Legion Memorial Day Observed With Parade and Services
The American Legion held Memorial Day events Sunday with graveside decorations at cemeteries, a 1 30 parade from South Main to the high school auditorium, and services led by Rev Cashman and Attorney H R Smith. A flag raising at the square closed the day after taps.
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American Legion
South Main
Orrville
Verne Gebhart
Cashman
Platter
H R Smith
Wooster
Barton Attorney
Smith
Legion
H S. Squibbs
O M Spade
Verne Gebhbart
W CG Spade
T E. Shook
Wasne County Teachers Examination Held This Saturday
The last Wasne county teachers examination for the suman with bb was held Saturday of this week. Wooster High School buildings hosted the test with no estate laws guiding the exam on the first Saturday of April or May and the last Friday of August. Most teachers took the examination in April and May, so only a few will need to take the test this Saturday.
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Seaturdvey
Tie Wooster High School
Wi Vie Counts
Mrs Geisinger Visit Spans Plains and State Street
Mrs Norman Geisinger of Plains and Mrs C F Beyler of State Street come from Rittman area. Mrs Geisinger, widow of the late Norman Geisinger, is sister-in-law to Mr and Mrs Beyler. She plans to visit in this vicinity for most of the summer.
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Norman Geisinger
Plains
C FE Beyler
Rittman
Mre Geisinger
Bevler
Real estate transfers involving Fisher and others in Rittman
John H Fisher transfers multiple Rittman lots for nominal and modest sums to Kathryn Krout Aaron Wolfe and Homer Ferrer plus a Hershey and Rohrer grant to a Rittman lot and a final transfer to Peter Leichty by John H Fisher with other names repeatedly listed in the fragmented notice.
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John H Fisher
Kathryn Krout
Rittman
Aaron Wolfe
Homer Ferrer
Clarence Fawcett
Clayton Dohner
Hershey and
Rohrer
Peter Leichty
Lorain Rotary Club chartered with 263 attendees
At Hotel Antler's auditorium in Lorain Ohio 263 Rotarians gathered for Lorain Rotary Club No 2355 charter presentation. Joseph Markley of Canton presided, Orrville’s Lester Kress led piano, and a luncheon featured orchestra and musical stunts. Representatives from Rittman and far regions attended, including two Rotarians from Spain, reflecting Rotary's 35 nation representation.
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Antler
Lorain
Ohio
Rotary Club
Otherahy Club
Rotary International
Uso
Rotary
Joseph Markley
Canton
Frank Honnold Orrville
Lester Kress
Any Piece
Lorain Rotary Lab
Rittman
WA Garver
C C Gregg
H Fisher
Branigan
Chas Snyder
Shook
Rodager
H E. Hiers
J Gannon
J B Hakkin
Spade
Spain
Denver
Well Known Sterling Man Takes His Own Life
A well known Sterling man, Javoh Coodve, died by self inflicted wounds after an apparent attempt to end his life. He was found with a revolver and later injuries from a knife. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon with interment at Sevitic cemetery.
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Sterling
Knox
Know
Sevitic Cemetery
Expenses Attached to Running a Picture House
Mer Goffinet presents a summary of theater costs including a Gardener screen purchase and a plan to reseat the theater with cushions. He notes six dollars per seat for three hundred seats totaling eighteen hundred dollars as part of running expenses.
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Mer. Gofflnet
Rittman Grange News Reports Record Turnout
Attendance at last Friday's Rittman Grange gathering set a yearly high, with juveniles down in numbers. The program featured recitations, talks on birds, poems, songs, health demonstrations, and a discussion on hawks versus crows noting each bird's impact on farming. Two couples tied for first in a third-guessing contest, and a June 11 Rotary club program is teased for the next meeting. A June 5 Pomona Grange event with Valley College Grange is announced.
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Walter Keating
Dorothy Fixler
Dorothea Steiner
Wayne Fixler
Alfred Easterday
Adelbert Gruver
Doris Steele
Alfred
Clyde Ralph
Leona Feasterday
George
G G Gearhart
BE. D. Musser
Ernest McConnell
Maude Kanengeiser
Ezra Steiner
W.steele
Baughman Grange
Rittman’s
Rotary Club
G. G. Gearhart
de Vonne Steele
C. L. Burgner
G. Gearhart
Myr. Beechy
Hiatt
Hesidence
Routh Hart
Mildred Iestodhe
Alvin Steiner
Wayne County
Pomona- Grange
Valley College-Grange
Wooster
Pomona Grange
Grange
Sink hole swallows roadbed work and timber deposits
The sink hole southeast of town has swallowed gravel, dirt, and timber used for a new roadbed. About 245 000 carloads of material and four acres of timber were dumped into the hole over six months, with depths reaching 90 feet and pockets of solid ground appearing unpredictably. Locals visit on Sundays, curious about the mysterious feature.
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Crete
Juror Notice Seeks J B Gish in Wooster Court
J B Gish, longtime resident, received a summons from Sheriff Bucher to appear at Wooster Courthouse on Tuesday June 1 to serve as juror. Friends note he has attended trials in Wooster regularly for the past two years while living in retirement.
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J B. Gish
Lfe
Bucher
Byron
J B
Wooster
Gish
New Route Cuts Travel Time Between Tocai and Wadsworth
Tocai residents increasingly use the new Rittman Wadsworth road enabling quicker trips to and from Wadsworth. As more travelers shift to this route, roadbed work progresses faster and paving becomes closer to completion.
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Tocai
On the Go Machines Everywhere
Fragmentary OCR report notes travelers on a holiday weekend observed widespread use of new machines on Ohio roads. Reports from Rittman and nearby towns describe heavy usage on main highways and lighter activity in smaller streets, comparing observed traffic to prior vacations.
Rittman Postoffice Adds Second Village Carrier
The Rittman postoffice expands service with Elmer O Frank continuing as village carrier and Walter Vincent Keating added as another carrier. Two mail deliveries daily begin now, with July 2 marking the switch to second class and classified service for clerks and carriers. Patrons are urged to use house numbers and post office box numbers when directing mail.
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Elmer O Frank
Walter Vincent Keating
Root Co.fire destroys plant in Meding Ohio
A major blaze struck the Root Co wax reduction plant in Meding Ohio last night around seven o clock, causing an estimated seventy five thousand dollars in damage. Firemen battled for two hours before bringing the flames under control as heated wax leaked from a faulty gasket to the floor and ignited packing fabric. An explosion intensified the fire.
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A Root Co
Meding
Ohio
Holling Wax
Mrs Charles Shook Hospitalized After Head Growth Operation
Mrs Charles Shook was taken to Wooster Kinney and Smiths hospital where she underwent surgery for a growth on the head. Her husband Mr Shook has long suffered poor health. She could not receive the usual anaesthetic due to heart issues and was given a local anaesthetic. Friends of Mia Shook wish her a steady recovery.
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Charles Shook
Wooster
Kinney & Smiths Hospital
Shook
Mia
Rittman park readied for formal opening with new pavilion
Rittman park gains an inviting new brick pavilion and dry eating area for picnickers. Squirrels are being cared for and bear pita work progresses while dedicatory exercises are considered when park work completes before public opening.
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Kansas
Annmay
Citizens’ ‘Savings & Loan Co
Rittmann
Eysnirig
Rittman Rotary
Javoh Coodve
Sears
Sterling Canven
Heath
Moondveate
Mer Goffinet
Washington
Nied
Srland
Luvugh
Weedar
Tas
Ynewo
Pompeo Coppini
Rittman Grange News
Rittman Grange
B&o R
ADKOY
Highwaays
Rittman Postoffice
Hittman Postoffice
A ' Root CO
Mrs. Charles Shook
Rittman's Park
Mike
The
Rittman Savings Bank
Friend IN Need
Spiritual Hospital
Rev
V. D. ‘Beery
Johnstown
Milton
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