Senior class invites Rep McSweeney to Friday lunch
The Rittman senior class invites Congressman John McSweeney to a Friday noon lunch at Hotel Lafayette in Washington before a three day trip. They depart by B and O railroad at 10 54 pm and plan visits to Arlington Alexandria Mt Vernon and the Annapolis Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McSweeney
Hotel Lafayette
Washington
Rittman
B & O Railroad
Arlington
Alexandria
Mt Vernon
Public Buildings
Annapolis Naval Academy
Leonard Over
Arthur Bauman
Applicants To File For Rural Carrier Civil Service Job
Rural mail carrier positions at the Rittman Post Office accept applications until June 23. Postmaster Herald W Mongey announced the test will be held in Rittman, with the date to be announced later. US citizens residing in the Rittman postal territory are eligible, with forms available at the Rittman Post Office or the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Postoffice
Herald W Mongey
Rittman
United States
Rittman Post Office
US Civil Service Commission
Washington
Scout Day Camp Moves to Park Location
The Girl Scout Day camp location has moved from the Scout Lodge to Rittman Central Park on 1st St. All scouts meet at the large pavilion at 10 am Friday. If rain cancels, the meeting will be postponed to Friday June 10 and held in Central Park.
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Rittman Central Park
1St St
Central Park
High School Graduates Featured and Listed in Daily Pages
The issue notes Rittman High School graduates pictured on page 16 and Doylestown High graduates listed on page 15. Sterling High graduates’ photo will appear in next week’s issue and Hits and Bits continues on page 3 due to reader demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High School
Doylestown High
Sterling High
County Prepares School Entry Physical Examinations
County health department will conduct physical examinations for children entering school next fall. Dr D S McDill, commissioner, says exams for Rittman preschoolers are at the high school Home Economics dept on Tuesday June 14 from 9 to 11 am and 1 to 3 pm. He will visit Doylestown Tuesday June 7 and Marshallville and Sterling on June 15 with morning and afternoon slots. Immunization for smallpox and diphtheria will be offered later. exact dates to be announced.
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County Health Department
D S McDill
Rittman
Doylestown
Marshallville
Sterling
Mrs Olive Brickel Victim of Heart Attack
Mrs Olive Brickel 77 died suddenly of a heart attack at home in Wadsworth on May 25. Funeral services were held May 28 at the Reform ed church in Wadsworth with burial in Wadsworth cemetery. She leaves two sons Herl and Floyd E, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers. Mr and Mrs Garland McComas and their children spent Memorial Day weekend with relatives near Fort Gay West Virginia.
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the Reformed Church
Wadsworth
Olive Brickel
S Pardeest
Herl
Diagonal St
Floyd E
Cleveland
Garland McComas
Fort Gay
W. Va
Ohio Central Gobbles Up 37 Exchanges In Two Decades
Ohio Central Telephone Company, founded 1926, has acquired control of 37 exchanges serving 45 communities over the past 23 years. A Citizens’ Phone Protest Committee survey questions whether expansion outweighed service improvements as the firm reports 27,016 telephones in service and an urban population over 57,000.
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Ohio Central Telephone Company
Citizens’ Phone Protest Committee
Ohio Central Phone
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
Highway Department Erects Markers Near Rittman
The highway department will place seven new signs around Rittman to help drivers. Five signs are near Wadsworth and two on route 94 at intersections with Routes 604 and 5. W I Zink, traffic and safety supervisor, announced the plan. The Rittman Chamber of Commerce had urged more signs and noted other county road markers require county engineer consent.
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Rittman
Wadsworth
W I. Zink
Div
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Rittman Zink
Naval Academy To Graduate Bodager
Midshipman Bill Bodager son of Mr and Mrs W W Bodager will graduate from the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. He entered June 11 1945 and came via the Bainbridge Prep program after six months at that facility. Bodager previously spent a year in the Marines and graduated from Rittman High School in 1943.
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Bill Warren Bodager
W W Bodager
1St St
Rittman High School
Bodager
Annapolis
Academy
Ralph Overholt
Ben
Washington, DC
Rittman Softball Team Opens Season With Three Games
Rittman Merchants softball has one win and two losses in three starts. Under manager Ray Armbrust the team plays home games Tuesday nights at 8:30 on City field. Star Ed Armbrust stole bases and led the offense in the May 17 27 7 win over Orrville Colts.
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Rittman Merchants
Ray Armbrust
Rittman Aggregation
Wayne County Softball League
Orrville Colts
Rittman
Ed Armbrust
Larry Dobe
Armbrust
Heitsman DeSoto
Wooster
Beuhler
Warns Against Reds Dividing Americans at Memorial Day
Father John E. Duffy, state American Legion chaplain, warns crowds at Rittman cemetery against communist influence and arm chair strategists who would divide labor and management, race and religion, urging unity despite factional insinuations during Memorial Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Duffy
American Legion
New London
Rittman Cemetery
Graduation Exercises Held for Rittman Junior High Class
The Rittman junior high class held graduation in the high school auditorium on Friday May 27. Leonard Ovei of the Board of Education presented diplomas and spoke on the value of education. The program featured Nellie McCaslin's Clever Marya and the Czar with Patricia O'Brien as Marya Alsa and a cast including Frank Hardgrove Carl Maslak Gene Graber and others. A mixed chorus sang Your Land and My Land, and several solos and instrumentals completed the ceremony before a reception at City Hall chaperoned by Clara and Mildred Winkler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Leonard Ovei
Board of Education
Marya
Nellie McCaslin
Patricia O’brien
Alsa
Frank Hardgrove
Carl Maslak
Gene Graber
Dick Baker
Carl Artrip
Lorene Rice
Marion Bauman
Freddy Marshall
Betty Jane Nosble
Patricia Hostettler
Jerry Hess
Edith Rice
Imelda Morne
John Arman
Tommy Blackwell
Gary Geigey
Charles Johnson
David Lambert
Narrator
Irene Woyat
D R. Bennett
Culp
Dick Culp
Longfellow
Joan Hess
Shirley Houts
Centaurus
Joyce Ann Houser
Norma Campbell
Vera Griner
Marjorie Hoover
Gloria Trogdon
Royal Court
Carolyn Wald
Mendelssohn
Myron H. Steiner
Firstst School
William Collier
Patty Potts
Janet Maine
Charles Greer
Margaret Smotherman
Joan Petak
Mamie Huff
Patsy Wilson
Carolyn Duskey
Larry Howell
Betty Weabrick
Mable Hauceter
Carla Helms
Jane Boyes
Wilma Kitts
D.R Bennett
City Hall
Clara Winkler
Mildred Winkler
Furst St School
Captains to Choose Teams for June Scouting Drive
Rittman leaders plan a two week June drive to raise operating funds for Boy Scouts and Cub activities. Drive chairman R Graham Hugey said kickoff is Monday June 20 with final reports by July 5 and teams of about 100 solicitors to be formed next Tuesday night.
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Rittman
R. Graham Hugey
Wity Hall
Commencement for 30 Graduates at Rittman High
Dr Paul L Mec Kay urged 30 graduates at Rittman High School to cultivate positive thoughts for direction and purpose as diplomas were handed out by John W Baldwin. The ceremony featured music, a class address, and remarks from officials and community members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High School
Paul L MecKay
First Presbyterian Church of Akron
Huanensterh
Sylvan I Wiles
Ben Budager
Visses Fthel Mae Coffman
Janet Buckel
Shirley Gwaltney
S¢Ninn Bey
Rey Wert Dean
Dick O Bien
Devoths Adam
Irene Miller
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Cong. McSweeney
Ohio Central
Highway Department
Naval Academy
Midshipman
Bill Bodager
Steiner
Fred Lo Miller
Fried
Henry
Philadelphia
Floyd Miller
Gene
Barberton
James Cain
Shirley
Lenore Miller
Deerralley
Fred P
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