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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
1
The U S Weather Bureau in Washington DC issues a week ahead forecast for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Intermittent showers are expected beginning Friday or Saturday and again on Tuesday the 28th. Temperatures will run near seasonal averages.
Alton L. Ebert and Miss Lillian Stanley married Wednesday evening at the Stanley home near West Salem with Rev David Campbell officiating. The ceremony drew about 100 guests. best man was TH Bo Ebert of Atlanta and bridesmaid Miss Mary Mineh of Oberlin. After luncheon, guests shared music and gifts, and the couple planned a eastern honeymoon before settling on North First street in Rittman. Ebert is with Hanes & Ebert funeral directors and dealers in furniture pianos and automatics.
A Saturday evening band concert is announced with details incomplete. The event notes June 1 and invites all attendees, mentioning a modest admission and venue at an unspecified location.
A Groveland Ohio letter outlines staking the line for a future electric railroad from Cleveland to Wooster. The plan covers surveying, plots, deeds for right of way, and financing. Officials urged rapid action to secure subscriptions, deeds, and condemnations, aiming for completion by mid July 1915.
The first annual Georgetown school reunion on June 1 drew about 5000 attendees with over 3000 at dinner. Speakers included DP Yoder and Dr Blankenhorn. officers were re-elected and plans set to meet next year on the third Friday of June.
Notice that the bakery business formerly conducted by Shook and Hall has changed to H. P. Sigler. The firm thanks the public for past favors. All debtors are asked to settle at the bakery or with Mr. Shook promptly.
The Arkon Blues added a win in a junior boxboard match with features from three games and standout Herd leading the effort.
A chaotic sequence in Charles Chaplin's In the Park features a park bench, a shark bench fall, a nurse, tramp pocketbooks, and a river chase. Chaplin ends up in a river after a wild brawl with pursuers and rivals.
Mr and Mrs R E McElroy faced two sorrowful messages within an hour last Thursday. Their daughter Mrs H Eshelman of Easton suffered a relapse and was rushed by auto to Wooster hospital where she is improving after three previous operations. Their son Willis of Da Balle Mich reported their infant child was seriously ill and died early Saturday, prompting Mrs McElroy to plan a return home via Wooster.
The fragmentary note mentions ministerial association ties and individuals named Atte Audet, with unclear context. No full event or outcome is discernible from the readable text.
Opera House announces Vader the new arranger and July WiNGhtlis shows with Saturday matinees. Doors open 7:15 pm, admission 3, 10, or 15 cents. children free with coupon. Sunday and Saturday evening programs adjust due to patronage. ministers Chelsy and children featured. policy aims for high quality, moral entertainment. Also lists public schools staff and principal C W Clouse with recent assignments.
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