Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-22
D ETA N CE is
FIRST AS GROUP
In BIG PARADE

A double prize, totaling $65
was won in parade competition
by the Defiance Fire Department
in the gigantic parade featuring
the Northwestern Volunteer Fire
mans Association convention
here Wednesday. Defiance won
first place for the largest band
and another award for its rube
band. ahving 20 players.
There were 70 bands and fire
companies in the parade, plus 81
pieces of fire-fighting equipment.
There were 112 fire companies re.
presented at the convention by
delegates.
Second band prize went to the
Helena Department.
Willard won a loving cup for.
having the largest uniformed
fire company in the parade and
Gibsonburg also won a cup as
second prize for the largest ag-
gregation marching.
| catswba Wins Award
! The Catawba Fire Company,
riding an ancient Ford sedan
won the prize for most comic
group on wheels.
The Oldest fireman here, who
was not in the convention hall,
was Ed Shondell, SO, Ashland.
A prize was won by Charles
Crispin, 83, of Gibsonburg, as the
oldest fireman attending the con-
vention. First, second and third
prizes for the best decorated BIZ
cycles went to Carol Jensen and
Mary Seary of Erie Gardens and
Betty Nielsen, Port Clinton.
The Adams Township women's
firemen's Auxiliary won $40 for
having the largest women's unit
in uniform.
Oldest pieces of fire equipment
entered in the parade were those
owned by the Port Clinton Depart
ment (old pumper); Jerusalem,
Liberty Center, Cairo, Nevada.
Ohio City and Napoleon.
Judges included Col. E. M.
Webb, Wilt Blum, julie Cover,
Earl Warnke, Marguerite Fine
frock and Fire Chief Myers, of
Fremont.
The parade was headed by
: Wayne Petersen as marshall. Then
followed various dignitaries of the
organization. The parade route was
cleaned by two state patrolmen.
Following in the line of march
were: Fire Chief Walter Miller os
the Port Clinton Fire Dept; Port
Clinton High School Band. Port
Clinton Fire Dept. equipment, Co
chran's Majorettes, Canadian Boy
Scout Troop. Preston, Ontario, Cyg4
net Fire Dept, Sylvania Township
. Fire Dept, Burnham High School
Band, Sylvania, Adams Township
Fire Dept and equipment, Spring
field equipment.
Springfield High School Band.
Adams Township Rescue Squad,
Adams Township Band, Adams
Township Ladies' Auxiliary, Ash.
land Fire Dept, Bryan High School
Band. Bryan Fire Dept, Bradner
Fire Dept, Blakesley Fire Dept.
Bettsville Fire Dept, Cairo COM
munity Fire Dept, Catawba Fire
Dept, Columbus Grove Equipment.
Margaretta Township High School
Band.
Gibsonburg High School Band,
Gibsonburg Fire Dept, and equip
ment, Bowling Green High School.
Bowling Green Fire Dept, Grover
Hill Fire Dept, Defiance Volunteer
Fire Dept. Band, Defiance High
School Band, Marysville High
School Band. Deshler High School
Band, Deshler Fire Dept, Helena
Fire Dept, Helena Band, Lakeside
equipment, Liberty Center. High
School Band, Liberty Center Fire
Dept, Marblehead equipment, Me-
dical Dept, U. S. Army, Wauseon
Dept, American Legion Post 265
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and equipment, Woodville High
School Band, Jerusalem Township
Fire Dept, and equipment, Mont
pelier High School Band, Nevada
High School Band, Nevada Fire
Dept, North Robinson High School
Band, Oak Harbor Fire Dept, Ohio
City Fire Dept, Ottawa Fire Dept.
, Plymouth High School Band.
Napoleon High School Band, Ma
). poleon Fire Dept, Ridgeville High
School Band and Waterville Tank
er.
Rescue Exhibition
; A highlight of the pre-conven-
, ton program Tuesday night was
: a mine safety demonstration by
a crew from the state department.
of conservation and a rescue ex-