Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-07-22

urday. j. Donald Ridge, To-
led0, popular former local the
atre manager, and 10-year-
old boy from Middletown met
death in traffic accidents, and
an Elmore man was killed in
a dynamite blast i'm Erie
Township.
Sheriff Merlan Budd and Dep
uty Myron Het?ick were searching
for Mrs. Pinson's body yesterday
forenoon. Details of the accident
were not available but the miss
ing woman was on & fishing trip
with two friends, Bessie Morton,
of 2319 East 33rd Street, Cleve-
land, and Trannie Gordon, 2244Ia
East 103rd St., also of Cleveland.
1t was thought she had slid Off
! the rocks while fishing.
I Sheriff Budd reported that Mrs.
Pinson's body was recovered
shortly before noon Thursday. The
body was brought to the Gerner
& Wolf mortuary.
Ottawa county's accidental
death toll ranked as highest in
Ohio over the weekend when five
persons met sudden death, two in
auto crashes, two by drowning
and the fifth in dynamite blast.
Several others were injured, with
soldier stationed at Camp
Perry being in critical condition.
browns At Lakeside
Henry Bernhardt, rs, night
watchman for the Lakeside Asso-
citation during the past three
years and custodian of the Lake
side fire department equipment
for 80 years, was drowned in a
fishing accident early Saturday
morning.
Unidentified fishermen noticed
Mr.. Bernhardt's rowboat at an
Choir in the lake off Lakeside, and
noting it was fitting badly, re-
ported to the Brown Marina at
Erie Beach.
William r. Brown, operator of
the Marina, went to the scene and
discovered Mr.. Bernhardt's body
in the water. One arm was
locked over the side of the swamp
ed boat, giving indication that
Bernhard had made :: valiant at
tempt to save himself. 1t was
thought the boat was swamped
by a heavy wave and Bernhardt
was thrown overheard.
Mr.. Brown took the body to
the Marblehead Coast Guard sta
ton where J. V. Oles, officer in
charge, and Lakeside life guard
Frank Thompson, worked for two
hours in an unsuccessful attempt
to revive Mr.. Bernhardt. Arti-
fetal respiration and a resusci-
tator were used.
DR.. George Poe, county coroner,
expressed the belief that death
was due to accidental drowning
due to the presence of much wa
ter in Bernhardt's lungs and
stomach.
A lifelong resident of Lake
side, Mr.. Bernhardt was an ar
dent fisherman. He had left his
home early Saturday morning,
and the tragedy was discovered
shortly after a. N.
Surviving are the widow, Mar
tina; son, Phillip, Lakeside, and a
daughter, Violet, Glendale, Cali
fornia. The body was taken to
the J. A. Neidecker mortuary.
Born in Msblehead on January
26, 1874, Henry Philip Bernhardt
was aged rs years, four months
and 20 days. He was member
of a pioneer family, his parents
being Philip and Rachael Wool
colt Bernhard.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon in Orchestra
Hall, Lakeside, the Rev. Hillbury
officiating. Burial in Sachettl
cemetery was directed by the J.
! A. Neidecker Company.
Don Ridge Killed
Fifth person to meet violent
death in this area over the week
end was j. Donald Ridge, Jr., %,
| Toledo, who was injured fatally
early Monday in a truck-auto col
lision in Woodville Road, within
the village limits of Elmore.
Ridge was well known here,
having made many friends when
he served as the first manager of
the Clinton Theatre. He was a
member of the Port Clinton Ma
sonic Lodge, Toledo Variety Tent
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