Local service members listed for discharge and honors
Pfc Mathew Hubiak of 55 N East State St discharged on points from Camp Atterbury. T/ Cpl Clem J Wald of Sterling discharged on ten points, Btry A 140th FA Bn. Sgt Herald Mougey of N Third Street, CDD noted. Dudley Armentrout of Rittman Army. Robert Forrer of College Street discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathew Hubiak
N. Estate St
Camp Atterbury
Clem J. Wald. Sterling
Ten Points
Btry
140Th FA Bnd
Herald Mougey
Dudley Armentrout
Rittman Army
Robert Forrer
College St
Rittman Stars Defeat Wooster and Barberton in Softball
Rittman, led by Dick Milford on the mound and Ray Armbrust at bat, beat Wooster 7 to 3 in a July league game. The next day Rittman outslugged Barberton Sun Rubber 17 to 15 as Francis Armbrust earned the win and Don Baker hit a decisive three run homer with two on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Armbrust
Wooster Gerstenslager
Dick Milford
Armbrust
Rittman
Wooster
Sun Rubber
Barberton
Don Baker
Francis Armbrust
Minister Learns to Walk Again After War Injuries
Rev. Willis L. Stafford, formerly Chaplain in the Southwest Pacific, lost a leg and part of a foot when a Japanese bomb hit his camp. At Percy Jones General Hospital he learns to use an artificial leg with blood plasma and penicillin aiding his recovery. Bishop H. Lester Smith appointed him to his Ohio charge after the hospital recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Harbor
Ohio
Willis L. Stafford
Southwest Pacific
Stafford
Percy Jones General Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
H. Lester Smith
Hawkins Wenger Sailors Join Pacific War Offensive
Two Rittman sailors, Cecil Hawkins aboard the new Wisconsin class battleship and James Wenger on Admiral Halsey’s flagship, serve in the Third Fleet’s ongoing shelling of Japan’s home islands. Both have been at sea since the ships were commissioned and have met twice since joining the Pacific drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Japan
Cecil Hawkins
Wisconsinia-Halsey
Wistwo
Cotistit
Hawkins
James Wenger
Admiral Halsey
Pacific
Lehman urges welcome for returning World War II veterans
Otto Lehman former Wayne county recorder and state representative spoke to Rotarians on the Veterans Administration claims process for World War II veterans. Now American Legion service officer at Brecksville, he urged immediate appointment of a Wayne county service officer. He called for local information centers to aid returning veterans and build community goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Lehman
Wayne County
Veterans Administration
Lehman
American Legion Service
Brecksville
Crime General Hospital
Cleveland
Orrville Receives $200 000 Gift for Hospital
An oral offer from George T. Dunlap of Grosset & Dunlap fame to donate 200000 dollars for an Orrville hospital in memory of his wife Elizabeth Ramsey Dunlap was accepted unanimously by the Chamber of Commerce executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Dunlap
Grosset & Dunlap
New York City
Orrville
Elizabeth Ramsey Dunlap
Chamber of Commerce
Shelley Milhon
Bowling schedule and visiting Boston couple
The notice lists men's and women's bowling match times for July 30 and 31 including teams Rotary Browns Sterling Longs Spaulding Sparks Schaefer and Sterling J Wadsworth Lucky Strike Houglan D of A Mothers Club Eleanor Frey. It also notes Mr and Mrs Henry Patride of Boston visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rttary
Browns
Macs
Sterling
Longs
Spaulding
Henry Patride
Boston
Mass
Dear Mailman Pays For Stamp To Visit Ration Board
A reader sends five dollars to the mailman asking for a stamp to make their vehicle road legal. They request use of the stamp to obtain gas permit to have the car inspected and visit the ration board for income tax authority.
Sailboat storm damage discussion at Port Huron
Ralph Overholt recalls a friend's sailboat storm damage at Port Huron while joking about his ketch and yawl. Russell Dull rolled four 208 series at Spaulding's Recreation last Sunday night, a bright note amid a heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Overholt
Port Huron
Russell Dull
Spaulding
Town Fire Plugs Enter Beauty Contest With Neighbors
Local fire plugs painted with a bright fire engine red on the lower sections and chrome yellow caps enter a regional beauty contest.
Paris Photo Show Highlights Winkler Trio
Ches Winkler displays Ben Winkler Skunk Kindig and Squirrelly Adams in a single Paris portrait dated 1 June 15. The trio’s appearance captures a candid moment as photographers frame their gathering around a city street scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ches Winkler
Ben Winkler
Skunk Kindig
Squirrelly Adams
Paris
Two Fishermen News The War Ends Not Needed
Joe Wald and Bob Schario spent a retreat at North Bay near the falls with time forgotten. They noted the fish were biting well in their favored spot as if the war’s outcome were irrelevant to their fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wald
Bob Schario
North Bay
Falls
Rural Prosperity and Wartime Echoes Across Wayne County
The piece notes a turning of weather from hardship to bounty with bumper wheat oats hay harvests and large corn growth. It praises Wayne County farms as superior to larger holdings and cites Madison County's 900000 bushel wheat crop and Wayne County's 1500000 harvest. It also follows Herb Houts in Rittman recounting a Liberty sighting aboard the Queen Elizabeth and mentions a 24 hours on deck system for 18000 returning sailors. A protest against wind blown weed seeds closes with a Rotary tip referencing veterans Paul Maibach Buck Rogers Bob Wenger and Ned Gilbert and dates in 1946 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Madison County
Wayne
Herb Houts
Rittman
U. S.A
Janda
Rotary
Paul Maibach
Buck Rogers
Bob Wenger
Ned Gilbert
Council Begins End of Sewer Worries and Six New Street Names
The council acts to finish storm sewer work in N State area by adding 100 feet of sewer from the N State and College intersection to an open ditch along College Street to Industrial Avenue and the creek. Street oiling funded by property owners is complete. First reading approves renaming Wadsworth Road segments, Pipe Lane, Grandview Avenue, W First Street, and W Second Street to new names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. State
Ae Edania
Henry Lear
N. State St
College St
Industrial Ave
Wadsworth Road
Mai St
W. Sunset Drive
N. Main St
Pipe Lane
Willow Brook
Brook Lane
Grandview Ave
Fairlawn St
Vine St
Second St
Hill Ave
Coon Dogs Day at Milton Sunday Field Trials
The Farmers Sportsman Association of Milton Township hosts field trials Sunday July 29 at the Firns farm near Rittman Orchard along Route 94. The Senior class entry is 3 dollars with heat money and a 1000 percent payoff minimum of 100 dollars. Junior class entry is 3 dollars with heat money and an 80 percent payoff. Lunch and refreshments will be on the grounds. Field marshal is C. H. Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Sportsman Association of
Milton Township
Rittman
Firns Farm
Route 94
E.S.T
C. H. Gordon
Blough Reunion Scheduled at Rittman Park
The Blough relatives will meet at Rittman Park on Sunday August 5 1945. Invitations are by word of mouth only. Bring cats and your own table service. Dinner at 6 o clock p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Park
Fishing to ease tired minds and nerves inspires council praise
An Atchison Globe column summarizes a Country Gentleman item praising fishing for health benefits. It also notes local Sew er Rats debate sewage issues in Rittman, highlighting a proposed 18 inch drain from State and College streets toward the creek amid long sanitary disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kansas
Globe
Committee On Conservation of Wildlife Resources
United States Senate
Rittman
N. State St
State st.College St
Sugar rationing continues into 1946 and new books planned
Ration board told Rittman housewives sugar coupons issued for prepaid emergency ration. mail receipts after May 22 will be honored with August stamps. OPA predicts rationing through most of 1946 with Book 5 to cover December 3 15 and Book 6 in the new year. Gasoline books issued December 22. soap rationing no plans. Meat fats canned goods sugar and shoes remain tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
OPA
Union Accepts Wage Boost at Ohio Boxboard Plant
The International Union of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers voted to accept wage proposals from Ohio Boxboard Co and to oppose renewing the local plant’s contract. President John Conrad said night shifts gain a hour bonus, first class mechanics 3c per hour, with other adjustments. All raises await War Labor Board approval. Jamaicans’ contract expires August 8, and a reconsideration and arbitration session with military representatives are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Union of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
Ohio Boxboard Co
John Conrad Renufter
War Labor Board
Washington
Conrad
Army
Navy
Twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Clifford Noble in Pontiac
Twin boys Roger Dean and Donald Eugene were born to Mr Clifford Noble and his wife in Pontiac Michigan on Sunday July 22 year unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Dean
Donald Eugene
Clifford Noble
Pontiac
Michigan
Birth Announced for Hedbring Family in Wadsworth
A son named Charles Sixton was born at 9 a.m. Thursday to Mr and Mrs O E S Hedbring of West Ohio Avenue at Wadsworth Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sixton
O. E. S. Hedbring
W. Ohio Ave
Wadsworth Hospital
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Clyde Kindig
Pety Indians
Yankees
Senators
Fy Yerton
Long’s Market
Spark’s Grocery
L Spaulding
B & W Oil
Schaefers
Zigler
Adams
Phooey
Council
Blough Reunion
Anderson
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