Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-05

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throughout the county who are
seeking election to township and
village offices at the coming No
vember election. In some cases
the candidates have failed to in
clude the nomination fee which is
required by law. Petitions must
be filed with the board of county
elections not later than $50
o'clock, Wednesday evening, Aug.
1G.
Marriage licenses have shown
decrease in the county for the
first seven months of this year
according to the records of Pro-
bate Judge P. w. Gulau, which
show 152 licenses for 1949 as COM
pared with 169 for the 194S per-
iod. During July "a applications
were reported, a decrease of two
from June when 36 were issued.
Clerk of courts Velma Sauvey
reports seven applications for di-
vorces filed in the common pleas
court during July which was the
same number as for June.
Judge Earl X. Solether of Wood
county common pleas court, Bow
ling Green, through special as
signment will hold court here this
week Thursday, when the case
will be heard before the petit jury.
County Auditor E. A. Guth re-
ports a decrease in the number of
real estate transfers in the county
this year as compared with last
year, there having been 1,415
transfers entered for the first
seven months of last year as COM
pared with 1888 for this year.
There were 1853 transfers listed
for July, decrease from the same
month last year when the num-
her was 239.
L Sales of new automobiles and
trucks in the county have shown
an increase during July accord
ing to Velma Sauvey, the county
clerk, who reports 141 new We
hicles registered in July as COM
pared with 106 in June. Total
number of motor vehicles regis
tered, including new and used, was
CTS for July, an increase of Ga
over June when Gil titles were
filed.
Judge William A. Hunt of the
common pleas court has ordered
the county jury commissioners to
meet at the court house Friday
morning, August 9, to draw IS
names from the jury wheel of
persons who will serve as jurors
during the September term of
common pleas court. The first
35 persons named will serve as
grand jurors and the next so as
petit jurors.
The hearing on an appeal in
The matter of the proposed petit
lion for improving Packer Creek
IS to be heard here Tuesday morn
ing, Aug. 16 in common pleas
,ourt, before Judge William A,
Hunt, Ottawa county; Earl K.
! tpolether, Wood county and A. "
Sauman, Sandusky County.
Deputy Sheriff William Cullen
was called to investigate traffic
accident on Route 10, north of
Oak Harbor, Saturday night when
automobiles driven by Paul Sink
US, Rocky Ridge, and Robert Son.
Grant, Toledo, We're reported as
having collided. Sinkus suffered
head and arm injuries and was
taken to the Magruder Memorial
Hospital, Port Clinton.
Clayton Fletcher and Son, To-
cal contractors, were busy the
past week making repairs on the
roof of the court house.
County Supt. of Schools reports
three vacancies to be filled in Ge-
noa, North Bass and Middle Bass
islands in schools where teachers
have resigned.
-Four large new steel book cases
are being installed in the Law
Library, the cases being installed
by the Heer Company, Columbus
While in session Monday the
county commissioners through a
resolution favored the erection OF
2 new work garage to be located
at the county home. The build
ing would be about S3 feet long
and Sc feet wide, one sorry high
and of concrete block. Advertis-
ing for bids will be announced at
an early date.
The commissioners have set the
date Monday, August 8 for hold
ing the hearing in the matter OF
the proposed improving of the
Zoschke ditch in Erie township
At ten o'clock Monday morning
August 8, the commissioners will
view the Erie township road which
has been proposed from the Port
&ge-Erie township east line along
the Portage river. The hearing
will be held Monday afternoon al
two o'clock, August Is.
County Engineer Delos Nisser
and deputy Virgil Frye were al
Middle Bass Tuesday looking af,
ter details pertaining to a county
road.