Rittman Flags Honor for Liberty Loan Subscriptio
Today Rittman raises a 70 foot pole and honor flag at the corner of Ohio Avenue and Main Street for doubling her Liberty Loan subscription. A parade forms at 3 pm led by the Ohio Boxboard Co. band with workers, business leaders, and public groups marching to the school and flag pole for Judge Werganat of Wooster to deliver a patriotic speech.
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Rittman
Fors
Liberty Loan
Ohio Ave
Maine
Mittman
Ohio Boxboard Co
Salt St
Main St
Main
Werganat
Wooster
Spelling Match Finishes For High Schools In County
Saturday’s county spelling event at Wooster college saw only the high school teams finish. Shreve high school won both oral and written cups, with several contestants remaining in each grade. County Superintendent Baumgardner announced a continuation at the courthouse next Saturday May 4.
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College At
Wooster
Shreve High School
Baumgardner
Court House
Resolutions of Respect for Dr I M Prouts
The M W of A records a death on April 23 1918 of Brother Dr I M Prouts and passes resolutions expressing heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family. The resolution requests a copy be spread in the lodge minutes and published in the local newspaper.
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I. M. Prouts
Lancetown School Closes as Boone Ends Milestone Year
Emmet Boone, who taught Lancetown school this year, closes the district school Friday May 3. Enrollment stands at about 35 pupils and the year has been successful for both pupils and teacher. Boone presents each pupil a souvenir card engraved with all names. He has taught two years in Milton township and been very successful.
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Emmet Boone
Lancetown
New Registration Day Set For June 5
June 5 marks the anniversary of the first registration day and will likely be the date when men aged 21 since June 5, 1917 must register under the new law now in effect. It is estimated that about 500 men in Wayne County will register for military service under this act.
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Itrist
API
Wayne K County
Card of Thanks from Sasser Family
The Sasser family expresses sincere thanks to relatives friends neighbors and others for sympathy and floral offerings during their sorrow. They acknowledge the support of the Wadsworth and Hiatt Lodges and the services of DeKoe and others who offered consoling words and songs.
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DeKoe
Sally
Wadsworth
Es Hiatt Lodges
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Fragmentary text appears to mix names and numbers with unreadable segments. No coherent event or attribution can be established from the legible parts. Further readable material needed for a reliable summary.
The House Next Door at Ritman High Delights Crowd
The Ritman Opera stage presents The House Next Door with Cecil Cotswold and Emma Blatter as leads. Sir John Cotswold and a wealthy Jew figure in a tale of musical study, rent, and a cross class romance that ends happily as a large audience praises the performance.
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John Cotswold
Ceeil Conley
Margaret
Emma Blatter Alrien
Beatrice Fisher Ceol
Harry Leighty Yinng
Walter Burger
Sir Isaac
Lhis Jacobson
Russel Clapper
Rebecca
Martha Lance
E Esther
Gladys Milford Hinson
Adrian
Wendel Long Uw
Marximilan
Ceeil
Reed
Sir John
Cecil
Sirac
Iehildren
John
Baysinger Case Delayed Still Unsettled In Rittman
Citizens in Rittman press for updates as the Baysinger liquor case remains unsettled. Mayor Shakleford says no papers have reached him since the Court of Appeals decision on January 30 and Wooster file entries on March 4. Local officials seek clarification to resolve the delay.
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Baysinger
Shakleford
Wooster
Court of Appeals
Rittman
Wayne County Wins Inter-County Literary Contest
Wayne county contestants triumph in the Apple Creek event after a crowded turnout from Wayne and Medina counties. Beatrice Fisher wins reading. Mary Kauffman takes the ovation and Wayne claims the debate on municipal government. Liberty Bond sales in Rittman district exceed quotas with broad participation and strong local support.
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Medina-Wayne
Apple Creek
Wayne County
Medina County
Rittman
J. H. Fisher
Karl Hoover
Dr. Gregg
John Seherger
Supt Clause
Justin Hickin
Dana
Wayne Copty
Beatrice Fisher
Rittman High School
Miss Fisher
Howard Town
Kauffman
Margeret Jameson
Roxie
Rhamey
Paul. Cotton
Alverda Douglas
Wayne County Men Head to Camp Sherman
Sixty one Wayne County selective service men left Wooster for Orrville by auto and then boarded the Pennsylvania Railroad route to Columbus for training at Camp Sherman. Wooster residents gave a hearty farewell as the contingent departed, with Rittman and Milton Township communities represented in the group.
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Selective Service
Wayne County
Camp Sherman
Chiltothe
Wooster
Orfville
Penn
RK. R
Columbus
Orrville
Orr- mm
Ace
Rittman
Milton
France
Child dies in farm accident near Creston
Two and a half year old Paul Bowman was crushed to death Thursday on his father's farm near Creston when a manure spreader wheel ran over his head. The crash killed him instantly in a tragic farming accident.
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Paul Bowman
Creston
Ares
Raig Narely
Classified Notice Fragments Highlight Deferred Action
Damaged OCR text shows scattered phrases about classified notices, passings, and deferral references. The readable bits mention dates or actions but lack clear context or complete sentences. The item reads like a corrupted page fragment from a classifieds section.
Americans on guard in Cleveland building trades drive loyalty
The Cleveland Building Trades Council voted to make the organization 100 percent loyal citizens of the United States, expelling members of doubtful loyalty and barring strikes in war industries. They urged expelling disloyal elements to defeat German barbarism and preserve America.
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Cleveland Building Trades Council
The
America
Fragmented OCR Note Quiets Readability
A damaged OCR fragment mentions names and places in unclear text. It references individuals with uncertain roles and a partial phrase about an urgent action or event. The readable content is minimal and does not form a complete report.
Wadsworth Sunday Closing Cases Progress In Courts
Two chapters written in the Wadsworth Sunday closing cases last week. A Columbus supreme court hearing sought record certification up to that court with Underwood and Smoyer representing Standen. Probate court information filed charging Joseph Bender and others with keeping open respective shops on Sunday April 14. Trials date not yet set.
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Wadsworth
Supreme Court
Columbus
Underwood
I. 0
Smoyer
Standen
Otl
Thomas Lucas
Joseph
Bender
Charles Dressler
Harry Menieh
Fragmentary OCR Notice About Elections and Polling
Fragmented text references polling and elections with unclear names and places. The legible parts mention a 43 bed Aldwitt and Tougut Ope and general campaign context without concrete dates or outcomes. The overall item reads as an incomplete public notices fragment.
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Tibérty Bend
To America's Workers and the Liberty Loan Call
A wartime appeal urges all workers to contribute to the Liberty Loan. It stresses a personal duty to support democracy and freedom, noting many have given lives and others talents, with money as the vital sinew of the war program. The message emphasizes unity and sacrifice across all Americans, especially workers.
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Humanity Workers of
Almerina
Ciizens
Republic
Viallarpeer Reserved at Rexall for May 8 Sale
Viallarpeer Reserved will be offered at Rexall Drug Store on Wednesday morning May 8. The announcement notes the sale is timed for the commencement exercises and lists Rexall as the selling location.
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Rexall Drugstore
Grange Meeting Debates Benefit of Organization
Open Grange session last Friday April 2 featured games and a debate on whether an organization is a benefit. E R McConnell argued for the affirmative against Lb G Sheets, leaving the decision unsettled. Auctioneering by Chat Steimer and I W Beery raised funds for the treasurer. Next meeting is Friday May 10 with program including What Am I Doing to Answer My Country's Call for Food and discussions on Packing for winter and Democracy in rural life.
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The
Grange
E.R McConnell
Chat Steimer
I. W .Beery
Orange
Christ Steiner
Warren Bodager
Bessie Royer
Marshallville Barber Declared Insane by Probate Judge
Daniel K. Conrad of Marshallville was declared insane by a Probate Court in Wooster and committed to Massillon Hospital for the Insane. He is about 33 years old and had operated a barber shop in Marshallville.
Sterling Boy Cartoons “The New Army” Sends Bond Message
Sterling schoolboy Donald Forrer drew a cartoon titled The New Army and sent it to a Wooster paper. The image depicts Liberty Bonds as soldiers marching to France while a farmer’s wife tells her husband he must help send them.
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Donald Forrer
Sterling
Wooster
France
German Books Disappear From Wooster Classrooms
Pupils at Wooster Junior High found their German textbooks missing after entering class Thursday morning. The school board had planned to discontinue German by the end of the year, but some patriots urged immediate continuation.
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Wooster
Wooster -Bgara of Education
Germain
Somis
Stnig- Idig
Bodks
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