Heavy June Rain Floods Area and Damages Crops
In early June 2.72 inches of rain fell in Rittman and county, following a wet May with 5.74 inches total. Flooding along Chippewa creek and Front Street raised water levels to the highest in eleven years, though property damage was limited. Bottom crops were ruined with oats largely lost, while potatoes and corn could be planted but yields expected lower. Weather records note wet May usually leads to a dry June.
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Rittman
Chippewa Creek
Front St
Snydertown
Brookfield
Rotarian from London to Speak on British Scene
Rotarians will hear Rev. Theodore C. Mayer of Wooster share sidelights of a minister’s life in humorous fashion today at noon. He announced that August 21 a Rotarian from London England will speak here on The British Scene updating members on UK events.
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Theodore C. Mayer
First Methodist Church
Birth announcements from Wadsworth Hospital in May
A sequence of birth notices reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Robert Ott on Thursday May 22 at Wadsworth Hospital. Another son named William George born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Haller of Cleveland on Friday May 16. A son born to Mr and Mrs George Sandroth on Thursday May 29 at Wadsworth Hospital. A son born to Mr and Mrs Otto Boone of Willowbrook on Thursday May 29 at Wadsworth Hospital.
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Robert Ott
Wadsworth Hospital
William George
Kenneth Haller
Cleveland
George Sandroth
Otto ‘Boone
Willowbrook
Extra Police Protection Demanded in Rittman
An editorial urges use of a one mill levy revenue to hire a patrolman for Rittman to curb late night loitering and assaults. It notes increased after dark activity on S Main and in Central Park and presses Mayor and council to allocate funds for 4 to midnight police presence.
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Rittman
S. Main St
Central Park
Charles Heffelman
Junior Legion Youth Baseball Starts Practice Near Main Street High
The Ameri can Legion junior team began workouts last Tuesday with 19 players in attendance at the new diamond by Main Street School at 6 p.m. Every Tuesday and Thursday practices continue, uniforms provided by the Legion, with playoffs set for late July across 12 Ohio districts. The season opens Sunday against Lodi, with Wooster and Akron on weekend schedules. listed players include Angelo Carbato, Jimmy Calabris, Carmen Calabris, Boyd Bodager, Bob Dusky, Mike Stromack, Freddy McKizie, R Calabris, Petit, Gerald Howell, Joe Cardace, Neil Milford, Heinie Walker, Rosenberg, Don Rubble, Bob Weekland, and Tom Rubble.
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American Legion
Jay Griffith
Main St
Ohio Legion
Wooster
Akron
Angelo Carbato
Jimmy Calabris
Carmen Calabris
Boyd Bodager
Bob Dusky
Mike Stromack
Freddy McKizie
R. Calabris
Petit
Gerald Howell
Joe Cardace
Neil Milford
Heinie Walker
Rosenberg
Don Rubble
Bob Weekland
Tom Rubble
Carl G Krancher Named Plant Manager at Noblesville Mill
Carl G Krancher appointed plant manager of Ball Brothers straw paper factory in Noblesville Indiana. He previously served two years as plant engineer for Ohio Boxboard Company. The Noblesville plant employs about 175 people and supplies paper to Ball Brothers cartons and jars.
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Carl G. Krancher
Ball Brothers Company
Noblesville
Ind
Edmund F. Ball
Ball Brothers
Krancher
Ohio Boxboard Company
S. Main St
Bad Weather Cancels School Ball Practice Schedule
Weather halted all practice sessions. first week games will count as practice with no impact on standings. When league begins, teams compete for championships and top-placed members receive awards. Open days and listed matchups span June 9 to June 13 with evening starts.
Lions Club Elects Boyd Miller President
The Lions Club elected officers for the coming year at Wednesday's meeting. Boyd Miller was chosen president with Charles Rohrer as first vice president and Lester Steele as second vice president. Joe Wald is third vice president, Charles Wald treasurer, Raymond Snyder lion tamer, Ed Reffert tail twister, and Jim Dwyer and John Wenger as directors. Installations set for the first July meeting.
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Lions Club
Boyd Miller
Charles Rohrer
Lester Steele
Joe Wald
Charles Wald
Raymond Snyder
Ed Reffert
Jim Dwyer
John Wenger
Board to hire four new teachers at regular meeting
The Board of Education voted to offer contracts to four new teachers after accepting resignations from Wack Coy Sylvan Wiles and Miriam Roth. Applicants included Norman Newman for music supervisor and band director Charles Kreider for science and two elementary teachers Hazel Fisher and Mrs. Miriam Roth.
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Board of Education
Wack Coy
Sylvan Wiles
Wayne Bennett
Supt
H. Hauenstein
Norman Newman
Charles Kreider
Hazel Fisher
Miriam Roth
Jack Williams
John Vial
Bill Wright
Joker
Homer Hoosier
Joe Wald
Donna Jeanne Gault
Supt. Hauenstein
Mothers Club
30 Piece Band To Give Concert On Sat June 28
Booster club hosts summer opener on the square with a 30 piece Akron Local 24 band. Free public concert followed by a baby Palomino colt prize from Sun Valley Palomino Farm. Colt about three months old, must stay with dam initially, eligible for Palomino Breeders Association registration. Plan includes booster meeting next Tuesday to form summer committees and additional prizes announced for August 8 Booster Festival.
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Sat
Booster Club
Akron
American Federation of Musicians
P Ablic
Sun Valley Palomino Farm
George Pfaltzgra
Lawrence Wilmot
Ray
Armbrustland Earl Franks
H L Davidson
Pfaltzgraf
Davidson
Ohio Fuel, Gas Co
Ohio Salt Co. Union
Canton-Akron Beauty & Barber Supply
Beauty Supply Inc
Wenger Home and Auto Supply
Daley’s
Emch
Dominic Calabria
Rittman Beverage Store
Camp Car Fight Lands Two In County Jail
Six months jail terms and $200 fines imposed on Jack Bailey and Leroy Harris, railroad camp workers, for assault and battery interplay. Bailey from Pittsburgh and Harris from Wheeling sustained injuries, with Bailey needing 22 stitches. They began serving sentences in the county jail after counter charges.
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Jack Bailey
Leroy Harris
Justice of the Peace
Bertha Sherrick
Bailey
Pittsburgh
Harris
Wheeling
Bible Schools Open With Large Attendance
Daily Vacation Bible School at the Primary School on North Main Street opens with 123 enrollments. Mrs P M Hawkins is Dean and teacher of the Intermediate Class. Closing program and picnic scheduled for Friday June 13. The First Brethren church Bible School runs June 2 to 13 with 60 enrollees under Eula Blatter and Mrs Harold Hoover.
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North Main St
P. M. Hawkins
John Walker
Beatrice Hawkins
Bassit Hurt
Betty Bennett
First Brethren Church
Eula Blatter
Harold Hoover
Herb Brickel
Owen Landis
Janet Brickel
Lloyd Hoover
Kenneth Lance
Virginia Lance
Clayton Kunkler
Bill Brown
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