
Sterling
Creston
Ronald Lee Hooser
Larry Crow
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Arch J.freeman
Fort Knox, Ky
George Higham
Lily Nane
Rita
Gustave
Highams
Jonx
New York
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Eday
Ralph West
North Fifth T
Wadsworth—Hospital
Carrie Mallory
B. Weldeman
Firebrend
Nous
Don Beery
Jack Wenger
Clara_Paulos
de Gillman
South Fourth Street
Wadsworth Hospital
Council
Township ‘Trustees
Arles
Herman Smith
Tad-Carter
Donald Long
Thomas Haines
Gillman Funeral Home
Commission
Rittman_Press
Orla A. Houglan
Rittman High School
Lewis_Burnett
F.O._Kandhl
Burnett
Squire, Saunders and Dempsey
Cleveland
Doy
Jack Williams
Sylvan Wiles
Wiles
Robert West
Carl Bradford
Neil Milford
Charles Mann
Board of Public Affairs
Mann
University of Tennessee
Heanny
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