Precincts Defined Voting Places Set
Voters are informed no registration needed if resident 40 days in precinct and 1 year in state. Polls open 6 30 am to 6 30 pm. Precinct 1 eastern Milton two votes at Fire Station. Precinct 2 western Milton two votes at Township House Sterling. Precinct 3 east of Mainstand south of College St at Wengers Furniture. Precinct 4 west of Main St south of Hillcrest Maple at Ford Garage. Precinct 5 between Hillcrest Maple Main Liberty at Ohio Public Service Co. Precinct 6 north of Liberty and College at Fire Station.
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Milton
Sterling
Mainstand
College St
Wenger’s Furniture
Mainst
Hillcrest
Maple
Ford Garage
Main
Liberty
Ohio Public Service Co
College Its
Mills Granted Rights to Disputed Cemetery Lot
Former Rittman marshal E E Mills and Stella Mills win full rights to a cemetery lot after the Court of Appeals reverses a prior ruling. The decision orders removal of a body buried there and settles a long standing dispute over 1944 transactions involving the Mills family and Hattie Swartz.
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Rittman
E E. Mills
Stella Mills
Court of Appeals
Common Pleas Court
Mills
Hattie Swartz
Mrs Isaac Markley Dies In Cleveland
Mrs Jennie Sylvilla Markley died Wednesday morning November 2 at Lutheran hospital in Cleveland She was the wife of Isaac Markley Survivors include her husband three daughters Mrs Forrest Markley James Keltz and Mrs Max Bauman all of Creston one sister Mrs Enos Horner of Wadsworth four brothers Harry Rock Allan Rock of Wadsworth Roy Rock of Smithville and Ralph Lee Rittman and seven grandchildren Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at Beach Grove Church with burial in Wadsworth cemetery Murray Funeral home of Creston is in charge
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Jennie Sylvilla Markley
Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland
Isaac Markley
Forrest Markley
James Keltz
Max Bauman
Creston
Enos Horner
Wadsworth
Harry Rock
Allan Rock
Roy Rock
Smithville
Ralph Lee Rittman
Markley
Beach Grove
W Wadsworth
Murray Funeral Home
Fine Wadsworth Boy For Carrying Pistol
Emerson Vanness of Wadsworth was fined $500 and costs in Mayor Ritter s court this week with $400 suspended if he stays away from Rittman for carrying a concealed weapon He had a 22 caliber pistol when arrested Two other men Ted Markley of Cleveland and William Mills of Ittman were fined for reckless driving Mills paid $25 and costs while Markley paid $10 and costs
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Emerson Vanness
Wadsworth
Ritter
Rittman
Ted Markley
Cleveland
William Mills
Ittman
Mills
Markley
Recreation Expert Will Speak at Chamber Meeting Nov 17
Alan B Burritt chief consultant of the National Recreation Association will deliver the principal address at the second annual Rittman Chamber of Commerce meeting on November 17 at the American Legion hall. The Annual Meeting Committee chaired by Kenneth W Osborne announced Burritt’s selection, with the talk focusing on recreation planning as he is in Rittman to discuss city recreation.
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Alan B Burritt
National Recreation Association
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Hall
Kenneth W Osborne
Burritt
Rittman
Banded Duck Near Orrville Triggers Ontario Connection
John Fisher shot a black mallard and a wood duck near Chippewa Creek between Rittman and Orrville. One duck bore a metal leg band from Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario, marked 1948. Miner promotes migratory bird study and plans for a 30 acre recreation area. Tickets for the Rittman annual meeting are limited to 125.
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John Fisher
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Chippewa Creek
Rittman
Orrville
Miner
Lions Take Papooses To Akron Game
Rittman Junior High football squad will travel to the Rubber Bowl in Akron on November 12 to watch a game sponsored by the Ohio Bantam Football Association. The Lions Club purchased a box to send the entire Papoose Squad to the event featuring Akron versus Columbus Bantam teams, preceded by a Powder Puff game between two girls teams.
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Rittman
Lions Club
Papoose
Ohio Bantam Football Association
Akron Bantam
Columbus
Election Nears As Voters Face Mayor Contest And Ballot Issues
Voters on Tuesday decide between Melvin R Ritter and Lewis Bud Hoover for mayor with no village contests for clerk or treasurer and seven candidates for council seats. Ballot questions cover colored oleo sale and a new ballot format plus probate judgeships. independents run in all races due to late petition filings.
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Melvin R Ritter
Lewis “Bud” Hoover
R E Ferrer
Clarence Kunkler
K W Osborne
John R Wenger
John R Winkler
Walter W Keating
Donald J Glassner
Cletus
Coffman
Rittman
Robert Freed
U J Grant
Ed Musser
A M Wenger
Board of Public Affairs
Caleb Blanton
Harry Alessner
John E Rastorfer
Arhhur Steele
Emil Wald
Henry S Wald
Bertha Sherrick
Ohio
Rittman Phone Committee to Meet Over Rate Hike
The Rittman Phone Protest Committee calls a special meeting Thursday to discuss protest action against a proposed rate increase. Private lines may rise from 250 to 300 dollars and business phones from 500 to 700 dollars amid objections to the company’s earnings and finances.
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Rittman
Ralph J Krabill
Wooster Board of Trade
Wayne Farm Bureau
Ohio Central System
Rittman Press
Subscribers Told to Notify Address Changes
Subscribers to the Rittman Press are urged to report any address changes to the press office since Post Office corrections are not their duty. Forms for notifying changes are available at the Post Office. Also notes on a light feature about newlyweds Eu gene Gish who received a speeding ticket torn up as a honeymoon gift by a police officer.
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Rittman Press
Post Office
Eugene Gish
Bobby Park
Boy Lost In Rittman Reunited After Morning Wander
Danny Lopara a two percent year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Lopara wandered from his home in B25 N Senecast while his mother hung laundry near 9 30. A passerby spotted him near the Catholic church and brought him to patrolman H B Adams. The boy asked for his mother but could not state his address. He was identified and returned home before the fire department joined the search.
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Danny Lopuara
Joe Lopara
Rittman
Schol
H B Adams
Lopare
Danny J
Mama
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