Derailment at Erie Line in Rittman Closes Tracks
A 31 car derailment on the Erie Railroad near Rittman halted traffic for 24 hours. The S6th car axle broke at 3 45 am on Sunday, 60 workers and two cranes cleared debris over four days. estimated damage neared 200000 with 117000 to freight cars and 63000 to commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Isham
Rittman
Arthur Specker
Nsst Tet Bere Lvenate Age Mart Pregan Ece Net
Cleveland
Columbus
Flood prevention structures underway in Hocking watershed
Two upper Hocking Pilot watershed structures begin construction soon. Paul Kent Construction of Granville won the bid at 160 000 dollars. The project includes Dry Structure No 3 with no permanent pool and Structure No 4 with an 11 acre permanent pool and 67 acre feet storage.
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Chippewa Creek
Robert Dush
Wayne Dstrict
Watershed Association
Hocking
Hunter’s—Run
S.C.S
Paul Kent Construction Company
Granville
Ohio
Fairfield Soil Conservation District
Hunter’s Run
Services Friday For Park Halsey
Funeral services for Park Halsey 64 of Home Street will be held Friday at 1 p m at Gillman Funeral Home. Halsey died Tuesday night at Wooster Community Hospital from a heart attack. He worked over 25 years for Ohio Box Board Company and lived 30 years in Rittman after moving from Ada in 1929. He is survived by wife Virgie, two daughters Frances Hollinger and Peggy Lee Hines, one step daughter Phyllis Weaver, two brothers Roy and Carl, three sisters Ferry Halsey Irene Irwin Grace Morrison, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillman
Park Halsey
Home St
Wooster Community Hospital
Ohio Boxboard Company
Rittman
Ada
Virgie
Frances Hollinger
Reedsville
Peggy Lee Hines
Rittman Carni-Fair Plans for July 7 11 Set
Plans completed for the July 7 11 Rittman Carni Fair with good weather and big crowds expected. Vernon Steiner chairs the committee with Roy Kimes as secretary Bob Bodager treasurer and Red Duskey among the members. The event features rides tents prizes nightly giveaways by American Legion Firemen and Lions and a larger format than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Carni-Fair
Aig
Vernon-Steiner
Steiner
Roy Kimes
Bob Bodager
Galen Rock
Austin Gift
Carl Adams
Robert “‘Red” Duskey
Warren Hardgrove Jr
Merchants
Red Duskey
American_Legion
Firemen
Lions
Gooding Amusement Co
Columbus
Rutman Accord
Rutrhan Savings Bank Boosts Interest to 3 Percent
President Ralph Krabill announced Rutrhan Savings Bank will start July 1 paying 3 percent interest on all savings accounts. He said the increase aligns with rates at Akron and Cleveland and keeps the bank competitive.
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Rutrhan Savings Bank
Ralph Krabill
Akron
Cleveland
Krabill
Boxboard workers receive six cent hourly raise in Ohio
Ohio Boxboard Company hourly employees get a six cent per hour pay increase. New rates appear on this weekend’s checks with June first week adjustments on next week’s pay. The agreement followed May 29 negotiations between the company and Local 150 of the International union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Boxboard Company
Howard Schick Dies Suddenly at 56 in Ohio
Funeral services were held Thursday at Milton Presbyterian Church for Howard Charles Schick 56 of Rittman R D 1 born October 17 1902 in Akron. He died Monday after a heart attack while chores. Survived by Frances wife one son Howard two daughters seven grandchildren. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Akron.
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Mid=ton Presbyterian Church
Howard Charles Schick
Rittman R.D
Mr. Schick
Akron
Rootstown
Rittman
Schick
Milton Presbyterian Church
Rittman Grange
Frances
Howard
Hubbard, Co
LaVerne Gregory
Mentor Headlands
Ohio
Carolyn Smith
Sterling
Clarence
Pearl
Two $2000 Boxboard scholarships awarded to high school seniors
Carol Shook of Rittman and Ronald Wasikowski of South Bend win the Ohio Boxboard Company Foundation’s annual scholarships. Each $500 per year for four years at an accredited college. Shook graduated from Rittman High and held multiple leadership roles. Wasikowski was a varsity letterman in football and track.
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Carol Shook
Rittman
Ronald Wasikowski
South Bend
Ohio Boxboard Company Foundation
N. A. George
OB Co
Foundation
Ohio Boxboard Company
Carol
Rittman High
Wayne County
Daughters of American Revolution
Miss Shook
Walter Shook
N. Main St
Obco
Edward Wasikowski
Indiana
Edward
Empire Box Corporation
Ronald
Rittman Dollar Days Weekend Promises Bargains
Shoppers in Rittman may find big bargains during the first annual Dollar Day Sale on Friday and Saturday June 19 and 20. Retailers offer price cuts and gift drawings with stores open late to 8 30 p m.
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Rittman
Four junior high youths to attend Camp Luz week
Four students from First Brethren Church will join Junior High School Week at Camp Luz near Kidron. They are John Simonton Daniel Mills Joyce Lance and Bonnie Hummel.
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First Brethren Church
Camp Luz
Kidron
John Simonton
Daniel Mills
Joyce Lance
Bonnie Hummel
Local men named to board of new packaging firm
Directors of American Box Board Central Fibre Products and The Ohio Boxboard Co approve a merger plan creating Packaging Corporation of America. Meetings to vote on July in Grand Rapids Quincy and Rittman set. The new firm will have 43 facilities and nine directors with Wayne Young as chair and Carey as president.
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American Box Board Company
Central Fibre Products Company
Ohio Boxboard Company
American
Ohio
Central
Packaging Corporation of America
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Quincy
Illinois
Rittman
Walter S. Goodspeed
G. B. Banfield
R. K. Stolz
William D. P. Carey
R. G. Paramore
H. B. Weis
Wayne Young
D. W. Maxon
J. N. Andrews
Goodspeed
Carey
New Corporation
Andrews
Emerson Carey, Jr
Maxon
New York
Utah
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Ralph van Nostran
Holly Starcher
John Hobell
Alvin Johnson
Scott Lane
James Willard Hawkins
Melvin Cole
William Lauman
Palmer Dolph
E. L. Stentz
Company
Howard Schick
Fred Hoenicke
Bill-Breece
Bill Huffman
Hoenicke
Gene Ditch
Dad
W. A. Young
D. W. Maxsom
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