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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
Train timetable fragment lists No 8 Chicago to New York at 10 05 a m and No 16 Cincinnati to Youngstown at 4 59 p m with no additional context or details.
Daily train schedules list eastbound and westbound departures for No. 48 No. 47 No. 67 No. 65 and No. 35 with various destinations. Community notes include visits by Edward Parker Amelia Krebs and others in Canal Fulton Akron Wooster and Medina plus local events and civic updates.
Mary Habinek runs from home twice as husband George claims she endangers their two children. He seeks court relief to keep Mary away and prevent further threats to poison. Attorney Karl Hoover represents Hibinek with service by publication. hearing likely in September.
Public legal notice states that on August 13 1918 voters will decide on issuing up to 5000 dollars in village bonds to pave Salt Street with vitrified brick and install curbing grading and drainage. Ballot options read For the issue of bonds or Against the issue of bonds. Mayor WM Shackelford dated June 3 1928. First publication June 18 1913.
Resolution declares necessity to issue bonds for Salt Street improvement in Rittman Ohio between Main Street east line and East Corporation line. Amount $5000 or more than 1 percent of property value. vote to be held August 18 1918. notice to be published. certified to Wayne County officials.
An unreadable OCR fragment references advertisers notices and press issue numbering with stray terms like year and editor. The text is fragmented and lacks clear event details or names.
A World War I era report details Camp Dix in New Jersey pioneering orthopedic care. An initial unfit recruit with a severe bowing back is transformed through massage, exercises, and custom footwear, gaining posture, mobility, and confidence. The program aims to rehabilitate many soldiers, including foot defect cases, under Lt. Col. Davis and Captain Meisenbach, with 95 percent of black draftees and 49 percent of whites found with foot issues.
A New Jersey recruit collapsed during field drills and was found unfit for front line service due to a rare debility. Surgical teams treated digital deformities and toe issues, allowing some men to return to camp duties or their regiments.
Maj Curtis G Redden of the One Hundred Forty-ninth Artillery writes from Danville that his saddle horse, ridden in Texas, has reached France with the Rainbow division. The horse was kept in Newport News and sent to France with the battery as it was mobilized again. Redden plans to buy the horse and bring it home if he survives the war.
Tom Bradshaw of Eureka Springs Arkansas led his family of 18 children plus himself and his wife to attend a Red Cross meeting at Green Forest held by Judge A L Kinnery. So inspired he enlisted the entire Bradshaw clan eighteen members into the organization.
Harmony Norton, a civilian instructor at Call Field, and a cadet flyer performed a stunt south of Lake Wichita when a coyote chased the aircraft. Norton dipped to scare the animal and struck the coyote with the wheel, killing it.
The document announces a government proclamation regarding savings and war bonds with terms for ten days’ grace and interest details. It references the United States Government and aims to mobilize public financial support for the war effort.
A partial message mentions a finder near Rittman with stray names and mile markers. The text references a road location southwest of Rittman and lists names such as F. Jf. Ramsier amid unclear details.
J F Rehm announces renomination for the 45 candidate for County Commissioner subject to Democratic primaries. Primary date August 23. Wayne County voters urged to support the incumbent in 1918.
A candidate announces for Wayne County County Recorder position subject to the August 23 primaries. The message urges Democrats to vote and influence on his behalf. Ben Davine Md Ivlaine is named as the hopeful.
Joan Schorge declares her candidacy for sheriff subject to Democratic primary in Warne County on August 13. Support and attendance urged.
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