Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-27
J0TTlNGS ....
OFF THE CUFF
By RAY SPERBER

NRAN CASHEN, who suffered
a crushed leg earlier this
month when pinned between a
truck and his car in Sandusky,
was returned to his East State
street home Thursday after treat
ment in Providence Hospital. He
will be confined to his bed and
wheelchair for 20 weeks and will
appreciate calls from his many
friends.
WHEN Bob Conner left the Ro-
W tary Club meeting in St.
John Lutheran church, Tuesday,
he was wearing tan camels hair
topcoat. Walking up Second
street, Bob reached into the coat
pockets and suddenly stopped, a
puzzled expression clouding his
face. Gosh, this isn't my coat, "
Box exclaimed. A few feet be-
, hind, DR.. Darrell Hablitzel was
walking with friends. He reach
ed into his pockets and began
laughing. Bob had picked the
wrong coat, but Doc didn't realize
the mistake. Conner had an ex-
cuse, as he's wearing patch over
his right eye, which is being
treated for an eye ulcer,
DICK and Nancy Welty plan to
leave Port Clinton within a
month for Fort Dodge, Iowa,
where Dick will work in the Sales
Department of the U. S. Gypsum
Company plant Over 1000
persons attended the Youth Cen
ter Benefit movie in the Clinton
Theatre Thursday evening. En-
tire proceeds of the event will go
to the new Youth Center to pay
for its completion and operation.
MR.. and Mrs. Clinton E,
40 Stokes, better known here as
"Smoky" and Marilyn, are the
proud parents of their first child,
a daughter, born January 16 in
Arlington, Virginia. The young
couple formerly lived in this city
Judith Lynn are the names chosen
for the baby.
-JOT-
THOSE pennies and nickels you
have been placing in business
district parking meters total up
During 1949, over $1,000 was
realized from parking meters in
this city, an all-time high since
the meters were installed in Feb
ruary, 1916. The meter money
goes into the city's general fund
to help pay city expenses.
-JOT -
FROM present indications, Find,
lay and Sandusky st. Mary's
appear to be the teams to beat in
the coming Class A and B cage
tournaments. Findlay was forced
into an overtime period Friday
night to defeat Fostoria, IA to 43
for the Findlayans 18th consecu-
tive victory. The winners played
without their star center, Bill
Garner, or the victory margin
would have been wider. St
Mary's was also pushed in win,
ming it's 18th straight game, 49 te
45, over Tifin Calvert.
CENOA'S .Kiwanis Club will in
stall the first Key Club in thi:
area Monday. Under the new
plan, the Genoa Kiwanians will
provide youths with opportunities
to develop their leadership il
community service . Mary Anr
Varga, Clay-Genoa high schoo
student, has been chosen among
1000 applicants to sing at th'
Ohio All-State High School Foil
Music Festival to be held March
at Wilmington College.
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DETE ZIMMERMAN, Port Gin
ton, and Tom Lane, Lakeside
are among the freshmen in Ohio
State University's College Of En-
gineering who made the autumn
quarter honor list with averages
of 1925 or better Ottaws
county's engineer, Delos Nissen
has been elected treasurer of the
County Engineers Association ot
Ohio, the honor having been be
slowed last week at the state con
vention in Columbus.
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A PPROPRlATELY enough, one
of the first CT insurance divi
dend checks to arrive in thi:
county went to Fred Meckfessel
Jr., commander of the Port Gin
ton American Legion Post. Fred!
lucky serial digits are OLA
Most photogenic Redskin is Cur
Wepler, who televised perfectly
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