13 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
1
The West Salem rubber company project to manufacture rubber heels and other products has collapsed after stockholders paid in funds, leaving investors anxious for refunds. The Creston Journal notes the venture, financed largely by local capital, fell apart.
A marriage license was issued by the probate court at Wooster last Saturday to Jacob Pishler and Theresa Wolf of Rittman. No officiating minister is named.
Market list shows wheat oats corn and rye with prices at 60 cents, butter and lard noted, and packing stock Exgen potatoes and wool mentioned. The text appears as a weekly update corrected by D. W. Brenneman with Friday or Thursday cadence.
John Hawkins, father in law of E G Mealy, temporarily in charge of the Rittman water works and sewage disposal plant. John L Campbell, elected superintendent two weeks ago, arrived to assume duties but left early after a brief period. The board plans to keep the plants under Hawkins and will seek a replacement, with several applicants waiting.
Dr WolF Chancellor of Wooster accuses William Chancellor of distributing tissue paper circulars to aid a candidate. He denied responsibility for the circulars and said an inquiry took two months. The man, William Chancellor, resides in Morrow county and faces a damage suit against Dayton Journal. The Journal admits publishing the story but denies harm to Dr Chancellor.
The Creston Journal questions why The Press compares Creston to a fly speck noting small size and unappealing connotations. The exchange suggests a tongue in cheek critique of Creston’s prominence among surrounding communities.
On Thursday morning at 9 o'clock the Wells store in Rittman opened for a major sale. H L Miller from a large merchandise agency has been in town ten days to aid advertising and preparation. Thousands of dollars worth of stock offered at deep discounts, drawing buyers from Rittman and nearby towns as a large sales force handles the crowd.
A Sterling man alleges that investors in Avakin Rubber Mfg Co bought stock with a conditional promise of a Sterling factory. The plant never built, stock sales halted, and buyers fear loss as financing and market prospects remain unclear. Officials may have been alerted by traders to regulatory review.
The annual meeting elected officers for 1921 in the new bank home on Wednesday afternoon. Re elected officers include President R V FREDRICK Vice President J B GISH Cashier C W Hoover and A P Collier. Directors named include R V Fredrick J B Gish C W Hoover E R Lance C R Schendel A A Sheets J H Smith Wm Swartz and Judge C A Weiser. The burglar alarm system contract will line the vault with steel and a move into the new building will follow with opening date announced later.
The Milton Presbyterian Church and congregation met Wednesday January 12 at 7:00 PM. Reports showed a prosperous year with progress in all departments and 14 new members added at the quarterly communion on the Tat Sabbath morning. A pastor’s raise of $120 per year was approved, signaling optimism for the coming year.
A sale fracas emerges as ML Grosser of the Perrenod farm north of Sterling declines to move from the James Turner property after a swap. Grosser exchanged Turner land for a 65 acre farm northwest of Rittman opened by Harvey Mills, who plans to move into the Tarner property soon.
The Wooster Jackson Day banquet honored Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson with talks by W D Witkin and Mrs Gertrude Poller. About 140 attendees filled Memorial Hall as Daughters of Veterans served a full chicken potpie menu and Young's Orchestra performed. Judge Weygandt recalled past banquets while remarks noted price increases to 126 dollars per plate.
Attorney Sjreenbaum of Akron, representing Louis Obaditz in a liquor case, announced plans to test the legality of the Crabbe enforcement act in the state supreme court after an Akron court overruled his demurrers. The issue is whether the act denies trial by jury in cases involving fines without imprisonment.
The Ashland Press, a democratic weekly founded about 76 years ago, consolidates with the Ashland Times to form the Ashland Times. The Times also publishes a daily, the Ashland Times Gazette, leaving Ashland county with no democratic newspaper. The consolidation follows rising publication costs and prior mergers of Loudonville weeklies.
In a village near Rittman a man turned 23 and friends in his car displayed a placard on a public street reading Twenty three years dead. The remark sparked commentary on joy being spoiled for others.
Dean Weimer of Marshallville was named court bailiff by Judge Starn to succeed C. Franky who had served under Judge Critchfield. The prior office holder, Franky, reportedly resisted, but Starn declared the position unnecessary and revived the office later that week.
About two hundred attendees at Bligh School Auditorium heard Dr Byron T Ring deliver a vivid talk filled with poems and impersonations. He recited Riley’s poem When the Frost is on the Pumpkin and demonstrated actorly poise before a ghost, drawing amused reactions from the audience.
Miss Ryder from the east side came to Rittman and beat Lon Horaboy an elevator man of Rio man in a champion checker game. The event embarrassed the local man who boasted no sister could beat him. The result sparked reactions and curiosity about the showdown.
Edward Vial died suddenly Monday morning from heart disease at about 00:00 hours in Rittoran. He was about 00 years old and survived by his wife, two sons John and Has Vint, and a daughter who is married. Funeral services were held at the UB church at 2:00 p m with Reverend Fredman, burial in Knupp cemetery.
The first anniversary of national constitutional prohibition will be observed by the fistman W.C. Tu at the home of Mrs. H. F. Longenecker on Sunday afternoon January 16 at 2:30. Members and friends are requested to be present. Mrs. Ethel Schar, Secretary.
Elmer Dolabahn sustained a severe cut to his right foot last Monday while chopping wood at his farm near Doylestown. A doctor needed to place three stitches to close the wound.
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