Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-20
LAKESIDE

Mrs, Augusta Eberly entertain
ed the Young Ladies' Bridge Club
at her Erie Beach home on We'd
neSday afternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. C. f. Robinson
spent Sunday afternoon with his
mother, Mrs. Sophia Robinson, in
Oak Harbor. Mrs. Robinson, who
with her twin sister. Mrs. Barbara
Beck. of Port Clinton, celebrated
her SSth birthday anniversary on
Wednesday of last week, is quite
i'll in her Oak Hal'bor home.
Mrs. Amelia Ermisn returned to
her home in Toledo Tuesday. after
having spent several days with
Mrs. +. E. Sauvey and other
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fhckinger
We're among those who attended
the funeral services for Mrs. Alva
Cutnau, in Port Clinton, Monday,
c. f. Burke went to Vermillion
Sunday where he is employed by
the Western Union Telegraph Co,
He had spent several weeks with
Mrs. Burke and his sister-in-la
Mrs. Zelma Ramsdell, at their
home here.
Mrs. Dorothy Kiplinger, of To
ledo, spent several days the lat
ter part of the week with her
daughter, Mrs. Gailord Braith-
waite, and family, returning home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Ontko and
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Patrick and
son, Clair, called upon their uncle
Joseph Bason, in Sandusky on
Sunday afternoon.
William Caldwell Of the Cald-
well News Stand is confined to
his home here by illness.
A number from here attended
the funeral services for Mrs. Alva
CNtnau, who died in Mercy Hos
pital, Toledo, on Thursday even
irg of last week. The services
were held from immaculate Con
ceptior Church in Port Clinton on
Monday morning. Mrs. Cutnau
was formerly Mrs. Charles Shep,
herd, for many years a resident
of Lakeside, and the mother of
Mrs. f. +. Braithwaite of this
place. She had many friends
here.
Miss Kate Beverstock, who is
in Magruder Hospital, Port Clin-
ton, as the result of a fall down
a stairway at her home here, is
reported 20 be getting along nice
ly but slowly. She is IS years Of
age.
Special effort is being made to
ascertain the identity of the ami
NAL poisoner indulging his or her
deviliSh pastime here for the last
several months during which time
many pets have become victims.
1t is hoped that an early apprehen-
sion Of the fend will be realized.
Mrs. Dora Anderson, who is
spending the winter with her sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Z. Beebe at their Erie
Beach home, is reported quite i'll.
The Cleveland Sunday Plain
Dealer had an interesting history
and picture of the Forest City's
first league baseball team which
was organized in 1889. The ar
ticle made mention of "Chief"
thinner, who was a member of the
team shortly after the turn Of the
century, catching for the famous
Cy Young. In those days Chief"
thinner spent his vacations in
Lakeside, where he had many
friends and acquaintances, includ-
ing this writer, and that was more
than 40 years ago.
Harold MELLOW, travelling sales
man, who died suddenly following
heart attack at his home in Lo-
rain, was the son of Mrs. Lyle
Mckenzie Of this place. He serv-
ed in the air force during World
War II, winning the air medal
presidential citation, and the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross. Funeral
services were held in Lorain on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Velma McRitchie Sauvey
has announced the engagement and
approaching marriage of her
daughter, 10 Ann McRitchie to
Floyd C. Mccullough, the we'd
ding to take place in the Oak Har-
Dor Methodist Church at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Miss
McRitchie, until recently, resided
with her mother and sister in
Lakeside. She was graduate