07 May 1942
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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
1
A county wide campaign to canvass every resident for war bond pledges launches in Wayne County under Francis Hillen of Wooster with C. E. Rhonemus as local chairman. By early next week the organization will begin a house to house drive to secure purchases deducted from wages and salaries.
A government sponsored canvass by the Ohio Mexboard Co and Ohio Salt Co seeks to secure from every citizen a plan to buy war stamps or bonds. Canvassers will approach households with stickers to ensure participation and regular payments as part of the national effort.
Mayor John W Baldwin of Rirtman and Governor Bricker call Ohio motorists to slow travel not faster than 40 miles per hour on highways and within towns. They urge tire conservation amid wartime shortages, forming Share the Ride clubs and using cars only for essential travel to support the war effort.
In ten days of the Drive for Victory campaign GM Employes Bond record shows 97 percent of 234,000 employees subscribed for $3 War Savings Bonds. The Women's Benefit Association pledges $000,000 over two years, investing funds to aid the country.
A high share of Wayne County children are immunized against diphtheria and vaccinated for small pox, but few of the younger preschool group received both. All children over six months not immune should get treatments. Immunizations will be given by local physicians at Marshallville, Doylestown, and Rittman locations and at the high school.
Rittman board of education discussed definite losses of one woman and two men teachers and possible losses of several others at Wednesday night meeting. New hires include Martha Hartzler to replace Mrs balance of term in second grade and Irvin Baumgartner leaving for Chicago course. Principal terms set for Supt Garvey and principals Haustenstein and Kindig. Roof work ongoing and plans to borrow funds described on another page.
Dress rehearsal completed Wednesday for the kindergarten event at Rittman High School auditorium. The Tom Thumb Wedding program starts Friday at 7:45 PM with admission 10 cents. Miss Ira Smith asks parents to be seated early for a prompt curtain and a reception follows in the school. Invitations were sent by the home economics department under Miss Madeline Bixel.
A humorous item records five redheaded women Lois Zola Juanita Geneveva and Bernetta Amy living in three houses and invites readers to learn their telephone numbers. The light block mentions the women in a playful social context.
A jumble of tidbits recalls a youth evading a fishing license, a used tire sale for 30 dollars, and banana sales with bank safety advice. References to Costa Rica banana shipments end, Navy shipping needs noted, and a high school student’s romantic view of journalism contrasted with dangerous clutches of death for a story. Summer timepieces mark the season.
The Eastern Wayne County Draft Board adds 33 men to Glass 1-A list including residents from Rittman Doylestown Sterling and Wadsworth. The 1-A pool undergoes pending physical examinations this week as they await final rulings.
Berdeen Shiffer son of Louis and Mrs Shiffer of Grant Street and Wilbur Steiner son of Julian Steiner left Akron for Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Indiana after being accepted previously for the army air school but awaiting vacancy notification They hope this attempt will become permanent.
Selectees from February 16 1942 registrants will be inducted next month as part of the June calls. National Headquarters notes the February 16 group will be distributed with remaining Class I-A registrants from prior rolls. Major General Hershey, director, told state directors of War Department requests to include February 16 inductees in the June call.
Wayne County added a second casualty in the war when Navy officials announced that James Hixon of southwest Wooster was lost when the ship he served on wrecked off Newtor’s coast weeks ago. The first death was Leonard Rice, 23, son of James C. Rice of Ailtman, who died during Army maneuvers at Fort Bragg on April 10.
Former Rittman High School coach Philip Tibby Young is again serving in Army Intelligence stationed in Texas. He recently spent three weeks at Camp Perry Ohio as a receiving station before a southwest assignment. His current address is P. E. Young Hq Det 3rd Bn 38th Inf APO No 2 Ft. Sam Houston Texas.
Among the Legionnaires graduating from the Auxiliary State Patrol at Wooster High School Thursday evening May 14, a class of 40 from the County includes Tom Galehouse Ray Johnson and Jesse Vallandingham of Ritt.
Albert Jones, manager of the Acme store, directs the final days of the two week 51st Anniversary Sale. Acme advertises Keep America Fit and cooperates in feeding the nation during wartime. Twenty eight Acme boys serve in the U S armed forces. Regular ads run on page 8.
A Wooster resident’s death prompts memories of a Lisbon high school where his father was taught by the deceased. The writer muses on the war and mentions ice cream flavors, including vanilla with chocolate dope.
A wartime letter from Celeste Kamp describes life in Hawaii with the Army Nurse Corps. She details daily duties vaccinating locals, riding ambulances, living in a crowded ward, and adjusting to Hawaiian life while coping with shortages, mosquitoes, bedbugs, and camaraderie with fellow nurses. She notes food scarcity, moments of humor with locals, and plans for future letters and tattoos.
A mass meeting for residents of Rittman, Sterling, and Milton is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Rittman High School Auditorium. The event honors mothers, fathers, and wives of service members and follows a national Mother’s Day suggestion by the Office of Civilian Defense.
Mayor John W. Baldwin sets aside Mother's Day Sunday May 10 for a patriotic rally in Rittman High School from 3 to 4 pm. The Civilian Defense Council will sponsor the service to honor parents and wives of over 100 local service members with churches and civic groups urged to participate.
About 30 residents attend council meeting to discuss oiling 18 000 gallons of road oil with a plan for volunteers to pay roughly 44 percent of costs. Bids open Saturday. Several streets are scheduled for oiling under stated conditions including South State Fourth Clover North Erie Maple Grandview Bee tion Ganyard Meadowvale N Main Rivers ide Bellevue Wadsworth N Seneca extensions and Liberty streets.
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