Local residents celebrate birthdays and civic notes in community column
The column lists birthday candles and celebrations for residents including Alan Nolt Elphia Noble Earl Alford Kathy Wilson Jay Rohrer Carol Dotterer Dob Dotterer Wade Rohrer Guy Holland Bill Wesolek and Dave Pait. It also notes engagements openings gifts anniversaries and travel letters from Nancy Sandrock in Brazil and visitors to Germany. It mentions hospital visits births and a wedding and includes names and addresses of local residents and a hospital stay for Ralph Oplinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Nolt
Elphia Noble
Earl Alford
Kathy Wilson
Jay Rohrer
Carol Dotterer
Dob Dotterer
Wade Rohrer
Guy Holland
Bill Wesolek
Dave Pait
Debra Griner
Jill Repik
David Rufener
Betsy Graber
Bernard Stamp
Allen Halliwell
Sandra Nieman
Joan Rufener
Laura Jean Widmer
Melvin Troxwell
Jean Bostos
Rick Shreve
Eleanor Glassner
Scott Imhoff
Floyd Watts
Kenny Clason
Lynn Carpenter
Jeff Pelfrey
Diane Peterman
Mary Musser
Dr William Walker family depart for Central Africa Republic
The Dr William Walker family plans departure on Tuesday August 5 for two years of medical work in jungle dispensaries and hospitals in the Central African Republic. They have toured West and Midwest churches to present their mission. The First Brethren Church of Rittman will host an open house and reception this Sunday evening at 7 with remarks on forthcoming work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walker
Central African Republic
West
Midwest
Walker
First Brethren Church of
Rittman
Rittman Faces Dump Dilemma as 1970 Deadline Looms
City council has five months to resolve trash disposal after January 1 1970 with the current dump near the northeast edge of town nearing capacity. Alternatives include hiring a contractor to remove trash and garbage, imposing a dumping fee, or creating a new landfill while fires continue to burn at the site and threaten state health approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
State Department of Health
Macauley Gosner
Gosney
Larry Hartmen
State Health Department
Rudy Zollinger
Guilford Road
Youth Corps aids Rittman youth jobs and city projects
Ten Rittman youths join the Neighborhood Youth Corps sponsored by Ashland Wayne Community Action Commission under the U S Department of Labor. Joyce Bright works 26 hours weekly as a police dispatcher. nine others serve in the street department cemetery and school maintenance. NYC enrollees number 75 in Ashland and Wayne Counties, funded mainly by federal dollars, totaling about 28 910 dollars locally and 3 070 dollars in county costs. The program aims to keep students in school and ease transitions to work, with NYC director Barry J. Mastrine noting strong outcomes and tax-funded community benefits. Also reports on Route 57 drainage plan and a Chippewa River bridge proposal with 103 foot dredged width and slab clearance details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Ashland Wayne Community Action Commission
United States Department of Labor
Nyc
Joyce Bright
Police Department
Joyce
Merle Heffelman
Jeff Foster
Mike Watts
Shiloh Watts
Vernon Rowe
Bob Foster
Richard Smith
Ray Watts
Coy Drake
eUnder
W. H. Hauenstein
Larry Davis
Ronald Slone
Rittman Schools
Ashland
Wayne Counties
Barry J. Mastrine
Macauley Gosney
Chippewa River
Rittman considers income tax hike for 1970 budget
Council plans to raise the city income tax from a half to one percent while letting lapse a 1.5 mill operating levy and a 5 mill recreation levy. Net $56,000 gain to the general fund would fund fire department upgrades water treatment and sewer work. Budget totals $493,930, down $20,895 from this year, with capital improvements cut to fund the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kunkler
Kunkler
Macauley Gosney
Rittman
Gosney
Blood Drive Seeks 125 Pints Aug 7 At American Legion Hall
Bloodmobile visits Rittman August 7 from noon to 6 pm at the American Legion Hall. 18 to 65 year olds eligible to donate. under 21 require parental consent if single. Whole blood stored 21 days and then processed into products like gamma globulin and fibrinogen. Contacts include Mrs Richard Williams and several volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Rittman
Richard Williams
American Legion Hall
Willams
Robert Stoll
William Breece
Russell Coffman
Don Houglan
S. E Rolph
Ed Fetter
Arthur Bodager
Rittman Officials Estimate Flood Losses And Cleanup Costs
City of Rittman faces flood damage with losses pegged at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars. Additional payroll for street water and sewer fire and police may reach 4 000 dollars. Equipment losses total 4 000 dollars. Rental costs for temporary gear add more, along with cleaning and restoring firefighting equipment and outside labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Macauley Goney
Gosney
Shankland Photo Widely Published During Vietnam Duty
Roger Shankland’s snoozing photo in Vietnam circulated nationwide. Family in Seattle reports clipping from as far as St. Louis Florida Texas and Michigan. His unit remains at Hamburger Hill with R and R due in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Shankland
Vietnam
United States
Clay Johnson
Seattle
Seattle Times
Roger
Roy Shankland
West Sunset
St. Louis
Florida
Texas
Michigan
Hamburger Hill
Sleepwalker Sale Lights Up Downtown Friday Night
The sixth annual Sleepwalker Sale runs 6 p.m. to midnight with a downtown parade from Erie Street and Main to the Shopping Center led by Rittman fire trucks and local groups. Prizes, drawings, and stage shows at B and W Oil and Kroger’s, plus live bands and food booths, mark the big community event chaired by Ken West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Street
Rittman Fire Trucks
Rittman High School
Corvette Club
Ken West
B&w Oil Company
Kroger’s
Bob Masters
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nancy Sandrock
Teofilo Otoni
Brazil
Rotary
Eiffel Tower
Daniel Firis
Wayne Brown
Richar
Nina Hammond
Henry Helms
Virginia
Paul Jackson’s
Pearl Clippinger
Ralph A. Brown
Berlin
Regerstrasse
Germany
Joan Ditch
Warry
Robbi Ditch
Wooster Presbytery
Lana Peterman
Wes Petermangs
Ralph Oplinger
South Second
Green Cross Hospital
Cuyahoga Falls
Shari Fellows
George Fellows
North Third
Huron Road Hospital
Cleveland
Dunlap Memorial Hospital
Ray Winchill
Creston
Wooster Community Hospital
Wilma
Rick Yoder
Maxine Yoder
Orrville
Edna Straub
East Sunset
Akron City Hospital
Crown Steel
Rick
Donald Rose
South Main
Cleveland Clinic
Louise
Carl 4 H. Bradford
Rhonemus, Dalbey and Bradford
Wooster
Edward K. Eberart
Board of
Elec
Police Dept
Central Park
Drake
Ronald Stone
Agnes Weigandt
Youth Corps
Shankland
PeeWee Football Booster Club
Tex Regan
Regan
WNCO
Larry Griffin
Roy Porter
Tom Hughes
John Lehman
David Wright
Kenneth Stiner
Cottage Pastry
Porter
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