Rittman Achieves City Status Amid Growth Marked by Charter
The Census will reveal population figures soon but Rittman is already described as over 5,000 residents. Voters approved a home rule charter last May 3 to govern as a city when the census data confirm the change, with a December 1, 1960 effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Press
Rittman
Ohio
Lewis Burnett
F. C. Kanehl
Charter Commission
Commission
Burnett
Community Club notices and local events update
Local groups announce meetings and events including Friendly Mothers Club installation speaker Slidge Ball Winters of Medina, Band Parents planning May 21 Banquet, St Ann’s Altar Society May 19, Grandmother's Club May 17 1 30 with Leona Vial hosting, Rittman Mothers Club trip to Stan Hywet Hall, Eli Stoltzfus honored reception at Rittman High School, explosion injury in Dearborn Michigan, Immaculata Club meeting May 17, Buckeye Garden Club Flower Show May 14 15, nurse Carolyn Wald to graduate, Mayor Cleckner appendicitis surgery, birth of Barbara Jean Tuska May 9, and Wills Eye Hospital admission for F O Kanehl.
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Friendly Mothers ‘Club
Roy Ramsieér
Slidge ~Ball Winters
Medina
Labor talks at Packaging Corporation of America pause
Bargaining moves intensify as IBPSP Local 150 to hold a strike vote next Tuesday. Union cites 150 proposed changes while company manager Edward Stentz warns proposed terms would severely curb management’s right to run the plant and threaten jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packaging Corporation of America
Holly Starcher
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
IBPSP
Edward Stentz
May Day Festival Honors May Queen and Court
May Queen Phyllis Burnette will be honored Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym with a musical program by the chorus and concert band. Coronation and a Saturday dance feature the Collegiates. Admission for couples is $1.50 and $1 for a stag. tickets required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Burnette
Queen's Court
Marsha Harris
Thomas Hile
Susan Maus
Douglas Margey
Karen Adams
David Bernhardt
Esther Swartz
Fred Flint
Kathleen Wiles
Sherri Rood
Donald Hoover
Teachers of America Club
Paris
Marion Warren
Eugene A. Sharick
Linda Melenbacker
Marsh Harris
Art Hall
Ruth Beattie
Diane Steiner
Gloria Wright
Helen Heinz
Lynda Fretwell
Ratka Nihailovich
Judy Pittman
Cynthia Calabria
Helen Preattie
James Witzberger
Ratka Mikhailovich
Modern Dance Club
School Help Gets Raise
Board of Education approves five percent pay raises for custodial secretarial and lunch room staff at its monthly meeting. Further study will review salary schedules for administrative heads. The West Hill School addition plans move ahead with architects Spahn and Barnes. Attorney Rhonemus says bond sale of 207000 should be delayed until after July 15 to avoid this year’s taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
West Hill
Spahn and Barnes
Cleveland
C E. Rhonemus
Landscape Drive Turns UpSupport in Cemetery Vandalism Fight
Rittman officials report a third vandalism at the town cemeteries with $185 raised toward a landscape fund. Chief Heffelman urges stronger penalties up to $500 and six months jail for culprits. Contributions come from Garden Club Rotary Lions and local companies as the Chamber seeks 500 Amur Privet plants and a time capsule project.
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C. E. Rhonemus
Merle Heffelman
Rittman Cemetery
Rittman
Heffelman
O A _ Houglan
Business
Virgil Burnett Construction Company
West Sunset Drive
Fairlawn
North Main Street
North Hickin
North Street
Neil Milford
The
Recreation Board
Chamber of Commerce
Rittman Garden Club
Garden Club
Armand Goffisitt
South Main Street
Kathryn White Claeys
Kent
Ohio
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Packaging Corporation of America
Merle ‘Heffelman
Chamber
Rittman Press
Pre School Meet Set For Thursday
A kindergarten parent roundup will be held in the High School auditorium Thursday May 19 at 1 p.m. Health nurse Mrs. Elizabeth Gerig will discuss health regulations and entrance rules. Kindergarten teachers will provide insights and parents may ask questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gerig
Rittman Chamber Seeks Contributors for City Landscape Fund
Rittman Ohio records indicate the Chamber of Commerce and Rittman Press inviting readers to enroll as contributors to the City Landscape Fund and time capsule. Enclosed cash or check forms appear for donation.
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Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Rittman Press
Rittman, Ohio
City Landscape Fund
Arid Time Capsule
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Federal Census Bureau
Washington D.C
Bureau
Orla Houglan
Burnett-of-the-Charter Commission
History of Rittman
James Madison
William
Doyle
Wayne County
Atlantic and Great Western
Erie Railroad
River Styx
Chippewa-Township
Doylestown
Wayne Salt Company
Ohio Salt Company
Morton Salt Company
Wadsworth
Ohio Boxboard Company
Ruary
Rittmann
New Prospect
Milton Station
Ashland County
Elio
Elliot
Akrona
Akron
Frederick B. Rittman
United States
Altar Society of
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Leona Vial
Grandmother's Club
Rittman Mothers Club
the Square
Stan Hywet Hall
Harry Fry
Eli Stoltzfus
Richard Yoder
Frank Yoder
Dearborn
Mich
Cicotte
Allen Park
Dennis Farr
Immaculata Club
Marguerite Burger
Buckeye Garden Club
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Carolyn Wald
Charles Wald
Francis Payne Bolton
Raymond Cleckner
Barberton Citizens Hospital
Larry Tuska
Barbara Jean
F. O. Kanehl
West Liberty
Wills Eye Hospital
Spring Garden
Philadelphia
Charles Mann
Ritiman Road
West Okie Avenue
Ronald Goodhart
Council
Landscape Council
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