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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
2
A household of Dan Stout and Bertha Dearhart host social visits. Numerous neighbors including Chamberlins, Shaffers, Whitmores, Tschantzes, Lucas, Gallions and Overs attend gatherings and a birthday surprise. Maxine Christophe underwent appendicitis surgery in Lodi Hospital and is reported doing well.
The note lists local residents and visitors from City New Jersey to Rittman and Akron, sharing Father’s Day visits, Sunday calls, and weekly gatherings. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. J M Shaffer of Fairlawn, Ada Joy of Friendsville, James Techantz of Loudonville, and the Wechanswea Boy Scouts bound for the New York World's Fair with Neal Bowers among them.
A. W Short reported to Conservation Commissioner Don Waters that seed distribution is complete. Enough seeds were spread to plant between 9 and 1 000 acres, marking a green increase over last year. In 1939 the prefect extended into 69 counties and covered over 600 acres, double the 1938 patch planting figures.
Readers learn top Ohio fishing locales along Lake Erie shore and state parks. Highlights include Sandusky Bay, Catawba Island, Put-In-Bay for bass and catfish, and parks like Indian Lake, Buckeye Lake, Grand Lake St Marys, Pymatuning Reservoir, Portage Lakes, Lake Alma, Guilford Lake, Jefferson State Park, Chippewa Lake, Nettle Lake, and nearby Muskingum River areas.
A humorous essay defines golf as work and expense, noting lavish clubs and pricey balls, then shifts to Ohio agriculture and Navy topics. It surveys 4-H conservation camp details, dairy and beef farming notes, and a science update on the European corn borer and Davy Jones’ Locker phrase.
A brief item notes a warning about caution before an accident, highlighting prior thoughts that could prevent harm. It reflects on the value of preventive thinking in crisis moments, urging readers to consider safety before actions.
The group organized by AO OO Receiver will meet in summer with Mrs Worley Toure to attend the first regular meeting on the first Wednesday of July. Students in the string band program include Pauline Bachman Wave Bass Walter Buse Jr Dale Wirth Jimmy Schneider Carl Joyce Paul Livingstone Burton Yearsley. The United Brethren church holds its last quarterly meeting before the Canton conference, with delegates to be elected.
Attendance reached 58 at the Seville Kirchoffer home for a joint Seville and Sterling Garden Club event. Miniature flower displays won by Mrs. Harry Brenneman of Rittman and Miss Neil Hosmer distinguished the meeting. several second prizes and cross-club winners were named.
Miss Beulah King returns from summer vacation in Olmstead Paris where she teaches and will travel to Mexico before serving as a camp counselor at Camp Westminster Higgins Lake. Visitors Tuesday included Noah Stein er of Akron. Mr and Mrs Cliff Mast head to Fairview Maryland for a summer camp and to travel farther north. Glen King of Cleveland visited his parents Reuben and wife Monday. Misses Mary Mattie Zook Mrs S P Zook and Esther Zook visited John Richards home Creston.
Local readers in Northern Wayne County scan the Rittman Press Want Ads for classified listings. The notices cover jobs, services, and items for sale framed in typical community newspaper style.
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