Birthday and anniversary notices fill local column
A long local column lists birthdays anniversaries and travel notes including Delores Gammell Ivan Frase Robert Stoll Karen Schmeltzer Harold Widmer Anthony Rossméier Martyn Smith Roger Hessidence Roma Rufener Jack L Stromack Edwin Seiler Mary Barkey Dick Marty Ruth Stone and others. It mentions birthdays for Walter Sommer J Breneman Gila Garretson Dan Rufener Susan Gaborsky and more with weekend visits a class reunion reminder May 13 deadline and Little League sign up details. It also notes relatives serving abroad and a cruise chaplain assignment and a June 10 1972 class reunion at Norton.
Rittman Chooses Four Streets for Spit and Polish Day
The Rittman Chamber selects Front Street Orchard Street South Third Street and South Seneca Street for a community cleanup on Saturday May 20 with a rain date of June 3. Residents will tidy homes yards and street lawns while city trucks collect debris after 4 p m. The event aims to start a city wide beautification effort and is paired with a high school awards banquet featuring the Ray Armbrust Mel Pratt Jaycee and other honors at 6 30 p m at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Rittman
Front Street
Orchard Street
South Third Street
South Seneca Street
Rittman High School
Rittman Jaycees
Rittman High Booster Club
Ray Armbrust
Robert Wachtel
Mel Pratt
Wes Peterman
Jaycee
Lasiiee
John Francis
Rittman Press
Lindsey Williams
Dozer cuts phone lines on Rt 57 incident
A bulldozer working near Rt 57 dug up a 200 pair cable last Saturday about 10 a.m. The cut affected telephone service east of Rittman toward Wadsworth and residents around Rt 70. Service was restored by 4 p.m., according to United Telephone spokesmen.
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Rt. 57
Rittman
Wadsworth
Rt. 70
United Telephone
Sewage Plant Under Construction in Rittman
The secondary sewage treatment plant in Rittman is under construction and slated for completion in December 1972. The city, buoyed by a grant, aims to raise sewage removal from 30 percent to about 95 percent with the new plant using bacterial digestion, as City Manager Robert Trimble notes. Workers are building the main secondary tanks and the chlorine contact tank has been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman
Robert Trimble
Industrial Building Planned Along Track
City Council heard plans for a 30 by 60 foot concrete block building to house Keating’s old items business after cleaning up and burying debris in a trench. The project aims to raise the site above flood level near the railroad grade and create space to lease to another industrial user.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
City Hall
Keating
Riley
Robert Trimble
Wright Street
Salt Street
Trimble
Front Street
Jaycee
State Street
Metzger
Council
Bill Workman
Norwayne High School Graduation Schedule and Arts Festival
Norwayne High sets graduation for Sunday May 28 with baccalaureate at 2 p.m. and commencement at 8 p.m. The 1972 Fine Arts Festival occurs Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20. Seniors finish class Monday May 22. Baccalaureate and commencement practice listed for 1:30 p.m. May 23 in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwayne
Rittman Loses Daily Trailways Bus Service
Trailways Bus Line that stopped daily at Sleepy Owl Tavern in Rittman has ended all routes after the new owner faced financial trouble and court action. Conrad Wilson, former 38 year owner, sold the company. he is pursuing a rebuild with banks and lawyers. Greyhound remains the nearest service via Orrville.
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Rittman
Trailways
Sleepy Owl Tavern
Conrad Wilson
Wilson
Zanesville
Greyhound
Orrville
Trailway
Cleveland
Dr Westcott to headline Rittman Fine Arts Festival
Dr George Westcott will guest at the Rittman Fine Arts Festival on May 14 at 3 p.m. The Rittman High School concert band will perform Pastorale and Parade, Jubilance, and a tribute piece to Dr L J Dvorak. Westcott earned degrees from Adams State College and the University of Iowa and has a long performance and teaching career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wescott
Rittman
Rittman High School
Westcott
Rocheville
Giovannini
Dr. D
L. J. Dvorak
George Westcott
Adams State College
Colorado
University of Iowa
Frank Simon
Daryl Gibson
Minneapolis Symphony
Robert DiVal
Los Angeles Symphony
John Harmala
Pittsburgh Symphony
William Gower
United States Navy
Rittman High Honors Senior and Junior Honor Rolls
Rittman High announces fifth six weeks honor rolls with list of seniors on straight A and second honor rolls, plus juniors on all A's and second honor roll. Also notes VFW and Ladies Auxiliary May events including a May 13 Country Classics dance and Memorial Day activities.
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V.F.W
VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Wayne Savings Awards Prizes Winners Named in Grand Opening
Joyce Stauffer of Rittman captured the first prize at Wayne Savings and Loan during the grand opening. Second prize went to Sadie Painter, also of Rittman. Third and fourth prizes awarded to Ray H Covey and Donn McLamara, both of Rittman. Additional prizes included electric carving sets for Charles Jewell of Rittman and Mrs Raymond Sykes of Creston, a bicycle for Debbie Lively, and a portable stereo for Scott Shellhorn of Rittman. Events include May 11 Rotary lunch at United Methodist Church and local club meetings. May 15 school board meeting at the high school library. May 16 Mothers Club event. and May 17 Grandmothers Club gathering at Carrie Beery’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Stauffer
Rittman
Wayne Savings and Loan Company
North Main Street
Sadie Painter
Ray H Covey
Donn McLamara
Charles Jewell
Raymond Sykes
Creston
Debbie Lively
Scott Shellhorn
St Anne Altar Society
CES
Rittman Fire Department
Rittman Board of Education
American Legion
Rittman Grandmothers Club
Carrie Beery
Seville
Ohio
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Dayton
Delores Gammell
Ivan Frase
Robert Stoll
Karen Schmeltzer
Harold Widmer
Anthony Rossméier
Martyn Smith
Roger Hessidence
Roma Rufener
Jack L Stromack
Mrs
Edwin Seiler
Mary Barkey
Dick Marty
Ruth Stone
Mickey Milanovic
Ellis Garver
Jim Chambers
Ann Gasser
Irene Osborne
Walter Sommer
J. Brenneman
Gila Garretson
Dan Rufener
Susan Gaborsky
Ken Stiner
Donald Rose
Mark Zollinger
Alice Gillman
Donald Holman
Bryan Osborne
Willie E. Robinson
Germany
Norman Winklers
Duane Rylands
Charles Mill Lake
Mark Smith
Bluffton College
Mrs Elmer Smith
Bill Bodager
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
W. Bodager
DaNang
Viet Nam
Bill
Doris
Pamela
Barbara
Norton
Ed Poholski
Dick Helpenstell
Marshall Green
West Lebanon
Penny
Mark Springer
Springers
Rufener Street
Michael Deri
Columbus
Steve Jensen
Steve
Happy Anniv
John
Anna Mae Erling
Liederbach
Gripsholm
South Side
Dozer
Workman
Robert Nitz
Grandview
Curtis Ball
Boy Scouts
Celler
Carl Bradford
Norwayne School
Dr. Westcott
Rittman High
Marvin Hummel
Marjorie Berkey
Karen Bauer
Joan Ditch
Diane Dotterer
Norma Nelson
Renee Ott
Elaine Rufener
Cathryn Stamper
Karen Stamper
Melody Wheeler
Brad Bodager
James Brown
David Pait
Dale Pelfrey
Robert Riggs
Debbie Davis
Myrna Henthorn
Teresa Murray
Fred Ramsier
Peggy Sword
Donna Burkhart
Debbie Carter
Martha Dysinger
Nancy Erich
Sandi Jenkins
Vickie Kollert
Debbie Robison
Tangi Rupp
Denise Weideman
Myra Wright
Lori Youmans
Rick Shreve
Paula Caudill
Sheila Fisher
Sherri Rood
Bonita Alexander
Jane Hessidence
Jenni Imhoff
Jan Zivick
Irene Hopton
Allen Ramsier
Joan Bauman
Dorothy Fetzer
Debbie McComas
Laurie Nitz
Sue Rohrer
Diane Moore
Dan Baker
Walter Beery
Brian Bodager
Frank Bostancic
Gary Ferrer
Tom Isaac
Duane Lind
Richard Hoover
Debbie Niehaus
Sue Chorba
Cindy Holland
Sandy Sipple
Jack Aiello
Bruce Watson
Mickey Greenbank
David Jensen
Robert Thomasson
Bruce Trogdon
Jack Winkler
Cindy Bauer
Ruth Hoover
Teresa Rock
Loretta Rush
Jane Watt
Alan Beery
A's
Lorraine Hamilton
Cindy Imhoff
Linda Walker
Dexter Woods
Beth Beery
Sharon Donley
Diane Duckworth
Carol Erich
Judy Foltz
Julie Kime
Vera Milanovich
Donna Napier
Jeff Cline
Paul Freed
Jim Hileman
Ken Jackson
Wayne Klotzle
Dan McCaffrey
Trudy Ferrer
Ashton Hall
Wayne Savings Awards
Rotary
United Methodist Church
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