Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-30

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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F1ickinger
spent Christmas with their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Howard, in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Patrick
and Clair were guests Of relatives
in Carey during the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meek were
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Pauls at their country
home near Sandusky.
Gailord Braithwaite assisted in
the local post office couple of
days the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Josephine Bachman spent
Christmas with her son, Frank
Newman, and family in Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Jordan were
Christmas guests of his brother,
Paul, and family in Cleveland.
Mrs. Anna Lesko, Mary Louise,
George and Robert, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Walby and family We're
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Mullen in Cleveland.
Mrs. Irene Gallivan spent
Christmas with her daughter, Mrs.
Edward Young, and family, in To-
ledo. .-..-.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McCready,
who are both employed in San
dusky, have moved to that city.
Pfc. Donald Sauvey has return
ed to his station at Fort Cherry,
N. c., after a Today furlough
spent with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Sauvey,
Robert Lesko, who is attending
school at Athens, Ohio, spent the
holidays with home folk here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Mackenzie
had as their guests on Christmas
Day, Mr.. and Mrs. Welton Mehl-
ow and baby, of FindIay; William
Becker, of Chicago, H.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Cover, Mr., and Mrs.
George Haynes and George Craw-
ford, of Port Clinton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick kreutzfeld, OF
Columbus; and Mrs. Lucille Knopp
and Mrs. Justin Knopp, Of Oak
Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cooper,
of Sylvania, were Sunday after
noon guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Povlick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Verock, of
Sandusky; Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph
Eliyas, Port Clinton; Miss Rosella
Verock, Toledo, and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Lynch, of this place, were
Christmas Day guests of Mrs.
John Verock and Joseph at their
Erie Beach home.
Christmas decorations at both
Lakeside and Erie Beach were
more elaborate this season than
any previous year Some, un-
doubtedly vying for one of the
prizes being offered for the most
attractive display.
What's become Of the Smelk-
ers, those Lakeside enthusiasts
who usually put their cottage in
winter storage about Thanksgiv-
ing Day? They haven't been ir
evidence thus far, so We'll be eX-
pecting them to show up one of
these days.
A number of friends of the
George A. Grafs, of Columbus,
have received Christmas greet
ings from them in the way of
copies of the PONY Express" a
little folder edited by them each
holiday season. This seasons
edition featured a Portrait of
Santa Claus" and "There Is No
Peace" the latter based on a poem
by Longfellow. Mr.. Graf is a re-
tired employee of the Columbus
Dispatch and, with his good wife,
spends his summers at their cot
tage on South Walnut avenue.
William Ritchey, a member of
the teaching staff of the local
schools, is spending his holiday
vacation with home folk at Lake
vile, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dodge
had as their guests over the holi
day weekend, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Swisher and baby Ruth, of Bed
ford, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Dodge and baby, of Sandusky, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fatiga and
Gloria, of this place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Swisher will visit with
the Henry Messenburgs in Milan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lutes in
Collins, Ohio, before returning to
their island home.
Miss Muriel Mason, local teach
er, is spending the holiday vaca-
tion with home folk in Newport
N. C.
Mrs. Neva White, of Fremont
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Dodge Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Braithwaite
entertained during the holiday
weekend, Mr.. and Mrs. Royden
Schenz and family, Of Barberton;
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Heller and
baby, of Pioneer; Mr.. and Mrs,
David Braithwaite, of High Point
N. c., and Willis Braithwaite, Jr.,
of Columbus.