State To Resurface Highway 94 In August For Route 94 Near Rittman
The state highway department will resurface Route 94 south of Rittman with an inch of 80 lb bituminous mix starting around August 15. State Engineer T K Trautman said the project is a year one measure funded by gas tax money, with hopes for future widening and complete rebuilding sought by local business leaders.
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South Main Street
Rittman
T K Trautman
Rittman Press
Chamber of Commerce
Ashland
State Highway Department
Trautman
Joseph Tomsic
Melvin R Ritter
Harold Rich
Chamber
R Graham Hungey
Rittman Group
S Main St
E Rhonemus
Columbuseds
Instructors Sought For Rittman Wadsworth Swimming Program
Organizers John Mahoney and Jim Van Gilder urge qualified swimming instructors with current certificates. They searched Rittman without success. program for Rittman children in Wadsworth may collapse without a valid instructor card.
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Rittman
Wadsworth
John Mahoney
Jim van Gilder
Betsy the Coons in Central Park Rittman
Betsy, a friendly coon adopted in Rittman four months ago, lives in the monkey cage with keeper Alpheus Goffinet. The small animal loves candy, follows staff, and is labeled a male despite no boy friends, endearing to children who named her Betsy.
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Rittman
Betsy the Coon
Central Park
Betsy
Alpheus Goffinet
Park
Goffinet
75 Rittman Children Visit Cleveland for Tribe-Yankee Game
About 75 Rittman youngsters journeyed to Cleveland Tuesday for a Tribe Yankee game before roughly 20,000 fans. Hogan hit a home run to pace a showy Indians performance while Junior Stuff wandered off briefly to the docks before being found. Jim Van Gilder led the program with support from Rev. L W Marvin Harold Mongey Harry Walker Russell Riggs Rev D R Bennett Howard Daley Charlie Wald E J McConnell Tom Muller Vernon Steiner and several spouses.
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Rittman
Cleveland
Hogan
Jim van Gilder
Jim
L W. Marvin
Harold Mongey
Harry Walker
Russell Riggs
D. R. Bennett
Howard Daley
Charlie Wald
E. J. McConnell
Tom Muller
Vernon Steiner
James Frye
Jack Williams
R E. O’brien
E. J McConnell
U Kum Club Secret Pal Idea Noted In Meeting Notice
A notice outlines a U Kum club secret pal system where members draw names at year start and give gifts on special occasions. Names revealed at year end. The piece contrasts a cool spell with record heat and notes Wayne county not trimming weeds on county roads unlike Holmes, Knox and Tuscarawas counties as observed by Mayor A L Carpenter of Marshallville.
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U-Kum Club
Wayne County
Holmes
Knox
Tuscarawas
A. L. Carpenter
Marshallville
Hawkshaw Hawkins Set at Orr Theatre July 28
Correction notes a Typographical error on page 9 and confirms Hawkshaw Hawkins will perform at the Orr Theatre on Thursday July 28.
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Hawkshaw Hawkins
Orr Theatre
Thurs
Instructor Wanted for Swimming Program Card Contact
Help needed to recruit an instructor for a local swimming project. Contact John Mahoney for details on joining, scheduling, and responsibilities.
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Cottact
John Mahoney
Pool program for non swimmers moves ahead next Wednesday
Mrs Yockey cannot teach due to lost help but Jim Van Gilder and Don Baker will assist instructors. The plan targets grade school children who are non swimmers and will run 10 to 11 am every Wednesday from start until school begins with transportation if needed and no charge for pool use.
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Yockey
Jim van Gilder
Don Baker
Local Births Record New Bremen and Cleveland Families
A series of birth announcements: a son to Mr and Mrs B K Furry of New Bremen Ohio with Mrs Furry formerly Eleanor Coffman of Rittman. a daughter to Mr and Mrs L J Vinson of E Circuit Road. a son to Mr and Mrs Leroy Ott of Cleveland with Mrs Ott formerly Betty Miller of Rittman.
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B. K. Furry
New Bremen
Furry
Eleanor Coffman
Rittman
L J Vinson
E Circuit Rd
Leroy Ott
Cleveland
Ott
Betty Miller
Park Activities and Reunions Schedule
A schedule lists events at a park with two pavilions. The Large Pavilion hosts Shoals Reunion on July 2b and Shdok Reunion on July 24 and a Boy Scout picnic at Wadsworth Lutheran Church on July 25. The Small Pavilion hosts Minger Reunion on July 24.
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Shoals
Sun
Shdok
Wadsworth Lutheran Church
Minger
Carnival Fever Hits Sterling and Marshallville Carnivals
Sterling and Marshallville hosted open season carnivals featuring booths games and music. In Sterling a rolling-ball game and Dalton and the Dokey Drum Corp from Cleveland drew crowds while Marshallville highlighted a fish-pole hoop game and fire department food stands. Prizes were awarded as Johnny Erwin and Jimmy Bechiol won the final prizes. Committee heads included Paul Glessner and Harry Werntz with help from the Doylestown Fire Dept. Both events were reported as successes.
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Sterling
Marshallville
Knights of Pythias
Dalton
Dokey Drum Corp
Cleveland
Johnny Erwin
Jimmy Bechiol
Harry Werntz
Chas Berlin
Harold Shidler
Doylestown
Push Ticket Sales For Chip Carnival
Ticket sales for the Doylestown Carnival drawn prizes Aug 15 and 16 are stepped up with the American Legion Lions Club Fire Department and Firemen's Auxiliary sponsoring in turn. A supper picnic at Memorial Park will honor the Firemen and the automobile prize will be on display next Sunday at Geauga Lake during the Tri-County Firemen's Field Day led by L B Witschey.
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Doylestown
American Legion
Lions Club
Fire Department
Memorial Park
Geauga Lake
Tri- County
Witschey
Creston and Sterling Power Cut for Upgrades
Creston and Sterling will lose electrical power from 7 to 9 a.m. next Wednesday as Ohio Public Service Company installs new equipment to protect lines from lightning. Manager H C Longworth says the project aims to improve future service and that the morning two hour window minimizes impact on rural and town customers.
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Creston
Sterling
H C Longworth
Ohio Public Service Company
Longworth
Rittman
Union Election Date Set for August 2nd
The Ohio Box plant schedules an August 2 election between rival unions. Conducted by the National Labor Relations board, voting runs 5 30 am to 12 pm between shifts as the plant operates. The vote decides whether the A F L Pulp and Sulphite Workers Union or the CIO United Paper Workers will be the bargaining agent.
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Ohio Box Board
Forrest B Husch
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L. Pulp and Sulphite Workers Union
C I O United Paper Workers
Largest Crowd At Merchants' Drawing
The season’s largest crowd attended the merchants drawing in Rittman. Winners were W. E. Hoskinson who won 50 dollars, Laurence Sprowl who won 30 dollars, and Tracey Smith who won 10 dollars. Merchants will offer 75 dollars in bonus gifts this Saturday at 8:30 PM near Salt and Main Street.
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Rittman Merchants
W. E. Hoskinson
S. First St
Laurence Sprowl
Ohio Ave
Tracey Smith
Brook Lane
Rittman
Salt and
N Main Street
Guns Found Tied to North Fairfield Bank Robbery
Two guns believed used by Paul Boyes and James Perry were found at the Virgil Fair farm west of Wooster after they changed a flat tire nearby. Homer Jackson located the firearms following the robbery.
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Paul Boyes
James Perry
North Fairfield
Virgil Fair Farm
Wooster
Homer Jackson
Tillie Krabilk 80 Dies in Sterling
Tillie Krabilk age 80 of Sterling died at 230 Wednesday morning at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital. She was a lifelong Milton Township resident and member of Wadsworth Mennonite Church. Surviving: daughter Mrs Jay Brenneman of Rittman, son Asa Krabil of Sterling, two sisters, a brother, and a grandson. Funeral Thursday 7 to 9 pm at Gellman Funeral Home. service Friday 2 pm at the funeral home with Rev Ruehl Mast officiating. Burial Crown Hill Cemetery, Sterling. Phone in personals to 77.
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Tillie Krabill
North Main St
Rittman
Wadsworth Municipal Hospital
Milton Two
Wadsworth Mennonite Church
Jay Brenneman
Asa Krabil
Sterling
P Gelser
Routrevain
G . Lesher
Wadsworth
C Rich
Gellman
Faust
Rue el Mast
First Mennonite Church of
Crown Hill Cemetery
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Money Limited
Main St
John
Chip Carnival
Tillie Krabilk
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