Carol Shook Wins Wayne County Essay Award
Miss Carol Shook daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Shook will receive a medal for winning Wayne County Sophomore Girls essay contest conducted by the Wayne County Council of the American Legion The topic Patriotism in Modern America was chosen from essays from four high school classes Winners included students from Shreve Wooster Apple Creek Orrville and Marshallville Glenn L Powell of Hartville district Americanism chairman spoke Willis Jarvis Orrville county council essay committee chair attended Also active in school life Miss Shook leads Latin Club reports for Spanish Mathematics Club and Future Teachers Association and plays piano for the chorus and E U B Church Youth Fellowship.
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Carol Shook
Walter Shook
N. Main
Wayne County
Wayne County Council
The
American ‘Legion
America
Frm
American Legion
Shook
Future Teachers Association
E. U. B Church
Rittman Firemen Busy with Nine Alarms in Early Month
Fire Department responded to nine alarms in the first half of the month, reporting grass and dwelling fires. False alarm occurred on Kite road. Fire locations included Walnut Street, N Fourth Street, Brookside, Front Street, Bellvue Avenue, and a dump fire on Route 64. Fire Chief Everett Winkler warns residents to burn cautiously due to strong winds and dry grass risk.
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Rittman
Walnut Shefen i
Rowbe
N. Fourth St
Brookside
Bellvue ‘Ave
Everett-Winkler
Death Notice Elmer L Slanker of Wadsworth
Services were held Monday at Hilliard Funeral Home for Elmer L Slanker who died Friday at his home after several weeks illness. A retired salesman, he lived in Wadsworth most of his life and was a Church of Christ member. Survived by his widow Jean a daughter Mrs Jaanita Sturm of Washington three step daughters Mrs Ruth Trogdon of Ittman Mrs Pauline Ott of Wadsworth and Mrs Martha Page of Barberton four stepsons Harry Kelly Barberton Donald Kelly Dalton Roy Kelly Roundup Montana and Paul Kelly in Germany six grandchildren six great grandchildren and one half sister Mrs Anna Caskey Akron. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery Wadsworth.
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Hilliard
Wadsworth
Elmer L. Slanker Bi
Slanker
Church of Christ
Jean
Jaanita Sturm
Washington
Ruth Trogdon
Postpone the Life Magazine feature on Mr and Mrs Rus Sell
The Life Magazine story about Mr and Mrs Rus Sell and W Frey slated for March 4 will appear in this week’s issue. Robert Graves, associate editor, said the magazine has no evidence supporting the sensational claims and questioned the basis of the feature.
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Life Magasine
Russell
Ae W.frey
Fsof
Yes
Robert Graves
Life
Herald Mengey
Funeral Services Held for Paul R. Swigart 60
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at St John’s Lutheran Church Canal Fulton for Paul R. Swigart 60 who died Monday in Massillon City Hospital after a months long illness Born Summit County he had lived in Canal Fulton 34 years He served as elder and taught Sunday School 30 years and was a Canal Fulton funeral director for 26 years Survived by wife Grace four sons Richard Glen Robert Donald his mother Grace three brothers and six grandchildren Interment was in Canal Fulton Cemetery Rev Robert Blosser officiated.
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St. John’s
East Cherry St
Brary Board
Rotary Club
Grace
Richard
Aie St
Rittman
Glen
Celina
Roert
Donald
Canal’ Fulton
Canal Fulton
Herbert of
Barberton
Earl of
Manchester
Bay of
Bloodmobile visit set for April 4 in Rittman
Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to the American Legion Home in Rittman on Thursday April 4 from 11 am to 5 pm. The town missed its quota on two prior visits, so new donors are urged to help. Four recruiting committee members will be at Ohio Box Board Co on March 28 from 11 am to 2 30 pm.
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Red Cross
American Legion
Rittman
Ohio Boxboard Co
Irs
Harold Brown
Transportation
Ralph Overholt
Arthur—Bodager
R. D. Wenger
Paul Senehider
Cochairman
Clarence Kunkler
K. W. Osborne
First Brethren Church
Milton Presbyterian Church
Frey schedules four more Iron Curtain talks
Russell W. Frey plans four additional slide talks on Behind the Iron Curtain bringing the total to 55. Events include Ripley Church of Christ next Sunday Wooster BPW Monday Bosses Night Massillon Rotary Cornerstown BPW April 16. No talks after April 21 as the Freys plan to leave for Europe and apply for visas to Hungary Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Russell W. Frey
Ripley Church-of-Christ
Wooster Business and Professional Women
Massilon Rotary
PTA Minstrel Show Wows Family With Evening of Laughter
A reader recalls attending the Showboat Minstrel Show at Madison Square Garden with a full PTA crowd. The performance featured the Gay Blades Quartette and memorable skits, ending with Battle Hymn of the Republic and a nod to supporting scholarships.
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Madison Square Garden
Atlantic City
Gay Blades
PTA
Nick George
Andy
Local PTA minstrel show sparks nostalgia and praise
A hometown PTA minstrel event revived memories of mid-century entertainments with amateur performers delivering lively choral numbers between acts. The writer lauds the community effort, contrasts amateur and professional stages, and hopes for a repeat performance next year.
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PTA
Rittman
Show Boat Minstrel dazzles teens with lively acts
An avid teen observer recalls Friday and Saturday showings of the Show Boat Minstrel on March 15 and 16. The report praises the animated jokes about colored folks, lively hep-cat music, cross-dressed dancers, and standout performances by W. H. Hauenstein Vernon Reeder and Andy Bernhardt. The writer, initially reluctant as a freshman, quits thoughts of skipping as the audience roars with applause.
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Show Boat
W. H. Hauenstein
Elvis Presley
Gan Lizar
Marilyn Monroe
Easter Seals mailed to Wayne County homes
Easter Seals were sent to 19 000 homes and businesses in Wayne County. The campaign chair A L Burger urges donations to support crippled children with physical therapy, braces, clinics, and operations. Contributions go to Easter Seals at the Commercial Bank in Wooster, Ohio.
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Wayne County
Committee For
A. L. Burger
Ammpaign
Commercial Bank
Wooster
Ohio
Mr. Burger
Junior Class Play Set for April Fifth
The annual junior class play will be staged on April 5. This year the production titled Brother Goose will be presented with Miss Gail Lance as director. Cast members will be announced in next week's paper.
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Brother Goose
Gail Lance
Four die in Wayne County weekend traffic crashes
Police report one of Wayne County's deadliest weekends as four people died in two crashes. George W. McBrayer, ...
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Wayne County
Route 76
Wayne
Holmes County
Sherald L. Bartrum
West Va
Henderson
George W. McBrayer
Fan
Slaughter
Jo Anse Castello
Cleveland
Wooster
McBrayer
Whitesville
Akers boy in critical condition after bicycle crash
An 11 year old Akers boy from Route 1 Rittman remained in critical condition at Barberton Citizens Hospital after a March 13 bicycle collision on Route 94. The driver of the car has not been charged, per the sheriff's department. The boy suffers a base skull fracture and a broken leg.
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Charles. Akers
Barberton Citizens Hospital
Hayden Akers
Rittman
Sheriff's Department
Roy Sinclair ends twenty year North Central district leadership
Roy E. Sinclair retires as head of the North Central Local School District at the end of the current school year. He began teaching in 1932, earned a master’s from Ohio State in 1937, and has served as executive head since 1951. He plans summer fishing and may return to teaching in September.
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Roy E. Sinclair
North Central
Salt Creek Township
Brown's School
Mt. Union College
The
Hoover
Ohio State University
Sinclair
Wayne Two
Sterling
Milton Local Ool
Board of Education
Board of Education of
Hemit
Wooster College
Ashland College
Ohio State
Kent State
Minstrel Show Draws Full House for PTA Benefit
Capacity crowds attended the third annual PTA Show Boat Minstrel last weekend in the high school auditorium. Observers say the performance ranked among the best ever staged, continuing a strong local audience tradition.
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PTA
1957 Polio Drive in Rittman Reaches $2532 Final Total
Final report shows the Rittman polio drive collected $2532.47 toward a $3000 goal. Drive chairwoman Mrs. Roger Hessidence announced the outcome.
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Rittman
Roger Hessidence
Drive
Rittman Boosters Club Plans Athletic Banquet
The Rittman Boosters Club will hold its annual athletic banquet Thursday at the American Legion Hall. Dinner at 6:30 is served by the legion auxiliary. Sherman-Dalbey will MC and honor over 60 athletes. Awards go to Ashton Hall, Wes Peterman, Homer Pyle, Ken Zeman, with films of the season and a coaches skit as entertainment.
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Rittman Boosters Club
American Légion Hall
the Legion Auxiliary
Rittman
Sherman—Dalbey
Wayne Bennett
Ashton Hall
Wes Peterman
Homer Pyle
Ken_Zeman
Students Offer Cleaning Help In Campus Notice
Senior students offer to help with yard work car washing babysitting and house cleaning. Interested residents may contact Sandra Kohler Kathy Boylan or Gwen Green at listed local numbers to arrange reservations.
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Sandra Kohler
Kathy Boylan
Gwen Green
County Economic Education Conference Opens March 28
Wayne County hosts an economic education conference at Wooster High School on March 28 and at Orrville High on April 9. D P Bodenbender leads the Wooster session with speakers Dr Frank Bean and Dr Fred Picard from Ohio University. Sylvan T Wiles chairs the April 2 meeting and Sylvan T Wiles presides over the April event in Rittman. topics include American economy awareness and Labor and Management. Dinner reservations are due four days before each meeting.
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Wayne County
Wooster High School
Orrville High
D. P. Bodenbender
Supt
Wooster City Schools
Frank Bean
Fred Picard
Ohio University
Sylvan T. Wiles
Rittman High School
Rittman
J. C. Morris
Ohio Boxboard Company
Paul Malbach
Malbach's
Sterling
Homer Moore
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Earl Frank
Morton Salt
J. W. Frye
Wayne T. Bennett
Wallace G. Vetter
Karl Treckel
Kent State University
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Carol
Richard ‘Swigart
Fechas
Sherald Bartram of
Shreve
Roy Sinclair
Sweeper Company of
North Canton
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