Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-12
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annual dinner party at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Phil
lips, Saturday evening. Guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dress,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hallock and
the host and hostess, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Phillips. Games of
pinochle followed the dinner and
plans for an early "get-together
game" in the Fall was planned.
Miss Ada Mae Scheide has re-
turned to the island from St
Petersburg, Florida, where she
vacationed during the winter
months.
The new project, MILLER & Her.
old) of excavating and putting a
new "steel face" on their lake
frontage, facing Squad Harbor, is
nearly completed, and material
for new docks has arrived. NJ
Arndt's dock building crew are in
charge of this new project. A
water depth of six feet, for small
boats, has been completed, and
the new "face" will be a great
Improvement to the Harbor front
age. Neuman's drerge, of San
dusky, is assisting.
In spite of the strong cold
northeasterly winds, this week
end has been one of the largest
of the spring season. On Satur-
day, the South Shore, of Miller's
Boat Livery, made all return trips
from Catawba around the east
side of the island instead of the
west side. On Sunday both the
South Shore and sister ship, West
Shore, were used to carry passen-
gers and automobiles.
A special meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce was held Tues
day evening in the town hall. A.
C. Sheets, manager Of d. & c.
boat lines, attended and plans
were discussed for the landing of
the passenger boats, Eastern and
Western States (of Cleveland and
Detroit) at the Erie Isle Ferry
Dock. Lee Miller, Homer Stoi-
Der and VIM. McCann were APP
pointed as a committee to raise
money to make docking possible
for these large passenger boats.
A member of the State High
way Patrol will issue driver Ii
censes and permits to any one
passing the highway tests, given
on May 16. These permits will
be issued at the Town Hall.
Word was received here that
Mrs. Indea Boelscher, owner and
manager of the local Bay Shore
Hotel, has sold her other bay
Shore Hotel" in Miami, Florida,
and is on her way North. Mrs.
Boelscher will stop at Stearns,
Ky, to visit with her daughter
before continuing on her way TO
the island.
Mrs. Ethan Fox and daughter,
Mrs. Paul Hecksters, were among
the family guests at a bridal
shower given at the home of Mrs.
Albert kreger, Jr., in Toledo last
week. The shower was in honor
of Miss Doris Jean Kreger, who
will exchange the marriage VOWS
with Mrs. Fox's son, Ethan N, ON
the afternoon Of Saturday, the
thirteenth of May, at 300, in
First st. Johns Lutheran church,
2471 Seaman ST., Toledo. The
honored guest received many
beautiful gifts and before open
ing each gift, a wish was
wished" for the donor in true
bridal fashion. Places were set
for forty eight guests and table
settings and refreshments carried
out the bridal shower theme.
Mrs. Fox was a guest at the Al
bert Kreger st. home in Toledo,
until Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Parker, Mr..
and Mrs. James Rudy and Mr.
and Mrs. Hugo Rosendahl attend
ed the wedding of Miss Thresa
Klimek and William Noland,
in Toledo, Saturday.
Regular meeting Of the mem
bers of Lone Willow Rebekah
Iodpe. WINS held Thursday evening.