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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
8
Local residents and guests shared a busy list of Sunday and weekend visits across nearby towns including Seville Medina Cuya hoga Falls and Rittman. Visitors included Harold Gordon L D Newberry Paul Ferguson and families plus many more from Creston and surrounding areas.
SNDUSKY Ohio May 14 Harry Hansen of Toledo was acclaimed governor of Rotary District 157 at a conference with 1200 delegates from 50 clubs He succeeds Harry D Poulson of Lima and assumes leadership of the district.
Rittman residents share weekend visits and hospital updates. John Razel serves in the US Army at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois. Martha Rosnagle plans to return to London Ohio for nurse studies at Grant Hospital Columbus. Various locals attend family gatherings and social events with mentions of guests, hospitalizations, moves, and weekends in surrounding towns.
The Soil Conservation Service CCC Camp east of Wooster completes its 1941 spring tree and shrub planting for soil defense erosion control and wildlife conservation this week. More than a quarter million trees and shrubs have been planted on fifty two farms since April third. Seedlings purchased by farmers total 92 500 while government supplied 189 700. Plants include pines oaks locusts spruces and many species protecting 233 acres of untillable land.
The camp reports careful pine tree planting under supervision with wet roots and a special planting mallet. Officials outline a 25 mile radius area for demonstrations and invite farm inspections via county agents. Cooperators include Harold W Thompson Creston Charles Beal Creston James A McCoy Creston W T Kanengetser Wadsworth Andrew Basinger H Bidinger Doylestown Bert Harter Doylestown. About 16000 acres are under cooperative agreement with landowners and the U S Department of Agriculture.
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