Humding er and hospital visits headline hometown notes
Community updates list house guests from Crestline California and Puerto Rico as well as local hospital stays. David Burss 14 at Akron Children's Hospital to undergo skin graft surgery this summer. Floyd Fisher at University Hospital Cleveland for nine months foot surgery. Gerald L Adkins welcome newborn at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. Cap Rhonemus sails Chesapeake Bay trip with daughter and William Coffrin visit on Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Children’s Hospital
David Burss
Robert Burss
David
Floyd—Fisher
University Hospital
Cleveland
Floyd
Rittman High
Don Fisher
Rittman, RD
Hanna House
Adelbert Road
Cap
Polly Rhonemus
Chesapeake Bay
Oxford
St. Michaels
Solon Islands
Maryland
William Coffrin’s
Rittman Fire Aux Plans Food Tent at Carni-Fair
At the Safety Building the Rittman Fireman's Auxiliary met with ten members present to plan a food tent and a fish pond for the Carni-Fair week and to enter a car in the Carni-Fair parade. Hamburgers hot dogs fish sandwiches and homemade pies will be served Friday. Mrs William Palmer won the mystery package. Next meeting is Tuesday June 24 with Mrs Don Ramster as hostess. Members also attended a Wayne County fire auxiliary meeting at Burbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carni-Fair
Rittman Fireman’s Auxiliary
William Palmer
Don Ramster
Frank Burns
Douglas Ball
Lawrence Cline
Weldon Hardgrove
Wayne County Fire
Burbank
County landfill costs rise with millage plan consider
Wayne County officials discuss funding a proposed county landfill with a likely millage assessment. Costs include operation on about 200 acres with 35000 dollars annual operating expenses, plus equipment fees. Taxes would share disposal costs, and a July 1 deadline for closing open dumps may be extended under certain conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Singer
Singer
Wayne County
Rittman school approves library in wing to save costs
Board members vote to place the high school library in its own wing rather than a kitchen area to save about sixty one thousand dollars. New superintendent Larry Stucky supports the plan as a permanent fix for the library. Budget discussions and staffing cuts follow as costs rise and room scheduling is adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stucky
New Rittman High School
W. H. Hauenstein
Robert Stoll
Rittman Board of Education
Stoll
William Forrer
Stucky
Paving Project Planned in Rittman by Williams Asphalt
A three day paving program is set to begin in Rittman with Williams Asphalt Paving Company of Canton expected to move in by press time. North Main Street will be tackled first with parking prohibited for about a day. Detour will use North State Street while Salt and North Main receive a tack coat and wearing course. One inch asphalt will be laid on Ohio Avenue from the square to Fourth Street. The city urges public cooperation to keep car bodies clear of prime coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Williams Ashphalt Paving Company
Canton
West Ohio Avenue
North Main
Salt Streets
North Main Street
Salt
North Main Streets
Main Street
Ohio Avenue
Fourth Street
North State Street
Gosney
Rittman Hires Four Youths Under Neighborhood Youth Corps
City of Rittman hires four youths ages 14 to 18 under the Neighborhood Youth Corps for a 10 week summer session. They will work 26 hours weekly at 1.30 dollars per hour in the street parks cemetery and water and sewer departments. The program is federally funded via Ashland Wayne Community Action Council with in kind city supervision and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
City of Rittman
Neighbborhood Youth Corp
Macauley Gosney
Ashland - Wayne Community Action Council
Gosney
Parks and Cemetery
Water and Sewer Department
PCA Packaging Corp Reaches Three Year Labor Accord
A new three year labor agreement between PCA Packaging Corp and International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Local 150 covers all three years with wage increases in each year. Second and third year raises reported at 5 1/2 and 6 percent plus enhanced hospitalization and surgical insurance. Vacation pay improves with 6 weeks after 30 years and 4 weeks after 15 years. Negotiations ran since April 11. agreement reached late June 9 and ratified June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packaging Corporation of America
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Parade Opens Carni Fair Tonight at Strickland Grounds
The four day Carni Fair begins this evening at Strickland grounds Grant Street with a 6 45 pm parade from West Hill School featuring fire trucks antique cars floats bands and marchers. The fair offers rides games bingo tents refreshments and drawings with daily 25 cash drawings and a 300 grand prize Saturday. Proceeds fund fire equipment and the Ladies Auxiliary hosts a food tent and lunches for volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strickland
Grant Street
West Hill School
Metzger Avenue
West
Ohio
Strickland’s
Ladies Auxiliary
Strickland Garage
Abandon Watershed Rec Area Plans in Chippewa
Final appraisal for the Chippewa Watershed project moves to court in July. Landowners will get notices of benefits and damages, with follow up meetings planned. River Styx site will be a dry dam due to oil wells and a mink farm, with three small lakes at eight dam sites and possible future additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa
Orran Hofstetter
Chippewa Watershed Conservation Association
L. K Burnett
River Styx
State Department of Natural Resources
Little Chippewa
Chippewa Creek
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Joe McGorry
Ohio Edison
Simon Olinger
Albert. Gish
Crestline
Calif
Ira Gish
Puerto Rico
California
Judy Burns
A Vis
Dora Marlowe
Alvie Burns
Judy
Hawaii
Tom
Carolyn Hughes
Rotary International
C. M. Hauenstein
Mike O’neil
Orris O'Neil
Ritter
Children’s Hospital
Akron
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Gerald L. Adkins
Ernest Bodager
RD1
Buck
Betty Cline
Ron Cline
Chauncey
Jane
Bob McComas
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Youngstown
Jay Griffith
Clarence Kunkler
Council Wright
State Health Department
Steven
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Sterling Avenue
Peter Long
Rittman Press
Long
Cash
Rittman Fire Department
PCA
Rittman Volunteer Firemen
Wayne
Medina
Buck Creek
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