Rittman Community Notes Invite Family Visits and Fireworks
The Hilsheimers welcomed Helen Deri and four granddaughters for a weekend visit and Tuesday brings sister number two with plans to California while her husband serves in Thailand. Fireworks at Industrial Street Park Wednesday night will be hosted by the Rittman Volunteer Fire Department with increased funding. Other items note Mrs Rose Jewell’s Virginia Beach trip, Denise Marie’s neonatal care updates, and weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Ray Staley and Bennie Staley family from Santa Monica to Orrville. Nora Crabtree underwent surgery in Steubenville and Jim Akin has returned from Spain now staying in Rittman for the summer. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary met June 27. picnic set for August 19 at Caskey Lake. next meeting July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilsheimers
Helen Deri
Number Two
California
Thailand
Industrial Street Park
Rittman Volunteer Fire Department
Jim Akin
Chris
Willams) Akin
Spain
Air Force
Jim
Rittman
VFW
Martha Paulos
Caskey Lake
Betty Mills
Residents with Wednesday trash pickup shift to Thursday
Residents scheduled for Wednesday refuse collection will have Thursday pickups due to the Independence Day holiday. The change affects all routes and crews operating on the usual collection day.
Community Notes July Meetings and Gatherings
The snippet lists community events in July including Local 150 gatherings at 12 noon and 7 30 pm on July 5 and a Fireman's Auxiliary meeting at 7 30 pm on July 10. The Rittman Pee Wee Boosters meet at 7 30 pm at the library. On July 11 the Merry Mixers visit Dora Wright on Sterling Ave at 1 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local 150
Fireman’s Auxiliary
Rittman Pee Wee Boosters
Dora Wright
Sterling Ave
Community Urges Contractors to Notify Utilities to Prevent Cable Diggs
Edison raise customers tale shows United Telephone Ohio reports 319 cable damages in 1972 caused by digging. Costs to restore service reached 18623.53 dollars. Moffett urges advance contractor notices to avoid outages and loss. testing schedule listed for several Mansfield streets from July 6 to July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Moffett
Orrville
United Telephone Company of Ohio
United Telephone
United
United of Ohio
Regula Announces Federal Grants for District Programs
Congressman Ralph Regula announced two federal grants totaling $600,000 for the Sixteenth District. The funds from the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration support planning and coordination in housing local government management equal opportunity environment planning administration and transportation. Planning work by the City of Canton is included and the money is to be used between now and May 31 1975 for the construction of two Juvenile facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regula
Canton
Ralph Regula
Ohio
Sixteenth Congressional District
Stark
Wayne
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Stark County Regional Planning Commission
Rittman Friendly Town draft resident bond with youth ties
David Bowser stays ten days in Rittman with the Kellert family as part of Cleveland’s Friendly Town program. He praises the quiet town, cows, a fishing pond, and making new friends. Also covered are remarks by Regula on detention facility projects and a $106,000 HUD grant to Stark County planning.
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David Hank
David Bowser
David
Kellert
Front St
Cleveland
Scranton Ave
Dave
Karolyn Kollert
Rittman
Mike
Matt
Obituary and directory listing update from Wooster area
Al Falter 69 died after a month long illness at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital. Born July 25 1903 in Attica he lived in Copley and Akron before moving to Rittman. He worked as a truck driver for Borden Dairy and Atlas Freight Lines retiring in 1967. He is survived by wife Nell a son and daughter three siblings and three grandchildren. Funeral Mass Thursday at St Anne's Rittman with burial in Rittman Cemetery. Donations to Wayne Co Cancer Society. Roy Moffett announces Wooster 1973 telephone directory white pages closing August 3 1973 listings must be requested by July 20 1973.
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al S Falter
N. Hickin Ave
Wadsworth- Rittman
Attica
Ohio
Copley
Akron
Borden Dairy Co
Atlas Freight Lines
Rittman
Faber
St Anne's Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Teamsters Union
Nell
Vincent’ E. Faber
Lawton
Gene
Marilyn) Ditch
Victor
Armella Krebs
New Washington
Marguerite Kalb
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Rittman Cemetery
Joseph R. Buescher
Gillman Funeral Home
Wayne Co. Cancer Society
Roy Moffett
United Telephone Company of Ohio
Wooster
Moffett
Plans Under Way For Rittman Week Festival Booth Fees
The Rittman Week committee discussed booth charges including $100 per front foot plus 10 percent of net profit for booths with displays and $200 per front foot for booths without a confession. Nine booths are set including Junior Mothers Club PCA Rotary Firemen’s Auxiliary Vics Barber Shop Legion Arts Club Jaycees Chamber. Electrical charge decision pending.
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Rittman Week
Walt Marquart
Rotary Club
Tom Sparks
Three Arts Club
Dave Hill
John Dodrill
John Francis
Jaycee
Lew Burnett
Ed Tomon
Junior Mothers Club
PCA
Rotary
Fireman's Auxiliary
Vics
Barber Shop
Hanrpieces
The
Legion
Jaycees
Chamber
Lewis Company
Alliance
Rate Expert To Study Ohio Edison Rate Increase Plan
Twenty eight cities and villages approved hiring a rate expert for a preliminary study of the proposed Ohio Edison rate hike discussed at Rittman City Hall. Ohio Edison filed PUCO applications seeking about 22 percent industrial and 28 percent non ordinance area increases, projected to raise annual revenue by 39.7 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Edison
Rittman City Hall
Rittman
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Ediso
Edison
Bruce Mansfield
Ohio Edison Company
Commission
Mansfield
PACO
Mansfield Edison
Public notice on brush pickup schedule and handling rules
Brush will be picked up the first and third Thursday of each month. Place limbs at curb no larger than five inches in diameter. Roots or trunks will not be accepted. Bundle shrubs for trash pickup.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rose Jewell
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Denise Marie
Mon & Dad
Janice
Bill Workman
Coleen
Tina
Children's Hospital
Ronald & Rose Marie Goodhart
Helen Workman
Ray Staley
Floyd Ray Staley
Gloria
Michael
Santa Monica
Bennie Staley
John and
Joe
Sherill Ison
Pritchard
West Virginia
Nora Crabtree
Home St
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
Herbert Willems
East Ivanhoe St
Chandler
Arizonia
Dig” United Telephone
Fairmont
Bauman
Hillcrest
Grandview
Woodland
Meadowvale
Greenbriar
South Fourth
West Park
South Third
Maple
Main Street
Erie
Sheldon
College
Lane Street
State Street
Grant To College
Liberty Street
Fairlawn
Liberty
Douglas
Ohio Avenue
Metzger
Seneca
North Fourth
North Street
North Third
North Second
North First
Fifth Street
William Elliott
Minerva
Roland Burelli
Rittman Rotary Club
Dick Gillman
Larry Stucky
Larry Wertz
Bill Knapic
Jack Gessel
Richard Lukovski
Mike Kollert
Velvet
Kollert
Mrs. Karolyn Kollert
Becky
Rick
Matthew
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