County Polio Drive Totals $12007.79 As Buckeye Garden Club Plans
County receipts for 1960 New March of Dimes totalled 12007.79 led by Roy Klay surpassing last year by 7874.70. Rittman campaign under Jeannette Winkler raised 1687.37. The county chapter aided 29 polio patients with equipment supplied by National Headquarters at no cost. Buckeye Garden Club meets at Mrs. Carl Gatehouse home Tuesday at 8 with hostess assist. garden tours and decorative name tags planned for the County Garden Club meeting at Legion Hall in Rittman on July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Klay
Rittman
Jeannette Winkler
National Headquarters
Buckeye Garden Club
Carl Gatehouse
Glen Parman
Galehouse
County Garden Club
Legion Hall
Rittman Tennis Champs Claim Doubles Title This Week
Joe Cardace and Joe Stefanica claim the Rittman Tennis Doubles Championship after a decisive win over Ron nie Woyat and Robert Steiner. Local sports notes include adult swimming lessons at the Rittman pool Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 11 p.m. with instructor Lyn Castor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cardace
Joe Stefanica
Rittman
Ronnie Woyat
Robert Steiner
Rittman Swimming Pool
Lyn Castor
Rittman to switch to dial telephone system
Roy Moffett, local manager, announced that Rittman will switch to the dial telephone system on November 6. The new Ohio Telephone Company Building at North Main Street and Sheldon Avenue opens that day, cost exceeding $250,000, with dial phones soon for homes. New cables are being laid and all city numbers will change with added letters. subscribers will receive new numbers by mail. A one month testing period precedes full operation to iron out issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Roy Moffett
Ohio Telephone Company
North Main Street
Sheldon Avenue
Rittman-homes
Moffett
Rittman Press
Ohio Central Telephone
Roy McFarren
Leedy Reveals Facts In Two Murder Cases
Wayne County Prosecutor James Leedy outlines part of the case against Kenneth Watts of Rittman and Charles Goody of Rittman. He ties a single gun to the Fender and Wagner killings and says Watts shot the Fenders to steal their car while Goody fatally stabbed his wife Vergie and mother in law. Leedy seeks premeditation findings as bills of particulars are filed. defense attorneys will respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Wagner
William Fender
Doylestown
Wayne County
James Leedy
Leedy
Kenneth Watts
Rittman
Fender
Wagner
Watts
Charles—Goody
Goody
Vergie
Creston
Cynthig’ White
Playgrounds To Open Next Week In Rittman
Rittman recreation playground program starts next week under Vera Wheeler and Karen Adams. Activities run Monday to Thursday at multiple parks with both directors alternating sites. First week features plaques and pot holders. Mardi Gras Parade closes the program on August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Recreation
Vera Wheeler
Karen Adams
Miss Adams
Grandview Park
Miss Wheeler
Legion Park
West Hill Playground
Third Street Park
North State
North Seneca
Medina
Diversion Hall
South Seneca
Grant Streets
Two Local Men Jailed After South Main Street Shooting
A shooting on South Main Street left Raymond Napier wounded and two suspects jailed. Napier, 32, was hospitalized in fair condition. Delbert Adkins, 29, is held for questioning on intoxication charges, and James Napier faces weapons without permit charges. Police say Raymond Napier may have shot himself as witnesses differ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
South Main Street
Wadsworth Municipal
Raymond Napier
North Seneca Street
Delbert Adkins
Front Street
Wayne County
James Napier
Wright Street
Adkins
Napier
Train Blocks Lead To Arrest In Wounded Man Case
Erie train conductor Herman Wyegle was arrested after a train blocked a crossing for emergency crews tending Raymond Napier, wounded by gunfire on South Main Street. Rittman officials planned to sue Erie railroads next Tuesday at 7 30 pm as council had recently enacted a crossing obstruction ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heffelman Railroad
Buck Rogers Named VP of Public Relations for Borden Midwest
Ray Buck Rogers a former Rittman Press editor and Ohio Boxboard PR worker is appointed vice president of public relations for the Midwest Division of the Borden Company based in Columbus Ohio.His mother Mrs Ray Rogers resides on North Main Street in Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray “Buck” Rogers
Rittmanite
Midwest
Borden Company
Columbus
Ohio
Rogers
Rittman Press
Ohio Boxboard Company
Ray Rogers
North Main Street
Rittman
Storm Forces Plane Down Near Sterling
A piper cub aircraft made an emergency landing on Myron Steiner farm near Sterling during a heavy rain storm. The craft was en route from Cleveland to West Virginia. The pilot, unnamed, called friends who picked him up and returned him to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Myron Steiner
Cleveland
West Virginia
Birth announcements from Rittman and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Glen Kitts Rit tman welcome a girl on June 12. Mr and Mrs Guy Wellman Rittman welcome a girl on June 15. Mr and Mrs Donald Lanier Sterling welcome a girl on June 16. Mr and Mrs Willis Carpenter Doylestown welcome a girl on June 19. Mr and Mrs James Merritt Rittman welcome a boy on June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Kitts
Rittman
Guy Wellman
Donald Lanier
Sterling
Willis Carpenter
Doylestown
James Merritt
Library Board Seeks 40000 Toward New County Building
Wayne County library board opened its nest egg drive asking the county budget commission for an additional 40000 as the first step toward a new main library and branch improvements. A 85 000 intangible tax request plus 15000 in hand would bring the building fund to 55000, with plans for a rear annex and eventual total project cost near 284600 for demolition and new construction plus furnishings pushing beyond half a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Wayne County Library Board
County Budget Commission
Budget Commission
Uested
John Cox
Robert Claver
Clauer Associates
Claver
Cox
Alfred
Coppola
Don Comin
John Eddy
Robert Seiwert
Wooster
Kenneth Osborne
Rittman
Hershel Siegfried
Shreve
Labor talks near end at PCA and Morton Salt
Packaging Corporation of America and Morton Salt moved into the homestretch in wage negotiations with offers ranging about 5 to 10 cents an hour. A mass union meeting is set for Friday as both sides await a tentative contract finalization and possible mid-term wage reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packaging Corporation of America
Morton Salt Company
Morton
PCA
Edward O'Brien
PGA
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
Holly Starcher
Rudy Lamic
Palmer Dolph
Morton Salt
United Mine Workers of America
Earl Franks
Ned Atkins
Plant Operations May Be Increased Maxon Tells Rotary
Maxon, secretary of Packaging Corporation of America, told Rotarians the Rittman plant may see expanded operations after PCA merged Ohio Boxboard, Central Fiber and American Boxboard to form a larger unit. He cited two new rotogravure printing and carton forming machines and said no layoffs are planned. a few executives may move to Frameston, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley W Maxon
Packaging Corporation of America
Rittman
Maxon
PCA
Ohio Boxboard
Central Fiber
Franston
Illinois
Closing Exercises For Bible Schools This Weekend
Four Daily Vacation Bible Schools conclude sessions this weekend with programs at 7 15 to 7 30 PM. The Community Bible School hosts open house at North Street School for parents and friends to view craft work. First Church of Christ and First Baptist Church plan programs in their church auditoria with class demonstrations and displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Bible School
Milton Presbyterian and
Evangelical United Brethren Churches
North Street
Auditorum of the Church
First Baptist Church
First Brethren
Richard Mathys
Darlene Porter
George Allenbaugh
Bloodmobile visits Rittman for blood drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Rittman on Tuesday August 9 from 12 to 6 p.m. The drive aims to recruit new donors to maintain a healthy program with at least 25 percent first-time donors annually. Recruiters will contact old and new donors and follow up a week before the bloodmobile arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Rittman
July Street Survey Planned for Rittman
The city plans a street by street traffic survey in July to estimate average flow. Admin Assistant Charles Mann reported the request from the state highway department, with results used to allocate street maintenance funds. High school students will be paid 75 cents per hour to perform measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Council
Charles Mann
State Highway Department
Ohio
Rikman
Mann
Entries Open For 1960 Rittman Homecoming Queen Contest
Local residents aged 16 to 26 may enter the Homecoming Queen contest by sending a letter with name age address and employment to James Witzberger. Photos will be taken by Glen-Mar Camera Shop and submitted to John Robert Powers Modeling Agency in Cleveland for top five selection. The final three will appear before judges to choose the queen with two attendants. Parade set for August 17 with 40 groups already lined up and nearly 80 units expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
James Witzberger
North
Metzger Avenue
Glen-Mar Camera Shop
John Robert Powers
Cleveland
Ray d'Amours
Creston Council Plans Another Try on Sewer Bond Levy
Creston Council will again seek voter approval for a sewer bond levy after previous failures. The council also approved summer street repairs and oiling with Euclid Avenue to be surveyed and then blacktopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Oance
Euclid Avenue
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Homer Moore
Cleveland Clinic
Keith Rufener
Florida
Yearbook Advisors
Metzger Ave
Charles Fields
S. Third Street
Harvey Kerr
Fairborn, O
Dayton
Harvey Hockensmith
Louis Hine
Kerrs
Niagara Falls
Canada
Russell Welling
Ray Palmer
Ernest Wald
Atlie Hostetler
Grandmothers’ Clubs
Chesterfield Inn
Cuyahoga Falls
Don Niehaus
Wadsworth Hospital
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Forrest Dean Donaldson
Mrs. Lewis Stanton
Rialto, California
Mrs
South Fourth Street
Wade Schaffter
Wayne Holts
William Geyer
Sturgis
Michigan
Robert Tierney
Lockport
William Holts
Hickin Avenue
Janice Hessidence
Ohio University
Leaders Club
Rittman High School
Pleasant Hill
Sue Rohrer
Sue Mays
Phyllis. Ridgeway
Sally Heames
Irene Huff
Helen Preattle
Indiana
Jackie Grieves
Jamies
Bible
Bloodmobile
Frey
Mary
Hillside
Corneil
North Fifth Street
Ashton Huvill
Hall
Der
Ronald Goodhart
Firemen
Lions
American Legion
Goodhart
Vernon Steiner
Warren Hardgrove
UPC
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