Fisherman Jerry Killough nets 48 inch pike at camp
The piece recalls Jerry Killough, a Canadian waters veteran from Head Island Camp, who at seven years old hauled a 48 inch northern pike. The story blends family camp life, fishing feats, and a lighthearted note on a camp revolt as husbands envy the record catches by wives.
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Jerry Killough
Head Island
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Jerry
Isaac_Walton
Dallas Copley
Irene Copley
Dallas
Canada
Sophomore Year Climax After World’s Fair Tour
Janie Pyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Pyle, returns from a World’s Fair weekend and a New York City tour sponsored by the National Hobby Association and Akron YMCA. Mrs. Paul Johnson heads to Winterhaven Florida after visiting Mrs. Ruth Krabill. Mrs. Mary Blatti joins her for a southern state visit.
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New York City
Janie Pyle
Janie
Homer Pyle
Kent State University
National Hobby Association
Akron Ymca
Paul Johnson
Winterhaven
Fla
Ruth Krabill
Mary Blatti
Summer Activities Schedule Highlights for Week
Regional youth programs list on tennis volleyball track and field archery and more with practice times from 7 p m to 4 p m across weekdays. Activities include lessons swimming badminton bowling and advanced tennis with signup at Guy Hall this Thursday and Friday 10 a m to 7 p m. A Saturday pool dance with music by the Destines from Akron charges 75 cents for most attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Up
Badmitton
Guy Hall
Akron
PCA Purchase Now Official
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company of Houston acquired Packaging Corporation of America today through stock exchange. Final papers signed in Evanston Illinois. closing announced by Gardiner Symonds and W D P Carey. Packaging to operate as a subsidiary with headquarters in Evanston. 7500 employees and 149 million dollars in sales for 1964.
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Tennessee Gas Transmissions Company of
Houston
Packaging Corporation of America
Evanston
Gardiner Symonds
Tennessee Gas and Packaging Corporation
Packaging Corporation
Tennessee Gas
November bid date set for Rt 94 construction from Rittman
Don Timmer, division highway engineer at Ashland, says bids for the new State Highway 94 from Rittman to Wadsworth will be opened in November and the route under contract by December. Work begins early next year with the road to open to traffic in late summer 1967. Routes 94 and 57 will be renumbered to fit the interstate system, enabling a large Expressway 224 direction sign to Rittman.
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Rittman
Wadsworth
Don Timmer
Ashland
Timmer
Fourth eighth graders lead first honor roll for year
The list released by Principal Thomas Spear shows Sam Hamilton Bruce Holland Art Steiner and Kathy Rohrer on first year eight grade honor roll for the year. Second semester and year lists include Debra Craig Paul Ruferer Butch Ullman Judy Ann Walter Tom Starcher Vincent Doutrava Jeff Frase Dan Maslak David Plahuta and others on second honor roll with repeated names across semesters.
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Pear
Thomas Spear
Sam Hamilton
Bruce Holland
Art Steine
Kathy Rohrer
Debra Craig
Paul Ruferer
Butch Ullman
Judy Ann Walter
Tom Starcher
Vincent Doutrava
David Broadhurst
Art Steiner
Kath Rohrer
David Plahuta von Rufener
Lee Winchell
Shirley Burns
Karen Smoot
Marsh ‘Ry
Joan Hoover
Sue Jenkins
Peggy Lance
Mary Lewis
Marx Melenbacker
Kathy Mullins
Larz Wright
Paul Bases
Jeff Frase
Dan Maslak
St Vear
Daryl Hal Lee Winchell
Nen Hoover
Mary Melenbacker
Nancy Wheeling
Sara Wright
David Plahuta
Barbara Dean
Marsha Fry
Fourteen enter Miss Rittman contest in July queen event
Fourteen beautiful young ladies entered the Miss Rittman contest chaired by Jim Witzberger. The winner will reign over Homecoming July 28 to 31 and receive gifts from local merchants. Photographs are at Patricia Stevens Fashion and Career School in Cleveland and Lee Whitfield will select five finalists who, with Itzberger, will visit the school in July for final judging. The winner will be announced July 20.
Local PCA Plant Expands Laminating Operations
Officials of Packaging Corporation of America announce a new operation at the local plant adding Capstock processing. The lamination line will run 24 hours for a month, boosting laminator production by 200 tons per month and expanding mill rewinding and shipping. Capstock is shipped to Morton Salt, International Salt and Carey Salt.
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Packaging Corporation of America
Grand Rapids
Morton Salt
International Salt
Carey Salt
Street Paving Delays Prompt Council Critique
Council and City Manager Will Laughlin fault Engineering Associates of Wooster for lagging in the street paving program. North Main Street and East Sunset projects face delays with reports awaited to avoid legal steps and notices. The city hires ASPA interns John Leshy and Karen Garvin for summer payroll and tax work.
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Will Laughlin
Engineering Associates _of
Wooster
Thief Engineering
Council
Roger Hessidence
Laughlin
North Main Street
Main
Gish—Road
Rhonemus Council
American Society of Public Administration
ASPA
John Leshy
Peebles
Ohio
Karen Garvin
Holyoke
Mass
John
Harvard University of
Fredrick Hurt in One Car Crash Near Fremont
R V Fredrick, 34 Sheldon Avenue, was treated at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital for mouth and nose injuries after a Sunday afternoon one car crash near Fremont. The car was a total loss.
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R. V. Fredrick
Sheldon Avenue
Wadsworth
Highway plan details disclosed for 2 million project
CF Grissinger assistant highway engineer outlined a four lane right of way two lane road with future additions from Rittman to Routes 57 and 224. A northward expansion to Route 5 linking Akron and Wooster is planned with uncertain timing. Route 97 improvements and renumbering plans involve cloverleafs and a junction with 57 critical for hospital access.
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CF Grissinger
Rittman
Crissinger
Akron
Wooster
Timmer
State Highway Department
Olumbus
Wadsworth-Rittmar Area
UF Directors Discuss Preliminary Plans for United Fan Drive
UF directors met last week to outline plans for this year’s United Fan rivé. A budget and drive date will be set at the July 29 meeting, per UF President David Wright.
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United
David Wright
Managers And Umpires Needed For Little League
Recreation Director Ike Ramsier calls for volunteers to serve as managers and umpires. With more boys in the program this year, adults are urgently needed to assist Rittman youths. contact Ramster at the post office to donate a few hours weekly.
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Ike Ramsier
Rittman
Ramster
Mosquito Festival Planned In Rittman
Plans for the June 26 Mosquito Festival in Rittman are nearly complete. Don Stepfield chairs a 6 to 11 pm event with a downtown road closure from the Savings Bank to Ohio Edison and State Street to First Street. Activities include Autorama models, Scoutorama displays, a public auction, a street dance, live music, a cash drawing, and merchant specials as part of a five year effort to fund mosquito control equipment.
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Don Stepherd Steptiwht
Rr ‘Rittman
Rittman Savings Bank
Ohio Edison
State Street
First Street
Don Stepfield
Autorama
Scoutorama
Rittman
Paul Mar
Strawberry Fete Friday Night Fest Planned
Annual festival sponsored by the Carl Ellenwood Masonic Lodge set for May 18 from 5 30 to 9 pm on the Hugh L. Strickland lawn at South Main Street.
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Carl Ellenwood Masonic Lodge
Aine
Hugh L. Strickland
South Manin Street
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Bloomington
Forestal Stevens
Doylestown
Rittman Hospital
Johnney Sampson
Creston
at-Wadsworth- Rittman Hospital
Mary Elsie Blatter
Illinois Institute of Technology
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Hollywood
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Louisville
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Alton Ebert
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Dennis
Ann
Carl
Pat Bradford
Wadsworth, Rittman Hospital
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Cathy
Margaret
Cam
Christine West
Dick*_Wests
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Robert West
Lowell Stone
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Wooster Presbytery
PCA
Lori Jensen
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Lori
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Rita Hessidence
Rittman High School
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Karl Melenbacker
Ed Mussed
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