Reader's Digest Anecdote Awards a Creston Woman
Mrs. William Troxell of Creston received a $200 check from Reader's Digest for an anecdote in Life in These United States. May issue recounts a first grader's red tulip tale ending with a kind gesture by the driver. Also notes W.P.B.A. Classic Bowling at Colonial Lanes Akron with Donna Dillion Ann Slauther and Creston's Tom Gingrich earning a plaque for 125 and 160 scores.
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William Troxell
Creston
Reader's Digest
United States
Colonial Lanes
Akron
Donna Dillion
Ann Slauther
Tom Gingrich
Tom
Workers Picket City Hall Over Rail Merger
CONRAIL plans to improve freight service by merging six bankrupt lines including Erie Lackawanna. Local rail officials say Rittman will not lose service. trains will run from Akron yards six days weekly with rerouting saving time to Chicago. Howard Gilbert, CONRAIL spokesman, argues Amtrak cuts drove passenger losses. freight gains are the focus.
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Rittman
Conrail
Erie Lackawanna Line
Evie Lackawanna
Amtrak
Howard Gilbert
Philadelphia
Gilbert
Akron
Chicago
Canton
Penn Central
Vandalism Tires and Property Damage Reported May 1 2
A May 2 incident on Bellevue Avenue involved rear tire slashing valued at 192 dollars with sand poured into a tractor crank case fuel tank and radiator at a Villa Boulevard home. a tank cap oil stick and new sewer tires were taken. A Wright Street window was broken May 1. one suspect questioned and released. Rodney E Fetter’s May 24 crash on 57 A South Main Street left his car off the road several times and damaged the vehicle, culminating in a culvert impact and overturn. David L Barnett collided with a deer on St Main Street April 25. deer died. George Schack damaged a building foundation while parking on Industrial Street May 19.
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Bellevue Avenue
Villa Blvd
Wright St
Rodney E. Fetter
Rittman
South Main St
Fetter
David L. Barnett
St. Main St
City Gets Bicentennial Flag At Spring Concert
Rittman will receive its official Bicentennial flag and certificate at a special concert Friday May 14 at Middle School. Mayor Ashton Hall will present the flag to Lindsey Williams, chairman of the Bicentennial Commission. The program March Of America features the High School Instrumental Music Department. Mementos chosen at a meeting will go on sale at the concert. Bicentennial items include American flags used in the concert and in the Parade of Youth on July 2.
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Rittman
Ashton Hall
Lindsey Williams
Rotary
United Methodist Church
Walter Marquart
Legion Hall
City Planning Commission
City Hall
Chippewa No. 2
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
First Nazarene
Norwayne
Northwestern
Triway
Rittman Middle School
Dalton
Three Arts Gifting Flags For Bicentennial Observances
Three Arts will issue Bicentennial flag certificates for each buyer, with flags in three sizes cotton 2 x foot bunting 3 x 5 nylon 3 x 5 and prices 5 10 and 15 dollars. Orders accepted now for delivery after the parade along with patriotic medallions note cards by local artists and Smucker’s jams in Bicentennial containers. March Of America led by Chris Hall starts at 8 pm a week from Friday.
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Williams
Donna Duckworth
Judy Emerson
Rittman
Smucker
Chris Hall
Union Miffed Over Pace Of City Talks
Rittman Employees Association members protested the pace of city union negotiations with intermittent picketing. Disputed issues include merit pay sick pay grievance procedures and overtime for police. The main block is defining merit pay and its administration.
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Rittman Employees Association
REA
Tom Palecek
Palecek
Larry Moedt
State of Iowa
of Iowa
Moedt
City Hall
City of Rittman
Bill Alexander
Larry Boggs
Ron Valentine
Granddaughter Born to Pereira Family on Jon Pereira’s Birthday
Jaime and Jackie Pereira celebrate the birth of a granddaughter to daughter Patricia and son-in-law Michel Aiello on April 28 in San Mateo California. Judith Ann Meade graduates May 7 with a BS in Missions and Christian Education from Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Glenn William Moyer III born April 21 at Wooster Community Hospital weighing 6 lb 5 oz. parents Glenn and Mrs. Moyer of Madisonburg Ohio.
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Jaime
Jackie Pereira
Patricia
Michel Aiello
Jon Pereira
San Mateo
California
Judith Ann Meade
Grand Ave
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Judith
Richard
Robert Meade
Easton Road
Rittman
Glenn W. Moyer III
Glenn William
Wooster Community Hospital
Moyers
Madisonburg
Ohio
Glenn
Tara Michelle
William Martin
Megadore
Bill Moyer
W. Sunset Drive
Pool Passes On Sale For Rittman Pool 1976
Passes for the Rittman Swimming Pool go on sale May 1 to June 4 at the city office on North Main Street. Pre-season family passes cost 20 dollars and single passes 11 dollars. After opening prices rise to 25 dollars for a family pass and 13 dollars for a single. The pool opens Saturday June 5, 1976 and closes Monday.
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Rittman
North Main Street
Ohio
Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Events
Community groups from Mother’s Club, Rotary, Ladies aux and senior citizens schedule meetings across May 6 to 11. Sports teams share track meets and contests at Northwestern, Dalton, Olmstead Falls, and Doylestown venues, with choirs, bands, and banquets slated at churches, libraries, and schools.
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Brenda Cool
PAM _SCHORLE
Frances Lamic
A Kitts
Three Arts
Three Arts Club
Gish Homestead
Knupp
Jay Rohrer
David Hill
Tom Sparks
Tim
Barbershop Music
Rittman Jaycees
Wayne County
Advantce
the Deer
Jaycee
Frangos Shoes
Bradley's
Stiner Service Center
Bill
Ash Hall
Rich Holcomb
Chippewa Valley Bank
Region Hall
Salt and Paper Channel Shakers CB Club
Rittman High School
Olmstead Falls High School
American Legion Auxiliary
All Sports
Wayne Savings and Loan
Milton United Presbyterian Church
Doylestown
Fireman's Auxiliary
Welcome Wagon Club
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