Graduation ceremony notes and community updates
At commencement Jeanette Woyat watched her husband Ron Woyat award diplomas as their three year old Andy amused himself nearby. Andy was wedged under the bleachers until Fred Winkler Jr. gently lifted him to his mother. The town shares health, family, and anniversary notices including hospital stays, weddings, births, and birthdays with several local residents named and dates noted.
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Jeanette Woyat
Ron Woyat
Board of Education
Andy
Oliver Ocasek
Fred Winkler, Jr
Federal officials reject hospital's minority hiring plan
Construction of the Wadsworth Rittman Area Hospital faces doubt after the Office of Equal Health Opportunity rejected the board's affirmative action plan for hiring African American workers. The federal rejection cites insufficient implementation details, delaying bids and work as unions reportedly resist supplying minority craftsmen.
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Wadsworth-Rittman Area Hospital
Clifford E. Minton
Chicago
Office of Equal Health Opportunity
OEHO
Johnson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Minton
Wadsworth-Rittman Area Joint Township Hospital
Lyndon Johnson
Cleveland-Akron—area
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Board
Wadsworth-Rittman Area
Board of Governors
Wadsworth - Rittman Area
Wilford Blatter
Wayne County JVSD Hires Secretary Raises Salary Discusses Heating
Special meeting at Greene Junior High School in Smithville reviews a land purchase increase for the new district at 24 183 acres and 49 6 originally. Director Robert Zimpfer’s salary rises from 12000 to 13200 yearly. Barbara Yoho hired as secretary at 270 per month starting July 1. Vote on gas versus electric heating ends 4–4 with Robert West voting for gas. A special meeting will follow to review cost figures. Board also considers returning 600 to local districts but delays pending legality.
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Wayne County Joint Vocational School Board
Robert Zimpfer
Greene
Smithville
Barbara Yoho
RD 1
Te ‘Yoho
City of Akron
Engineering Associates
Aurilla
John Kline
Robert West
Rittman
Wayne County Bookmobile Stop Marshaville Schedule
The Wayne County bookmobile will stop in Marshallville on Monday June 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The visit is part of the county outreach to provide library services to residents.
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Wayne County
Marshallville
Strawberry festival set for June sixteenth at Central Park
Rittman Temple Corporation announces its annual strawberry festival in Central Park pavilion on Friday June 16. Serving from 5 30 to 7 30, fare includes burgers hot dogs and cheese sandwiches for extra charge. Admission for strawberries cake and ice cream coffee punch or milk is 1 for adults 50 cents for children ages 6 12. Hugh Strickland is chairman with Orla Houglan in charge of the event. Mrs William Forrer leads food with assistants Mrs Vernon Yoho Mrs Don Walker and Mrs Wayne Forrer.
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Central Park
Rittman Temple Corporation
Central Park Pavillion
Hugh Strickland
Orla Houglan
William Forrer
Vernon .Yoho
Don Walker
Wayne Forrer
Former Morton Foreman-Dies
Services were held for Carl S Rizor 79 of 193 North First Tuesday at Gillman Funeral Home Burial was in Rittman Cemetery Rizor died Saturday evening at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital after a week long illness He was born December 12 1887 in Glenmont Holmes County to Charles and Ellen Rizor and lived in Rittman sixty years He spent five years with Morton Salt Company as foreman and printer retired in 1954 He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church Surviving are a daughter Lauretta Veney a sister Agnes Mills two grandchildren and four great grandchildren His wife Leona died in 1962.
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Carl S Rizor
North First
Gillman Funeral Home
Rittman Cemetery
Rizor
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Glenmont
Holmes County
Charles and
Ellen Harding Rizor
Hhad
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Lauretta Veney
Rittman RD
Agnes Mills
Canal Fulton
Leona
Hammond Elected President of Rittman Booster Club
Richard Hammond 40 West Liberty was elected president of the Rittman Booster Club. He plans an organization meeting to discuss a summer white elephant sale at Cleckener's Restaurant on Monday June 19 at 1 pm. Hammond is a real estate salesman and previously served as vice president. Kenneth Robbins was the prior president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Oster Club
Richard Hammond
West Liberty
Hammond
Cleckener’s
Kenneth Robbins
Three Fires Doused by Rittman Volunteers
Rittman firefighters battled three brush fires over the past week. The first warded off a woods blaze at West Sunset and North Metzger using a grass truck in a gulley. A second grass-fire at the city dump was extinguished after 10 a.m. Sunday. A third blaze occurred Tuesday at 11 10 a.m. on Route 504 just outside city limits.
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Rittman
D-P.m
West Sunset
North Metzger
Chamber Plans Seepwalker Sale and Summer Promotions
The Rittman Chamber of Commerce schedules a Sleepwalker Sale in August with two other summer promotions. Merchants will cooperate as dates are announced. A weekend vacation promotion drew a very good response, while complaints about North Main Street car wash conditions prompt an upcoming investigation. Work continues on a two color 16 page city brochure with 2000 copies funded half by Jaycees.
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Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Rittman
North Main Street
Chamber
City Eyes 65 000 Fire Station Option On North Street Site
Rittman council nears a decision on a 30 day option to buy the William F. Davis Inc building at North City for 65000 with plans to use the older section as a fire station and the newer as police headquarters The plan includes swapping two city bought lots in the final deal and funding from current and next year budgets plus income tax receipts Three appraisers will determine fair value while residents on Salt Street complain of filth and a junk filled alley and dog issues near the B and O railroad line.
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Rittman-City-Council
William F. Davis, Inc
Rich Motors
Jay Griffith
Inter- 2
Gosney
Kunkler
Frank Burns
Barry Kasserman
Larry Hudson
David Hill
Hill
Ffié Iy
Paul Baumberger
Ashland
Harry Landes
Wooster
Free Allen
Wadsworth
James Fillow
Clyde W. Miller
Miller
Salt Street
Fillow
Salt and Wright
Wayne County Health Department
B&o
Carni Fair Promises Prizes and New Rides in Rittman
The Rittman Volunteer Fire Department announces its annual Carni Fair running July 26 to 29. Each night includes a prize drawing from 50 up to 500 dollars, with tickets on sale this week from firefighters. New rides and programs are promised, with proceeds funding better equipment and the Easter egg hunt.
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Rittman
David Hill
Carni-Fair Committee
UF Names Frye Campaign Chairman For 1967 68 Drive
UF chairman James W. Frye is named campaign head for the United Fund 1967 68. He calls a meeting on Tuesday July 18 at 7 30 at Rittman Savings Bank to set the coming year’s budget and announce drive dates and chairmen with Allan J. Broadhurst presiding.
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James W. Frye
United Fund
Frye
United-Fund
Rittman Savings Bank
Allan J. Broadhurst
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Joe
Angelo
North Fourth
Barberton Citizens Hospital
Jed Schumacher
Jack Schumacher
Westminster College
Camil Wald
Mr. Wald
Missage ‘Hallam
Shaker Heights
Ralph Nader
Akron
Krabil
George Sprowl
East Ohio
Edward Armbrust
Sterling
Marvin
Barbara Tayanen
Stockton
Calif
Pvt
Marvin Armbrust
Bessie Schumacher
Sara Lee Nursing Home
Doylestown
Duane Ryland
Ritter Drive
Ry“‘Yhrid
Ron Little
Paul Uhler
Greston
Wadsworth-Rittran Hospital
Clyde McCray
Tom Kimes
Eric ‘Keister
Linda Christian
Lela
Starcher
Russ- Horners
Cocoa
John Walker
William McCaffrey
Elizabeth Beery
Gertrude Helms
John Kick
Toby Faber
William D. Phillips
Faber
Carl_J.__Gordon
Rex Kick
William Pavlos
Chevy Stone
Dennis McCaffrey
Betty_Simonton
Jeanne Brenneman
Debbie Walker
Tom Starcher
Dennis
Bill Donaldson
F. D. Donaldson
Asbury College
Wilmore, Ky
Packaging
Larry Davidson
Orrville Dunlap Hospital
Herald Miller
Orrille Osteopathic Hospital
Federal
John L. Hodgson
Morton Foreman
Boosters
Seepwalker Sale
Mary Jane Beery
Fred Fetzer
Pete Lovrak
Ohio State Department of Education
Carolyn McCloud
Cipient
PTA
Mary Jane
Karl E. Beery
Rittman, RD
Fred
Francis Fetters
Pete
Peter Lovrak
Carolyn
Kenneth McCloud
Macauley Gosney
Council
C. E. Rhonemus
Janice Buckingham
Buckingham
Daley's
Gerald Williams
Daley
Mrs. Buckingham
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