Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-29
Court House News

Miss Lorna Gulal of the pro
bate court staff is vacationing in
northern Michigan this week.
Deputy sheriff Myron Hetrick
transacted business for the
sheriff'S department, at Clyde
Monday afternoon.
Judge Tom Stahl of the conf
mon pleas court reports the case
OF George l.. Carver against
Thelma Carver which had been
assigned for trial in the COM
mon pleas court for Wednesday,
has been taken from the assign
ment list and continued to a
future date.
County treasurer D. L. Cullen
EN- reports a large number of
property owners are now visit
ing his office on tax paying mis-
Sions. July 20 is the deadline for
paying real estate taxes for this
period, before the penalty be-
comes effective.
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
bate court will be vacationing
during the week of July g. when
he will spend some time trying
his luck at fishing at ManatOulin
Island, Canada.
Probation officer James Ellen
berger is listed as a casualty, Suf-
fering from a rheumatic afflic.
tion, which at times interferes
with some of his activities about
his prize rose garden, at his
home.
The auditors department re-
ports the receipt of the following
vouchers from Columbus during
the week; $4,000 for the county
and $4,000 to be divided equally
among the IL townships, this re-
presents the recent distribution
of gasoline tax funds.
Received through the second
advanced distribution of 1851
automobile license revenue, $34,-
1924 will be dist r i b Ut d
throughout the county of which
the county's share will be $29,.
O85.49 and the balance to muni-
cipalities as follows: Clay Cent
er, $81.25; Elmore, $412.25;
Genoa, $925.25; Ma b e h d
$2666.25; Oak Harbor, $1,264;
Port Clinton, $2,76475; Putin
Bay, $69.75; and Rocky Ridge,
$63.25.
Sheriff Merlan Budd and de-
puties were called to Parman's
Catawba Beach Park, Sunday
morning when it was reported
that Mary Ellen Sprague, Ia of
Rawson, o., had drowned in Lake
Erie, near the northeast chore of
the point. The sheriff and de-
ruties Clarence Stephens and
William Cullen continued the
search through Monday and Tues
DAY and at this time the body had
not been recovered.
Deputy sheriff Myron Hetrick
and Captain John Wright of the
Port Clinton police force were in.
strumental Monday evening in
taking into custody two women
and man who were wanted by
Sandusky officials, as suspects in
having passed counterfeit NOR
ey near Sandusky earlier in the
evening. The trio was taken to
the county Jail and when search.
ed they were reported as having
counterfeit money in their pos
session. Sandusky officials took
the suspects back to Sandusky
Tuesday morning. The women
were reported as giving Cleve-
land as their home city and the
man was said to be from Canton
New cases filed in the COM
mon pleas court during the week
included the following; Hazel
Bennett against Donald Bennet,
an action for divorce and equit
able relief; Alice Lynch doing
business as the Lynch Realty
Company Lakeside against J. j
Loney of Newport, Kentucky, al
action for money only; The
Lakeside Methods t E pisco p
church has asked the court for
authority to place an incum
berance on the church property
the money to be used in con
struction of a new church, Elaine
Seybert of Lakeside against Rob
ert F. Seybert, of Fort Lauder