Anecdotes and Birth Notices From a Small-Town Sheet
A sprawling column mixes church and community notes with dog license reminders, birthdays, anniversaries, and births. It mentions Chad William O'Connor born January 5 at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, David Copley born January 9 weight 9 lbs 214 oz, Jill Reno Mills born January 8, and other local family updates, plus license deadlines and local trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Mills
Rittman RD
Jill Reno
Wadsworth- Rittman Hospital
Jill
Kenneth Ray
Jack N Mills
Ida Lent
New York
William Maus
Metzger
Webster Community Hospital
Marion Bodager named Citizen of the Year at Rittman dinner
Mrs. Robert Bodager was named the twentieth Citizen of the Year at a Chamber of Commerce dinner in Milton United Presbyterian Church. Judges were Richard Holmes Earl Gottwall and Reverend J. Lewis Wolf. The winning letter praises her church work youth programs and local service, noting her leadership in Delta Club and her support for the UF and clean-up campaigns and her outreach to needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bodager
Chamber of Commerce
Milton United Presbyterian Church
V M. Phillips
G H. Clippinger
Robert H West
A. J. Broadhurst
Lindsey Williams
Glenn Parman
Ben Bodager
J W. Frye
K W. Osborne
F. C. Kanehl
Lewis K Burnett
Antoinette Gaborsky
Russell Frey
W. W Hauenstein
Evelyn Grant
RD Wenger
Minnie Bodager
Ralph Gwaltney
James Hile
R. W. Fredrick
Rittman
W. H. Hauenstein
Clarence Kunkler
John Lehman
Willard Rush
Charles Turner
Dale Widmer
David Wright
United Fund Drive
Bodager
Delta Club
Marion
Wayne County Children’s Home
Cub Scouts
Girl Scouts
Graduation changes at Rittman Board of Education
The Rittman Board of Education approved moving the Class of 1971 Baccalaureate to Sunday May 30 with Baccalaureate in the afternoon and Commencement in the evening to ease travel for guests. The plan mirrors a common district approach. The board also approved investment of funds for maximum interest, paid obligations to capture discounts, and other routine actions. A special meeting was set for January 28 to review finances and possibly authorize bleacher purchases. Next meeting is February 15 at 8 pm in the High School Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Board of Education
Forrer
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
OSBA
William Breece
Sfarry B Williamson
Dorothy K Graham
Linda B Clifford
Safeway
Robert Glazier
Stucky
Students Learn From Weather On Exchange Day
Hittman High School students faced dangerous driving on exchange day as road conditions worsened. Several cars spun, some into ditches. Karen Brenneman and Martha Burns were treated after a head on crash and released, with Karen later needing X rays. Principal Thomas Spear recommends moving exchange to late spring to ensure participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hittman High School
Karen Brenneman
Karen
Martha Burns
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Gillmans
Brenneman
Thomas Spear
Rittman High
Spear
Rittman
Regional ECAR plan links Ohio systems to eight state reliability network
A coalition of one hundred twenty five municipal and cooperative electric systems in Ohio including Rittman joins a group of 374 as liaison members of ECAR to boost bulk power reliability across eight states Indiana Kentucky Maryland Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia Ohio Edison and Pennsylvania Power are among 26 major suppliers forming ECAR in 1967 The effort aims to coordinate generation and transmission planning with a liaison committee representing rural and municipal systems in Ohio A memorial notice follows: Mike Gumbarovic 74 of 370 Hills Dr died January 17 in Wadsworth Rittman hospital after four days as a longtime employee of Ohio Boxboard Co He was born January 2 1897 in Yugoslavia and came to Rittman in 1911 Surviving are his son George and his wife Rose plus a previously deceased son Requiem Mass was held at St Ann Catholic Church with burial at Rittman Cemetery Gillman Funeral Home arranged services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Rittman
ECAR
Ohio Edison Company
Pennsylvania Power Company
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Columbus
Columbus Municipal Electric
FECAR
FCAR
Mike Gumbarovic
Hills Dr
Wadsworth-Rittman
Yugoslavia
Ife
Ohio Boxboard Co
Gumbarovicc
St Ann Catholic Church
Croatian Lodge
Barberton
Rose
Mike
Wayne County allocates funds for urban road project
Wayne County Commissioners, following county engineer Walter Metzler, authorize about 225000 from state issue one to Rittman for urban highways. Funds will widen pave and extend existing Getting Road southeast of town toward Milton Township and into Chippewa Township, creating a south entrance to the city with an estimated 265000 cost and construction slated to start year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Co
Walter Metzler
Rittman
Ohio Department of Highways
Council For
Etting
Milton
Chippewa
Ohio
Hardship appeal process for waste charge in city
Residents facing hardship from the $1.65 monthly waste collection fee may appeal in writing to City Manager Robert Trimble. The request will be referred to the Rate Review Board for review, limited to families with annual income under $3,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Trimble
Rate Review Board
Elvira Dandy 76 Dies After Long Illness in Orrville
Elvira Dandy 76 of 64 Grant St died January 13 at Wayne General Hospital Orrville after a long illness Born April 15 1897 in Abruzzo Italy she came to the area in 1922 lived in Wooster before moving to Rittman Two sons Hickory NC and James of Wooster three daughters Rose Wheeler Ida Perrin and deline Kilough all of Rittman a brother Chester in Italy and 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Survived by rest services were held Saturday at 9 am from St Ann Church with Rev Clarence Liederbach officiating Burial in St Marys Cemetery Wooster Cullman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements Police investigate Stop and Go store break in entry gained through back door stolen cash and checks time of robbery after 11 pm Sunday into Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flvira Dandy
Heffelman
W C Grygotis Named Manager
William C Grygotis formerly of Guilford Road Rittman has been named manager in the nuclear power operation department and transferred to Lynchburg Virginia He is a Rutgers University mechanical engineering graduate and son of Mrs Fra Grygotis and the late Dominick Grygotis of Elizabeth New Jersey He is married to Jean H Seelig and they reside in Lynchburg with their son Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C Grygotis
Guilford Rd
Rittman
Lynchburg
Vas
Elizabeth NJ
Rygotis
B&w
New York City
Barberton
Rutgers University
Fra Grygotis
Dominick Grygotis
Elizabeth
Jean H Seelig
Stauderdale
Grygotis
Robert
Modac
Lynchburg, Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shirley Holland
Society
Daniel ‘Connor
Wadsworth
Chad William
Chad
Tim
Charles Rupp
Cgreen
William O‘connor
Wayne County
Glenn Newland
Wooster
Earl Taylor
Jack Potts
Sterling Ave
Jack
Ernest Copley
David
Ethel Copley
Elm Drive
Charles Dean
Wayne, W. Va
Randy
Tracy
Danny
Glen
Carla
Margaret Berger
Sadie Muller
I. A. Knepp
Harold Laurila
Vernon Fry
Sue Jenkins
James Petit
Robert Riggs
Jim Hopton
William Knapic
Beverly Erich
Martha Mauér
Carol Beery
Glenn Haller
Walter Beery
Joyce Trogdon
Roy D. Workin
Melanie Pratt
Betty Hopton
Mrs
Manuel Roberts
Don Morton
Charles Sigler
Greenwood
Yvonna
John White
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Los Angeles
Gail Taylor
Gail
United Air Lines
American Legion Auxiliary
J. Lewis Wolf
Earl Gottwalt
Richard Holmes
R. V. Fredrick
IRS
United States
Canada
National Electric Reliability Council
Mike Gumbarvic
Elvira Dandy
W.C. Grygotis
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