Rittman Band Calendar Drive Reminders and Birthdays
The Rittman Band Calendar Sales Drive proceeds slowly as clubs are urged to join the calendar so meetings are listed in the Community Calendar. Subscriptions can be arranged by calling Mrs Willard Rush or Mrs Merle Heffelman. A birthday and anniversary listing follows with many names and dates for Wednesday through Wednesday, including residents and newcomers to town.
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Rittman Band
Willard Rush
Merle Heffelman
Community Calendar May Events and Holiday Closures
May 25 Rotary meets at United Methodist Church at noon. CES Chapter 529 meets at 7 30. Rittman Fire Department meets at 7 pm. May 28 Graduation and Baccalaureate. May 29 Memorial Day no school.
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Rotary
United Methodist Church
CES Chapter 529
Rittman Fire Department
Graduates Receive Letter From Nixon 1972
Nixon addresses 1972 high school graduates, praising twelve years of education, urging reflection on the past and future, and urging young people to build a greater America with wisdom and spirit. He recalls youth in early America and urges graduates to seize opportunity and lead the nation forward.
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America
Jefferson
Colonel Luther Miller Memorial Day Speaker
Rittman's annual Memorial Day Parade starts 10 am on Erie Street with a 10 30 am parade to the square and cemetery. The cemetery ceremony features guest speaker Colonel Luther B Miller US Army retired from Shreve, Ohio. Miller enlisted in the Ohio National Guard in 1931 and was commissioned as a first lieutenant.
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Rittman
Erie Street
Luther B Miller
US Army
Shreve
Ohio
Miller
Ohio National Guard
Outstanding Band Parent Honored By Local Ceremony
Colonel Miller, a 1937 National Guard officer who served 1940 62 including Korea and Berlin, is feted for wartime service connected disability. He holds multiple medals and leads civic work with Eleanor and Donald at 251 W Payne St Shreve Ohio. The event features Lindsey Williams publisher of the Rittman Press Gettsburg address Walter Keating officer of the day Carl Bradford MC Father Joseph Buescher and Don Rodda participate in invocation and benediction.
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His Wife
Eleanor
Son Donald
Payne St
Shreve, Ohio
The
Shreve
Christian Church
Joseph Buescher
St Anne Church
Don Rodda
Church of Christ
Rittman
Obituary for C Russell Welling 1893–196? in Rittman Ohio
C Russell Welling 79 of 50 W Liberty St died Friday at Wayne Co Hospital after six years illness. Born January 13 1893 in Baltic Ohio he lived in Rittman 50 years a former 40 year Morton Sait Co employee. He belonged to Grace Lutheran Church Wadsworth IOOF Wadsworth. Wife Emma died 1964. Survived by son Joel Beyer Rittman daughter Mrs Dorothy Wolbaugh Richmond California brother Gale Baltic five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Services Monday Gillman Funeral Home burial Rittman Cemetery Rev J Louis Wolf DD officiated.
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Russell Welling
Liberty St
Wayne Co
Baltic
Ohio
Rittman
Morton Sait Co
Welling
Grace Lutheran Church of
Wadsworth
IOOF
Emma
Joel Beyer
Dorothy Wolbaugh
Richmond
Calif
Gale
Gillman Funeral Home
Rittman Cemetery
J Louis Wolf, DD
Ella M Luedy
Rawiga
Sardis
Monroe Co
Jacob and
Charlett Bruny Walter
Grandmother's Club
Hazel ‘Meager
Henry A
Eugene
Seville Rd
Clyde
Lucille Dombroski
Helen Scheetz
Seville
Hugh
Jacob Walter
Woodsfield
Harry Walter
Hannibal
Ida Forrest
Bethesda
Daisy Luedy
Landis
James E Watt
Rittman High Awards Banquet Honors Students and Staff
The Rittman High School Awards Banquet honored Nancy Emch and Brad Bodager with the Danforth Awards. Principal Marvin Hummel gave Citizenship Awards to Jim Brown and Dale Pelfrey, and Emch received the Community and School Service Award. John Pearson received a Community Service Award, Jim Frase received a Gold Medal for Outstanding Service Leadership, and Mr Turner was cited with an engraved plaque upon retirement. Corsages were given to three secretaries, and additional honors included art and film making awards for several students.
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Rittman High School
Nancy Emch
Brad Bodager
Danforth
Marvin Hummel
Jim Brown
Dale Pelfrey
John Pearson
Australia
Hummel
Rittman
Jim Frase
Mr Turner
Rittman High
Hummell
Lovrak
Harris
Schorle
Menegay
Michael McConnell
David Jensen
Mike Cheel
Bonnie Dean
Tom Ball
Walter Marquart
Rittman Rotary Club
Rittman Rotary
Betty Crocker
Imhoff
Norma Nelson
Ohio History Committee of
Ohio University
Mr. Hall
Joan Ditch
Sue Knapic
Irene Hopton
Melody Wheeler
Future Nurses Hold Recognition Night at Rittman High School
The Future Nurses Association held its annual installation with Sheila Steiner as president and Debbie McComas as vice president. New members for 1972 73 were named, and senior nurse participants were listed. The program featured a First Brethren Church choir, a talk by John W Cashmand on fluoridation, and discussion of local water standards and a pending rezoning proposal in Rittman City Council.
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Irma Menegay
Sheila Steiner
Debbie McComas
Jane Watt
Future Nurses Association of
Rittman High School
Menegay
Joanne Widmer
Diane Dotterer
The
Future Nurses
Diane LuAnn Ferrer
Elaine Rufener
Judy Adams
Diane Bartram
Sue Chorba
Bev Damron
Donna Burkhart
Joan Ditch
LuAnne Ferrer
Norma Nelson
Debbie Robinson
Nancy Leichty
Ellen Wenger
Melody Wheeler
Cindy Wipperman
Sharon Donley
Diane Duckworth
Linda Eicholtz
Trudy Ferrer
Kathy Garlock
Peggy Heffelman
Bernice Kaufman
John W Cashmand
Ohio Health Department
Rittman
United States
Robert Trimble
Cashmand
Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County
Ohio Supreme Court
N. Main
Frederick
Pool Opens This Weekend at Rittman Pool
The Rittman Swimming Pool opens this weekend with hours from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday Sunday and Monday May 27 28 and 29. It will be closed until June 3 when it reopens and remains open through Labor Day.
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Rittman Swimming Pool
Rittman Legionaires To Fete Halfway House
Wooster Halfway House residents from Apple Creek State Hospital will be treated to a fish fry in Rittman on May 28 hosted by the American Legion and Auxiliary. Dorothy Mackey leads the home, housing 12 men ages 27 to 71, with six on AFA or AFD. They work in Wooster, live at 713 Gasche Street, and are supervised by Reverend Andrew Perry.
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Wooster
Halfway House
Apple Creek State Hospital
Rittman
American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary
Dorothy Mackey
Gasche Street
Andrew Perry
West Virginia
Mackey
Fred Ost
AFA
AFD
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Killough
Vera M. Hutchison
Willie Robinson
Teri Nichols
Lori Lynne Bond
Robert D Langton
Judy Emerson
Frank Clason
Edward Perry
James Petit
Susan Schumacher
Gary Taylor
Betty Gillespie
Gregg Gasser
Tony Rossmeier
Ivan E King
RV Frederick
Randy Sanders
Sally Snoddy
Richard Britton
Truman Watts
Rebecca Thompson
Debbie Zollinger
Herman Beckett
William A Palmer
A J Grant
Keith Jordan
Don Jenkins
Cletis Adkins
Rodney Beyer
Carl Ludolph
Mary Street
Ludolphs
Marietta
David Hutchison
Vera Hutchison
Nixon
Luther Miller
Infantry
National Guard of the
United States Regular Army
South Pacific
Ft Benning
Army of Occupation
Berlin
Germany
Korea
U.S Army Intelligence
Office
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington, DC
American Legion, Disabled American Veterans
37Th Division Veterans Association
Republic of Korea
Colonel Miller
Lindsey Williams
Rittman Press
Gettysburg
Walter Keating
Carl Bradford
Dale Rohrer
Debbie Niehaus
Dave Jordan
C. Russell Welling
Julie Kime
Donna Napier
Bonnie Ramsier
Peggy Wilson
Leah Winkler
Debbie Yerian
Kathy Meade
Randy Lively
Debbie Ramsey
First Brethren Church
Denee Widmer
You
Bill Bauer
North Main
Frederick Street
Robert Nitz
Vogt
Rev Remaley
Equalization Board Council
Board of Equalization
Jerri Griffith
Counci
Griffith
Karen Kelley
Shook Lumber
Landis Ditch
VC Menuer Construction
Main Street
North Seneca
Trimble
Ella Luedy
Wooster Halfway House
Canton
Grunder Foundation
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