Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-23
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Ottawa county was strug-
Cling out of the hazardous eff
fects of the years worst
storm even on the arrival of
spring Wednesday.
Cars and trucks were being
towed from many roads as
late as Wednesday afternoon
as the result of a snow and
windstorm which snarled
traffic on icy and heavily
drifted roads. There were
comparatively few injuries re-
ported from this area.
Car Crashes Into Houss
Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetrick
reports having investigated a num-
Der of traffic accidents over the
weekend, including Mondays snow
storm period. At Gypsum the
porch of the Russell Allison home
In Portage township was damaged
when an automobile driven by
James Eaton of Gypsum, skidded
on slippery highway and collided
with the porch.
Monday morning an automobile
collided with the rear end of
school bus which was enroute to
the Gypsum School. The bus was
reported not damaged and no one
was injured.
Two automobiles collided on Rt.
Two west of Port Clinton, and oc-
cupants escaped injuries. Several
automobiles were reported as hav-
ing skidded into bitches and had
to be removed by wreckers.
Tuesday afternoon traffic was
reported as having been blocked
for a short time on Route Two,
near the north approach of the
Sandusky Bay bridge and also east
of Bark Inn, when drifting snow
was reported as having covered
some slippery spots on the high
way causing heavy trucks to be-
come stalled. The sheriff's depart
ment assisted in keeping traffic
moving.
County Engineer DeloS Nissen
had the four snow plowS of the
county highway department in OPP
Grafton, Monday and Tuesday.
keeping the county highways open
for traffic during the heavy snow
storm.
Dr. George Boon, of Oak Har-
Dor, escaped injury when the rear
of his car was rammed by ve-
hicle driven by Gene Riley Friday
night on Route 1863, west of Port
Clinton. DR.. Boon's car was bad
ly damaged by the impact, Deputy
Hetrick reported.
Two automobiles were damaged
in a skid crash on Gypsum road
Wednesday morning. Losing con-
troll of his car, Garrett Lyons of
Sandusky told sheriff deputies that
he could not avoid hitting the
parked car of John Macko, of
Gypsum.
When two motorists attempted
to pass a truck at the same time
on u. S. route 2 near Bark Inn,
head-On crash was narrowly
ayerted. Dale Clinton of Sandus-
ky, reported to the Sheriff's office
that he sWerved to avoid hitting
car driven by Robert Roberts,
Of Milbury, and caused damage
to the side of his car. The auto
mobiles were travelling in opposite
directions when they met along
side the truck. No one was hurt.
There were no serious miShapS
in the city during the snow storm.
Only minor damage was done to
the car of Orland Miller, when it
Skidded on Perry Street Tuesday.
Oak Harbor Car Damaged
On Court Street, in Fremont,
parked car owned by Ernie j.
Schuett, of Gibsonburg, was struck
by Mrs. Ina Meyer, route 3, OaS
Harbor, who was attempting to
park her Car. Tenders on both
cars were damaged
Paul A. Collins, of Fremont, eS-
capped injury when his car went
into a skid near KingSway on Rt.
19 and struck another machine.
Collins was enrouie to work at
Lacarne at the time of the miShap
Monday morning.
Two other E. o. D. workers were
hospitaliZed and two received
emergency treatment when their
automobiles skidded into a ditch
south of Mud Creek early Mon
day. Mrs. Thelma Bibler and
Don Fought, of Fremont, were
hospitalized. Mrs. Bibler received
bruises of the chest and right
thumb and left knee. Fought re-
ceived numerous body decorations
and bruises. The others who were
less seriously hurt are Miss Clara
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