18 Jan 1967
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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1967
Page
1
Sage HITS and BITS recount Cliff Phillips coming stateside from Vietnam February 10 after service on the Cambodian border. The piece notes a memorable Christmas Eve encounter with Bob Hope at the Qui Nhon PX and the crush of servicemen seeking the comedian.
Chamber of Commerce dinner to announce the Citizen of the Year at a 7 p.m. event. Nominees include Allan J. Broadhurst Leonard G. Over C E Rhonemus Mrs Moss B Robinson and others with final winner revealed at the Thursday meeting. Judges include Rev C P Tozer and Paul H Kinney. Tickets 3 dollars from Mrs Skip Hilty.
Rittman Education Association spokesman Wayne Kornhaus urged a $250 per teacher raise at a Rittman Board of Education meeting. He compared college graduates’ salaries to teacher pay and noted time spent beyond classroom hours. School officials promised to study the proposal as principals cited costs of seminars and substitute coverage.
Graveside services set for 10 30 a m Thursday for Steven Michle Fry two day old son of Vernon Jr and Iva Resol Fry. He died Tuesday at Akron General Hospital. Survived by brother Vernon Ray and grandparents Mr and Mrs Vernon Fry Sr and Ramadan Resol all of Rittman. Pastor William K McComas of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial in Rittman Cemetery.
The 26th annual meeting of Rittman Employees' Federal Credit Union will be held Sunday January 29 at Rittman High School. Holmes-Byvans will be speaker at 3 30. Fourteen door prizes and refreshments. President Felix to report on dividends and interest rebates for 1966. Reservations requested by January 24.
Kornhaus noted starting salaries across majors vary from 5126 for teachers to 7944 for science, with an average around 6516. He warned that noncompetitive teacher pay risks pushing skilled instructors into other fields.
Fire department reports six fires in 1967, an average about one every three days, all between January 7 and 16. Incidents included a 1961 Thunderbird burned in Central Park parking lot tied to Rosie Bradley, a heater fire at Clyde Miller’s 44 Salt Street home, furnace blower motor blaze at Merle Heffelman’s East Sunset Extension, a 1964 pickup damaged at Dee Cook’s property, a Joseph McElne farm fire, and a January 12 blaze at Rittman Dump along Route 70.
Services are set for Slappr 74 a longtime resident of Creston and retired Packaging Corp of America employee. Surviving are his wife Gladys two daughters Mrs Nita Armstrong of Seville and Mrs Chlora Rose of St Petersburg Fla a son Robert of Albuquerque NM.
Sister of Mrs. Olive Halliwell and William Mills died after a long illness. Burial was in Rittman. Mrs. Borland, a lifetime resident, belonged to Sterling Evangelical United Brethren Church. Rev. Robert Combs officiated. She leaves two sons Marion of Wadsworth and Leonard of Seville, plus grandchildren and other descendants.
The Rittman PTA announces first rehearsal dates for the 1967 community musical “PTA Palace” to support a scholarship fund at Rittman High School. Mrs Esther Polk leads publicity. Dennis Antram and Dora Aldridge head vocal and financial roles. rehearsals start soon with shows March 16 17 and 18. Francine Thompson Buckinham, former PTA scholar and Otterbein graduate, returns as a notable alumna performer.
James Griffith of Riftman age 36 was indicted by a Wayne County grand jury for forgery. The 15 member jury was headed by foreman Carl D. Graber.
Rittman City Council plans to extend the six month contract with United Disposal at next Monday night’s meeting. A special session last week involving contractors, the city and township discussed dump operations and new fee structures for dam use, with residents charged 25 cents and non-residents 50 cents per car load. The Nov termination notice hinges on United Disposal’s performance in the interim.
Daniel Baker 81 was found in a locked B and O boxcar near Baltimore last week. He was identified via a welfare worker and Earl Raines of Rittman, a B&O car inspector. Baker, from Philadelphia, was hospitalized in fair condition and later reported with frostbite. No relatives or permanent address located.
After being missing since dismissal from school, Sherry Buckholdt returned home five blocks away with neighbors and family relief. Her mother Mrs Gary Buckholdt 55 Ganyard expressed gratitude as the neighborhood celebrated the safe reunion.
Peter J Lovrak senior at Rittman High School won the Wirts Lions Peace Essay Contest fifty dollar savings bond certificate and guest of Lions at a recognition dinner his essay titled Peace as Attainable will be entered in the district competition ten Rittman High School students entered the contest.
Parents of 240 band students invited to a Monday meeting in the Riftman High School band room at 7 30 p m A Question and Answer forum will address private and group lessons instrumental rental band budget fundraising distribution of band funds uniforms equipment policies band camp and related topics
A PTA program discusses parent involvement and the January 19 meeting at Rittman High School with speaker Rev Paulip Gould of Walsworth. Hostesses plan the afternoon event with refreshments and a February 16 Founders Day program featuring Boy’s Village case worker H J Haydon Jr.
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