First-Time Voters Urged to Study Parties Before August Primaries
Democratic leader urges thousands of first-time voters to study party records before casting ballots in August. He cites Ohio achievements such as Workmen's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Good Roads, Aid for the Aged, and School Foundation as evidence of the party's pro-people record. He stresses exercising rights and responsibilities as American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vox Talis
Freer “Bitcinger
Chesemen
Executive Committee
America
Ohio
Ohio School Foundation
Democratic Party
Party of
Teens ride, river park plans, and local events in Rittman
Bits by THE STROLLER GIRLS note teens riding bikes from the county line to the Creese Factory area. Fireworks at Chippewa Lake resume Sunday evening with a 6:30 p.m. start. A deer sighting near Route 303 west of Hudson captivates the Carpenters as three buck deer cross a field. Corn on the cob comes from Glenn Ziegler’s garden. Rotary briefings cover the Denver International Convention. Real estate activity in Rittman shows farms selling and suburban moves as Beachys and Thom sale spur local listings.
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Chippewa Lake
Tony Weitzel
Ther
Carpenter Ohio
E. Carpenter
Rittman
Route 303
Hudson
Carpenters
Carpenter
Canada
Maine
Southwest
Akron
Pennsylvania
M. R. Beachys
McHenrys of Liberty Sr
Atlanta
Atlanta Box Co
Beachys
Thom
Bodagers
N. First St
S. State St
J. H. Fisher Real Estate
Dairy Jubilee Draws 4500 To Rittman Plant Festival
A large crowd estimated at 4500 gathered near the Farmers' Dairy Products Co. plant south of Rittman on Route 4 for the coop erative's annual mid-summer celebration. Swiss Vocelers of Cleveland and a Negro singers group provided music while I. W Mal tach directed activities. Sales reported included 4000 pints of ice cream and 700 pounds of Swiss cheese. Sheriff Ed Mills and deputies, plus the Rittman fire department, managed traffic. One accident occurred when Mrs Ed Gi gantet of Wright sr. was struck while entering her parked car, suffering head lac erations and leg abrasions.
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Farmers’ Dairy Products Co
Rittman
Route 4
Cleveland
Negro Singers
I. W Maltach
Sterling
J. A. Léechty
Ed Mills
Marshall Chas
Heffelman
Rittman Fire Department
Births in Wadsworth area honor new arrivals
A daughter, Linds Ruth, was born Sunday July 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Ballard. Mrs. Ballard and infant are at the home of her parents in Wadsworth. Also noted: a child born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vaughn, a daughter, Monday morning at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital.
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Ben Vaughn
Wadsworth Municipal Ley Hospital
Linds Ruth
Stanford Ballard
Oak Symbol of Strength
The oak tree is cited as a frequent symbol of rugged strength highlighting its enduring resilience and stature in cultural references.
Fifty Dollar Give Away At Rittman Stores Saturday
Fifty dollars in silver dollars to be distributed by 43 Rittman merchants this week. The first award at 8 p m Saturday will be 30 dollars, carrying over from last week. the second at 9 p m will be 20 dollars. Last Saturday a 20 dollar prize went unclaimed by Mike Gombarovich of Front Street. Ask the 43 Rittman merchants for tickets.
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Ruttman
Mike Gombarovich
Front St
Rittman
Ohio State summer quarter students noted in Wayne county
The first term of Ohio State University's summer quarter includes local students from Wayne county. Among them are Glenn A Sennedecker of Creston, W Richard Bryan and William Camecron of Oxylestown, Ruth Gendlesberger, and Willard Hauenstein of Rittman.
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Wayne County
Ohio State University
Glenn A Sennedecker
Creston
W Richard Bryan
William Camecron
Oxylestown
Ruth Gendlesberger
Willard Hauenstein
Rittman
Ray Steiner Cows Test High in Wayne County Dairy Contest
Three area farmers earned top ten spots for 1941 butterfat yield in Wayne County. Ray C Steiner of Sterling ranked third with a Reg Holstein cow aged six and fourth with another. Irvin Gresser, also of Sterling R D, placed fifth with a Reg Holstein aged five, Herman Blelinger of Deslestown sixth with a Holstein aged six, and Bert Harter of Doylestown eighth with a Reg Guernsey cow. Additional standings include Irvin Gresser twelfth, Herman Bidinger fourteenth, Jacob Schorle sixteenth, and Ben Saurey seventh, all with Holstein or Guernsey herds.
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Wayne County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Ray C Steiner
Sterling
Irvin Gresser
Sterling R. D
Herman Blelinger
Deslestown
Ray Steiner
Reg Holstein
Bert Harter
Rotarians Picnic Event And District Transfer Petition
Rotary members from Rittman and Wadsworth plan a stag picnic at the Cheese Factory grounds south of town with Akron guests and local officials to boost participants for a ball game. District transfer petitions seek moving Rittman and Wadsworth clubs from the 157th to the 158th district, linking with Barberton Akron and Cleveland groups if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Elsass
Rittman Rotary Club
Robert Hickin
Rotary District
Tiffin
Cheese Factory
Ruttman Club
Wadsworth Club
157Th
158Th
International Group
Barberton
Akron
Cleveland
Ohio
Rittman and
Wadsworth
Willard Brenneman Assigned to Air Corps Duty in Oklahoma
Wilard H. Brenneman, son of Mr and Mrs Willard Brenneman of Wayne County, among Wayne County draftees to air corps duty, was sent from Fort Hayes Columbus to the air corps mechanics and reserve unit at Oklahoma City and scheduled for duty in the airplane detach ment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilard H. Brenneman
Willard Brenneman
Rittman
Wayne Co
Wayne County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Air Corps
Oklaoma City
Okla
Route 5 Accident Victim Dies At Barberton
Arthur E. Rose a 38 year old president of Rose Rubber Co in Indianapolis died in Citizens Hospital Barberton July 10 from injuries after his auto struck a culvert on State Route 5 between Easton and Doylestown. He was en route to Akron for a conference with B F Goodrich Co officials when his car skidded on wet pavement. Rose had 20 years in rubber business and was formerly district sales manager for Michelin Tire Go in Indianapolis.
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Arthur E. Rose
Rose Rubber Co
Indianapolis
Citizens Hospital
Barberton
Easton
Doylestown
Akron
B. F Goodrich Co
Rose
Michelin Tire Go
Police News Charge Leads to Fine for Local Man
Jack Gilkérseri of Rittman was arrested Saturday night around midnight for intoxication and dis orderly conduct. He was tried before Mayor John Baldwin and fined five dollars plus costs.
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Jack Gilkérseri
Rittman
John Baldwin
Soldiers Like Coffee and Ketchup Rise in War Use
A report by William S. Knudsen defense production director shows American army camp soldiers drink more coffee than at home and in the navy they consume more ketchup. The finding highlights changes in consumption patterns among U S forces during wartime.
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William S. Knudsen
Defense
Council Seeks Repairs for Sidewalks in Need of Work
The city safety committee recommends sidewalk repairs and notices to affected property owners. The plan, published in The Rittman Press, urges repair or replacement rather than legal action and notes mail notices will alert residents. A Monday discussion also covered removing parking on both sides of a street near the junction for safety, citing a fireplug concern.
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Counvi
Uli
Rittman Press
Saible Tech
Safety Committee
Ertest Fren
Sgainst
Elttortst
Practical Health Hints and Rab bits in Rittman Press
The Rittman Press adds three features this week on page 6 including Practical Health Hints by Dr. James A. Tobey a Short Story Rab bits and an illustrated Almanac History.
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James A. Tobey
Parking changes and budget outlook from village council
Street committee banned parking on the south side near Main and Ernest to improve visibility and traffic flow. A lone dissenter opposed the vote. Signs will be erected and the marshal will remind motorists. Laborers received a 5 cent hourly raise to 56 cents for a 40 hour week. Vounchmen commented on all night parking with no action. The 1942 budget proposed by Clerk McCracken was approved and sent to the county for review. debt payments like 3000 dollars for City Hall constrain operating funds within the 10 mil limit. Mayor Baldwin’s semi annual report shows 377.35 dollars in fines and fees since January.
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Main At
Main St
Ernest
Hugh E. McCracken
County Budget Commission
Budget Commission
John Baldwin
Council
Rittman Personalities Take 10 Day Canadian Trip
Mr and Mrs Hugh McCracken and Dr and Mrs Paul Carey of Cuyahoga Falls plan a 10 day motoring trip through New York and Boston to Montreal and Quebec in Canada. Mrs A H Thomas and daughter Virginia Madison return from a week long vacation to Montreal and Quebec Canada.
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Hugh McCracken
Paul Carey
Cuyahoga Falls
New York
Boston
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
A. H. Thomas
Virginia Madison
Panama Canal tide differences noted in sides
A report notes the Pacific side of the Panama Canal lies about 27 miles east of the Atlantic side. It states the Pacific tides average a 12 foot rise and fall, while the Atlantic side averages about one foot.
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Pacific
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Eastern Wayne draft list shows registrants by number and town
The Rittman Press publishes an eastern Wayne County draft roster listing registrants by draft number and home township including Orrville Marshallville Creston Burban and Smithville with entries from 2 through 157 and notes on adjacent districts. The compilation names James Marshall of Marshallville Donald Graber Navarre Aaron Nussbaum Apple Creek and many others, reflecting the spread across Orrville Rittman Doylestown and Sterling with scattered Creston and Burbank entries.
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Donald E Welsh
Orrvile U. i
Wayne County
Creston
Burbank
Smithvile
Ruttman Press
Indy
Washington
Donovan Jay Elcher
Orrville
Donovan Ray Wilhelm
Earl Elsworth Hofacre
Dalton
Merle L
Haltiwell
Sterling
Jerry H Stutzman
Apple Crook
Edward A Deibel
Doslestown
Milo Robert Houmard
Richard Allen Smucker
Harold Willis Snyder
Ht. Sterling
Wm R. Keister
Marshallville
Don EB. Bilderback
Floyd Jr Futter
Willard S Lehman
Louis Richard
Robert H BicGrow
Glenn A Korns
Frederick
Kenneth M. Dandemiller
Doylestown
Richard J Bedner
Richard H. Hochstetler
Victor Otto Thomas
Ernest E. Howell
John Racin
Harold Theodore Stambaugh
Robert L. Howell
Rittman
Ralph E Vernon, Jr
Lawrence
Ronald M. Bosley
Verne M. Blosser
Eldo
Harry Curie
George I. Haueter
Mose D. Yoder
Apple Creek
Junior H. Baus
Walter H. Wyss
Joseph_J. Exdy
Navarre
Uriah
D. .Weaver
Willim A. Morrison
Doytestown
Ralph O. Horst
Marshaliville
Ernest W. Demlow
Orrdile
Charles V. Roth
Donald Samuel Britton
Rittman i Levi & Yotrr
Donald E Weith
Kent Seely
Warren Franklin Falk
Orte Bukey
Dalvis E. Nussbaum
Apple
Jane Steiner Ritiman
George E. McClelland
Dal
Albert Ruery
Rot Orrvittie
Melvi C Perry
Thomas J
Glenn D Hoover
George Getser
Andy Cnitter
Omer Dale Steffen
Harold Wilbur Hoffman
Fredericksburg
George R. Croft
Simon
Hershberger
James V Marshall
Levi L Kuhns
Morlo
Jackson
N. Law
Angelo F Chatterelli
Nevin Carl Melfer
Dan D Hostetler
Fred
William E Harvey
Man
Walter Breck
Wayne F Hans
Myron R. Fetter
Orrvilla
Harry A Carter
William Strimlan
Roy Ezra Miller
Beach City
Gerald Emmott Leighty
Harold J Coffinet
Ralph Emerson Wertz
Doyles
Town of
Wilam J Shifferly
Joe E Hershberger
Robert EB
Simonton
Melvin B. Miller
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First Brethren Church
Pare
Glenn Zieglers
Ted Rader
Glenn Brenneman
Doc Pease
Denver Tech
Doc
Ed Gigandet
Victor
del Baker
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Nationals
Detroit
Iceland
Roosevelt
U.S Navy
Great Britain
M. Gombarovich
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Route 5
Police News
Alse
Erte St
Vounchmen
Wyattington
Nat
Reident
James Vo Marshall
Mar- Malls
Donald W Graber
Michael E Hatch R
Maynard G Gasver
Max Ronald Varian
Laurence R Myers
Henry A Miller
Apple Crk
Isaiah Falk
Marvin G Lehman
Arthur L. Amstutz
Charles F Garrison
Ster
Alton H. Nolt
Joseph Marciino
David R-Bachman
Clyde John Lindeman
Hewn
Wilmer D. Baer
t-Marshallvile
Charles W. Lepley
Jacob R. Troyer
Doyle H Bonnell
Alphie L. Maibach
Ater
Ling i
Freeman E. Rufener
John W Eberly
William Retersheim
James F Clark
Robert D Fugitt
Lester L. Steiner
Fred L. Miller
William H Maag
Delbert O Hall
Eli A. Yoder
Frad’burg
Robert—Cla
Ward A Yurman Rittman
Russell R Rehm
Charles C. Moore
Donald E. Stepfield
Joni T Hostetler
LeRoy Berger
Eugene Russell Bigler
Ralph M Graber
Doyle Woodrow Hoffman
Noah D Mast
Joseph L. Dietry
Lee J Springer
Clifford Dale Poulson
Robert W. Fishburn
Edward Gust Gilet
Herman Clifford Perry
Benault Romich
Eugene G. Markley
Ay Creshen
Clayton F. _Lautzenhelser
William ©. Tegtmeier
We ‘Bixbank Fs
Stanley LeRoy Morris
Burban
Gerald H.bowman
Paul Maurice Younker
John M. Cocxrell
Saris Seute
Willans “Fy
MacConahay
Wire Bank
Dele D. Gallian
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