Rittman Apple Festival dates set for October 4 to 7
Rittman Rotary Club announced the annual Apple Festival dates for October 4 through 7, 1972 with October 7 as the parade day and a larger midway planned. Co-Chairmen, committees, and event coordinators were named for finances publicity special events and various festival tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman Rotary Club
Alan Broadhurst
Walter Marquart
Tom Hughes
Robert Nitz
Tony Solaro
Lindsey Williams
Keith Martin
Larry Wertz
Community club schedules and events funneled for June
Schedules list Rotary at noon at United Methodist Church Local 150 at 12 and 7 30 pm VFW at 8 pm Rittman Fire Department trial run 7 pm June 2 Last Day of School June 3 Jaycees dinner trip June 4 St Anne Altar Secret other Daughter Breakfast June 5 Three Arts Club 8 pm June 6 Olla Podrida 8 pm Milton Township Trustees American Legion 423 8 pm Welcome Wagon 8 pm at Rittman Savings Bank Sponsor Night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
United Methodist Church
VFW
Rittman Fire Department
St. Anne
American Legion Post
Welcome Wagon
Rittman Savings Bank
Rittman appoints equalization board for paving projects
A special city council meeting appointed Wayne P Hulis Mrs James Schorle and Robert E Snyder to an equalization board to hear hearings and advise council on four paving projects Home and Diane Greenwood and Crismore Douglas Drive and Grandview Blvd Hearings start June 6 1972 at 7 30 pm in City Hall council chambers with notifications to property owners Scheduled hearings span ten days to accommodate all owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rittman City
Wayne P Hulis
James Schorle
Robert E Snyder
Equalization Board
Council
Home and
Diane
Greenwood and
Crismore
Douglas Drive
Grandview Blvd
First Fatality At Intersection
Mrs Goldie M Cyrus aged 61 of 355 Sterling Ave Rittman was fatally injured when her car was hit broadside by an oncoming vehicle The State Highway Patrol cites a failure to stop at a stop sign by Charles W Cyrus aged 59 of 355 Sterling Ave causing the crash Paul N Hiteshew 56 of Rt 1 Marshallville drove north on State Rt 57 when the Cyrus auto traveling east on County Road 70 failed to stop and struck the other vehicle In hospital with extensive injuries Cyrus later died surgery pending. Hiteshew treated and released Mrs Cyrus survived by husband three sons a daughter a sister and nine grandchildren Services were held at Gillman Funeral Home Burial at Rittman Cemetery. Tom Sparks named 1972 United Fund Campaign chairman and previously held banking posts in Norwalk and Monroeville.
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Goldie M Cyrus
Sterling Ave
Rittman
State Highway Patrol
Paul N Hiteshew
Rt 1
Marshallville
Charles W Cyrus
Cyrus
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Hiteshew
Wadsworth Rittman Hospital
Walker
Charles W
Vincel McKeand
Doylestown
Austin McKeand
Ormond Beach
Florida
Russell McKeand
Fairfield
California
Kenneth
Doris) Miller
LaCygne
Kansas
Fern Howell
Kernova
W Va
Gillman Funeral Home
Willis C Pollard
Rittman Cemetery
Tom Sparks
United Fund
Sparks
Chippewa Valley Bank
Citizens National Bank
Norwalk
American Institute of Banking
North Central
Ohio
Bank Administration Institute
Monroeville
Ohio University
Bowling G Green University
Ohio School of Banking
Memorial Day Observance Honors Rittman Veterans
Memorial services at Rittman Cemetery opened by Carl Bradford with Ash to Hal platform. Mayor Hal and veterans attended as Lt Col Luther Miller spoke of patriotism and sacrifice. Walter Keating, World War I veteran, and Lindsey Williams reviewed the flag placements by local posts. Williams delivered the Gettysburg Address and Miller recalled the origins of Memorial Day in 1868 and the duty to uphold America’s spiritual heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Keating
Col
Luther Miller
Lindsey Williams
Carl Bradford
Rittman Cemetery
Hal
SS Praca
Rittman Press
Bradford
American Legion
Howard A
John A Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Miller
America
Colonel Miller
Rittman Commencement Honors 109 Graduates
Norma Nelson and James Brown were honored with PTA Scholarships at the Rittman High School commencement. Each $300 award supports continuing education and is renewable if in good academic standing. both students plan to attend Goshen College and Bob Jones University respectively. The program also presented State Board of Education awards, top honors, and various classroom and community recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Nelson
James Brown
PTA
Guy Holland
Rittman Pta
Rittman High School
Norma
Dwayne Nelson
North Street
Rittman
Ohio
Nelson
Trease Road Mennonite
Wadsworth
Norman
Goshen College
Indiana
Jim
William A Brown
South Fourth Street
Brown Jim
Bob Jones University
Greensville
South Carolina
First Brethren Church
Marvin Hummel
State Board of Education
Martha Dysinger
Susan Knapic
Joan Ditch
Brad Bodager
Rittman Rotary Club
Hummel
Rittman High
Patricia Smith
Don Fox
Fred Ramsier
Fred Rastorfer
Peggy Sword
Debbie Davis
Gary Schauwecker
Cindy Davis
Cascar A Carrino
College of Education
University of Akron
Dallas Haulk
Rittman Board of Education
T Men Tracing Threats In Rittman
Federal T men will be in Rittman indefinitely to pursue bomb threat clues affecting Packaging Corporation and local schools. Tenneco security detectives and Rittman police collaborate. citizens with information urged to contact authorities. A Consensus meeting is set for Thursday June 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Rittman High School for district residents to share views on accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S Treasury Department
Secret Service
T-men
Rittman
Packaging Corporation
Tenneco Corporation
PCA
Federal Assistance
Rittman Police
Rittman Press
Rittman High School
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Rittmans
Mother Nature
Walter Marty
Robert Garretson
Douglas Sparks
Becky Kollert
Frank Hisem
Harold Hoover
Richard Baker
Herbert Gammell
Lisa Ann Button
Louise U Langton
Todd Imhoff
Robbie Vaness
Bill Weselek
Vern Musser
Kevin Rohrer
Harold Gillespie
Donna Burkhart
John Stefanica
Owen Osborne
Milos Milanovich
James Kitts
Irene Walters
Sally Sommer
Willie Ball
Vicki Mathew
James Rohrer
B. H. Weidemann
Mike Nieman
Marcia Smith
Bud Keister
Darlene Cook
John Lunter
William Palmer Jr
Sterling
William A Palmer
Bruce Holland
Ladoga Christian
Mary J Sohar
Cheryl Johnson
Rotary Club
Booster Club
Rittman Athletic Boosters Club
Farmerama
James Watts
Dave Wright
Tom Smoot
Lew Burnett
Cahit Chorba
Donald Rose
Roland Burelli
Harold Yabroff
Ben Bodager
Hugh Strickland
R. Fredrick
Bill Sybrandt
Ken West
Dave Hill
Larry Stucky
C Rhonemus
William Sybrandt
Charles Hardiman
J Zivick
Midway
William Wesolek
Don Fudge
Cochairman
George Falk
Robert Stoll
Rotary Booth
Vern Phillips
Robert Trimble
Dick Gillman
Don Emch
Orchard
Russell Frey
Robert Wright
Fritz Kanehl
Jack Gessell
Goldie Cyrus
Jaycees
JA Building
Three Arts Club
Olla Podrida
Milton Township
Susan Enapic
Board of Education
Susan
State of Ohio
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