29 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1913
Page
1
Local ticket listings include for Board of Education Jacob Schorle and for Mayor C R Hoffman among others. Names, votes, and six council seats noted with several candidates. monetary totals for several individuals listed. Announcements urge subscription payments, upcoming amendments debate by speakers in Rittman, and praise for band master E W Bechtel with positive remarks about Elmer.
Miss Cleo Dennis visits the high school. The Township Board buys about one hundred Vikens Music books for township schools. A school month review notes high attendance by Mr Krabwl, and Miss Hoover leads in punctuality. The piece stresses electing capable officials, outlines board terms, and highlights local crime incidents, a kindergarten start, and a Hallowe'en party invitation.
Announcement of Dr R Hagerman and family leaving the city for Mendon with their belongings. Mr Hairman, former president of the board of education and health officer, resigns too late to remove his name from the upcoming election ticket. Wishes for success are extended.
The article notes Kaywn Fritz, a former Rittman high school graduate, delivering sermons on the high cost of living at Rock Creek Congregational Church with manuscripts to be published. It mentions his education path from Medina High School to Western Reserve University and a New York seminary, plus family in the area.
An Ohio Boxboard Co employee was hit by a westbound freight train at Sterling on Tuesday. The condition of the injured man is not yet known, but officials say his injuries are not considered fatal.
Fbth Hittinger of Creston marked her seventy first birthday with a surprise gathering at her home. She began millinery in the early days and remains a resident of the Creston area. The party honored her many years in business with gifts and a luncheon as guests included local residents and a few from Sterling and Wooster.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Cox and their daughter Hilda from Indiana visited Oregon on Thursday to meet Cox family relatives and tour local sites.
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