Colleen O Neil Overcomes Blindness to Earn Diploma
Colleen O Neal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oris O Neal, defeats illness blindness and setbacks to receive her diploma at June commencement. Guided by Myr tle Wells and rehab staff she learned Braille crafts math and home ec turning adversity into a readying for independent living and work.
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Colleen O’neal Herse
Colleen
State School For the
Oris O'Neal
Cleveland
Columbus
Myrtle Wells
Miss Wells
Ohio Office of Rehabilitation
Maxine Duvall
Beverly _Imhoff
Beverly Hileman
John Farlow
William Cecil
Gail Lance
Jeanne Brenneman
Earl Crank
Harold Lorentz
St. Clairsville
Vernon Stover
Wadsworth
Tom O’neal
Wooster
Dean Brenneman
Rittman
Jeanne
Pearl O’neal
Anie Ridgeway
Elizabeth Haag
Rehabilitation Department
X Ray Unit Comes to Wayne County for Free Seniors
A mobile X ray unit visits Rittman at the Ohio Edison Building on Monday June 9. Hours run 9 12 30 pm and 1 30 to 4 30 pm. Seniors 65 and older receive radiographs free, while others are charged 1.
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Wayne County Mobile Rittman
Ohio Edison
Cadette Scout Garage Sale for NYC Trip
A Friday and Saturday garage sale at 125 West Sun Set to raise funds for Cadette Scout Troop 754 planning a trip to New York. Doors open noon Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Donations or consignments accepted by Mrs Willards and assistant Mrs William McCall.
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West Sunset
Cadette
New York
Eader
Willards
William McCall
Cemetery Orders Limit Pots at Rittman Graves
Cemetery regulations restrict to one flower pot per grave due to maintenance. Superintendent Coy Drake states extra pots at Rittman Cemetery must be removed by this weekend.
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Coy Drake
Rittman Cemetery
Drake
Fire Department to Flush Hydrants on First Thursdays
Beginning Thursday and for four months, Rittman fire department will flush hydrants during regular fire practice at 7 p.m. City Manager Gosney urges residents to avoid washing on the first Thursday or Friday each month until mains are clear. Ohio State Health Department supports the plan to ease red water conditions in city supply.
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Rittman Fire Department
Macauley Gosney
Ohio State Health Department
Gosney
Still Missing Randall Lloyd in Vietnam
Randall Lloyd, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Lloyd of Sterling RD, has been missing in action since May 12 1968 near Hue Vietnam. A telegram from the War Department confirmed the missing status during a year of silence following his 1967 December departure after training at Ft Knox and Ft McPherson.
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Vietnam
Randall Lloyd
Russell Lloyd
Sterling, RD
Lloyd
US Army
US War Department
Hue
Norwayne High School
Orrville High School
Ft. Knox
Ft. McMillan
Ala
Fines and Forfeitures From Rittman City Hall
Rittman records list penalties for offenses from May 14 to May 28. DWI fines reach $150 with three days, speeding and no license or plates yield forfeit amounts from $10 to $50, plus costs. Names include Earl Douglas Boyd Milton Cox Arthur J Hughes James E Rowe and others across Rittman Wadsworth Se ville Orrville Creston Barber ry and Adsworth.
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Rittman City Hall
Earl Douglas Boyd
Rittman
Milton Cox
DWI
Arthur J. Hughes
Medina
Speed
James E. Rowe
Jay M. Spencer
Wadsworth
Robert L. Tracy
Orrville
Daniel “Eb. Weltzian
Adsworth
Josephine Simmons
Seville
Ray Arthur Barnhart
Kenneth Musser
Ronald Dean Gammel
William B. Penick
Ruth L. Caynor
Kenneth E. Weadry
Creston
12 Years of Perfect RHS Attendance Honored at Recognition Day
A Rittman High School senior Betty Breece received recognition for 12 years of perfect attendance, with only two tardies. Her record stands unmatched among peers, while Mike Holland a freshman shows eight years, and juniors Vicki Davis and Paul Bases have five years each.
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Rittman High School
Betty Breece
John Breece
West Ohio
Betty
Mike Holland
Mike
Vernon High
North
Vicki Davis
Paul Bases
Nursery School Classes Forming at Jerusalem EL Church
Nursery school classes for fall 1969 are forming at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Co. Rd. 100 north of Rittman. Classes meet three mornings a week and are non-denominational. Eligibility includes children four by Sept. 30. Contact Mrs. John Francis for information.
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Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Co. Rd
Rittman
John Francis
Westminster senior Ted Schumacher elected VP of class
Ted Schumacher son of Jack Schumacher 17 Washington elected vice president of Westminster College senior class at New Wilmington Delaware. He serves as treasurer of Campus Christian Forum and its service team at Briar Hill Recreation Center Youngstown and heads Westminster Fellowship of Christian Athletes while others list three year and two year records for several students.
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Ted Schumacher
Jack Schumacher
Washington
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Del
Ted
Campus Christian Forum
Briar Hill Recreation Center
Youngstown
Westminster Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Will Mow Monday in Rittman for vacant lots
The first mowing of all unmowed vacant lots in Rittman will begin Monday per Gosney. Unmowed lots will be mowed by the city at the property owners’ expense per Gosney.
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Rittman
Macauley Gosney
Gosney
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