Service notes from wartime postings and homefront barber shop scene
The Press logs a photo of Pfc. Donald Snell and a buddy running a makeshift barber shop in a wrecked German house with G I customers awaiting trims. It lists service members' new addresses in APO postings and notes several personnel transfers and stations from the Philippines to Norfolk and Greensville South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Donald Snell
Germany
G. I
Snell
Chauncey Snell
West Salem
APO
New York
Social Security Board cannot furnish 1944 earnings for tax
H C Schuette, Akron Social Security Office manager, explained that complete 1944 wage figures are not yet available for income tax use. He noted the board keeps wage records for insured workers, used to compute benefits on retirement or for families after death. Full 1944 earnings will be posted by July 1 after audits and postings from late 1944 wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Schuette
Akron
Social Security Board
Schuette
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
Births reported at Wadsworth Hospital in February
A daughter Ruth Ann to Mr and Mrs Beecher Noble on Tuesday February 20 at Wadsworth Hospital. Twin daughters six pounds six and one half pounds to Mr and Mrs Fleming Huff Hickin allotment on Tuesday February 27 at home. A son to Mr and Mrs Curtis Fortner on Sunday February 25 at S Main Street Wadsworth Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ann
Mrs. Fleming Huff
Hickin
Curtis
Fortner, S. Main St
Wadsworth Hospital
Heffelman Will Names Two Sons as Executors
The will of Charles Heffelman Sr probate records show residue goes to sons Harry and Charles Heffelman as executors without bond after debts and funeral expenses. Mrs Curtis Fortner and her infant return home from Wadsworth Hospital. Beatrice Hawkins RN works for Dr Alexander and will keep house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heffelman
Harry
Curtis Fortner
Wadsworth Hospital
Beatrice Hawkins
R. N
Alexander
Rittman Planning Commission Names New Officers
The newly formed Rittman Planning Commission convened at City Hall with Mayor John W. Baldwin as chairman and Ralph Overholt as secretary. Members include Christian E. Rhonemus F O Kanehl and K W Osborne. The group discussed projects to improve the community and each member’s local contributions and background are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Planning Commission
Ohio
City Hall
John W. Baldwin
Ralph Overholt
Christian E. Rhonemus
F. O Kanehl
K. W Qsborne
Baldwin
Ohio Boxboard Co
Rittman
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio Socety of Power Engineers
B & W Oil Co
Izaak Walton
Farmers- Sportsmen Association
Rittman Civic Association
Christian EU Rhonemus
Rotary
The
Civic Association
County Bar Association
Francis O Kanehl
Chicago
National Association of Cost Accountants
Band Mothers Club
Kenneth W. Osborne
Ohio Bouhboard Co
Utilities
Orrville Man Named County Service Officer for Veterans
Roy E. Horst, clerk of the War Price and Rationing Board at Orrville, was chosen Saturday as Wayne County service officer to oversee all matters for veterans of the two World Wars and the Spanish-American War. The Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission, including Judge L. R. Critchfield, Jack Weber, and Elmer VanOver, announced the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Horst
War Price and Rationing Board
Orrville
Wayne County Service
Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission
L. R Critchfield
Jack Weber
Elmer VanOver
County officials delay Horst pay until legislature acts
County commissioners say Horst’s status will stay indefinite until the state legislature clarifies the position of new county officers. They add they are not authorized to pay this officer from county funds at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horst
Veteran service officer chosen after county meeting
At Wooster Court House representatives from county veterans organizations met Saturday to pick a full time service officer from six applicants. Horst was chosen. Roy, a World War I veteran and former commander of Frank E. Cook Post American Legion, will coordinate service officers and advise veterans on government contacts after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Wooster
Horst
Roy
Frank E. Cook
The
American
Legion
Tarid
Soldier Home on 22 Day Furlough Faces New Posting
Sgt. Eugene Warrick returns home after eight and a half months in England and thirty five missions. He says he is glad to be home and wishes all the boys could join him. Jim Wenger, on furlough from radio school in Madison Wisconsin, has just graduated to Seaman first class radioman and will depart Sunday to Shoemaker California for assignment to a ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Warrick
England
Jim Wenger
Madison
Wis
Seaman
Shoemaker
Calif
Three Wounded Men Recovering In War Hospitals
Army telegrams confirm Ben Wenger seriously wounded in India Burma China theater on January thirty first and treated in Ledo Assam after a skirmish with a squad of forty Japanese. S/Sgt John Winkler, wounded at Metz on November 9, 1944, reached Kennedy General Hospital Memphis awaiting hand surgery and furlough. T/Sgt Herald Mougay, with a shattered knee and leg wounds from Belgium, is in Ward 15B at Schick General Hospital Clinton Iowa and expects six months of operations. The incident occurred with the 483rd Reinforcement Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pre Ben Wenger
Wenger
Ben
Ledo
Assam
John Winkler
Metz
Kennedy General Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Helen Steiner Winkler
T/Srt
Herald Mougay
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
Iowa
Belgium
483Rd Reninncement Company
Raymond Hubacher Missing At Sea
Raymond Hubacher 28, son of Mr and Mrs John Hubacher of Sterling, listed missing in the line of duty Jan 29 in the Pacific area. A QM/3c Coast Guard, he trained at Grand Haven and served on a Liberty ship in the Pacific for 20 months. Parents asked not to reveal ship name. one brother in Merchant Marine, another in Marine Corps. No recent photo available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hubacher
John Hubacher
Sterling
Lsted
Pacific
Coast Guard
Hubacher
Grand Haven
Mich
Merchant Marine
Brether
Marine Corps
Wooster College Victory Ship Named by Maritime Commission
The Maritime Commission will name one new victory ship after The College of Wooster. President Howard F Lowry announced the SS Wooster Victory is under construction at California Shipbuilding Corporation in Wilmington, California. The ship will be one of several 1945 vessels named for American colleges and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Commission
College of Wooster
Howard F Lowry
Wooster Victory
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Wilmington
California
Colleges and Universities
WAC Nurses Sought for Army Hospitals Recruitment Drive
A wartime appeal urges women to join the WAC nursing corps. Mrs. R. D. Wenger, the recruiting chairwoman, invites interested women to obtain information on serving in army hospitals and tending wounded GI Joes worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Wenger
WAC
Lt Delmont McAnallen Sweats Through Hot Battle With Japs
A Rittman man, Lt Delmont McAnallen, writes of leading his company into a Japanese held pass near a Philippine naval base. He describes severe casualties, a grenade and machine gun fire, and medics killed, followed by his return to a beachhead as reserve. The letter recalls the fear before landing and the toll of two days of dust and nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Delmont MccAnallen
Shorty McAnallen
Delmont
SGT WILLIAM HENRY DECORATED IN BELGIUM
William Henry of Jackson, son of Mr and Mrs John Henry, is shown receiving the Bronze Star for meritorious service in France Belgium and Germany. Major General Clarence R Huebner presented the award. An Army Signal Corps photo taken near the combat area. Jan 26. Henry’s sister Mae works at the Ohio Boxboard Co. He was a Massillon Canton bus driver before induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
William Henry
Jackson
John Henry
France
Belgium
Germany
Clarence R Huebner
Army Signal Corps
Mae
Ohio Boxboard’Co
Massillon
Canton
Canning Sugar Ration Curtailed for 1945 Home Use
The Office of Price Administration announced stricter home canning sugar limits for 1945. Each person may obtain up to 20 pounds, with a family cap of 160 pounds, and no ration stamps will be valid for canning sugar. Allocations rely on local ration boards and an OPA need-based scale. Major reason cited is record-low sugar stocks for February since the war began. Coupons run through November and applications by Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Ration Board
Bea
Mikxiingen
Pvt Alton Looser Declared Killed in Action
Pvt Alton Looser formerly of Rittman is declared killed in action January 20 in Luxembourg. A telegram to his wife Reba of Barberton confirms the death after being listed missing. He leaves a widow and three year old son Alton Jr. plus his mother Bertha in Barberton and siblings Mrs Don Adams and Virgil in Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Looser
Rittman
Luxembourg
War Department
Reba
Barberton
Pvt. Looser
Alton, Jr
Bertha
Don Adams
Virgil
Townsfolk Courage Needed To Heal A Heartless Ride
A community reflection urges residents to stay, invest in hometowns, and welcome self improvement. March signals a gentle start, while a Rotary film event showcases timber farming in technicolor. Local rotary members and a guest share in a table gathering as district conferences are cancelled per government guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Osborne
Chas. White
Wadsworth Club
E. G. Branigan
Pres. F
Erie Railroad Westbound Traffic Halted by Sunpiped Track
Westbound freight traffic on the Erie Railroad was held up from 6 a m to noon today after several freight cars toppled the track near the Ster Mag area and the rescue engine snapped the rods. Conditions were described as quite warm and tense for workers handling the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Those Darn Fool Robins Move Through Area Again
Local residents complain about a surge of robins visiting the neighborhood over the past week. Several homeowners say they would trade a Florida home to avoid the ongoing avian presence and noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Martin Seeks Bond as Executor for Estate of Daniel H. Martin
Ira Martin of Sterling filed to serve as executor of Daniel H. Martin's estate in Green Township and has posted a bond of 4500 dollars to secure duties and potential claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Martin
Sterling
Daniel H. Martin
Green Township
Miss Wenger Visiting Cleveland Parents This Week
Miss Dorothe Wenger of Cleveland is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wenger, N Third Street, for the balance of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothe Wenger
Cleveland
John Wenger
N. Third St
Selective Service Board Frees Men Over Thirty
A Sunday news release states Selective Service Boards may induct men up to 83 years old, relaxing the prior 30 year age limit. Board No 2 says ongoing monthly calls could strain capacity unless age limits rise, with officials noting many factors in timing. Men over 30 with children are to be detained at Home the Longest per press releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 2
East Wayne County Selective Service Induction March Calls
Twenty five residents of Eastern Wayne County plus one transfer to make twenty report for induction at Cleveland on February 28. On same day 53 other registrants undergo pre inductions. Names marked report to blue or khaki. March call plans 35 men for induction and 85 for pre induction tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Selective Service
Cleveland
Y . Wilmer
D Baer
Marshallville R
Charles D. Becker
Rittman
Donald C. Busson
Dayiestown RD
John Maine
Sterling R. D
Willard E. Moyer
Norman E. Lance
Charles M. Potter
Doylestown
John G Wilford
Ralph If
Christian
Baltimore
Wayne County Home Superintendent Exam March 7 1945
Examination for the Superintendent position at Wayne County Home to succeed Wm Brenneman of Rittman will be held March 7 1945 at 8 00 am EST in the Court House Worcester Ohio. The State Civil Service Commission announces required qualifications and provides bulletin and application blanks from the County Auditor or the Commission in Columbus. Apply early as the deadline is March 2 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Wm. Brenneman
Rittman
State Civil Service Commission
Court House
Wooster
Ohio
Gertrude Jones
Carl W Smith
Columbus
RAY TWINEM WINS ONE COUNTY LEGION ESSAY
Ray Twinem of Rittman High School, son of Mr and Mrs A E Twinem, is named a county winner in the American Legion essay contest. Judges selected eight county winners from over 300 essays on the topic My Attitude toward Compulsory Military Training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Amerilcan Legion
Wayne County
W. W. Bodager
N. First ‘St
Ray Twinem
A. E. Twinem
W. Park St
Rittman High School
Werger
U. M. Wenger
Qo. I. Rohrer
Ernest Harrison
Verne Gébhart
Bob Herr
Fredricksburg
Laura Marie Young
Congress High
Ray E. Twinem
Rittman High
Ruth Martin
Harold Appleman
Shereve High
Mildred Brenneman
Orrville High
Harold Wagner
Wooster High
Beverly Thomas
Shreve High School
Indians Draw Smithies Friday
Sectional Class B tournament at Ashland set with Shreve, Perrysville, Loudonville, and Fredericksburg paired by coaches. Friday games include Shreve vs Perrysville at 7 30 p m Loudonville vs Fredericksburg at 8 15 p m Smithville vs Rittman at 9 30 p m Rittman beat Smithville 35 33 in January. Saturday schedule features Hayesville vs winner of Shreveville at 2 p m and winner of Loudonville Fredericksburg vs winner of Smithville Rittman at 3 15 p m Final at 6 16 p m referees Ray Dienoff Akron and Ray Scharete Massillon. Ticket prices 80 cents and 75 cents per session. Games at Ashland College gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Shreve
Louderville
Feltay
Partysville
Loudonville
Fredericksburgr
Smithville
Rittman
Hayesville
Perrysville
Loudonville-Fredericksburg
Ray Dienofft
Akron
Ray Scharete
Masaillon
Ashland College
Reserves Take Co-Championship in Orrville Dramatic Finish
In a wild Central Buckeye League finale at Orrville, Rittman handed Wooster a share of the title as Orrville defeated the Red Riders 30-14. Meelhig led Rittman with five first half points while Gadson and Pugh added early baskets. Second half balanced the play but Orrville held a 13-11 edge in the final two quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donville
Orrville Fid
Hudson
Shafer
Proyel
Schrock
Codlana
Rittman Sparks
Oor
Rosenberg
Stone
Wallace
Fine
Plahut
Miller
Scort
Sparehe Orrville
Rittman
County Auditor Opens Personal Property Tax Listing
County Auditor Earl Latten achinger announces that all credentials are on hand and listing of personal property has begun. Listings run through March with office in the courthouse and local stops at John H. Fisher Agency in Rittman on March 8, Stepfield Drug Store in Doylestown on March 9, and Frank Ritzl Jewelry Store in Creston on March 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Latten
Achinger
Court House
Rittman
John H. Fisher
Doylestown
Stepfield Drug Store
Creston
Frank Ritzl Jewelry Store
Blood Bank Returns to Wooster March 12 and 13
Blood Bank returns to Wooster Monday and Tuesday March 12 and 13 from 1 to 4 30 p m at the Lutheran church. Sign the cards before returning them and help Keep the Red Cross at His Sitte by making an appointment now. Call Mrs J H Fisher at 13 or Mrs W W Bodager at 459 W for an appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Red Cross
Sitte
J. H. Fisher
W. W. Bodager
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Maibach
Bhi Cunningham
Harry Ditch
Philippines
Michael G. Gasho
Tdwg
Cpl. Chas. W. Beyner, Co. F
B Co
John S. Reynolds
Cpl. C. E. Stetson
San Francisco
Donald Britton
Inf. Co
N. Y
Gerald Thonen
Norfolk
Great Lakes
N.T.S
Virginia
Harold R. Johnson
Sad
F. Box
Greensville, S. C
Robert Cox
Kathleen Williams Cox
Overholt Head Commission
Mougey
Wooster College
Delmont McAnallen
Pvt
Benie
Meenie
Mineey
Martin
Selective Service Board
Web
Blood Bank
Boy Scouts
Troop
Second St
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