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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1964
Page
2
A regional Allstate Motor Club official urges drivers to wear seat belts every trip. He compares not using belts to diving into dangerous traffic without a life preserver and warns that millions travel unprotected.
A 1964 Allstate Motor Club appeal argues seat belts save lives and reduce injuries, countering complaints that belts are inconvenient or dangerous. It notes belts are quick to release, protect in crashes, and lower torso injury risk, urging dealers to install them per SAE standards and riders to use them every trip.
Rittman High School Future Teachers of America Club collects used clothing for Save the Children Federation. Students bring jeans sweaters diapers dresses shoes coats shirts pants pajamas blankets overshoes and underwear to school. Bundle Days bags have been distributed by grade teachers and are available in all rooms. Parents are asked to assist in gathering clothing for distribution to poverty pockets disaster centers and other needs. Linda Gordon chairs the drive with advisor Helen Steiner.
More than 100 mothers and daughters attended a ham dinner hosted by husbands and fathers of First Church of Christ Missionary Guild members. Little Miss Sherry Hanz e welcomed guests, with remarks from Mrs Russell Bell and Corrine Bell. Invocation by Mrs P M Hawkins, scripture by Mrs Herald Mougey, and music by a trio. Prizes, booklets to oldest mother, youngest mother named, and a farewell song closed the event.
Marsha Jo Harris of Rittman will be singled out for special recognition at Kent State University's 32nd annual Honors Day ceremonies on May 27. She joins 32 students receiving field awards for general excellence in music with a B-plus average or better. The program includes a review of Army and Air Force ROTC units and an address by Dr. Glenn H Brown as Most Honored Faculty Member of 1964.
The Zone Caverns in Bellefontaine remain active as stalactites and stalagmites continue to grow. Scientists note ongoing mineral deposition has persisted for about a million years, marking the caves as a long standing example of ongoing speleogenesis.
Senior Scout Troop 726 plans a Hillside weekend June 5 6 7 for over 165 Girl Scouts. The unit arranged acom planning with another troop to finalize activities. Program aide training occurred April 25 and May 2 taught by Mrs. Ethel Shields. Nut and toothbrush sales continue through troop members or Mrs. Dean Brenneman. Scribe Chris Williams.
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