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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
3
An intensive investigation into Blue Cross of Central Ohio's request to raise rates 31.1 percent will be conducted by Insurance Director Kenneth DeShetler before approval. Public hearings are set for August 9 and 10 at the Ohio Departments Building.
Mr and Mrs Germain Chenal of 169 Sterling Ave Rittman announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann to Phillip An drew Glasgo son of Mr and Mrs Brooks Glasgo of 504 South Milton St Smithville The bride elect a 1970 graduate of Rittman High School and employed by Packaging Corporation of America Glasgo a 1970 graduate of Smithville High School employed by ASHLAND is a freshman at Ashland College and is the son of Mr and Mrs George Rastorfer 238 W Sunset Rittman
A concise listing shows Main Pittman's Shell Service located at 326 Main in Rittman Ohio and Sunoco Seville Ohio. The entry provides minimal context and likely denotes service station locations and brands in Ohio.
Buckeye Garden Club members met at Mrs. Robert Pait’s home for the May meeting with thirteen members and two guests present. Officers for the coming year were elected: president Karl Bauer, vice president James Steiner, secretary Willard Rush, assistant secretary W D Hilty.
Admissions to W R Hospital include Mrs. Billy Cheel and Mrs. Floyd Baker on May 30, with Rittman entries on May 31 for Mrs. Dale Litman and Creston for Mrs. Guy Holland. June 1 brings Michelle Pohl of Rittman, followed by June 2 for Mrs. Hilda Sprowls of Rittman and Mrs. Edward Ivy of Doylestown and Eleanor Winkler.
Newlyweds Joan Lucille Hoover and Elmer Dean Gable married at First Brethren Church in Rittman on June 2. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs Kenneth Burkholder and bridesmaids Miss Cheryl Gable and Miss Ruth Hoover. A reception for 200 followed in the church social hall.
A Vacation Bible School program runs June 12-16 from 9 to 11 30 a.m. at 44 S. First Street, Rittman Ohio. Ages 3 through Grade 6 join Bible study, memorization, missionary stories, singing, crafts, games, outings, contests. Teams Snoopys and Red Barons compete for victory. Coordinator Mrs Joanne Widmer leads staff for Gospel Light VBS Exploring Tomorrow with Jesus.
Rex Bell son of Mrs Edith Bell and the late Russell Bell of Rittman won the S D Phillips Music Scholarship at Milligan College Tennessee. The award honors an outstanding upperclassman as Rex prepares to be a junior majoring in voice. The ceremony included gifts from Edward and June Hoover and a decorative wedding cake. The couple plans to reside in Counselor New Mexico and both are graduates of local schools. They will work for Brethren Navajo Mission in Counselor. In April 1972 Ohio bond sales reached 32.6 million with 38.9 percent of the annual quota, totaling 134.1 million for the first four months.
Mr and Mrs Earlea Sidwell of 31 Medina Street Rittman will observe their 25th anniversary on June 7. They are parents of Brenda Laurer Akron and Sandi Thompson Rittman with two grandsons and a granddaughter. Open house Sunday June 11 from 2 to 4 pm at Otis Thompson home 11 N Hicken Ave. Sidwell is son of Earl and Mrs Sidwell of Barberton.
In the Delmarva Chicken Cooking Contest top honors went to Mrs Florence M Heart of Virginia for stuffed chicken rolls with currant sauce a Kiev style dish. Mrs Marilynn Mansfield of Silver Spring earned high honors in Maryland for a simplified chicken Kiev using breasts dipped in flour and eggs rolled in Italian breadcrumbs. Mrs Carol Pfeiffer of Lewes won Delaware for French style Chicken Pot Au Feu featuring cabbage celery carrots onions and peas with chicken.
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