Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-29
CATAWBA

Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sexton re-
turned Sunday from motor trip
to Upper Michigan and Sault Ste.
Marie, in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred kreutzfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blaine had
as guests the past week, his sis
ter, Mrs, Gladys Weaver, of Cleve-
/ land, and Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson
Blaine, son and daughter, of st.
Petersburg, Florida. Friday the
Blaines and their house guests
We're joined by Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| H. Braithwaite, of Toledo, on
picnic dinner at East Harbor State
Park. The Florida family left
Monday morning and Mrs. Weaver
will remain until this Friday.
Nh. and Mrs. d. c. Shores re-
turned last Thursday from two
day trip to Indiana, when her
father and nephew returned to
their home after a two weeks
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Newton
and two daughters, and Mrs. Earl
! Newton spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Benskin in Canton.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Corthell
and children, who are spending the
summer at Kelleys Island, where
he has charge of the All camp,
spent Tuesday at their home here.
Lois Rofkar accompanied them
on their return for weeks stay
and will attend the Ottawa County
All camp while there.
Mrs. Robert Johnson and two
sons are spending ten days with
Michigan relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Eberly re-
). turned Wednesday evening after
short wedding trip to Niagara
Falls and Canada. Enroute on
their return Wednesday evening
they attended the ball game in
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ludwig
attended the Ottawa County Farm
Bureau picnic in Fremont, Sunday
afternoon.
Henry Rofkar, Mrs. Justina Laf-
er, Mrs. Arthur Rofkar and Mrs.
Edward Ludwig joined Farm Bu-
reau Advisory Council No. a on
the annual summer tour last We'd
nesday, which this year was spent
at Dearborn. Michigan. The Ford
Museum and Greenfield Village
were visited by the twenty-three
members and families.
A meeting was called last Mon
day evening at the school build
ing to discuss the possibility of
securing fire fighting equipment
for the community. A bid was
sent in for used apparatus, offer
ed by the Toledo department.
The Mothers Club will meet
Wednesday evening, Aug. 8, with
Mrs. Arthur Zimmerman.
Mrs. w. F. Rofkar entertained
her Bridge Club Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. J. H. Bellows has with her
for three weeks stay, Miss Mar
! jorie Bellows of New York City.
| The former Calvin Brown house
was moved last Tuesday and We'd
nesday from the Catawba Beach
Club property to lot on the East
Road allotment, Fairway. AS the
two story building was moved
through the school house road and
along State Highway SO, no
little damage was done to apple
and shade trees; in some cases
large limbs of shade trees being
broken off. Public utility poles
and wires were carefully guarded
by workmen from the companies.
Mail boxes were taken up and
the whole scene for several hours
was that of tornado. Electric
service was disrupted for over two
hours. 1t would seem that the
State Highway Department and
others were entirely unmindful of
scores of families comfort, and
property rights when their consent
was given to move the building
along a narrow highway. Repre-
sentatives from Toledo tree trim
ming company aided in attempt
ing to repair some of the dam
age.
The Queen of Hearts All Club
will be represented at the County
All Camp at Kelleys Island, Aug.
1-5, by Lois Rofkar, president;
Sally MINER, secretary; Roberta
Shertzer, Alma Hineline and Bar
bara Linger. The final Judging
of projects will be held Aug. 9 at
8 a. m. in the home of the Ad-
visor, Mrs. A. H. Rofkar.
Mrs. George Zimmerman and
daughter, Miss Rose, were Detroit
visitors the first of the week.
Miss Letha Beaver has return
ed from a weeks visit with Mar
ion, Ohio, relatives.