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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows a Carteret County ad page with repeated sewing machine sales listings. Notes include R. D. Smith selling a machine, phone counts, and Mrs. Kelly contact. sporadic corrections follow on multiple days and stray local notices about birthdays weddings and events.
Fred S Smith of 268 Church Street Doylestown and his wife Pearl celebrate their Golden Wedding on June 24 with a Methodist Church reception. Married February 15 1912 in Horseheads New York the couple have three children Lawrence Roger and George and eight grandchildren.
Rittman moves forward with a church and several additions. A 225000 Evangelical United Brethren Church will rise on North Metzger with a 40 by 100 sanctuary and 80 foot spire. Ground breaking is planned for Sunday at 2:30 PM with charter members turning the first sod.
Jack Rice plans a do it yourself dry cleaning business in the former Lawson Store location and expects to open soon. Local construction activity rises with seven projects under way and more planned this summer, including a new structure by Hugh L. Strickland housing Lawsons, Ideal Beauty Salon and Varisco Plumbing and Heating.
The Packaging Corporation of America and Local 150 of the Pulp Sulphide and Paper Mill Workers held a second negotiation session today under Federal Mediation Service aid to end an eight day strike idleing over 1100 workers. Officials reported little progress after the first meeting and outlined key sticking points including grievance interpretation reopening terms and disposal of rights not in the contract.
Services were held at St. Ann's Church in Rittman for Dessie L. Voet 46 of Sheffield Lake Ohio sister of Mrs Mildred Poholski of Rittman She died at home after a long illness Born in Lorain she lived there 32 years before moving to Sheffield Lake She was once employed by May Co Cleveland Her husband Lawrence a maintenance engineer with Esco Dredge and Fill Corp Cleveland Survived by husband sister Mrs Mary Koepke of Painesville a brother Michael Moneil of Rittman died 1955 Burial in Rittman Cemetery was officiated by Rev Fr Dennis Farr Gillman-Haines Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Roy Moffett of the Ohio Central Telephone Company said ten party lines will be phased out in the Rittman rural area. He reported current lines reduced to eight party and that all ten lines are to be eliminated in the near future.
Paul Yost, 20, of Rittman, escaped with a cut over one eye after his car collided with a vehicle driven by Clarence Imhoff of Sterling RD 1 on Route 94 south of Rittman. Yost's car overturned against a utility pole. he was treated and released from Wadsworth Hospital. Imhoff was charged by the Wayne County Sheriff's department with failure to yield right of way.
George Pidge Koch son of Mr and Mrs George Koch of 437 North Portage Street Doylestown has been accepted as a Peace Corps member. He left for training June 16 at the University of Pittsburgh to prepare for work in Liberia. He previously attended Bowling Green State University majoring in art and ceramics.
Community vacation Bible school ends with a 7 p.m. program at the high school and an open house at North Street school. Rev. James Watt directed the school for 81 children with many teachers from local churches. Teens aided the effort and a separate First Church of Christ program is set for Sunday evening with a talk by Robert E. Hanze and a handwork display. Calvary Baptist Church also holds a commencement and parents night with numerous instructors listed.
Services were held Tuesday for Harry B. Raff, 63, of 310 East Walnut Street, Wadsworth, a former Sterling and Doylestown resident who died Saturday after a long illness. He worked for Ohio Boxboard Company as a printer, retiring in 1959, and had previously served at Erie Railroad. Raff, native of Doylestown, lived in Sterling 32 years and belonged to Wadsworth Eagles, Barberton Moose Lodge, and Sterling Knights of Pythias. Survivors include his daughter Ruth Hanes, brothers Raymond and George, sister Helen Raff Krabill, and grandson Bill Hanes. Burial was at Rittman Cemetery with Roland Clark officiating.
At 6:30 a.m. on County Road a driver training car backing from a driveway collided with the training unit on Goat's Hill. Instructor Donald Ritchie reported the Snead car backed into the unit about ten feet away. Damage to the training car, carrying three students, exceeded $200. Snead's car was undamaged.
Rittman Board of Education approved a bus turnaround plan at the West Hill school site. Homer Castor will draft the turnaround and bids will be invited while W H Hauenstein coordinates ditch filling and a crosswalk to the play area. A cable and sign will block the grounds from being used as a roadway. Robert West voiced safety concerns for nonofficial use of the area.
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