Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-02-24
JOTTINGS -,
OFF The CUFF
BY RAY SPERBER

tered schooner, didn't have much
of a chance against the sleeker
yachts. Two Detroit boats, the
Bitten and the Escapade, fin
ished first and second. 1t was the
first time in the 12-year history
of the race that all entrants fin
ished and no mishaps were report
ed. Bob Englebeck is with Allan
on the Florida jaunt.
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/ OCAL applicants, seeking CEN
sus enumerator jobs in Ottawa
county, were in Toledo Tuesday
when they took the examinations
under direction of Charles ]. Gill
lespie, Lucas Ottawa Census Su-
spervisor. There will be 80 enum-
orators hired for the work in this
county. They will be paid seven
cents per name in cities and
towns, 40 to so cents per call at
farms, plus seven cents per name
and five cents per mile for usage
of auto. The census will get un-
derway on April l..
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I OCAL History - Back in 1927,
a huge octopus skin was found
at Mud Creek during steam shovel
excavation for the bridge. Meas
uring eight feet across and
weighing nearly 40 pounds, the
octopus skin was given to local
photographer Roy Fachman. No
one ever solved the mystery as
to how the octopus, a deep-sea fish,
happened to be buried in the mud
at Mud Creek. Fachman finally
gave the skin away Mrs. Ger
trude Rymers, Lacarne, was the
first woman to ever serve as
juror in Ottawa county. She had
the honor in October, 1921.
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CHARLEY MARTIN has re-
opened the dining rooms at
Travellers Inn following extensive
remodeling of the kitchen and in
stallation of new equipment
Port Clinton's Masonic Temple is
also resplendent in new decora-
tions completed last week by Jack
Pieplow and George Sperber.
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TT. A. "Buck" Rider will resign
as Chief of the Wildlife Di-
vision of the Ohio Department Of
Natural Resources as of March
Is. He will engage in private en-
terprise (Which offers new oppor-
tunities and the possibility of
greater remuneration" He had
been with the department since
1899 and was appointed commits
sioner in 1916 j.. Lloyd j. Benin,
Martin, is one of 55 Ohio Holstein
breeders recently admitted to
membership in the Holstein-
Friesian Association.
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THAT was colorful Pep rally
presented by the cheerleaders
and Redskins in the school audi
torium Friday afternoon. AS the
pretty cheerleaders chanted Gone
Little, Two Little, Three Little
Indians" the individual Redskins
trotted out on the stage, one by
one. Later Rudy Daniels tap
danced to Chattanooga Shoe
Shine Boy" as Bill Belshaw shined
shoes.
CHARLEY T. TRICK, fireman,
~ U. S. Navy, 515h Harrison
street, is lucky guy. AS one of
the 1900 crew members aboard
the aircraft carrier Cabot, he was
in New Orleans for the Mardi
Gras festivities. Both the Cabot
and destroyer Cory, regularly
based at Pensacola, Florida, were
in New Orleans at the request Of
the city. Tuesday was the big
day in the Mardi Gras observ-
ance, as the start of Lent at mid
night Tuesday brought the eight
week revel to a close.
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CUPT. d. D. Sims should be able
to hear things better now since
that classy looking acoustone
ceiling has been installed in his
office, courtesy of the U. S. Gyp-
sum Company Freezing wea
ther Monday stopped brick laying
work on the new Elementary
school building as Architect Shive-
ly permits no mortar work when
the weather is too chilly for cor
rect hardening.
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DELATIVES and friends of Mr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wenger,
Lakewood, were rejoicing with
them Monday after announcement
of the birth of twin sons to the
popular couple. The Wengers are
also parents of four girls, includ-
ing twins. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wenger are the paternal grand
parents.
MIR and Mrs. Walter Lempke,
49, Rattle Snake Island, Miss
Gladys Zura, North Bass, and
Walter Smith, Put-in-Bay, were
lamonp the plane passenpers who