War mumps, maps, and hints from midtown pages
A town paper page fragment blends wartime ado and curiosity. It notes youths renewing spirits amid mumps and parades, mentions Dewey Morgan and Co with a state trooper over a prewar sedan, and touts Life magazine maps teaching geography and oil routes. It invites readers to quiz, celebrates Boy Scout Troop 405, praises Harold Henry for tree watering, previews a 1942 class Commencement, and wonders about ceiling claims and tire mileage mysteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipe Iagazine
Calcutta
Santiago
Chile
Boston
Kmart
Hitler
Rittman Area Names for Last of May Army Camp List
A list released for the Last of May Army camps includes residents from Rittman and surrounding towns. Notable names: William Leonard Hatcher, Laverne Rescue Etling, Alva Fora Steiner, Lawrence Hamilton, Wendell Henri Frasé, Joseph Thomas Slota, Robert Krabill, Owen Welford Baker, Edgard McAnallen, Walter Raymond Marty, Truman James Dowd, Herbert Russell Powell, Floyd Wilbur Stine, Victor Louis Clark, Andrew David Berkey, James Clement Steiner, and Charlies Homer Marty. The compilation covers Rittman, Sterling, Doylestown, Marshallville, and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Raymond Marty
Rittman
Truman
James Dowd
Herbert Russell Powell
Floyd Wilbur Stine Rittman
Victor Louis Clark
Doylestown
Andrew David Berkey Sterling William Scot Hershey
James Clement Steiner Marshallvine Charlies
Homer Marty, Sterling
Navy school call for David Fredrick in New London
David Fredrick son of Mr and Mrs R V Fredrick of E Ohio left Cleveland Sunday for New London Conn where he has been accepted for the four months training program for officers of the US Navy The course is open only to men with sea experience Fredrick has been on furlough after six months service as electrician on a cargo ship for Ford Motor Co leased to the government He spoke at a Rotary Club noon meeting about his wartime experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Fredrick
R. V Fredrick
E. Ohio
Cleveland
New London
Genn
Nes
Fredrick
Ford Motor Co
Atlantic
Rotary Club
Navy Stick Avateable Colorful Window Sticker
Post master Robert J. Hickin notes a 7 by 10 inch blue field window sticker for homes with a family member in the Navy. It features the American Flag over the ocean and fighting ships, with the message There is a man from this family in the Navy in reverse type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Hickin
Willard Zuber opens budget Southern-type home for viewing
Willard Zuber of Seville R D well known builder opens his recently completed Southern-type frame home for public inspection in Rittman on N Third Street near the stadium. Visitors invited Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 6 pm. The house, in the low-cost bracket, will sell to the highest acceptable bid with utilities and features ready for occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard, Zuber
Seville
R. D
Rittman
N.third St
Zuber
Rittman's Hill
Wadsworth
Miriam Clippinger Wins Music Scholarship at Baldwin Wallace
Miriam Clippinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Clippinger of S Main Street, won a four year music scholarship from Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music in Berea Ohio. She took piano tests in Berea last Saturday and will graduate Rittman High School Class of 1942 tied for top scholastic honors. She has not yet indicated acceptance of the Baldwin Wallace offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservatory of Music
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Ohio
Miriam Clippinger
G. H. Clippinger
S. Mainst
Glippinger
Bérea
Rittman High School
Baldwin-Wallace
Change of ownership for Holstein registered in Vermont
Holstein fault records show Catalpadale Lady 2278589 changing hands from Harry W Graber of Marshallville to Ledale Amstutz of Rittman R D. The Holstein Friesen Association of America formally recorded the transfer at Battleboro, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledale Amstutz
Rittman R. D
Harry W. Graber
Marshallville
Catalpadale
Holstein-Friesian Sociation of America
Battleboro
Class of 1942 Graduates With 45 Members at Ceremony
The Class of 1942 Graduation featured 45 seniors with one listed as in service and two girls sharing the top scholastic honors. The program included processional, hymns, scripture, prayers, sermon titled Conquering the Heights by Rev. D B Davidson, and musical offerings by Joyce Harpster, Ira Smith, and Carl Busch leading to benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noca
Father's House
Jewell
Helen Hartzler
Ira Smith
D. B.davidson
Carl Busch
Brass
D. B. Davidson
Joyce Harpster
Rittman High School Co-Honor Graduates Named
Miriam Clippinger and Margaret Brophy, both top scholastic performers, shared highest honors as co honor graduates in the final year. Clippinger, daughter of G H Clippinger, led commencement planning and activities after her family moved from Cleveland, while Brophy, daughter of E Brophy, is credited as a lead organizer and active in music and extracurriculars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gresian
Rittman High School
Cleveland
Miss Brophy
Miss Clippinger
School Commencement and Baccalaureate Plans for Class of 1942
Sunday evening marks the start of commencement activities with a Baccalaureate service for the class of 1942. The eighth grade graduation is Tuesday, followed by the high school seniors receiving their diplomas Wednesday night. The senior program features an outside speaker, student-led planning, and a red velvet cyclorama bought by the class for over 259 dollars. Joseph Volek will receive his diploma in absentia after joining the armed forces, and May 30 will close the class’s scholastic chapter with the senior prom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kanehl
Richard Milford
Shirley Over
Nancy Helks
Evelyn Houglan
E. O. Hart
Alice Grella
Washington, DC
Joseph Volek
Honor Roll of War Honor Men to Be Printed Next Week
A Memorial Day feature will publish a list of more than 160 names of local men who have gone to the war. The names will appear around a greatly enlarged photo of the Honor Roll sign on the Square as a lasting tribute.
We Recommend once Class of 42-Page 2 Litichfield
A fragment hints at a past page layout with a Letter Page and a Bargain Page. The note references a Flag feature on Page 3 and an Ads section on Page 7, suggesting a retro newspaper layout concept for Litichfield.
Recital and Readings Event with Piano Solos and Speeches
A community program features Rev Albert Henry with a piano solo The Flight of the Bumblebee, Tom Miller reading The Blue and the Gray, Richard Milford reading How Two Girls Study, a playlet The Wrong Train, Audrey Plahuta Shirley Over and James Van Gilder van Van Rodenberg piano solo The Butterfly, Reading A Man's Experience In Cooking Memorial Day, introductions, choir reading Score from The Launching, America the Beautiful recital and diploma presentation. Benediction by Twinem Nancy Heiks Bill Ritter Class Supt V A Garver Rev Albert Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henry
Tom Miller
Richard Milford
America
Godfried Ha Drops Dead at Work in Rittman
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Apostolic Church south of Rittman for Godfried Hanne 38 who dropped dead at his work at the Shook Concrete Block plant in Rittman Monday morning. Surviving are his wife, one daughter Mrs William Cunningham and one son Virgil of Ritman R.D. The Ebert Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Apostolic Church
Rittman
God
Fried Hanne
Burig
S. Second
Milton Township
William Cunningham
Virgil
Ritman R
Breede Sworn In As Air Cadet At Columbus Board
William Pranklin Breede of Rittman was sworn in as an aviation cadet at the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board in Columbus Ohio. He will attend Naval Air Training for preliminary instruction and be commissioned Ensign upon completion. Breede, formerly with B F Goodrich Rubber Co Akron, is son of Mr and Mrs Howard Breede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pranklin Breede
State St
Rittman
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Columbus
Ohio
Naval Air Training School
Breece
B. FP. Goodrich Rubber Co
Akron
Howard Breece
Heavy Two Day Rain Deluge Hits Spring
Last Friday night rainfall reached 0.80 inches while Thursday had 0.71 inches, giving a two day total of 1.61 inches the heaviest spring downpour. Temperature fell sharply to 45 degrees on Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana SU En
Baldwin elected president of Ohio power engineers
Mayor Jon Baldwin, chief engineer at Ohio Boxboard Co., was named president of the Ohio chapter of the National Association of Power Engineers at their annual Columbus convention. The one year term begins immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Baldwin
The
Ohio Boxboard Co
Ohio
National Association of Power Engineers
Columbus
Frank Brenner Dies in Wooster at 42
Frank Brenner 42 of Wooster died at 2am today. He is survived by his mother Mrs Mary Brenner and sister Miss Fern Brenner of Branigan apartments, and by his wife Irene and son Donald of Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brenner
Wooster
Mra
Mary Brenner
Fern Brenner
Branigan
Irene
Donald
Hostetler Reunion Set for May 30 at Rittman Central Park
The Hostetler Reunion will be held in Rittman Central Park on Saturday May 30, marking the first official outing at the popular park. The small pavilion remains available for the last Sunday in June with reservations coordinated by Mrs Basil Hardgrove at the J H Fisher Agency on the Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetler
Rittman Central Park
Basil Hardgrove
J. H. Fisher Agency
High School Commencement Program Highlights
Joyce Harpster leads processional with Rev John Farrell. Piano solo Concert Etude by MacDowell. Miriam Clippinger delivers The Rise of Democracy. Betty Wilson presents Democracy and Education. Mida Musser performs Stars in the Velvety Sky. Roger McGee speaks on Democracy and Peace. Lucille Woyat discusses Democracy and Its Relation to Youth Today. Margaret Brophy presents Senior Books and Alma Mater. Alice Grella, Class President, presents America. Audience blessing by Rev Arthur Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SA Cade
MacDowell
Miriam
Betty Wilson
Mida Musser
Roger McGee
Lucille Woyat
Margaret “Brophy
Alice Grella
America
Tenthepec
Arthur Griffith
War Labor Support Urged By Cleveland Speaker
Burl A. Whitney of Cleveland told Rotary and guests that organized labor led by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is aiding the war effort in a democratic, effective way. He cited bonds, Red Cross gifts, bomber funding, and volunteers patching pay raises to buy war bonds, while labor sacrifices strikes for the duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railroad
Burl A. Whitney
Cleveland
Rotary
Whitney
The
Broth
A. BR. Whitney
W A Stilwill
Brotherhood
Washington
Rittman
Red Cross
Iba
General MacArthur
WPB
Naional Association of Manufacturers
Births in Wadsworth area May entries list several newborns
A series of birth notices from Wadsworth Municipal Hospital and local addresses. Reports include a son born to Mr and Mrs John Marty in R D South on May 18, a son James Stephen to Mr and Mrs James Hackenberry on May 17, a son to Mr and Mrs John Winter in R D southwest on May 17, a son to Mr and Mrs Chan Zollinger in R D southwest on May 18, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Willie Dean on May 20, and a May 18 or 19 baby to Mr and Mrs D W Potts in N Sene cast with weight 8 pounds 3 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marty, R D. South
James Hackenberry
Fairmont Ave
James Stephen
Wadsworth Muncipal Hospital
John Winkter,r
Mrs. Chan
Zollinger
R. D. Southwest
Mons
Willie Dean
Wadsworth Municipal Hospital
D.W. Potts
N. Sene
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Chick Rupp
Dewey Morgan
BOY Scout
Harold Henry
s@tesman
Aight
Orrville
William Leonard Hatcher, Ritt
Laverne Rescue Etling
Alva Fora Steiner Rattian
Albert Joseph Cattin Sterling
Lawrence Hamilton
Wendell Henri Frasé¢ Doytes
Harry Sampte Glessner Sterling
Marion Bert ‘Simpkins, Doyles
Toun Joseph Thomas Slota
Doyleslestown
Navy School
NAVY
Willard-Zuber
Holstein
W. S. Goodale
W. E. Price
Margaret Broph
Felix Grella
Branigan_apartments
G_H._Clippinger
S. Main St
Margaret Brophy
E . Brophy
N. First St
Audrey Plahuta
James van Gilder van van Rodenberg
Ay. Twinem
Nancy Heiks
Bill Ritter
V. A. Garver
Godfried HA
WM. Breede
Baldwin
Ohio State Power Engineers
Hostetler Reunion
John—Farrell
Democratic Front
C C. Valentine
New
J B. Lynch
Erie
Ralph Krabill
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