Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-25
CATAWBA

we'd their 59th wedding annlVer-
sary Sunday evening with six
o'clock dinner for relatives and
close friends. The event also
marked the S7th birthday of Mr..
Laudy this week. Those present
included Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Laudy and Teddy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Konker and Mr.. and Mrs,
John DankletSen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Marshall, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Ludwig, Mrs. D..
c. Shores and Mrs. Richard Pet
ersen and daughter Sharon were
Sandusky visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lemmer-
man attended the Brand Pitcher
wedding in Auburn, New York,
Saturday. They were accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Arm
bruster of Port Clinton. The group
returned home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Owen at
tended a surprise birthday party
Sunday evening in honor of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones in Bay
township.
The Catawba Cliffs property
owners association held the regu-
lar meeting Tuesday evening in
the Rankin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Smith and
daughter, Mrs. Al Prohaska, re
turned home from Clearwater, Fla.
Thursday evening. Mrs. Prohaska
has accepted a position in the Ord
nance Depot at Rossford, Ohio
near Toledo.
The regular meeting Of the
Dorcas Society will be held Thurs
cay, Feb. %, with a pot luck lun-
cheon at noon. A Towel and
Kitchen" shower for the Chapel
will be a feature.
| Mrs. Arthur Rofkar, advisor OF
the Queen of Hearts All club, at
tended the county banquet for All
Advisors and guests in the La,
carne school auditorium Tuesday
evening. The All leaders and
guests were guests of the Oak
Harbor Business Mems associa-
ton.
Among those who attended the
meeting on furniture arrangement
Tuesday afternoon in the home Of
Mrs. Walter Scott were local coun-
cillors Mrs. Kenneth Owen and Mrs
Edward Ludwig, also Mrs. Ray
Odenweller, Mrs. Richard Hees
Mrs. Kenneth Petersen, Mrs. Neils
Petersen and Mrs. w. F. Rofkar
The Mothers club will meet or
Wednesday evening, March 2, with
Mrs. J. S. LATER in Port Clinton.
H. D. Brown, we'll known resi-
dent and retired fruit grower
passed away Thursday morning il
Magruder hospital after an i'll
ness of several weeks. Until last
fall Mr.. and Mrs. Brown resided
in their West road home, ther
moved to Port Clinton, where they
hoped to enjoy their retirement
Funeral services were held Sunda,
afternoon from the Neidecker flu
eral home, with burial in Cataw
ba Island cemetery. Mr.. Brown
was an active member of the OF
tawa County Fruit Growers asso
citation, being one of it's founders
He was also member of tn,
Knights of Pythias and the loca
Chamber of Commerce.
f The Garden club observed it!
, 18th anniversary Tuesday evening
: in the home of Mrs. D. C. Shores
A very lovely installation servic,
for the new officers was arranged
t by the outgoing president, Mrs
r Edward Ludwig. The new yea
books foretell a very interesting
year, and include a Spring fam
lily get-together, tour to the Blu
, Hole, and a demonstration OF
Flower Arrangement. Mrs. Car
= Sorgen ST.. and Mrs, M. Luedek
are in charge of programs.
. Mrs. Lawrence Vollmer has re
sumed her place in the local schoo
after an absence of one week dur
ing which Mrs. Clifford Snider O
Port Clinton served as substitute
Mrs. Vollmer's absence was du
to illness.
John Harris has Joined Mrs
Harris in their winter home il
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Dogs killed three pedigree
goats belonging to the Fetterma
Fruit farm last Thursday even
ing. Tuesday evening John Orav
&c lost one sheep and identifies
two dogs.
The Ladies Auxiliary of tn
Chamber of Commerce will NEE
Wednesday afternoon, March 2.
The "Catawba Islanders" Wi
sponsor a dance in the Danbur
Community hall Saturday even
ing, Feb. 26.
Mr. and Mrs Eric Staaf had a