Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-05

4HtI0 was IFOC lIl6 usual inter-
est in the Primary election re-
turns Tuesday evening, and only
small number of persons visited
the court house while returns
were being tabulated by the cleo
tion board officials. Voting was
reported light throughout the
county, with the exception of the
Harris-Elmore school district
where the school bond was the
main issue and extra ballots had
to be sent to Elmore to supply
the voters. County returns We're
complete but unofficial about ten
thirty Tuesday evening, which
was much earlier than anticipat-
ed. Official reports were COM
pleted by the members of the
election board by Wednesday, af-
ternoon.
Ottawa county jury commission
ers were called to the office of the
Clerk of Courts Monday morning
by Judge Tom d. Stahl, when 20
names were drawn from the jury
wheel of persons to serve as ad-
ditional petit jurors during the
May term Of common pleas court.
Jurors named were: Ina Fowler,
A. B. Conradi, A. w. Blatt, o. c.
Doerges, Gertrude Appling, Sanke
Bahnsen and Emery Hoover, Oak
Harbor; Laura Bitter and Viola
Bittner, Genoa; Mary Wheeler,
Maybelle Wahlers, Nettie Wohl-
ers, Dorothy Lundgard and Don
aid w. Darr, Port Clinton; Mer-
rill B. Rudes, Clay Center; Will
liam T. Braithwaite, Lakeside;
Lawrence Hack, Curtice; Ada
King, Gypsum; Kathryn Whalay,
Elmore and Leonard Dehn, Gray
town.
The sheriff's department was
called to investigate two traffic
accidents, Saturday night and
early Sunday morning. The first
accident occurred on the Sandusky
Bay Bridge when Winfield Gard
nar, 81, of Cleveland, veteran of
World War L.. met death when
struck by truck while he was
walking along the highway. The
second accident occurred on the
Danbury State road when an
automobile driven by Richard c.
Pollauf, %, of Toledo, left the
highway and collided' with a tree.
PoEauf was taken to the Magru-
der Memorial hospital for treat
ment and later rsturned home.
When Judge Tom Stahl called
the docket Monday afternoon for
the opening of the May term Of
common pleas court, the docket
contained 1872 civil cases which
was a reduction from the Jant-
ary docket when the number of
cases listed was 100. A number
of cases have been assigned for
trial or hearing at early dates.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday granted an ex-
tension in the time for the COM
pletion of the work which is be-
|! ing done on the Buck Ditch in
Danbury township, the work
which was to have been COM
pleted by May 1st, was hindered
by weather conditions, and the
time was extended until June IS.
Wills cf Elsie Munce, Henry
Everett and Mary E. Sievert have
been filed in the probate court fo,
probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau has report
ed the following appointments in
the probate court during the
week: Fred Munce appointed
executor of estate of Elsie
Munce; Laura Schlievert appoint
ed administrative of estate OF
Marvin Fred Schlievert.
Final accounts of administra-
tion have been filed in the pro-
bate court by Fred Koepke, exec
utor of estate of Ada L. Koepke;
by Edna Damschroeder, executrix
of estate of Martha Habeman; by
George S. Wenger, executor of
estate of Frederick A. Wenger;
Donelda Carseen Blocky, executrix
of estate of John A. Carsten.
First and final account of adj.
ministration of the estate Of
Fred Greiger, also known as
Johann Greiger has been filed in
probate court by Herman o.
Grieger, administrator.
Final and distributive account
of guardianship has been filed in
probate court by Henel C. Wod
rich, guardian of Betty Jean Wod-
rich.
Herman V. Fredericks of Port
Clinton was named foreman OF
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