Rittman Memorial Day Parade and Services Planned
Rittman residents will honor war dead with a parade and ceremony on Thursday May 30. The Legion parade starts 10 30 a m from West Sunset Drive goes past the cemetery and into the cemetery entrance with traffic directed by Legionnaires. Services begin at 11 a m with Rev E S Hendrickson as speaker and D T R McLean and Rev Albert Henry delivering invocations and benediction. Local veterans Scouts band Gold Star Parents and community members will participate and residents are asked to display flags.
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Albert Henry
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Cremony
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Robert Steiner
A.M. Wenger
Legionairs
Rittman’ High School
Legion and
Gold Star
Pulitzer Winner Russell Jones Aboard Pan Am Flight
On a Pan American airliner to New York Pulitzer prize winner Russell Jones UP correspondent who covered Hungary’s 1956 revolt sits across from a writer as photographers document the moment. Jones, based in Vienna, recalls Poland’s independence talk and Radio Free Europe while revealing travel plans to Lucerne for a Rotary convention.
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Radio Free Europe
Michael Rafaél
States
Joseph Gaborsky
Chippewa Lake Park Opens 79th Season Memorial Day
Chippewa Lake Park will begin its 79th season on Memorial Day May 30 with The Band All America Loves in the Chippewa Ballroom for one night. Hal McIntire leads his orchestra as fireworks light the lakefront. A Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller protégé, McIntire has recorded for RCA Victor Cosmos MGM and performed at the Hollywood Palladium the Paramount Theatre and the De Commodore Hotel. He originated the enduring hit Sentimental Journey.
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Chippewa Lake Park
All America Loves
Hal McIntire
Chippewa Ballroom
McIntire
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
RCA Victor
Cosmos
MGM Records
Hollywood Palladium
Paramount Theatre
Broadway
de Commodore Hotel
New York
Memorial Day Press Schedule Notice
The Rittman Press will be printed on Wednesday due to Memorial Day. All news copy is due by Tuesday at 5 p.m. and ads and classifieds must be in the office by 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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Rittman Press
Junior High Commencement Planned for May 26
Junior high students will graduate in a ceremony Tuesday at 7 45 p m in the high school auditorium. The program features Marche Romane as processional, readings and original essays by students, musical numbers, and diplomas to be presented by the Board of Education vice president. Rev Wheeling will give the benediction as graduates depart to Marche Romaine.
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C. Goodnod
Hazel Darby
Wheeling
Green Cathedral
Carl Hahn
America’s Foundation
Linda Copley
Valse
Brahms
Penny
Fert
Thomas Laurer
Seaman
Shepard
Patricia McComas
Karen Adams
Melvin Goffinch
Board of Education
Rev Wheeling
Miss Darby
Robert West
Rittsman Board of Education
Rittman Declares May Cleanup for Streets and Trash
The city designates May 27 28 and 29 as Spring Clean Up days. City trucks will patrol streets and collect all trash placed near the curb in containers.
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Rittman
Guidance drive nets 1221 for TriCounty center
A total of 1221.94 was collected in Rittman for the Tri County guidance center drive, with a goal of 1500. In the county, not including Orrville or Wooster, 2200 was obtained. County funds from Wooster and Orrville come from a Community Chest drive. Mrs Thelma Gwaltney, county drive chairman, thanks all workers for their time and effort.
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Rittman
Tri-County
Orrville
Wooster
Thelma Gwaltney
Sister of Local Woman Succumbs in Mogadore Area
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Hopkins Chapel for Velma Cunningham 43 of 1582 Arlington St. Akron native, long-time Mogadore resident, employed by Enterprise ManufacturingCo. Survived by husband Roy, mother Alice Flanagan, sisters Lou Jenis and MacClash, and brother Shirley Young.
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Hopkins Chapel
Canton Road
Velma Cunningham
Arlington St
Lou Jenis
Rittman
Richwood
Cunningham
Mogadore
Akron
Enterprise Manufacturing‘Co
Roy
Alice Flannagan
Jenis
Macclash
Troy
N. Y
Shirley Young
Virginia Wenger Elected IC Council Representative
Virginia Wenger daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Wenger residing at 45 S State St has been elected Inter- Club Council representative of the Trumps Social Club on campus She belongs to the Scot marching band concert band and the young Republicans group
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Virginia Wenger
Robert Wenger
S. State St
Trumps
Scot
Young Republicans
Gold Star Mothers Luncheon in Wooster
Eleven Rittman women including Mrs G Clippinger and Mrs McGregor attended a Gold Star Mothers luncheon at the American Legion home in Wooster Tuesday noon. Mrs James Snyder presided as president, speakers included Mrs Glenn Horton of Toledo and Mrs Marie Moore, with singing by Mrs Allen Neilson. Plans were announced for June installations in Marshallville and an Alumni for all Girls who attended Girls State meeting at Capitol University.
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Rittman
Gold Star
G. Clippinger
McGregor
Wooster
American Legion
James Snyder
Glenn Horton
Toledo
Snyder
Marie Moore
Allen Neilson
O. L. Boyer
Horton
Wayne
Ruth Musser
Shreve
Wayne County
Gould Star
Marshallville
Capitol University
R .D. Wenger
Robert Dornan
Bertha Sherrick
C B Shook
Joe Wald
John Hodovan
W. W. Bodager
Mary Pocte
Poppies on Sale by American Legion Auxiliary
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will be on the streets this weekend May 24 and 25 wearing red poppies to honor World War I and II fallen. Proceeds from the drive fund rehabilitation and child welfare work by the Legion and Auxiliary.
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Auxiliary
School Board Accepts Bids For Equipment Packages
At a special meeting on Wednesday night the Board of Education accepted bids for high school and West Hull school equipment. Monarch Equipment Co bid 8763 for kitchen equipment at West Hull. WN Keyser Co 22200 for science and home economics gear. Cleveland Sporting Goods 14100 for folding bleachers and backstops. Remington Rand 4720 for library equipment. Brunswick 16347 for classroom furniture. Summerville Akron 1328 for an office file cabinet. Some bids were under estimates. The total so far is just under the estimate with more bids expected.
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West Hull
Monarch Equipment Co
WN Keyser Co
Warren
Cleveland Sporting Goods Co
Remington Rand
Brunswick
Summerville
Akron
Baccalaureate Services For Rittman Graduates Sunday
The 62nd Naval Commencement exercises honor 48 graduates led by National Honor Society members Donna Bordacs Mary Grant Sandra Hohler and Linda Reynolds. Speaker Rev Dwight Davidson will discuss Fixed Points. The program includes Pomp and Circumstance invocation singing and diplomas presented by Robert West.
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McLean
Charles Turner
Patricia Smithwick
Elgar
J W. Plummer
Albert Henry
God
John T Farrell
Dwight
Davidson
Zingarelli
Virgil Snyder
Miss Smithwick
National Honor Society
Donna Mae Bordacs
Mary Alice Grant
Sandra Jean Hohler
Linda Lou Reynolds
Joan Ruth” Arman
Karen Elizabeth Badanger
Kathleen Etta Boy-lan
Loretta
Marie—Bunting
Diaie Mari Chenevey
Phyllis Jean Cyrus
Carol Ann Gordon
Thelma Fheabeth Graber
Gwendolyn Sue Green
Dolores Ann Huff
Margaret Elizabeth Mellisch
Esther Marie Schindler
Mary Louise Smith
Linda Jane Sudduth
Sandra Elaine Trogdon
Virginia Lee Trogdon
Lillian Ann van Nostram
Joseph Burt Beavey
Byron Eugene Bachman
Karl Benchoff
Harry
Allen Britton
Phillip Burnett
Gerald Chifford Fagett
Henry Gaborsky
Charles Richard Gish
James Edward Hawkins
Neal Eugene Howell
Nelson Howell
Ronald Kick
John Miracle
Gary Moore
William E O'Brien
Richard Perry
Jack J Rice
John Robinson
Kenneth Selbee
Robert Stoolmiller
Billy N .Thacker
Stephen J. Tomassett
Cancer drive short of goal in several towns
Final reports show that 1680.76 dollars was collected for the American Cancer Society in Rittman, 98 dollars less than last year. Dovglestown raised 315.54 versus 387.56 previously, Sterlis 226.00 versus 252.60 last year, and Doslestown collected less than the prior total.
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American Cancer Society
Rittman
Doslestown
Sterlis
Dovglestown
Wis
Sterling
Goffinet and Stromach named to Boy's State program
Rittman High juniors Jim Goffinet and Tom Stromach were chosen as delegates to the annual Boys State session at Camp Perry near Sandusky, June 7 to 16. Alternates Jack Stromach and Paul Erb were also named by the local Rotary Club and American Legion sponsors.
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Tom Stromach
Jim Goffinet
Rittman High School
Camp Perry
Sandusky
Rittman Rotary Club
American Legion
Frrogram
Jack Stromach
Paul Erb
Jim
Vincent Goffinet
South First St
RHS
Wayne
Ste. Ann's
Tom
Mike Stromack
Medina Sr
Seayswer
Mathematics Club
AHS
Ste Ann's Catholic Church
Jack
Rittman PTA to award three scholarships this year
The Rittman PTA will award three scholarships, two more than last year. Virginia Snyder who received last year will have hers continued, and two additional awards are offered, one for two years and one for one year, with winners announced at graduation exercises on May 31.
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Rittman Pta
Virginia Snyder
Vou
Rittman Library Closes for Memorial Day Observance
Rittman Public Library will be closed all day Thursday May 30 in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen Friday. It will also be closed all day Saturday during June July and August.
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Rittman Public Library
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