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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
6
Local newspaper page advertises daily community coverage at a price of $1.50, inviting readers to follow city happenings, events, sports results, and notices in upcoming editions.
Parishioners and friends from Creston Jackson Presbyterian Methodist and Church of God hosted a farewell in Creston Presbyterian parlors for Mr and Mrs Marcus Grether and family. About 300 attended a program with violin by Avery Kinch songs and readings. Talks by local clergy and Leroy Smith followed, and gifts of Lincoln biography volumes were presented to Rev Grether. A social time and refreshments closed the event.
May Chapter of O FE S met Wednesday night with Miss Doris McNivaine presiding. The next meeting on June 19 will be the last until September with Father’s night planned and a potluck dinner. Rev Frank Towers and Rev Denzel Lovely visited Cleveland on Monday.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met in the MEB church parlor Wednesday afternoon with hostesses Mrs. L. E. Patterson Mrs. Anna South and Mrs. Jacob Linter. Talks covered Indianizing Christianity Angolo Christian College Chinese as a factor in Christianizing the home Teaching Adult Illiterates. Refreshments followed with Mrs Eva Jordan presiding over business.
A Children Day program is set at Jackson Presbyterian Church for June 9 1940 starting 9 30 a m with a processional scripture prayer songs and recitations by many children including Jimmy LaPorte Dora Younker Jimmy Yarrell and others. The program includes baptismal service reception of members offerings and a closing song with the congregation. Auxiliary and society meetings follow on June 10 12 with elections of officers and a Mooseheart program. Local visits note residents and hospital and church staff health updates.
Rev Marcus Grether of Creston Jackson Presbyterian churches has accepted the pastorate at First Presbyterian in Fort Collins Colorado. The move follows a long record of church and school service, with strong family involvement and community support. A farewell program is planned for June 4 and the Grethers depart June 9, while local efforts to stock the library continue including a garden party and style show June 12 to raise funds.
Mrs J C Murray has been elected president of Friends of the Library for the coming year Doyle Prout is vice president Miss Pearl Schlegel is secretary Glen Sonnedecker treasurer The new president names a book committee to select and purchase books to remain on the shelf permanently These new books will be available without charge Various townspeople have offered to contribute books to the library
Creston will offer its five block white way lighting system, installed twelve years ago at nine thousand dollars, to the highest bidder on Wednesday June 26. Village officials expect Marion Reserve and Power Co to bid, as the town cannot raise seven thousand dollars needed for repairs.
After the Tuesday session the lecturer Mrs 8 C Boor presented a Know Ohio program. John Parmenter spoke on Facts We Should Know About Ohio. E T Long spoke on Places In Ohio I Have Seen. Arthur Beasley discussed Program of Schools in Ohio. Woman’s Benefit Association met Monday with Mrs Ward Feesler in the chair. Miss Margaret Fitzthum was given a short form initiation. A social followed with Mrs Gladys Hostetler and Mrs Edith Lee in charge. Herbert Coffey of Ann Arbor is visiting his parents. Miss Lillian Kirschner of Canton visits her mother two weeks. Sunday guests in the W V Newberry home were Mr and Mrs L D Newberry and daughter, Larry Newberry of Medina, and Mr and Mrs E Newberry of Rittman.
Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. W. L. White and son Bob Schlegel and Charles Schlegel from to Akron. several families from Canton Wooster Medina Ashland and Columbus hosted relatives and friends. Reunions and Sunday visits tied together a spread of relatives from Montrose Sullivan Lorain and other nearby locales.
A sequence of Sunday and Memorial Day visits links families from Canton Akron Rittman Seville and Massillon. Guests include Earl and James Harsh in Glendale and Canton, Merle Whissler and Ida Snyder in Canton Massillon, Herman Schmel linger in Rittman, Glen Owen in Akron, Charles Landis in Reedsburg, Zetta Shankland returning to Canton, and numerous other relatives visiting homes across the region.
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