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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
1
Two weekend flash floods drenched Rittman as storms saturated ground and swept debris into Brookfield area valleys. Fire crews used a boat to evacuate several families from flooded units while side roads and lowlands remained under water though homes escaped major damage. The village cleared mud and cinders early the following week as waters receded.
At a June 2 1947 meeting Local Union No 12081 District 50 United Mine Workers of America AF of L employees of the Ohio Salt Company Rittman elected officers for a two year term A C Fackler president Russell Welling vice president M Serjack recording secretary LL Wilmot financial secretary Continued on Page 14.
The body of Elsie Puckett aged 57 of 157 Highland Ave Wadsworth was recovered from Apple Creek south of Wooster early Wednesday. Investigation indicates she died by suicide by drowning.
Mrs Peter Long is documented as an operative patient at the Wadsworth Hospital. The brief entry records her status within the facility's patient care roster.
The Rittman Press offers a deluxe bicycle to the top point earner in a subscription contest running until August 4. Each two new subscriptions earns a theater ticket, with weekly standings published. Prizes include a boy or girl model bicycle on display at B and W Oil Co and a grand prize to the student with the most points.
Sugar rationing for home use ends at midnight Wednesday. Price control on sugar continues through the fall to stabilize supply and costs.
The village council adopted a resolution to urge the State Highway Department to raise Route 94 from Route 5 to Wadsworth in priority. Other items include sewer cleaning equipment, new manholes, an alley project between Ohio and Sheldon, a plumbing inspector, Litnons ditch cleanup, Erie railroad damages settlement, street ditch repairs, Walnut street surface upgrade, and a $16.50 May collection by the mayor's office.
Marion Sam Smith a five year old boy was struck by a bicycle ridden by Eddie Thompson twelve on the sidewalk near the primary school on N Main Street Willowbrook He suffered a fractured skull multiple facial cuts and a badly bruised arm He was taken to the Children’s Hospital in Akron and is recovering Police cited a village ordinance banning bicycle riding on sidewalks and said it would be enforced.
Village Ordinance 20102 prohibits sidewalk riding within village limits and requires riding in the street. Bicycles used after dark must have a headlight and tail reflector. Riders must stay near the curb and ride no more than two abreast. enforcement will be strict.
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