Plans Completed For Big Memorial Day Ceremonies
Memorial Day events in Rittman include a 10 a.m. parade starting near Gordon Garage, led by the Rittman High School band and followed by Gold Star mothers. The 11 a.m. cemetery ceremonies feature Art Limbach as speaker, with Rev. Farrell, Rev. Henry, and Rev. Davidson participating. The firing squad, Gettysburg address, and flag salute cap the program.
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Rittman
Gordon Garage
Erne St
Main St
Everett Woodall
The
Legion
Rittman High School
Gold Star
Scout
Navy
Auxiliary
Veterans
Art Limbach
Court of Appeals
New Philadelphia
Oberlin
Yale
Bob Wenger
Father Farrell
Albert Henry
D. B. Davidson
Soldiers’ Circle
John Winkler
Legion Auxiliary
L. L. Kimsey
Memorial Day Post Office Closure Notice
The post office closes for Memorial Day on Friday May 30 and the Press will ship in Thursday mail. News and advertising copy deadlines are advanced by one day due to the closure.
Ritman High School Class of 1947 Members
The list names Ruth Bruny Mildred Bryner Jackie Franks Darlene Goffinet Wanda Houg lan Peggy Keating Lena Miller Joan Rolph Barbara Ruffener Faye Schorle Clara Serjack Imagine Straub Shirley Strickland Velda Wald Martha Zollinger as members of Ritman High School class of 1947.
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Ruth Bruny
Mildred Bryner
Jackie Franks Darlene Goffinet
Wanda Houglan
Peggy Keating
Lena Miller
Joan Rolph
Barbara Ruffener
Faye Schorle
Clara Serjack
Imagine Straub
Shirley Strickland
Velda “Wald
Martha Zollinger
Last Rites Held for Augustus Petit
Funeral services for Augustus S. Petit, 76, who died at 2 15 a m Monday at the family home on S First at, were held at the Rittman Church of Christ with Rev Wert Dean and Rev J G Dodds officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery at Wadsworth. He is survived by his widow Lydia, three sons Clarence of Rittman Raymond of Wadsworth and Arthur of Ashland, a foster daughter Mrs James Hoover of Mansfield, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He lived in Rittman the latter half of his life, working as school janitor and mail messenger, and served years as caretaker at Ashland College.
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Augustus S. Petit
S. First
Rittman Church of Christ
Wert Dean
J. G. Dodds
Brethren Church of
Smithville
Woodlawn
Wadsworth
Lydia
Clarence
Rittman
Raymond
Arthur
Ashland
James Hoover
Mansfield
Petit
Ashland College
Diploma ceremony for 37 graduates set Tuesday
Seventy seven lines describe a Commencement program with 37 diplomas to be awarded including 31 class members and six servicemen. Dr Paul H Fall Hi ram college president will speak introduced by Supt W H Hauenstein. The event features music by Eileen Fackler and the high school girls sextette.
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Paul H. Fall
Hiram College
W H Hauenstein
Marvin Hummel
William Ritter
Sylvan L. Wiles
John J. Williams
Board of Education
Will E. Price
Eileen Fackler
Eugene
Ashton Hall
Helen Murray
Myron H. Steiner
W. H. Hauenstein
Ord Gehman
Thomas Freed
Johnny Appleseed
Gene Berger
Marshall Conover
Jah Osborne
Marian Hoover
Eddie Schaad
Wanda Fix
John Haley
Richard Winkler
Donna Haritzler
Virgil Whims
Jay Franks
James Robinson
Bill Hardgrove
Elaine Bodager
Gehman
High School Receives Surplus Link Trainer
A Link trainer was donated to the high school by the State Department of Education as surplus property. The unit is brand new but arrived badly damaged in shipment. Superintendent W. H. Hauen fein could not confirm immediate repair prospects. A carrier was notified and a damage survey will be conducted. The trainer would have supported aeronautical and physics courses and flying training.
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State Department of Education
W. H. Hauen Fein
Wayne County Farm Bureau buys Sterling Elevator
Harold Hilligas announces Wayne Farm Bureau Cooperative Association purchase of the Sterling Feed and Supply in Sterling Ohio from Woodrow Grossenbacher Richard Brenneman partnership. Sterling becomes a branch serving local farmers with advisory farmers planned before the 1948 annual meeting.
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Wayne County Farm Bureau
Sterling Elevator
Harold Hilligas
Wayne Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Sterling Feed and Supply
Sterling
Ohio
Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Woodrow Grossenbacher
Richard Brenneman
Adrain Miller
Weimer and Miller Law Firm
Wooster
Grossenbacher
Farm Bureau
Smithville
Shreve
Former Rittman coach promoted to Mansfield reformatory post
George Allarding, who coached at Rittman High and later at Mansfield reformatory, has been named assistant superintendent of the state reformatory at Mansfield. He succeeds the late A. T. Sneeringer who died April 29. The appointment was announced by Arthur L. Glattke, superintendent.
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George Allarding
Rittman High
Orrville
Mansfield
Allarding
A. T. Sneeringer
Arthur L. Glattke
Mansfield Reformatory
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Ken Berger
Ralph Craig
Richard Grant Owen Haxton
Allan House
Marvin Hummell
Bill Ritter, JR
Bob Rosenberg
Arnet Sparks
Joe Stefanica
Eugene Thomas
Pat Thompson
Steve Volek
Dale Werner Nance Beery
Arold L. Simpson
William Albert Higy
Don W. Jameson
Massillon Band
Massillon High School
Chet Haulk
Booster Club
Massillon
Boosters
Augustus Petit
John Farrell
Dwight Davidson
Wm. F. Echols
High School
de, Paul A, Fall
Sterling-Seville Road
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