RITTMAN MERCHANT BANKRUPT
Sam Excovitz owner of Excovitz dry goods store in Realty Block filed for voluntary bankruptcy in Cleveland district court before Judge Westenhaver. Receiver Ross Funk and Jeff Wooster appointed to wind up affairs. Negotiations with creditors for settlement possible. store may reopen if settled. Debts around ? and assets near $7,000 to $8,000.
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Cleveland
Westenhaver
Ross Funk
Jeff Woosterc
Seu Uu
Pittsburg
Iscavitz
Lightning Strikes Rittman Homes Twice In One Week
A Monday evening lightning strike at Charles Holderbaum's North Main Street house damaged the chimney slate roof and burned a telephone while the family was at supper. No injuries occurred. This follows another Rittman home struck the previous Tuesday, that of Ben Shaffer.
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Charles Holderbaum
North Mainst
Rittman
Ben Shaffer
Ford Collides With Truck On Wittman Sterling Road
Everett Glessner of Akron drives a Ford that hits a truck on Wittman Sterling road last Friday. The Ford suffers front wheel damage and is towed to a Sterling garage while the truck is disabled briefly. Glessner heads west toward Sterling. Ebert heads east toward Rittman with no plan on his truck. The cause likely a failure to turn off the brick far enough as Ebert had right of way.
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Ford
Everett Glessner
Akron
Ibert
Wittman-Sterling Road
Sterling
Rittman
Glessner
Ebert
Ten Minute Rides Attract Local Air Tour
Liechty, Orrville airplane owner, landed east of White City in Mickley land and offered short rides at ten dollars per person. In the evening, sixteen Rittman residents took flights lasting seven to ten minutes. Mrs William Swartz joined the ascent for a cloudward sensation, all riders pleased with the experience.
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Liechty
Orrville
Rittman
Mickley Land
White City
William Swartz
Rabith Liquor Case Postponed to August Court H hearing
The Rabith case charged with selling intoxicating liquor on June 18 was continued from July 27 in Mayor Shackleford's court to August at one o clock after prosecution request. The defendant may employ two attorneys while the state is represented by Karl E Hoover Patterson and an Anti Saloon League attorney from Columbus. The trial is expected to be vigorously contested.
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Mike Rabith
Shackleford
Rabith
Liiely
Karl E Hoover
Patterson
Columbus
Band Concert and Festival by Doylestown Groups
Doylestown business men host a Saturday evening concert July 30 with Music by the Y M S Band. Ice cream and soft drinks will be provided by the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls.
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Y. M.S
Boy ‘Scouts
Adi
Charges Against Marshal Schorrer Set for Hearing Change
Plan to hear charges against Marshal Schorger moved from Columbus to the village council in Rittman. If heard, trial format may be adopted next week with witnesses for both sides, while Schorrer and Mayor Shackleford threaten counter-claims. Local signatures spurred petitions, and residents await official action on the disputed leadership.
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Marshal Schorger
Guy Davis
Columbus
Sounett
Rittman
Couneil
Ohio
Marshal Schorrer
Shackleford
Praisig
Major Shackleford
Shuckleford
Pocketbook with $5010 Recovered at Chautauqua
At a Chautauqua tent on Monday night Mrs Clarence Petit announced a pocketbook containing $5010 had been found Sunday evening after a lecture. The owner, Ezra Stelfner, claimed the money and praised Petit’s honesty for recovering the property from the tent.
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Clarence Petit
Lauqua
Ezra Stelfner
Petit
Rittman Singer Joins Red Path Circuit
Miss Beatrice Fisher left Tuesday for North Baltimore to join Kath ryn White's Orchestra and Melody Girls, a Red Path Chautauqua attraction. The group appeared in Rittman Saturday night with one member absent due to illness. Fisher will perform readings and singing.
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Beatrice Fisher
North Baltimore
Kathryn White
Orchestra
Melody Girls
Rittman
Iauqua
Miss Fisher
Village settles with bank over sewer notes
The sinking fund trustees of the village reached a settlement with Rittman Savings Bank covering sewer assessment notes since 1915. About $11,000 in the corporation fund was released by the bank, with $2,000 paid on notes and arrangements made to cover the remaining balance using funds from bonds and interest due in September.
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Rittman Savings Bank
Corporation Fund
Do You Want to Fly at Mickley Field Rittman
Next Saturday July 30 the Curtiss airplane will be offered for rides at Mickley aviation field one mile east of Rittman. Mr Liechty invites all residents to take a flight and enjoy this opportunity at the field where several locals recently flew.
Chautauqua Shows Strong Turnout and Strong Finances
Five days of Redpath Chautauqua sessions closed with high attendance and full tent crowds. Local guarantors boosted 1922 support toward a hoped 125 while several featured acts impressed, including Thorns Istooks Fletcher and Knight MacGregor, signaling a successful season and promising next year.
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Rittman
Wadsworth
Redpath
Iriday
Elwood T Bailey
Thorns
Fletcher
Knight MacGregor
Ratto
L. Clare
Close
Doylestowth
Managero Gs
Mail Car Fire Destroys Express Car Near Sterling
A mail train between Creston and Sterling Tuesday morning caught fire after an explosion in a car near Sterling. The blaze gutted the car and scattered thousands of dollars in mail and valuables. no injury reported. Post officials investigated while mail, including registered contents, was partially saved and forwarded.
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Creston
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Lake Route Ad In The Great Lakes Steamer Service
Lake Erte has long been noted for ocean travel. The Great Ship SKE ANHUBR, largest yet costly, sails Inland waters with its sister ship City of Duttald. Weekday and Saturday daylight trips attract travelers between Cleveland and Buffalo with departures from New Pier and Bah Street, arriving next morning.
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Cleveland
Young Man Drowns at Movers Lake Near Wooster
Welker Funk, youth from west of Wooster, was pulled from Movers Lake after going under twice. Rushed to Canton hospital, he showed brief recovery Monday night before dying. Family suspects cramps caused his drowning during a Sunday outing with friends after a hearty meal.
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Welker Funk
Wooster
Movers Lake
Canton
Welker
White Case Dismissed In Unlawful Cohabitation Charge
John L White faced unlawful cohabitation accusations brought by Logan Harpster. The case was dismissed at Mayor Shackleford's court after Harpster did not appear and requested dismissal. Town discussion followed but many remarks were disputed and later forgotten.
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Shackleford
Logan Harpster
White
Thrpster
Mrs Puccio Dies Sudden at Home on Front Street
Mrs. Tony Puccio, about 55, died suddenly Wednesday evening at her Front Street home after gardening. She collapsed at home and died soon after returning indoors. Survived by husband and a married daughter. morri her soas.
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Front St
Morri
Mrs Otto Klay Hospitalized After Appendicitis
Mrs Otto Klay of Burbank was rushed to a Wooster hospital Tuesday after sudden illness. A physician operated immediately for appendicitis and she was reported doing nicely at last word. The Klays are building a home in Rittman to occupy this fall. Mrs Klay’s daughter is Mrs Jacob Lambert.
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Otto Klay
Burbank
Wooster
Klays
Rittman
Poner
Oce Cupy
Klay
Jacob’ Lambert
Poultry Industry Broadside Highlights Saving Potentials
An Ohio State University expert cites that trimming chickens and eggs from markets could save up to 4.87 million dollars for farm owners by November. The analysis links poultry values to highway funding and state fair costs, urging earlier sales and better practices to curb losses.
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Ohio State University
Profuasor Vickers
United States Bureau of Roads
Clothes Burn As Man Sleeps After Carnival Fire
A man named Lance Burns his clothes and rug while sleeping after a Legion carnival. A cigarette dropped from his fingers ignited his clothing and caused burns to one shoe and pant legs, with the rug and floor charred, but the fire self-extinguished before reaching his pockets.
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Sage
Legion
Lance
Best and Tell Ice Cream at Huegel's ItoA
Local ad notes Huegel's offers Best and ice cream flavors with a quick call to visit for treats and frozen desserts. The copy promotes a casual shopping moment and suggests variety in scoop options.
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Huegel’s
Itoa Neste
Rittman Board Seeks Bids for 200 Tons of Thasp Coal
The Rittman Village Board of Education invites bids for furnishing and delivering to the school building 200 tons of coal by a stated date. The base bid must include delivery to the school and the contract terms.
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Rittman Village Board of Education
Antil
Astsfor
Thasp Cpa
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