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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
2
The note lists honors for the Rittman Press including prize recognition from the Ohio Newspaper Association in 1938, and affiliations with the National Editorial Association and Ohio Newspaper Association.
The notice lists editor single copy and subscription rates in Wayne County and outside areas, with payment required in advance. Mail delivery is advertised at 100 dollars per year for armed forces members, and advertising rates are available on request.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Kennedy and children of Marshallville Mrs Mabel Yochheim and Floyd Shook of Wadsworth were Sunday guests in the Roy Trent home Miss Clara Bellamy and Miss Edith Ellis returned from a week's visit with their parents at Fort Gay Mrs Bellamy accompanied her daughter back to Rittman for a week's visit Mrs Eugene Black and daughter Eleanor of Youngstown Mr and Mrs Thurman Himes and daughter June of Wooster were Saturday guests of Mr and Mrs Ben Cassidy Sterling Ave Mrs Jack Cummings and a son Mark of Schenectady NY are guests of Mrs Myrtle Cummings this week Pvt Roy Shankland has returned to Camp Carson Colo after spending a furlough here with his wife Mrs Jean OBrien of Jamestown NY was an over night guest Sunday of Miss Margaret Swartz The girls were roommates at the College of Wooster where they had attended the Color Day Alumni and Commencement exercises over the week end.
A large throng filled Milton Presbyterian Church for the wedding of Miss Helen Steiner, daughter of Mrs Alice Steiner of N Third St, and Staff Sergeant John Winkler of the Army, with a double ring ceremony at 4:30 pm. The service featured organ, vocal and violin music, a bridal party in pink net and white faille, and a bride in a white faille gown with pearls and a Bible bouquet. The groom’s party included James Hile and Henry Winkler as ushers, and the reception followed with attendees from Seville, Rittman, and nearby towns. The bride will resume duties at The Rittman Savings as assistant cashier after the ceremony.
The younger Girl Scouts of Troop I hosted mothers and guests for their annual Mother's Day program. The event featured pledges, patriotic songs, and poems by scouts including Ruth Ward, Dorothy Adams, and Ethel Mae Coffman, plus a hat style show and a later patrol leaders’ program planned in two weeks.
Members of the First Brethren church held a farewell party on the church grounds for Meroo Slaybaugh Mrs Tom Slaybaugh and Mrs Tella Oberdusky Monday evening More than 75 attended the Werner roast The group gave an end table to Mrs Slaybaugh and a vase to Mrs Oberdusky
The Contract Bridge club was entertained Tuesday night at 8 for dessert at Mrs Pyam Williams home on First Street Mrs G H Steele and Mrs Robert Hickin were winners in the bridge play The club presented Mrs Janes Hockenberry with a farewell gift as the family moves to Bay Village June 5 The club is invited to Mrs Steele home on May 3
Neighbors club met with Mrs John Schaefer on W Liberty Wednesday afternoon for a social time. Guest Mrs Cunningham attended. Secretary Mrs F O Kaneh resigned. It was the last meeting for Mrs James Gibson who is moving to a suburb of Chicago next week. Mrs Ernest Harrison was remembered with a birthday gift. The club will meet June 21 with Mrs H S Squibbs.
Fragmentary text shows a Mothers Day or celebration note held at a church or town venue. It mentions Daughters of Mary Sim and a payer note, with reference to honoring mothers and a gesture of appreciation during a ceremony. Details are incomplete.
Miss Gladys Sechrist Rettman, a high school teacher, attended the alumni banquet in Wooster. Mason Cayson, son of Mr and Mrs E. E. Cay of N Second, returned home after three months photographing for Firestone Tire. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Trent, Mr and Mrs Roy Trent, Mr and Mrs Earl Killough, and Mr and Mrs Delane Bowman. Jim Killough, recovering from a broken leg, was learning to walk with crutches at home on Wright Street. Evelyn Baker of Akron appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal society page as a member of Business Women's Current Events Club welcoming speaker Malcolm W. Brngay at the Mayflower Hotel. Family visits and college events noted include Mrs A H H Thons, Mr L E Steatminer, and Mr and Mrs Ammest Harrison attending Worster College Color Day and the alumni banquet honoring President Wishart.
Bids for wooden grain bins and capacities at Wayne County locations in Wooster and West Salem are invited. Bids must be accompanied by certified checks and received by 230 PM on Monday May 22 1944. The committee reserves the right to reject any bid.
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