New Superintendent Named for Ohio Salt Co Plant
Charles Parkinson succeeds Walter Laib as superintendent of the Ohio Salt Co plant in Rittman. Parkinson, longtime chemist with the company, brings expert salt production knowledge as the Akron firm remains one of America's largest salt producers. Laib departs for a Cleveland venture after ten years of growth and civic involvement in Rittman, including factory expansions and public works.
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Walter Laib
Ohio Salt Co
Charles Parkinson
Ohip Salt Co
America
Lath
Cleveland
James W Weaver
Ohio Companies
Lalb
Rittman
Latch
Ohio Suit Co
Laib
Akrona
Skunk Defense Confuses Porky Knowlton
Edward Knowlton known as Porky admits a skunk sprayed his eye after a failed catch. Neighbors note his inflamed eye and lingering skunk perfume, while friends recall him saying it was his grandfather who was sprayed. The report questions how the scent transferred and why Porky carries the odor.
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Edward Knowlton
Porkey
Skunk
Porky
Noy
New Chief Engineer Appointed in Ohio Salt Company
Mr St Clair of Akron has assumed duties as chief engineer of the Ohio Salt Cog on Monday to fill the vacancy caused by C L Miller's resignation. He bought a home from Gatehouse Wein at the corner of Ohio five and Second, and moved this week from Akron to Rittman.
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St. Clair
Akron
Ohio Salt Cog
C. L. Miller
Gatehouse & Wein Agency
Ohio Five
Rittman
Divorce and prison tale linked to Rittman residents
Frank E Clemmens, who wed Mrs A E Huegle after her former husband A E Huegle, served a Nevada sentence the cause alleged as forcing her into immorality. Huegle declined to testify to aid Clemmens, preferring both ex spouses face social consequences.
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Frank&. Clemmens
A E. Huegle
A. E. Huegle
Nevada
Clemmens
Rittman
Huegle
Wayne County Courta
Frank E Clemmens
Rittyman Boy Inv Hawaii Walter Snell Enlists
Arthur Snell reports his son Private Walter Snell is stationed with an Infantry company at Fort Kamehameha Honolulu Hawaii. Snell enlisted in the U S Army for three years after serving at Columbus barracks, then Satin Island, with a long stay anticipated in the middle of the Pacific.
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Arthur Snell
Walter Snell
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Fort Kamehameha
Hono
LAS
Columbus Barracks
Columbus
Satin Island
Pacific Ocean
Cattle Dispute Ends With Replevin Action
Gettings and Gaynor families clashed over trespassing cattle. Gettings seized the cattle claiming damages from Gaynor. Gaynor filed a writ of replevin in Justice Shackleford's court. An officer retrieved the cattle from Gettings and turned them over to Gaynor.
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Gettings
Gaynor
Gattinga
Chrysanthemum Gall Midge Bulletin From Ohio Experiment Station
The Ohio Experiment Station Wooster issues a bulletin on the chrysanthemum gall midge. It covers the insect’s life history dispersal and control for greenhouse grown chrysanthemums. Free by mail to florists and interested readers on request from Wooster.
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Ohio
Wooster
Randall Barrett Thanks Supporters From Mansford Ankine
Randall Barrett writes from Mans ford Ankine to thank everyone who supported him in the election on November 2 and expresses appreciation for their kindness.
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Randall Barrett
Mansford Ankine
Rittman Republicans Stage Bonfire Celebration Despite Vandalism
After a Harding victory, Rittman Republicans built a large bonfire of old ties and wood for a Saturday celebration. A Friday night arson damaged the pile but was quenched. another attack occurred Saturday evening but was halted by guards and water. The event proceeded with a parade drum corps and songs.
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Harding
Callahan Trent Marriage Ends In Detroit Ceremony
Misa Marguerite Callahan daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Callahan and John Trent were married in Detroit on Saturday October 30. The couple met in Wadsworth and traveled to Detroit for the ceremony. They will visit Fort Gay West Virginia with the groom’s parents before heading back to Detroit. The bride, once a Rittman High School student, surprised her family and friends with the elopement style union.
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Misa Marguerite Callahan
Guy Callahan
John Trent
Detroit
Callahan
Callahen Teft Rittman
Akron
Loveland
Mr Trent
Wads Worth
Fort Gay
W Va
Rittman
Rittman “High School
Ohio Boxboard Co
Ohio Match Co
Wadsworth
Frank Webner
Prohibition Probe at Wooster Pool Rooms
State prohibition commissioner Shearer visited Wooster last week to investigate large Jamaica ginger sales in pool rooms and billiard parlors. Proprietors reportedly agreed to stop selling the product, and prosecutions seem unlikely.
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Wooster
Shearer
Fireman Dies From Sterling Locomotive Explosion
A fireman died in Akron hospital 36 hours after a Sterling boiler blast that killed the engineer and head brakeman. Officials investigated the cause but released no details. The explosion may have followed turning cold water into a low boiler.
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Sterling
Akron
Engin
Rittman Firms Install Modern First Aid Room
Rittman factories lead in worker safety with a fully equipped first aid station at the Ohio Box Board Co. It includes an operating table and chair, bed, sterilizers, medical cabinet, surgical instruments, and a hose cart. The room features light colors, electric lights, hot and cold water, and privacy glass. If needed, a trained nurse may supervise during hours, and injured workers are taken to a hospital for serious cases.
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Htara
Akron
Ohio Boxboard Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Gooditch Rubber Co
OBRB
Employment Bureau
Sonveniensen
Nuran
Rittman
Freak election bets add to weekend gaiety and mischief
The piece recounts several unofficial wagers tied to the election. Chancy Snell wheeled Harry Knowlton in a wheelbarrow from the BR and O tracks to the Main street pavement and back, paying the bet after 6:30 PM. Ha Mille and Bob Wenger wheelbarrowed Wenger to the north of Malg street and back, trailed by curious onlookers. John Gerberich and Walter Hoover bet a chicken dinner on Cox’s election, with plans to claim meat at the meal amid rowdy expectations.
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Knowlton
Snell
Ha. Mille
Cox
Bob Wenger
Wenger
Malg St
John Gerberich
Walter Hoover
John
Gerberich
Hoover
Car Driver Struck by Erie Express at Wadsworth Crossing
Erie railroad man reports Amos Yoder was struck at the Main Street crossing in Wadsworth Friday evening by express No 3 as he attempted to drive his car across the tracks. He is reported badly injured. residence listed as Wadsworth or vicinity. Further particulars missing.
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Erie Railroad
Amos Yoder
Erie
Wadsworth
Yoder
Next Number on Lecture Course by William Sterling Battia
William Sterling Battia presents a dramatic reading at the High School auditorium next Tuesday evening as part of the Lyceum course. He portrays Dickens characters with full costume and monologue, making fiction feel real as if the pages themselves step into the audience.
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William Sterling Battia
Auditori Um
Lyceoum
Battia
Dicken
Mr. Battle
Brennemon Grocery Moves to New Building
Brenneman and daughter Lucille will reside above the store in rooms prepared for residence. The Brenneman grocery was moved to a new Malh-at building recently completed for the business. Reporters found the quarters large and convenient with a spacious first floor for stock and display and a large cemented cellar for vegetables and storage. The building is heated by a coal furnace and lit by electricity throughout.
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Brennaman
Malh
W. Brennaman
Lucille
Parent-Teacher Association Holds First Meeting of Season
Rittman citizens attended the H I School auditorium Tuesday for the season’s first Parent-Teacher meeting. A musical program of victrola selections and instrumental solos entertained attendees. Supt. Gabler and Mrs. Platter spoke during the evening. Next gathering set for December 14.
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Supt. Gabler
Meg. Platter
Township Officials Urge Immediate Fire Disposal Of Diseased Animals
Township commissioners call attention to Ohio Section 12780 on disposing of animals dying from contagious diseases. Owners failing to burn bury deeply or remove to fertilizer plants face fines from five to twenty dollars and covering disposal costs. They urge cooperation to stamp out the hog cholera problem.
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Ohio
Siti Imimala
Notice of Hunting Prohibition on Amanda Fixler Farm
A terse notice declares that no one may hunt on the Amanda Fixler farm property full stop. The terse phrasing references CHRIS and CUBER and asserts enforcement under the law.
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Amanda Fixler
Chris
Cuber
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West County Savings & Loan Co
Hershey & Rohrer
D. W. Brenneman
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Federal Reserve System
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Cas
Sunny
Christian Endeavor
P“ayar Maot
Ali
Sas
Aare
HES Carter & Lan
North Main Street
COAL
Hershey & Roe
Segett
First United Brethren
Woman's “Missionary and
Otterborn
Guild
Union
P.O
Cecil Conley
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