Vandal Shoots Wires Disrupting Sterling Area Power
Electricity outages stemmed from insulator damage along County Route 427 near Sterling. Ohio Edison crews rerouted power from Akron to Rittman and from Ross substation to Wooster, leaving Cr efton without service about 90 minutes. Sheriff appeals for tips. no arrests yet.
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Sterling
Ohio Edison Company
Rittman
Akron
Crefton
Ross
Wooster
Sheriff's Office
Atlantic Avenue
H. C. Longworth
Erie R. R
Rittman-Sterling
Seville Road
New Church Pages Begin In Press
Twenty six business men plan full-page ads in the Press to support local churches. The program runs weekly for 12 months with weekly messages and artwork by skilled artists. Messages, written by top business writers, are copyrighted by a national religious organization in Columbus. The aim is to rekindle interest in churches and boost weekly attendance.
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Columbus
Eye Testing Featured in Ohio Boxboard Hiring Story
March Monitor article from the Ohio Industrial Commission details vision screening of all Boxboard applicants. Miss Sara Smith RN conducts tests on Charles Whitman, truck operator, using a vision testing machine with a full description of the procedure for each applicant.
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Ohio
Ohio Industrial Commission
Rittman
Sara Smith
R.N
Charles Whitman
Youth Service At First Baptist Church March 25 1951
The ministerial association sponsors a youth driven program at First Baptist Church with Rev Lowell Boatright directing a choir of young people and special acts from School sextet and First Baptist Trio. Also Good Friday service Friday 1:30 to 3:00 at First Brethren Church 44 S First St with seven cries of Christ and invited attendance.
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First Baptist Church
Ministerial Association
Lowell Boatright
First Baptist Trio
Presbyterian
Janet Osborne
United Brethren
Read Schaad
First Baptist
Charles Greer
Church of God
Richard Garlock
First Brethren Church
S. First St
Christ
Patterson
Davidson
McCorkle
Freymeyer
Henry
Ashman
Paper Junk Drive Planned by P T A in Rittman
The P T A in Rittman schedules a waste paper and junk drive for Saturday April 28 to raise funds for school programs. George Sandrock moderates a parent teacher panel with Mrs Miriam Roth Sylvan Wiles and parents Mr and Mrs William Frey and Homer Houser. The drive will collect newspapers magazines old boxes scrap metal batteries rags tires and other metal items with trucks to pick up and crew to empty all spaces. proceeds fund school children and park project work by Three Arts Club members.
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P.T.A
Melenbacker
George Sandrock
Sandrock
Miriam Roth
Sylvan Wiles
William Frey
Homer Houser
Rittman
Rittman School
Ways and Means
Hooser
Office of Price Stabilization Extends Filing Deadline
The Office of Price Stabilization grants a new deadline for filing price ceiling charts by merchants. The due date is now April 29, replacing March 29. Government guidance reiterates the extension applies nationwide to affected merchants.
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Office of
New Fire Truck Arrives Here A Big Reveal Saturday
A $17 000 Seagraves fire truck arrives Tuesday and will be displayed to the public Saturday if weather permits. Delivered by Don Hinson the 15 000 pounds of steel and rubber carry 750 gallons per minute, 202 horsepower engine, 300 gallon booster tank and 300 feet of hose plus 1250 feet of 2 1 2 inch hose and 600 feet of 1 1 2 inch hose. Eight lights two siren switches four spotlights and a top speed of 75 mph equip the modern unit as Chief Winkler and Hinson train local firefighters in its operation.
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Rittman
Seagraves Company
Don Hinson
Winkler
Hinson
Two Peafowls Added To Park Bird Life
A pair of Peafowls has been added to the Rittman Central Park bird life. Donors include C. E. Wilson Henry Trogdon Armand Goffinet A E Twinem Karl Gillman and many others. The Park Menagerie also features Golden Pheasants Kurst Pheasants Ring neck Pheasants Blackneck Pheasants Silky Bantam chickens pigeons and four monkeys.
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Rittman Central Park
C. E. Wilson
Henry Trogdon
Armand Goffinet
A. E. Twinem
Karl Gillman
H. B. Rich
Hugh L. Strickland
Charles B. Smith
A. L. Ebert
H. Yabroff
W. W. Bodager
H. D. Moore
C. W. Ambrose
John Winkler
Alpheus Goffinet
Maine
Girl Scout Spring Festival Draws Large Crowd at High School
About 350 people attended the Girl Scout Spring Festival Friday night in the high school auditorium. 115 Scouts and Brownies from 10 troops performed acts from Brownie drill to senior programs with music, dance, and plays led by troop leaders and committee chairs.
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Priscilla
Gertie
Delores Trogdon
Betty Frey
Sheila Walker
Judy Sparks
Rhetta Armbrust
Sandra Mallory
Janet Gwaltney
Carolyn Wald
Jdan Blatter
Joyce Hooser
Stanley Tuska
Karl Melenbacker
James Frye
John Simonton
Janet Osborne
Ashton Hall
Ben Kay
Robert Stoolmiller
Sherman Dalbey
Jack Waddell
Sam Niger
Richard Barr
Edwin Taylor
Catherine Twinem
Clyde Eckhart
Ralph Gwaltney
Births Reported for Seville Doylestown and Rittman Families
Birth notices list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Willard D Kreider of R D 1 Seville on March 15, a son for Mr. and Mrs Regis Paridon of Doylestown on March 16, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Monroe Miller of R D Rittman on March 18.
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Willard D. Kreider
Seville
Regis Paridon
Doylestown
Monroe Miller
R D Rittman
Community club and church groups schedule late March meetings
New Mothers Club plans a Guest Night at the Legion Home on Wednesday March 28 with Dr E R Alexander as guest speaker. Members must state guest counts to Ruth Maslak and Helen Rupp. Friendship class of the Church of Christ meets Friday March 30. Girl Scout Committee meets Monday March 26 at 7 pm at City Hall. Westminster Guild at Janet Osborne home with Shirley Gwaltney assisting on Tuesday evening March 27.
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New Mothers' Club
Legion Home
E. R. Alexander
Ruth Maslak
Helen Rupp
Friendship Class
The
Church of Christ
Girl Scout Committee
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Janet Osborne
Shirley Gwaltney
New Salesman Named for Ohio Edison at Rittman Office
App-nt New Salesman David Fredrick of Fredrick Funeral Home named merchandise salesman for Ohio Edison Co in the Rittman office. He replaces the late Donald Kohl and will be sent to manufacturers to study merchandise for several weeks before beginning duties.
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David Fredrick
Fredrick Funeral Home
Ohio Edison Co
Rittman
Donald Kohl
Local Girls Compete in Ohio State Bowling Tourney
Local girls take part in the Ohio State Bowling tournament in Cincinnati this weekend with players Eve lyn Jones Pauline Coffman Grace Kamp Maple Goffinet Dereths Wald and Bileem Where expected to represent their schools.
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Cincinnati
Evelyn Jones
Pauline Coffman
Grace Kamp
Maple Goffinet Dereths Wald
Bileem
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Fez
Jeanie Serve
Scouting Festival
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