Rittman Plans Fourth of July Bell and Whistle Drive
Rittman council approved a pro safety Fourth of July plan to ring bells and blow whistles from Friday 6 PM through Sunday with a 2 PM four minute finale. TV radio stations will join. residents invited to ring bells. The campaign honors heritage and the nation’s birthday and seeks driver caution. local entities will receive cooperative letters.
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Ain ‘Rittman
Rittman
Eric Sloane
Ohio
Herbert
Highton
Willard Laughlin
City of
George Allenbaugh
Trudy Forrer
Terry Whims
Donna Walker
Fred Orr
Dave Jensen
Bill Breece
Eleanor Voss
Candy Yoho
Barbara Jo Stillwag
Ner
Floyd Fawcett
Randy Britton
Bill Davis, Jr
Sheila Steiner
Danny Widmer
Ronny Adams
Ralph Gwaltney
Pearl Breece
Birthdays and Local News Mix in July Notes
A long list of names marks birthdays and celebrations for the upcoming week, with notes on graduates, anniversaries, and visitors. The piece also mentions travel, family visits, a birth at Orrville Osteopathic Hospital, and local residents in transition, ending with a continuation cue to Page 6-A.
Recall Petition Seeks Charter Form Change In Rittman
Laughlin announces a three member committee submitted petitions with about 250 signatures to recall the City Charter and its City Manager government. He compares costs with Rittman and Orrville and argues Charter centralizes activities saving money.
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Will Laughlin
Charles Trent
Ronald J Valentine
James Chambers
Ave
Chambers
Valentine
Laughlin
Rittman
Orrville
Forest Markley suffers injuries in Route 94 hit and run
A hit and run driver struck Forest Markley’s car just after midnight as he turned into his home driveway on Route 94. Markley, with possible neck injuries, was taken to Wadsworth Rittman Hospital.
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Forest Markley
Markley
Route 94
Wadsworth - Rittman Hospital
Parking Stirs Row At Council Meeting
A heated council session centers on two 30 foot curb cuts outside Freed Ford's used car lot along Sterling Avenue. Dom Calabria and supporters accuse the city of improper authority while officials defend the legal curb cuts that removed five parking spaces. The debate touches on sign legality and past street arrangements affecting public parking.
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Dom
Council
South Main Street
Ford
Sterling Road
South Main
C. E Rhonemus
Calabria
Will Laughlin
William Holt
Ashton Hall
Laughlin
Sterling Avenue
Freed
Treelawn
Sterling
Don K. Freed
Julia Harris Named Recreation Department Coordinator
Julia Harris becomes recreation coordinator for the City of Rittman this summer. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harding Harris of 200 South Fourth and a health and physical education major. Harris is active in Delta Psi Kappa and pledged to Gamma Phi Beta serving as prank mistress of her pledge class this year. She is a junior at the school.
Bond Issue Defeat Stirs Debate On Rittman Schools
Overcrowding at Rittman schools prompted officials to study future needs and a proposed 550 student high school. Critics from the Citizens Committee for Review of High School Bond Issue urged discussions and offered five objections to the board plan, warning of shifting grade configurations and costs.
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Rittman Board of Education
Board of Education
Olster Rittman
Citizens Committee For
City Manager Trainee In City For Summer
Steve Carter of Terre Haute Indiana joins a Cleveland area summer internship program to learn city government. He observes City Manager Will Laughlin and assists police and street program studies in Rittman while staying with Mrs Mary Rohrer. Carter plans to study law in the west after graduating from Indiana State University.
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Stever Carter
Terra Haute
Indiana
Steve
Cleveland
Will Laughlin
Rittman
Mary Rohrer
South First
Mississippi
Indiana State University
ISU
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Marian
Mickey
Canada
North Bay
Manuel Maria del Gado Pereira
Bogota
Columbia
James Pereira
Adams
Harmony Riggs
Orrville Osteopathic Hospital
Marvin Sutton
Marshallville
Dale
Delores Rohrer
Karl
Kevin
Washington, D. C
Clare Rohrer
Barbara Hauenstein
Ohio State University
Columbus
School of Nursing
Barb
W. H. Hauenstein
Jayne Gillman
Karl Gillman
11Th Avenue
Jayne
Sevral
Park Department
Recreation Board
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Sign
Julia Harris
Recreation Dept
Dom Calabria
Sterling Ave
Freed Ford
North Street
City
Steven Carter
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