Big Annual Picnic At Chippewa Lake
The Ohio Boxboard Company and local union plan a big picnic at Chippewa Lake Park on Saturday July 29. Free rides dancing and contests with prizes plus swimming boating and skating provide entertainment. Free buses depart Wadsworth and Rittman at 9 00 am and 12 00 noon with pickups along the route.
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Ohio Boxboard Company
Union
Chippewa Lake Park
Wadsworth and Rittman
Sterling
Creston
Se*ville
Harold Booth
Ringlers
John Simonton
Slick Sluggers
Pay Off 21 Winners At Ohio Boxboard
Constructive thinking pays at Ohio Boxboard Company as 21 suggestions approved by the Suggestion Committee yield total awards of 480 dollars to employees. Amounts ranged from 5 to 230 dollars with recipients including Thomas Menega 230 dollars Elmer Easterday 15 dollars John Hartman 60 dollars Frank Strimlan 23 dollars Sam Bauman 15 dollars Walter Shook 15 dollars Jay Shindler 12 dollars John Bistor 10 dollars John Perry 10 dollars Henry McDougal 10 dollars Fred Rite 10 dollars Russell Steiner 10 dollars Peter Long 10 dollars Lena Shertz 10 dollars Justin Shook 10 dollars Herman King 10 dollars Dallas Copley 5 dollars Betty Kiezek 5 dollars Dan McKenzie 5 dollars Muriel Stebbins 5 dollars.
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Ohio Boxboard Company
OBC
Thomas Menega
Elmer Easterday
John Hartman
Frank Strimlan
Sam Bauman
Walter |Shook
Jay Shindler
John Bistor
John Perry
Henry McDougal
Fred Rite
Russell Steiner
Peter! Long
Lena Shertz
Justin! ‘Shook
Herman King
Dallas Copley
Betty Kiezek
Dan McKenzie
Muriel Stebbins
Sugar hoarding and odd economy tests in local reports
Local grocers report sugar requests surge with housewives prompting shortages. President Truman says no shortage exists, only selfish buyers. A Chicago shopper sought 20 pounds fearing hoarders, while others left cars running at events and in offices. Local postmaster and city solicitor may explain the tests. A fishing derby Sunday saw fathers and kids fishing, with dads taking the lead.
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Truman
Cleveland
Rittman
Tax Examiner Visit at Rittman Savings Bank
Tax examiner will be at the Rittman Savings Bank on July 27 from 9 00 to 12 00 a m. All who wish to see him should be there at that time.
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Rittman “Savings Bank
Truck Collision Injures Men Near Lancetown Schoolhouse
A Sunday evening crash at the T intersection by the old Lancetown Schoolhouse in Rittman involved Chester Straub driving a truck and Richard Tanner in a 1949 Chevrolet. Straub failed to stop at the dead end, pushing Tanner into a hay field. no charges were filed.
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Chester Straub
R. D. Sterling
Richard Tanner
Lancetown
Rittman
Straub
Tanner
Lions and Guests Hear U N Speech at Club Meeting
Dr. Miriam Clippinger spoke to the Rittman Lions Club and Dande Lions on the U N Charter and Korea. She linked world tension to economic disparities, warned on communism, and discussed Russia’s strategy and the moral burden of atomic weapon use.
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Rittman Lions Club
U N
Miriam Clippinger
Clippinger
G. H. Clippinger
Miss Clippinger
Korea
United Nations
Russia
Births At Local Communities This Week
Birth announcements list six families welcoming new children in area towns. Wallace Booth and wife of Rittman greet a son on July 12, Arnold and wife of Rittman have a daughter July 13, Ray Yannayon and wife of Seville a daughter July 13, Walter Berger and wife of Doylestown a daughter July 13, Charles Norman and wife of Marshallville a son July 14, Wayne Eshler and wife of Sterling a son July 16, Harold Chase and wife of Sterling R D a daughter July 18, Orlyn Pressler and wife of Rittman a daughter July 19, Glen Reynolds and wife of Sterling a son July 18.
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Wallace Booth
Rittman
Arnold Davis
Ray Yannayon
Seville
Walter Berger
Doylestown
Charles Norman
Marshallville
Wayne Eshler
Sterling
Grass Fire Sparks From Burning Ties At Glen Miller Farm
Fire alarm Saturday afternoon due to grass fire started by burning railroad ties. Fire spread to a hay field at Glen Miller farm on Sterling-Rittman road. Local responders contained the blaze with no injuries reported.
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Glen Miller Farm
Sterling-Rittman Road
July Gatherings Highlight Local Society and Church Events
The Hermina Lendy Society hosts a July 26 meeting at Miss Faye Schorle’s home with assistants Mrs. Robert Adams and Miss Vivian Hardgrove. Westminster Guild plans a July 25 covered dish dinner at Plan pavilion with Jane Rolph leading the program and Mrs. Karl Melenbacker as Senior Advisor. Willing Workers Class meets July 21 at Ev United Brethren Church with officer elections and Bertha Simonton in charge of refreshments. Milton Presbyterian Sunday School and Church holds July 26 picnic at 6 15 p m in Rittman Central Park with ham coffee fruit punch and guests to bring table service rolls and baskets.
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Hermina Lendy Society
Faye Schorle
Robert Adams
Vivian Hardgrove
Westminster Guild
Nnext
Rittman Park
Plan Pavilion
China
Jane Rolph
Karl Melenbacker
United Brethren Church
Bertha Simonton
Milton Presbyterian
Rittman Central Park
Garden Club Picnic At Kimsey Home
Rittman Garden Club held a picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kimsey on Fifth Street last Thursday evening July 13. The event occurred in the Kimsey gardens with Mrs. Kimsey guiding the group through the grounds and discussing flowers and plant care. The next meeting is planned for September.
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Rittman Garden Club
Luther Kimsey
Fifth St
Kimsey Gardens
Children urged to arrive by 1 15 for swimming
Recreation Commission notes children have had success with swim programs but urges youngsters to be at the Recreation field not later than 1:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays to participate. Cars depart promptly and those not on time may be left behind.
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Recreation Commission
Mrs A H Thomas Hosts Five-Table Bridge Night
Mrs A H Thomas entertained with five tables of bridge at her Sheldon Avenue home last Friday night. Honors were awarded to Mrs W W Bodager, Mrs Ernest Wald, Mrs Margaret Benek, and Mrs E J McConnell.
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A. H. Thomas
Sheldon Ave
W W Bodager
Ernest Wald
Margaret Benek
E. J McConnell
Reunions and Picnics Parish Event Schedule
Large Pavilion Saturday July 22 Strohl reunion. Sunday July 23 Shock reunion. Wednesday July 26 Presbyterian Sunday School picnic evening. Sunday July 30 Hartzler reunion Small Pavilion Sunday July 23 Minger reunion Sunday July 30 Glasson reunion.
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Strohl
Shock
Presbyterian
Hartzler
Minger
Glasson
Softball Results Highlight City League Round One
Bill Ritter's team leads after two wins in the first round, topping Kenny Berger 12 11 and Dick Grant 14 13. Grant also beat Gene Ditch 13 8. Rittman Collegiate defeated Orrville Collegiate 8 5. Two games set for next Tuesday 6 30 and another on Thursday.
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Bill Ritter
Kenny Berger
Dick Grant
Grant
Bien
Gene Ditch
Rittman
Orrville
Ohio Edison to Close for Company Picnic
Ohio Edison Co. will close all offices on Wednesday July 26 for its annual company picnic at Chippewa Lake Park. The notice invites employees to join the event and notes the closure applies to the entire company.
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Ohio Edison Co
Chippewa Lake Park
Pet Show Planned For Fun At Rittman Park
A Pet Show will be held at Rittman Park on Friday July 28 starting at 10 30 am. Prizes will be awarded for various entries and judges include W H Hauenstein Rev D B Davison and Sam Niver.
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Rittman Park
W. H. Hauenstein
Rev
D. B. Davidson
Sam Niver
Robert Leaf
George Sandrock
Karl Gillman
Willowbrook
Lewis Smith
Kenneth Osborne
Judy
Willow Brook
First Wheat From Local Crops Delivered in Area
The first load of wheat was brought to Hershey and Roh by Melvin Beery of Route 604. The wheat was reported near average in quality as farmers face the annual moisture challenge. This soft winter wheat, used for pastry flour, should contain 14 percent moisture or less but Ohio climate makes this difficult.
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Hershey
Rohrer
Melvin Beery
Ohio
Subscribers Boost Popularity of PRESS As Canvassers Call At Their Homes
Rittman Press gains support from 40 residents across seven communities amid a countywide canvass by Mrs. Mid King and staff. The effort aims to compile town and rural directories from 3,700 local families and highlight the paper as a community informer and promoter of local organizations.
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Rittman Press
Mid King
King
Lane
Rittman
Doylestown
John Frey
Ri‘tman Press
Thomas Birkbeck
Ritt
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Chippewa Lake
Chicago
Llions
U.N
Farm Bureau Insurance Co
Kennet
Leatherman
Bilding
Main
Liberty Sts
Rittman Recreation Program
Church of Christ
N. Main St
Strickland’s
Ohio Edison
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