Westminster Guild Gives to Immigrants
Miss Patsy Wilmot led 17 members of the Westminster Guild of the Malton Presbyterian Church in a March meeting. The group voted to donate 10 to a Michigan immigrant location center project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Wilmot
Westminster Guild
Malton Presbyterian Church
Freen Fackler
Mary Ethel Cumnmings
Vivian Haardgrove
Michigan
Evelyn Wagner
Jean Rohrer
Iran
Miss Fackler
Miss Cummings
Miss Wagners
Carl Turley
Georgene Friccius
Rita Mallory
Meeting Notices From Rittman Clubs And Scouts
The Rittman Mothers club meets Tuesday night May 15 at Mrs Herbert Willems home W First St with a White Elephant exchange. The W BA meets with Mrs C L Gordon State St Tuesday May 15 at 2 00 pm. The Neighbors Club gathers Wednesday May 16 with Mrs C J Steiner. Girl Scouts Troop I hold a regular meeting Monday evening at City Hall with patrols and material distribution for posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Mothers Club
Herbert Willems
First St
C L Gordon
State St
Bridal Shower for Evelyn Haller Before May Wedding
Mrs A Chenal and Mrs E J Woyat hosted a bridal shower for Evelyn Haller at a home gathering Sunday evening. The event honored her upcoming marriage to Samuel W von Gunten of Owings Mills Maryland on May 15. Attendees played cards and were treated to lunch, with many gifts presented to the bride elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Chenal
E J Woyat
Evelyn Haller
Samuel W von Gunten
Owings Mills
Maryland
Eagles Honor Mothers at Ames Sunday Service
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No 2117 of Wadsworth will hold a Mother's Day memorial service at Wadsworth High School Auditorium on May 13 at 2 pm. Jimmie Walker of Akron delivers the address. Carnations will be given to attendees and a mother with the most armed forces children will receive flowers. Two Rittman men were elected to office within the Eagles for the coming year: Noras Keating as president and Ernest O'Brien as conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles Aerie No
Wadsworth
Wadsworth High School
Jimmie Walker
Akron
Rittman
O 1
Eagles Aerie
Noras Keating
Ernest O'Brien
D of A Chooses Bowling Captains
The D of A held its May 8 meeting with 16 members. Donna Fixler and Iris Gift were elected bowling captains. First officer nominations were made. Birthday anniversaries for Q1 will be honored with a June 12 dinner. Presenters were given to Donna Fixler, Billa Cauffman and Gertrude Helms. Members may dine at Smithville Inn on May 21 at 6 p.m. The Lodge covers dinners for honor roll members. Meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at Rohrer's Hall. Orrville Council grants a 30 day extension in the membership contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D of A
Donna Fixler
Iris Gift Weer
Billa Cauffman
Gertrude Helms
Smithville Inn
Rohrer’s Hall
Orrville
Rittman Socials Include Local Guests Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Earl Killough and son Jackie were Sunday dinner guests in the Sam Welch home. Mrs Charles Trent and granddaughter Janice Bowman visited. Mrs Ernest Howell returns from South Carolina. Mrs Wm Swartz and Margaret Swartz visited in Pittsburgh. Mrs Norbert Reffert and Mr and Mrs Ed Peete attended the May 5 wedding of Cyril Reffert in Versiand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Killough
Jackie
Charles Trent
Janice Bowman
Sam Welch
Ernest Howell
South Carolina
Wm. Swartz
Margaret Swartz
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Norbert Reffert
Ed Peete
Cyril Reffert
Versiand
Entre Nous Meeting With Mrs Simpson
The Miller meeting of the Freee Nous Couch was held at Mrs Harold Simpson's home on a Tuesday evening in May. Norma Rasch served as co host. Mrs Leonard Oversong sang Indian numbers with Mrs C L Norton. Poetry readings followed by Mrs U M Wenger and Mrs Co L Norton. Mrs Norton read an Indian version of the 23rd Psalm and played a piano solo. The program closed with the national anthem and refreshments for 10 members and three guests. The next meeting is planned for a park location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Smpson
Norma Rasch
Leonard Over
C L Norton
U M Wenger
Co L Norton
Seano
Sterling Alumni Banquet Set for May 19
The eighteenth annual Sterling Alumni Banquet will be held in the high school building on Saturday May 19 at 6 30 pm. Lloyd Adams is president and Anna Mae Wirth is secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Lloyd Adams
Anna Mae Wirth
Change of address notes from scattered service personnel
A long column of change of address notices lists service members and civilians with new addresses or postings. Entries include Pfe Robert E Orr in New York, Sgt John Zivkovich in New York, Pvt Jack Bruce at Keesler Field, and Sgt Roy Trent among others, plus family updates and local notices from Rittman, Ohio and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Eng
Air Service Group
APO
New York
Pfe
Robert E Orr
Girl Scouts Hold Rainbow Tea for Mothers
The Rittman Girl Scout Troop T hosted a Rainbow Tea at City Hall on Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm. Girls wore rainbow crepe paper outfits, decorations matched, and the program included readings, solos, dances, and a chorus of songs before presenting corsages to the mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Girl Scout Troop
John Winkler
Alice Giella
Ethel
Coffman
Evelyn Wagner
Joyce Waugh
Violet Troxel
Mary Squibbs
Shirley Gwaltney
Vienna
Jane Rolph
Ethel Coffman
Margaret Grant
Dorothy Adams
Girl Scout
American Legion Auxiliary
S Fe, Ralph
C Milford
J J Tilson
John Baldwin
J E Vallandingham
Mellott Ball Nuptials by Rev Echols May
Miss Lillian M Ball daughter of Mr and Mrs Kelly Ball and Hershel W Mellott son of Frank Mellott were married May 1 at the home of Rev William Echols. The bride wore navy blue with pink accessories. The groom recently received an honorable discharge after two years in the South Pacific. They will reside in Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M Ball
Kelly Ball
Hershel W. Mellott
Woodsfield
Frank Mellott
Rew Wm Echols
South Pacific
Rittman
DDD Sub Debs Hold May Meeting At Pauline Lakemire Home
The DDD Sub Debs met May 5 at Pauline Lakemire’s home. Pauline received a charm bracelet for her birthday as the group enjoyed refreshments and games. Club pins are expected soon and a note about the Junior High Basketball team appeared in the National Sub-deb paper. Carol Kennedy to host June meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DDD
Pauline Lakemire
Pauline
Paulne
Carol Kennedy
Personal notices of weddings and visits in Ohio town
Mr and Mrs Ed Reffert attended a wedding reception in Cleveland on Saturday for Cyril Reffert. Mrs C Habegger and Mr and Mrs Crist Habegger of Youngstown visited the W W Badager home on Sunday. Mrs Curtis Shields of London arrived Tuesday for a visit with Ernest Harrison. Mr and Mrs Joe Wrigley and daughter Carol Irene of Glendora California spent the weekend with I W Baysinger. They were en route to Clinton New Jersey. Mrs Joe McClellan and son Gail were Sunday guests at I W Baysinger. Mr and Mrs Tom Young moved their household goods Tuesday from St Marys to Meadowvale Ave Grandview into the former home of Mr and Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Reffert
Cleveland
Cyril Reffert
C. Habeggar
Crist Habeggar
Youngstown
W. W. Badager
Curtis Shields
London
Ohio
Ernest Harrison
Joe Wrigley
Carol Irere
Glendora
California
I. W. Baysinger
Clinton
N. J
Joe McClellan
Gail
Tom Young
St. Mary's
Meadowvale Ave
Grandview
Local school events and civic notices raise May calendar
May 14 Cub Scout meeting at City Hall 730 pm with parents and den chiefs. Memorial Day observance planned by Legion with Rotarians and Lions at Snyder's Restaurant 8 pm. John Vial returns as City Hall custodian and deputy. Dorothy Lach named Federal Housing Authority manager at Willow Brook and Wadsworth trailer camp. Hits and Bits notes Cinderella show with 44 children, and May programs at the Kindergarten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vial
Viall
Diagonal
Otd
Germany
Dorothy Lach F Cleveland
Marguerite Hugo
Federal Housing Authority
Willow Brook
Wadsworth
Legion
Rotammins
Lions
Snyders Restaurant
Rittman School Adds Fifth Grade Teacher for Overflow
Rittman will add a fifth grade teacher next year to handle overflow enrollment. A vacant second floor room at the First building will be remodeled and a fire escape installed. The district also seeks a high school chemistry teacher amid rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo A Garret
Donna Fixler
Health Conferences for Children Entering School
Health conferences for children entering school this fall will continue in May and June at Creston, Sterling, Smithville, and Rittman. Each child will receive a physical exam and recommendations to improve health, aiding school progress. Parents may bring their child to the most convenient location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Sterling
Smithville
Rittman High School
Church honors mothers of honor roll students
In services on May 13 the Church of Christ conducts special recognition for mothers of honor roll boys and girls. Awards will go to the oldest mother present the mother with the youngest baby and the mother with the most in attendance with her.
Play Field Opens After School Closes
Mayor John Baldwin announces the recreation field will open soon for softball and tennis after school. Four senior league teams and two junior league teams will participate. volunteers are urged to help with field repairs and court fencing while workers finish ongoing improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kindig
Wim Fehels Leonard
Uo J
Serra — Mere Fiea
Befereties
John Baldwin
Echols
Charles Heffelman
Seniors Honor Boys in Service in Final Assembly
The Rittman High senior class held their final assembly with a candlelit procession and a large central 45 floor design. A saxophone solo by Teresa Zvada and a cornet piece honored members serving in the armed forces, while a class history and prophecy were presented and a hymn sung by 15 girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman High
Jerrine Forrer
Teresa Zvada
Lonely Heart
Russell Haller
Donald Beery
Navy
Gerald Grant
Army
Alan Burger
Coast Guard
Leonard Wertz
Helen Murray
Bob Bodager
Martha Dostal
Dick Wenger
Geraldine Brown
Nick Bostos
Mildred Geffinet
Lydia Belloon
7th War Loan Opens Biggest Drive in Region
The 7th War Loan Bond Campaign starts May 14 with April factory activity and June 18 to 30 as follow-up for industrial utilities and financial institutions. Rittman Doylestown district set a $174 150 individual quota to buy bonds from May 14 to June 30, the largest local target yet. Schools surveyed potential buyers as canvassing begins urging households to sign for bonds when canvassers visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman-Doylestown
Rittman and Doylestown
Rittman
Doylestown
V E Day Announcement Met With Prayer Over Exultation
The European war ends as President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill declare victory at 9 am May 8. In Rittman the mood shifts from relief to reflection with prayers for the fallen and those in danger. Local factories and shops close early and churches hold simultaneous services amid a quiet town and brownout conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Rittman
AB BP Gain AB BP Gain What It Means On the Home Front
Summary of wartime home-front measures including immediate brownout, end of racing ban, potential Memorial Day reopening for tracks, federal curfew order timing, and gas rationing changes. Notes wage controls, continued rationing, selective service outlook, production cuts, item shortages, clothing output, and other consumer item availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Randall
Ohio
Liquor Control Commission
Opa-W.p.b
Red Cross
U.S
Ritman athlete Harry Ditch wounded on Luzon
Staff sergeant Harry Ditch, star athlete of Ritman High and the College of Wooster, is wounded in action on Luzon as of April 16. He was promoted recently, served with the 33rd Division across the Pacific, and is awaiting mail at Co 1, 130th Inf APO 33 Postmaster San Francisco. His wife Esther Robinson waits in Beverly Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ditch
Ritman High School
College of Wooster
Luzon
APO
San Francisco
Baguio
Ditch
Washington
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sterling Class of 1945 Graduation Plans Outlined
The Sterling graduation events set for May 13 and May 18 feature a Baccalaureate at the high school with decorations by juniors. Principal speakers include Professor William C. Craig of Wooster College. seniors include Ellen Aebi Roma Musser Pauline Bachman Eleanor Ramsier Anna Bauman Roy Ramsier Betty Blough Geo Rastorfer Treva Gingery Robert Richard Jane Hartzler Laura Shane Ruth Maibach Kenneth Steele. Ward Ramseyer named to Selective Service Board No. 2 replacing Clayton Welty. citizenship oaths given to applicants with final papers awarded to Korney Kratchen of Rittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Rees
John T Farrell
Ellen. Aebi
Ruth Maibach
R Gerber
John TO Farrell
George Rastorfer
Coast Guard
Robert Richard
William CC Craig
Wooster College
M L Hartman
Pauline Bachman
Gingery
Betty Blough
Wm C Craig
Roy E. Sinclair
M. L. Hartman
Ellen Aebi
Roma Musser
Eleanor Ramsier
Anna Bauman
Roy Ramsier
Geo. Rastorfer Treva Gingery Robert Richard Jane Hartzler
Laura Shane Ruth Maibach
Kenneth Steele
Ward Ramseyer
Smithville
Selective Service Board No. 2
Clayton Welty
Apple Creek
Frank Lausche
Walter J. Mougey
U. S. Saunders
Emmet Dix
Department of Justice
Korney Kratchen
Rittman
Roy Harmon
Wadsworth Hospital
Moose Install 3 New Officers and Re Elect Albert Schaad
Loyal Order of Moose in Rittman installed W H Williams as junior governor Frank Schaad as treasurer and Earl Killough as trustee with W W Thomas as installing officer. Albert Schaad remains governor Harvey Hockensmith prelate and Ralph Krabill past governor serve as officers. other roles filled by C L Sayre Alan Schumacher Howard Schwartz Fred McAnallen Donald Brodbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Order of Moose of
Rittman
W H Williams
Frank Schaad
Earl Killough
W W Thomas
Orrville
William Johnson
Wooster
Albert Schaad
Harvey Hockensmith
Ralph Krabill
C. L. Sayre
Alan Schumacher
Howard Schwartz
Fred McAnallen
Donald Brodbeck
Birth announcement for De Schaub son at Wadsworth Municipal
A son was born to Mr and Mrs De Schaub on Monday October 7 at Wadsworth Municipal Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. Schaub
Wadsworth Municipal Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neighbors
C J Steiner
Girl Scouts
Eagles Honor Mothers Ames
Entre Nous
Mrs Simpson
Bservice Notes
Thange
Bos
Commandant Navy
Fleet Post Office
San Francisar
Mike Zivkovich
SAAAF
Mike Hublink
Nmoto'a
Voangha General Hospital
Hines
Office of Chief Quartermasters School of Officers
Paris
Sgt
Roy S Trent
Front St
Afc Benjamin E Winkler
Air Technical Service Command
France
Donovan Schwartz
Bakersfield
Jack
Bruce
RAF Training Command
Keesler Field
Biloxi
John H Baker
Marianas
Genera Urtist LeMay
XXI Bomber Command
Florence Brueck
Elliots
David E. W. Blatter
USNR
Midshipmen School
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
John Zivkovich
Cpl
Herbert Liechty
Sig Co
Air Depot
S& Sgt
Bertram Yochheim
Sig Corps
STR
Fort Monmouth
Pfc
Virgil Asche
Fleet
John K. McCulloch
W. Randolph Field
Texas
J Tuccinardi
Young
Ohio Boxboard Co
Charles Burger
Charles Joseph
Seattle
Joe
D Steiner & Sons
Rittman R. D
W. R. Gardiner
Seville
Pine Tree Inka Abbekerk
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Nancy Frank
Charles Ruble
Sonny Ortt
Arthur Ortt
Children’s Hospital
L. L. Haney
J. E. Benck
Arthur Paul
Pat
Columbus
Jameson
Ray Hoff
Ellenor Akron
Alvis Hoff
John King
Dan McKenzie
Richard
Fort Gay
W. Va
TY Smith Noes
Apecelta Cinderella
Chubby
Kitts
Marth
Kati Gillman
Rune
Jim Wenger
Bull Halsey
Church OF Christ
Selective Service Board No 2
Shade Blow
Nelson R. Douglas
Elmer A Harding
Ralph Hershberger
Miles J King
Willam H Kieffer
Carl H Luke
I. Osborne
Philip G Farr
Edward J Rogers Douglas E Snyder
Logan S Snyder
Victor L Scheermesser
Ralph E Troxell
MOOSE
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