Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-12-28

apy program for children which
was conducted in the Community
House of Erie Gardens Port
Cllntons official population was
announced as 1888 The cold
est day reported in five years
caused schools to be closed as
serious gas shortage threatened
&. County commissioners set
budget of S789,426 for operation
of county during 1851 :. Civil
defense head, Wayne Petersen,
announced the various chairmen
who would work with him in the
county defense set-up as follows:
Edward Reifschneider, assistant
county chairman; Mayor Carl
Becker, chairman of civil defense;
William Zeis, director of supplies.
George L. Tewers, director of
training and operation; DR.. James
Rhiel, director of public health:
Charles Ruddock, director demo
lition; William Crohen, director
water supply and sanitation; Ear!
Carpenter, director utilities; Man
uel Nossaman, director transpoi
tation The third Oak Harbor
man to meet death in 1851, Elst
ner A. Bender, was killed in a
crash on Route 2 several miles
east of Toledo /. The mayors of
fee announced that street COM
missioner Carl Ruddock and his
crew had removed $50 tons CT
snow from city streets in round
the-clock operations :. Council
created four wards with seven
precincts in the new city set-up
The Erie Island Ferry Co
announced through its secretary.
George Lonz, that plans had been
approved for a new motor ship
to replace the old Mystic Isle
which was sold at the conclusion
of the 1850 season The Ottawa
County News and its publisher
sent up trial balloon in a 'Lau
sche for President" move :. The
county engineers office planned
to receive bids on one and three
quarters miles of road construc-
ton, the road to run from Dan
bury to Lakeside over the Old
Public Service right-of-way ana
to cost approximately $50, ,156, to
be paid jointly by the county
commissioners and the Danbury
Township trustees City coun-
ell approved budget totaling
S102,697 for 1851 city operation
The Bolte Real Estate and
Insurance Co. working with the
! Central Securities Corp of Toledo
opened new project for the con-
struction of 25 loW-cost homes in
the Catawba Cliffs area City
council authorized purchase of a
new street sweeper for S9,687 :.
Ice fishing reached peak for sew
eral years as ice was frozen thick
enough in Lake Erie to permit
cars and teams to drive across il
Col. Webb, commanding Off
Ger at Erie Ordnance Depot, an
nounced that a special Proof Fir
ing Division would be set up al
the Depot to take care of the
heavier load in expanded service
Port Clinton postal savings
totaled $191 ,652; Oak Harbor say
ings totaled $71,673 Violent
deaths and serious injuries occur
red in series of accidents in The
last week of February Oscar
Flinner, working for a construc
tion company at the U. S. Gyp
sum was killed by drill falling
On him. William F. Reese, o
Limestone, died in Magruder Hos
pital after being struck. by
truck. The body Of a Toledo man
Abram Tasch, was found at tn,
side of Route 2 near Gypsum
} after suffering a heart attack. Har
ry Dodge, an employee of Stand
ard Products Co. suffered thre
mangled fingers on his right han'
, while at work. Mrs. WILDER
, Fellerath, of Payne Addition Wa
: struck by car and Suffere,
| painful injuries. Charles Schiew
and Dominic Ferrari, both cit
I employees were injured when al
I automobile in which they wer
| riding was struck by a truck OF
: Route 2. Mr.. Schiewe was hos
: pitalized :. Kelly Dunn was elee
ted president of Ottawa Count,
] Artomotive Dealers Eugen
! V. Bolte was appointed to hea,
! Easter Seal drive (. Charlie