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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1958
Page
5
Community contact lines list residents and phone numbers for Creston Marshallville Doylestown and Rittman with names such as Margaret Fitzthum Russell Clinton Mrs Charles Ault and Mrs Frank Bowen. The Sterling entry ends abruptly suggesting more listings follow.
Jean Grant and Douglas Southworth, Willimantic State Teachers College alumni from Rittman, Ohio, return to school to run the Campus Shop in Willimantic. The couple, married in Cincinnati after Army and Air Force service, describe the shop as “part of our home” where students are like family, sharing birthdays and anniversaries and feeling at home among campus life. The piece highlights their early life, education, and commitment to student community.
Twenty members of the 1958 59 senior class of Rittman High School with Ruth Beattie and Ed Stoltzfus faculty members enjoyed a Sunday excursion to Mohican State Park. They carried picnic lunches and engaged in hill climbing, boating and fishing at Pleasant Hill Dam.
A cautionary message warns that a child alone is at risk of fire and poisoning. Do not leave children under 10 home alone for any length of time. Take them with you or ensure a competent, well instructed babysitter when away. Do not jeopardize a youngster's safety by leaving them alone.
Mrs Charles Orrant and her son Get Md attended the wedding of their nephew Randy Weber in Lounville last Saturday, a family gathering highlighted by the event.
The Merry Mixers Club held their regular monthly meeting at Mrs Lotti Scott's home with Mrs William Paulos presiding. Secret sisters presented wedding anniversary gifts to Mrs Henrietta Adams and Mrs Thelma Haulk before a social afternoon.
Blinky Morgan, a nationally known horse thief, was arrested for robbing a store. He operated between Virginia, Michigan and Kentucky, using a brick house near Routes 5 and 21 as a hiding venue and stage inn with a connected tunnel to a coal mine once owned by Summit Silica. The tunnel and house are long gone but local witnesses described the site and 1887 Ravenna theft conviction. Prosecutor was John McSweeney of Wooster.
The hostess served refreshments. Mr Paulos will host the July 2 meeting at her home, 34 Greenbrier Avenue.
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