18 Mar 1937
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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
1
Fragmented archival text describes a cashier’s ordinary note and a check for 35 000 dollars tied to a college exadowment fund. It mentions checks received from the same bank totaling 20 000 dollars and 10 000 dollars in earlier years. The fragment cites a buyer and a remark about labor front.
Economists cite a potential boom that could erase two years of gains. A new Bradstreet index shows food costs at a seven year high with a 10 percent price rise forecast within a year. Mrs. Simpson snubbed Cannes reports suggest British travelers pressuring Derby to revoke Windsor access to a private golf course. An Austrian retreat rumor notes ex King Edward may publish a two volume memoir.
In a sweeping shift, 65 of Alabama's 67 counties approve wet majorities, leaving only five dry states Georgia Mississippi Tennessee Kansas and Oklahoma remaining and signaling a broad change in liquor laws across the region.
In Bucharest rumors say Dowager Queen Marie and Royal Court Marshal Auarenu were stricken by a mysterious poison as censorship remains tight. Telephone inquiries are reportedly cut off amid tersely worded official silence. Rockefeller urges unity among Protestant churches in a push for a cooperative church center to engage youth.
Clarence A. Dykstra, long time Cincinnati city manager, resigns to become president of the University of Wisconsin succeeding Dr. Glenn Frank. He will start in six weeks at a salary of $15000 a year.
The Creston franchise with the Marion Reserve Power Co brings a reduced rate plan. the utilities committee continues studying commercial rates while council weighs accepting the proposal. Civil action would cut January light bills by about one cent per KWH for residents and by larger margins for commercial users.
The Rittman volunteer fire department battled a large blaze at the George Moyer barn in Shineraburg Saturday night. Cause unknown, door and hay mow alight, with a doublé garage and chicken coop saved. About $400 in insurance coverage, 400 feet of hose, and over an hour of effort. contents valued around $50.7?
A garbled notice mentions dogs and chickens with unclear instructions. It references ITEC and a marshal, showing several garbled codes such as 588 and a date-like string and suggests a public or official warning context.
The BITTMAN PRESS offers two free ads from March 26 through May 27 for readers in Wayne County to swap used items without price tags. Swap for baby gear garden tools or other goods by fair description, with addresses and up to three finds per ad. No misrepresentation allowed. drafting assistance available at the PRESS office.
A school program at the chapel Monday featured a benefit event with a performance by students and staff. Proceeds supported the football program and the audience heard a speaker discuss conditions under authoritarian regimes.
Court briefs and real estate notices appear in the page segment. Names and details are fragmented but indicate summaries of legal actions and property dealings from local authorities and agencies. Continuous fragments reference Sears, Mesto, and RS components in an otherwise damaged OCR segment.
Frances Burger and Ray Snyder, one senior and one junior, won top prizes in an American Legion poster contest in Wayne County. Ray Snyder’s paper beat Miss Balloon’s for county honors. both will travel to Columbus as guests of the county Legion, and their essays enter the 10th district contest.
Captain Thomas McCaw urged adherence to high character and integrity to prevent war. He called for adequate defenses strong neutrality and wealth mobilization, warning against profiteering from soldiers' sacrifices and urging youth education and democracy.
The article notes upcoming religious activities at St Ann Catholic Church. Services are planned and activity builds toward the Lenten season with weekly events including Sunday and Friday gatherings led by church leaders.
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