Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-09-30
| J0TTINGS ....
| OFF THE CUFF
BY RAY SPERBER

PILL and LaVina Greunke and
their staff at the Round House
in Put-in-Bay can take big bow
for another grand Clam Bake.
Saturday nights was the sixth an
nual for the Greunkes and one
wonders how the food could pos
sibly be better. The clam juice,
steamed CLANS, corn-on-the-cob,
spring chicken, sweet and Irish
potatoes, melted butter, hors
d'oeuvres and coffee are "out of
this world" especially after boat
trip from Catawba, There were
guests from Detroit, Toledo, Co.
iumbus, Cleveland and other
cities besides Port Clinton, Lake
side, and other Bass islands. We
know it means a lot of work for
the Greunkes, the Meyers, Doris
Duggan andothers on the staff,
but we're all for having more clam
bakes. A year seems too long to
wait for such excellent food!
-JOT-
TORWIN HABLITZEL has sold
his interests in the Hablitzel
Brothers store in Oak Harbor to
his partners, and is now the sole
owner of the Hablitzel Hardware
in Port Clinton This wonder
full October weather makes one
rejoice that he lives in the worlds
most scenic county-Ottawa. Take
a drive out into the nearby coun-
try any sunny afternoon, or go
for a hike in the woods and you'll
see Mother Nature in her "Old
Look" which will always be more
beautiful than any Partisan "New
Look"
DOY WEBSTER, one of Putin
~ Bays leading citizens, tells us
that the islands grapes this year
are the best in the many years
he has operated his winery. The
sugar content in Put-in-Bay's
grapes is so high this fall that
the winery operators must add
water to bring the content down
to the legal level set by the gov
ernment. George Lonz, the we'll
known Middle Bass champagne
king, is an accomplished violinist.
Accompanied by LaVina Greunke,
George serenaded the Clam Bake
crowd at the Round House Satur-
day night.
AN auto accident, which hap
pened September ID, has "tak-
en- the vacation spirit" out of Mr..
and Mrs. Murrel "Jack" Shaw,
who have been in Sacramento,
Calf, since that date waiting for
their car to be repaired. Mrs.
Shaw suffered cuts and bruises in
the accident and was treated in
the hospital for two days, but
Jack escaped injuries. They had
planned to visit friends in Los
Angeles and San Diego, but may
cut their itinerary short. The
Shaws left here by auto Sept. 3
on fve-week western trip.
-JOT
IDON BREDEHOFT reports that
- the Swan Cleaners will meet
the Strongsville Cafe team of
Berea in a special match to be
bowled at 7 Sunday evening in
Clinton Recreation Alleys. Dick
Selgo is member of the Strongs-
vile Cafe squad. This promises
to be an interesting match as
both teams are sporting averages
over $50 . Speaking of bowling,
experts from Brunswick head
quarters are here now to install
special alleys in the former Ford
Garage building where Bob Hau-
ser plans to open his new bowl
ing alleys on November l.
MRS. WILBERT McRITCHIE
Avn brought in a copy of Mildred
Lawrence's newest book, "Sand
in Her Shoes" The author has
many friends here as she is Mrs.
C. A. Lawrence who lived in Ca
tawba Island with her husband
and children until two years ago.
"Sand In Her Shoes" is the story
of a family strikingly similar to
the Lawrences, who leave the
north to live in Florida and are
not at all sure they'll like the
south. Mrs. Lawrence's newest
book has been published by Har~
court, Brace and Company, and
has drawings by Maybe Lee Chas-
tain. Mildred Lawrence pub
lished "Susan's Bears" while Nv
ing at Catawba, and wrote "Peach-
tree Island" while the family
lived here. The Lawrences now
live in Chambersburg, Pa, where
they operate the Keystone Motor
Court.
MIR. and Mrs. James Shealy,
- formerly of Columbus, are
now living in Worthington. Mrs.
Shealy is the former Miss Ruth
Stewart, of this city i. Every