Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-11
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Mother of Sorrows Catholic. church
every Sunday morning during July
and August at 800 and 1000 a. m,
and every Wednesday evening at
800 p. m.
Sisters Charlotte and Imaculate.
of Tiffin, Ohio, are giving daily
instructions, Monday through Fri
day, for First Communion ard
Confirmation, for six weeks peri,
cd. Special instructions are also Of
fered to the Catholic children Of
high school ages.
The ''three day" week end, July
4th, 5th and 9Th turned into a
small inter-lake yachting regatta
as the harbor was filled with sail
and motor boats, and all the avail,
able dock spaces were taken by
600 p. m. July 4th.
The recreation centers and
amusement places were very busy
and the islanders turned out to
help wherever extra help was
needed.
The hotels and rooming houses
were filled to over flowing, Just as
they are during the annual I. L.
G. A. race week held in August
The island was really in a gala
mood-and thousands of tourists
arrived daily on the ferry boats
from Port Clinton, Catawba and
Sandusky to enjoy days outing
here in the beautiful parks, or Wis
iting the amusement or historical
places. However, by 800 p. m.
Sunday-the last of the tourists
had returned to mainland and the
town was very peaceful and quiet
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Nichols and
daughter Bess, former owners OF
Jim's Place, left for their home IN
Toledo on Monday. Mr. Nichols
has been in poor health this past
year, and has sold "Jim's Place"
to the Norman Heinen1an family,
owners of Heineman's Winery. The
Nichols family have been assist
ing the new manager, Harry, ED
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Heineman, since June Is.
Good foods and drinks will re-
main the specialties of Jim's Place.
which was established by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Poulos, island resi-
dents, who built and managed the
place, until 1850, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Poulos retired and sold the
place to Mr.. and Mrs. James Mich
OILS and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dodge and
family of Cleveland spent the week
end here at the home of Mrs.
Dodge's mother, Mrs. Katherine
Rub.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ingold ard
family of Wayne, Michigan, were
weekend guests at the home of
Howard's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Ingold of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Schnoor and
family of Lakewood, Ohio, were
also weekend guests here. They
visited at the home of Lynn's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schnoor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Benscooter
and family and Kenneth Davis, all
of Toledo, were island visitors this
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Miller, Miss
Gail Webster and 'Bud" Smith,
all of Columbus, Ohio, were 'holi-
day guests" here at the Paul Web
ster home on Lorain avenue.
The newly constructed side
walk, on Miller's Ferry dock, is
completed and was used over the
three day weekend.
Due to the exceptionally high
water this spring and summer, the
docks, and passenger walks had to
be raised above the new level line.
Many of the smaller docks has
been repaired and raised, and the
others are under construction at
this time. During the past week
the water was far above the nor
NAL level, but not high enough to
cause added damage or discoln-
fort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Shafer,
son and daughter of Port Huron,
Michigan, are guests at the home
| of Mrs. Shafer's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Weise, on Toledo ave
nue..
James and John Ladd, twin sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Ladd, and
Freddie Rittman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramon Rittman, returned
from a three weeks motor trip to
Mexico City, Mexico. The boys
visited at the home of a college
friend in Mexico City.