Local notices mix old temperance lessons with birthdays and weddings
The Wadsworth News Banner recalls 1874 church row and liquor raids while reporting May births in Wooster and Marshallville. It notes anniversaries and upcoming marriages, including Reginal Ash and Clara Jenkins, with parade of local celebrations and civic notices amid general community life.
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Wadsworth News
Hubbard Creek
Seville
Doylestown
Akron
Cleveland
Roughs
X-Ray Unit Schedules Stop in Rittman
The Mobile X-ray unit visits the square in Rittman on Monday June 9 with sessions 9:30 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30. A 1 charge applies to those under 65 while X-rays are free for those over 65. Rittman Chamber of Commerce meets Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. at Williams Restaurant. all interested are invited.
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Rittman
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Williams Restaurant
Youth Groups Plan Paint-Up Project in Rittman
Rittman church youth groups will paint a house in early June as part of the Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up campaign. The reception included planning for a community church sign, discussed at a recent Williams Restaurant meeting of the Rittman Ministerial Association where five members attended and Charles W. Turner announced a summer committee.
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Rittman
Rittman Ministerial Association
Williams
PTA Awards Scholarships for Rittman High Students
The Rittman PTA funds four scholarships from the second annual Fun Day, netting 1385 dollars per PTA president William Fairchild. Two renewals and two new awards will be presented at commencement on Thursday June 5, including one teaching scholarship and one scholarship for any field of study.
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Rittman Pta
Rittman High School
PTA
William Fairchild
Veterans of Foreign Wars plan Memorial Day parade aid
Nine members met at the American Legion Hall to organize volunteers for Memorial Day activities. They will assist the Legion with the parade and related ceremonies.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Hall
American Legion
Pee Wee Booster Club elects Dale Trent president
Dale Trent is elected president of the Pee Wee Booster Club at a meeting held at American Legion Hall with a covered dish supper. James Steiner becomes vice president, Robert Arnold treasurer, Mrs. John Lunter secretary, and Harold Mougey finance chairman.
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Dale Trent
Pee Wee Booster Club
American Legion Hall
James Steiner
Robert Arnold
John Lunter
Harold Mougey
Medina
Seville
Andy Rigas
Henry Gaborsky
Frank Patterson
Lunter
Recognition Day Honors At Rittman High School 1969
Debbie Horner and David Broadhurst win the Danforth Award for scholarship citizenship and leadership at Rittman High School Recognition Day. Top performers are named across English Latin Spanish math science and social studies with several students earning district state honors and high ranks in various subjects.
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Rittman High School
Cass
Debbie Horner
David Broadhurst
Danforth
David
Allan J. Broadhurst
North Metzger
Debbie
Russell Horner
North Fifth
Joan Hoover
Shirley Burns
Lynn Varisco
Shirley
Joan
Peggy Lance
Mary Melenbacker
John Ward
Kent
Brad Bodager
Rittman High Announces 1969 70 Yearbook Editors
Recognition Day at Rittman High School revealed next year s co editors Sally Sommer and Sharon Sommer who are juniors at the school. Also named were business manager James Rohrer copy editors Lynn Rush Pat Baker Chris Copley Paula Imhoff and layout staff Sandy Perry Vickie Davis Alberta Marks Leslie Winkler Brad Bodager. Photographers are Brad Bodager and others. seniors receiving National High School award for excellence were Kathy Rohrer Judy Walter Orville Ullman Diane Pait Debbie Horner Bruce Holland Sam Hamilton Marian Greenbank and David Broadhurst. Pins awarded to Future Teachers of America members Kathy McCoy Carol McSpadden Diane Pait Anne Pratt and Jack Ullman. Six library assistants honored for service with hours listed.
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Norma Nelson
Martha Dysinger
Brad Bodager
Jerry Bauman
Ron Tisher
Connie Haulk
Debbie Jackson
Peggy Lance
Mary Melenbacker
Lee Winchell
John Ward
ITI
Kathy Rohrer
Melanie Pratt
Regina van Hoose
Vincent Don Brava
Diane Pait
Nancy Sandrock
Sam Hamilton
David Hoff
Bruce Holland
John Taylor
Mark Webner
Gary Ferrer
Nancy Emch
Gary Bases
Lynn Varisco
Marian Greenbank
Vic Ullman
Rittman High School
Chieftain
Sally Sommer
Sharon Sommer
Walter Sommer
Hickin
Rittman High
James Rohrer
Don Rohrer
North Metzger
Lynn Rush
Pat Baker
Chris Copley
Paula Imhoff
Sandy Perry
Vickie Davis
Alberta
Marks
Leslie Winkler
Pat Kinder
Vickie Jewell
Judy Walter
Orville Ullman
Debbie Horner
David Broadhurst
Citizens clash over Guilford Road landfill proposal in Rittman
About 30 residents from Steward Drive and Guilford Road protested in council chambers against a proposed city landfill. They cited noise safety, rat infestations, water seepage and property devaluation while city officials discussed soil tests, land suitability, and strict health regulations before any plan proceeds.
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Guilford Road
Steward Drive
Macauley Gosney
Gosney
Clarence Liederbach
Landis Ditch
War Memorial Service Set At Rittman Cemetery Memorial Day
Memorial Day events at Rittman Cemetery center on a new war heroes monument. A 10:30 parade from South Main and Erie Streets leads to the cemetery with Gold Star parents Scouts leaders and city officials. Rev Lynn Pugh will give the address with the topic Memories That Bless and Burn.
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Rittman Cemetery
Rittman
South Main
Erie
American Legion
Main Street
Walter
Keating
Marshall
Lynn Pugh
Christian Church of
RHS Baccalaureate Service Set for Sunday Evening
Rittman High School seniors in caps and gowns prepare for an 8 p.m. baccalaureate at the school auditorium. Pastor William F Harris will give the address on My Task, with invocations and readings by local pastors. The concert choir and brass ensemble will perform, and Mary Melenbacker will play the processional and recessional. (June 5 commencement follows.)
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Rittman High School
William F Harris
First Baptist Church
Paul L. Carson
First Church of Christ
Daniel Remaley
United Methodist Church
James E Watt
Milton United Presbyterian Church
Carolyn Warren
Etternal God
Gordon Young
Eugene Butler
Nancy Erich
Giovanni Gabrielle
Clarence Liederbach
Bernard Raper
Mary Melenbacker
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Wadsworth - Rittman Hospital
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Roy Riggenbach
Hawaii
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74Th Field
Long Binh
Vietnam
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Sheryl Miller
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A. J. Grant
Truman Watts
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Evelyn Pelfrey
Deborah Zollinger
Mary Francis
Keith Jordan
Larry Bradley
William Palmer
Dave Porter
Carl Oehler
Elizabeth Gast
Judi Walter
Frank Hisem
Jeffrey
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George Snyder
Jeff Trent
Harold Hoover
Ival Sidwell
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Rose
Dick Britton
Reginal Ash
Clara
Don Jenkins
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Rick Fleming
Dennis Hammond
Debbie Carter
Gary Taylor
Joan Ditch
Jack Skraba
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John Hobell
Alan Nolt
Karen Smoot
Doug Jensen
Jeff Frase
Aso
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Connie Pratt
Barbara Gordon
Pat Harold
Bernice Jordan
Bonnie Davis
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Kenneth Selbee
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Dave McClenahan
Steve Bruton
Nelson Howell
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