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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1955
Page
5
Correspondents list local contacts for Creston Doylestown Marshallville Easton Rittman and Sterling with names and phone numbers. Entries include Miss Margaret Fitzthum Mrs Charles Ault Miss Rose DeRist Mrs Russell Clinton and Mrs Walter Bauman.
Enrollment of about 80 pupils announced for the Sts Peter and Paul Bible School. The event ends Friday. Teachers include Mrs George Petit Mrs James Reeves and Mrs Roy Ryen. Helpers are listed with Mrs Bud Bond in charge of refreshments. Honorary helpers are Mrs Joseph OConnor Mrs Robert Marshall Mrs Earl Dannemiller and Mrs David Gardner. Two classes use Bible school work books while a third class works on arts and crafts.
The Doylestown Lions Club June program features a Navy Air Base representative from Akron. Lion Gene Daniel leads the setup as Lions head to the Atlantic City International Convention next weekend. Bryan heads Ohio’s parade committee while fire chief Carl Whitman introduces Arthur B. Marx on fire prevention.
The Doyles town Methodist Church elected seven trustees at the June 12 quarterly conference. Connie Weck Seaver, Mrs Grace McKinney, Fred Gatehouse, Paul Mills, Lee Raupach, Dale Baker and Calvin Holeden will take office July 1955 for the 1955 56 church year.
On Thursday June 9, two residents, Elmer Fell and Johnny Nutt, reported smoke from the Jack Morrell home on Por thaest. Fire Chief Carl Whitman found the center of the blaze near a register but no one was home. Cause undetermined but suspected pipeless furnace or wiring defect.
The Fire Ladies Elect officers at their June meeting after charter changes to hold elections with the Firemen Auxiliary. Officers named include president Mrs Leo Witschey and vice president Mrs Earl Hummel with secretary Mrs Dale Richey and treasurer Mrs Clifford Mohler. Installation at Mrs Witschey’s home for the July meeting. The Fourth of July lunch stand run by the Auxiliary. Firemen plan child races tug of war square dance evolutions and fireworks during the community celebration.
Sunday reunion in Memorial Park brought together members from Class of 1932 1933 and 1934 including Hazel Harvey Jessie Gantz Baker Emilie Seaver Slate Arlene Weinsheimer Deibel Martha Berger Moller Beatrice Hughes Close Marianne Hall Gifford Thelma Husteton Stinson Helen Bidinger Shondel Carey Steiner Lois Burger and others. Also noted were visits to Our Lady of Victory shrine Niagara Falls and trips through eastern states to Canada with families including Reed Phillips Ault and others. Members of local fire and church groups attended meetings and planned activities with auxiliary and literary guild events featuring slides and Holland scenes. Renowned guest Emma Piper and Florence Piper joined church events and gatherings with dinners and picnics nearby.
Regional post office officers plan a larger Doylestown facility with parking and ample transaction space. The new building on Gates Street will replace the current site on a vacated lot between Stanley Collier and the Graces. Curl and Dorothy Dannemiller own the lot. the government leases for ten years with two five year renewal options. Moving date not announced.
Sterling residents hosted and visited relatives over a busy period. Mr and Mrs Harry Burd of Burbank were guests of Eldon and Mrs Wiles, with James Wiles visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Paul Sertutrson in West Salem. Ira Bell of Albuquerque spent a week with sister Mrs George Fritter and family, and they visited Wesley Bruny and son Charles. The Sterling Mothers Club plans a social evening June 16 at 8 pm DST at the Studer home. Milton Garden Club met June 6 at Mrs Charles Younger’s home with 17 members and one visitor from New York. Mrs Lennie Steele led a talk on native plants amid a successful plant sale and refreshments by the hostesses.
Thirty six members of the Rittman High School class of 1955 rode the Capital Limited at 11 30 pm June 1 for a trip to Washington. They visited the Lincoln Jefferson Memorials and embassies, then enjoyed an evening of swimming movies boat trips or exploring the city.
The group tours the capital's landmarks including the Capitol building the House and Senate chambers the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. They visit the Washington Monument Arlington Cemetery the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Iwo Jima Memorial and Mount Vernon before continuing to Rittman arriving Sunday morning exhausted and ready for rest.
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