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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
8
The State Highway Department announces free maps of Ohio's highway system for travelers planning vacations or weekend trips. O. W. Merrell urges early requests as supplies are limited, with applications to be sent to the State Highway Department in Columbus.
The Waldvogel bill expands indebtedness limits for political subdivisions enabling cities counties and townships to participate in federal public works grants amounting to 36 percent of materials and labor. It also grants Governor White power to set fair trade agreements aligned with national recovery authority for interstate commerce.
The Governor’s Work Project Development Committee mobilizes public works for state and local government. Interim state administrator pending appointment, with help from the State Relief Commission and State Highway Department, advances preliminary details to speed Ohio’s recovery program.
The State Highway Department under Highway Director O W Merrell promotes expert heating with liner vats for road paving. One mile sections in Putnam and Van Wert counties would use frame-pound surfaces with one inch mat and asphalt composition to reduce spatter during traffic. A survey seeks Atlas material placement and feasibility.
The commission names George TH Meeker Mansfield as chair for a one year term by Governor White. Other commissioners are Trandall Anderson Youngstown, James A Shevlin Lancaster, and Isaac Collins Lancaster with two Democrats and two Republicans represented.
A reader complaints that contestants asking for votes in the Kroger refrigerator contest irritate customers. They urge readers to vote with purchases elsewhere and hope the letter prompts changes.
Sohio brings a traveling outdoor talking picture show titled The Little Theater Under the Star. The mobile unit, a specially designed motor truck, presents a two reel film The Criminal on the Spot, four cartoons, a feature Sahito on the Air, and various scenic peg figures as it tours communities.
Ohio State University researchers report eradication of common barberry will reduce early spring wheat rust epidemics. The survey notes that past infections were localized to Fulton County and other areas, with two bills tied to signatures and ballot petitions facing legal challenges in the Ohio Supreme Court.
In a letter to The Press, Charles A. Snyder reaffirms support for municipal electric service in Rittman, urging transmission lines and local generation with favorable financing. He criticizes current rates, pledges to push fair reductions in the gas contract, and notes likely street lighting improvements if elected mayor.
Ohio fruit growers increasingly use canvas hose and pine lime irrigation to protect orchards from drought. C E Dutton of Ohio Orchard Company Milford Center reports irrigated Rome Beatty trees cost 1130 dollars per acre, yield up 25 percent, and value rise to 6680 dollars per acre due to higher yield and quality. Water delivery uses ooze hoses in Ulpharedi orchards.
The United Brethren church calendar lists services and Bible School at 9:30, 10:39 morning, and 7:30 evening led by Rev. C J McGee. Wayne County’s wheat crop rose to about a million dollars in value today, up from roughly half a million two months ago due to rising prices toward $1 per bushel.
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