Yellow warbler and community notices mix in spring daguerreotype
A readable overspill of local notes and a brief natural history of the yellow warbler share page space. The bird description notes its high pitched song, all yellow plumage with orange streaked breast, and nesting habits near an ironwood tree. Community items include festival invites, college trips to Lake Erie, theatre outings, club meetings, family reunions, and name references to local residents and events, concluding with Lions Club plans and a page continuation note.
Interchange plans for Route 94 near Rittman discussed
City Manager Charles Mann told council the Ohio State Highway Department is studying a potential complete interchange at the junction of Route 94 and the proposed relocation. Council favors a full intersection. Salt Street access may be insufficient. City approved painting the water tower for 1180 and bought a hydraulic mower for 824. A request for salvage rights at the city dump was tabled at 50 per month. Engineering group met to resolve past projects and differences. Underground utility line work discussed with cost estimates not yet ready.
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Charles Mann
Ohio
Rittman
Highway Department
Salt Street
City Water Tower
Dean Painting
Wadsworth
Council
Boyd R. Schwary
Schwarz
Engineering Association
James Witzberger
Chip Edison
Aest
City orders weed cuts on vacant lots across town
City Council members warned Monday evening that all weeds and grass on vacant lots within 200 feet of neighboring property must be cut. Property owners must mow twice a year, once between June 1 and July 2 and again between August 1 and September 1, with a July 10 deadline for the first mowing and fines up to 50 dollars for noncompliance.
Local Firm Is Honored by Sohio Dinner
Rupp Brothers Pontiac at 54 South Main Street will be honored by Standard Oil Company at the annual dealer appreciation dinner at Silver Lake Country Club on Wednesday June 19. The Akron division firms receive recognition for five years as Sohio dealers. Across the state 504 firms will be feted this month in a similar manner.
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Rupp Brothers
Pontiac
South Main Street
Standard Oil Company
Silver Lake Country Club
Akron
Area Hospital Site Chosen Convenient Location For Local Residents
A 40 acre hilltop site north of State Route 97 between Leatherman Road and Route 57 near Wadsworth is chosen for a new 100 bed hospital in the Rittman Wadsworth area. A $2 million facility with room to expand to 200 beds within five years is planned, with land options bought from the Koontz family and funds to be raised through subscriptions, federal aid, and a possible bond levy.
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Wadsworth
Rittman
Wadsworth-city_limits
Glenn Parman
Henry LeBeau
Riitman
Parman
Grace
Roland
Thelma Koontz
Alvin Johnson
Johnson
Hospital Association
D. O. Wearstler
Tal
Howard Young
Morton Salt
Adolf Rastorfer Buried After Long Illness in Ohio
Services held Tuesday for Adolf Rastorfer 75 of Ru fener Street who died Saturday at Wadsworth Hospital after a long illness. Born in Switzerland, he moved to Rittman in 1929 and worked for Ohio Boxboard Company until retiring in 1952. Survived by four sons Fred Arthur Roy Richard and five daughters Leah Steiner Mary Williams Winnera Brubaker Jeanne Wagner, 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Rev James Watt officiated at Gillman Haines Funeral Home with burial in Rittman Cemetery.
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Adolf Rastorfer
Rufener Street
Wadsworth Hospital
Rastorfer
Switzerland
Rittman
Ohio Boxboard Company
Pearl
Fred
Arthur
Cleveland
Roy Faber
Richard Faber
Lancaster
Leah Steiner
Father Of Area Women Is Buried
Dwight L. Double 79 of Creston father of Mrs Glenn Reynolds of Sterling was buried today after dying Monday evening at Wooster Community Hospital He had lived on a Burbank farm and retired ten years ago He was an Evangelical United Brethren Church member in Burbank Surviving are his wife two sons and four daughters plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren Services were conducted by Rev Charles Stevens at Murray Funeral Home Creston and burial followed at St Pauls Cemetery in West Canaan.
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Dwight L. Double
Creston
Glenn Reynolds
Sterling
Wooster Community Hospital
Double
Burbank
Evangelical United Brethren Church of
Henry J Lance
John Dyck
Donald Boyes
Loren Landis
Wilma Wellman
California
John
Barberton
Paul
Wooster
Charles Stevens
Murray Funeral Home
St. Paul's Cemetery
West Canaan
Degree Conferred On Ted Frank At Ohio University
Ted Frank of Rittman was among nearly 1000 candidates at Ohio University commencement. He earned a bachelor of science in journalism. Speakers included Mrs. Katie Loncheim, and morning services featured Dr Peter Samson. The ceremony awarded 68 master’s, 3 doctoral, and various associate, arts, sciences, education, business, engineering, and fine arts degrees.
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Ted Frank
Rittman
Ohio University
Athens
Ted
F. L. Frank
Sheldon Avenue
Katie Loncheim
Peter H. ‘Samson
West Shore
Wayne County Bookmobile Stops Week of June 16
The Wayne County bookmobile will serve stops during the week of June 16 with Thursday routes. In Burbank it will be at 4:30 to 5:30 p m and in Sterling from 6:30 to 9 p m.
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Wayne County
Burbank
Sterling
Vandals Damage Recreation Areas in Rittman Town
Young vandals in Rittman damaged recreation areas causing costly disruption. Rocks shattered windows at the swimming pool while boulders and lights were damaged in other facilities. Dugouts donated by Jay Dees were torn up at the baseball diamond and bases at North Street School were stolen. Police report several youths picked up for defacing property and warn of prosecution for further damage.
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Rittman
Jay Dees
North Street
EUB Church to Dedicate New Building in Rittman
Rittman Evangelical United Brethren Church on North Metzger Avenue will be dedicated Sunday with three church dignitaries including Bishop Dr Paul Herrick and Ohio East Conference superintendents Dr Kenneth Hulst and Dr E P Eberly. Dedication services begin 10:30 am and 3 pm with Rev F D Donaldson delivering the evening sermon.
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Hulst
Everly
Herrick
Missouri
First Eub
Dayton
EUB
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rittman Eub Church
F. D Donaldson
Ohio Est
Linwood Park
Richard Winkler
James Moore
Problems persist as Rittman board tackles staffing
The Rittman Board of Education debated teacher shortages and classroom needs for fall, agreeing on a county trade school but pursuing multiple staff changes. Five full time teachers needed, three classrooms, several positions unfilled, and plans for a Recognition Day discussed amid budget and program shifts.
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Rittman Board of Education
Rittman
W. H. Hauenstein
Thomas Spear
JayCees to Host Summer Record Hops in Rittman Park
The Jaycees announce a summer series of record hops at Rittman Central Park every other Friday night through June July and August. The first dance is Friday June 14 from 8 30 to 11 p.m. open to teens and adults with 25 cents admission.
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Rittman JayCee’s
Jaycees
Rittman Central Park
Fridjay
Area Boys Compete For Honorary Indians Batboy
Eligible boys aged 8 to 16 by July 1963 from Wayne Holmes Ashland or Medina County can enter to be the Cleveland Indians Batboy for a game on July 29 at Cleveland Stadium. One winner sits with the team in the dugout and wears an official uniform. Registration by July 15 at Rittman Hardware, with an accompanying adult. Thirty six runners up receive signed baseballs.
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Wayre. Holmes
Ashland
Medina County
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland
Wayne
Holmes
Rittman Hardware
Rittman
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Fran Sand Rock
Tom Bodager
Ashland College
Phi Sigma Chi Pals
Lake Erie
Rittman Mothers Club
Danal Fulton
Marjorie Lord
Chippewa Valley Pony Club
Rodrath Robinson
John Wenger
James. Wenger
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Bargetown
Charles Kadane
Robert
Richard
Richard Veneers
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Kirk
F. D. Donaldson
George Yoho
Marshallville
Orrville Dunlap Hospital
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Richard Werntz
Sofia Tyska
Stanley Tyska
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Ft.Lauderdale
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Madeline
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Douglas Bing
Osteopathic Hospital
Orrville
Shron Steiner
Ann Robinson
Buckeye Girls’ State
Capital University
Columbus
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Mary Jane Stoll
Marshallville RD
American Legion Auxiliary
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Hungary
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A.J. Grant
Ohio State University
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Mary Alice
Franklin County Planning Commission
Lester Boremans
Tim and
Terry
Marion Bechtels
Harvey and
Bruce
Niagara Falls
Grandmothers Club
Ray Palmer
C G. Hulk
Wayne Bennett
Ed Ramster
Sam Schwarzkopf
Lions Club
Williams Restaurant
Sandra Matye
Paul Matye
Pita
Rittman Press
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Area Bookmobile
Eub Church
William F Miller
Goshen College
Goshen
Ind
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Rittman System
Mathias
Texas
Maria Bodager
Dash and Gatehouse
West Hill
Black Top
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Harold Hoover
Erma Flilty
Madeline Tyska
Gene Sharick
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