Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-07

o nty superintendent OF
schools Edwin Digby reports the
number of absentees in the coun.
ty schools due to flu and other ILL
ness is decreasing and during the
past week abolt z5 per cent Of
the enrolment were affected. a
number of teachers also were
listed with the absentees due to
illness.
County recorder Mrs. Grace
Winters has received information
that her son, Pfc Kenneth l.. Win
ters, who is stationed with the
u S. Air Force in Germany, has
heen promoted to corporaPs rat
,ng.
The ardi,ur's office has been the
busy center in the court house
this week, with, large number
tof persons making application for
the 1852 automobile license stick
crs, and also paying their person
al property taxes. Mrs. Florence
Burkett,a former employee in the
office, is again assisting during
the rush period.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday afternoon
awarded the contract for cleaning
and. improving the Cottonwood
Swale in Carroll township to the
T. and w. Excavating Company of
Fremont, the work to cost ST.
$1,000, which was the lowest of
the IL bids received. The estimat-
ed cost had been set at $3,868. OF
Records in the office of the
Clerk of Courts show that at the
present time Ottawa county has
1874 notaries of public registered,
with large number being wom-
en-.
County Auditor E. A. Guth re-
ports the receipt of the following
vouchers as having been received
from state funds distributed at
Columbus during the week: S9,.
y92.50 for county board of educa-
ton funds; $4,000 for courty
board of health; $21, ,34O.04 for le-
lief funds; and $177,77S.87 from
public utilities taxes for county
funds.
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
bate court reports decrease in
the number of applications for
marriage licenses during February
with eight applications having
been recorded as compared with
II for January.
In the common pleas court,
Clerk Velma Sauvey reports l3
civil cases have been filed dur
ing February as compared with II
for January. Applications for
divorces were also on the decline
with four applications for Febfu,
ary and nine for January.
Real estate transfers also took
drop in the County during the
past month, W ith 1873 transfers
having been registered in the
auditors office for February as
compared with 1853 for January.
Deputy sheriff William Cullen
arrested three persons over the
weekend, when they were taken
into Justice of Peace Court on
charges of wreckless driving and
intoxication. They were released
upon payment of fines and costs.
Wills filed in the probate court
during the week were as follows
Julia Neidecker, Lee c. Regal
and SybiI B. Hallier.
Judge P. w. Gulau reported the
following appointments in the
probate court during the week
Ellen Freimark appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of Ottt
Freimark; Fred L. Schroeder ap
pointed administrator with will
annexed de bonis non, of the es
tate of John Schroeder.
Final account of guardianship
has been filed in the probate
court by Marie E. Groweg, admin
istratrix of the estate Of Martil
H. GroWeg.
First and final accounts of ad
ministration have been filed ii
the probate court by Amy NJ
Beattie, administrators Of estate
of Emma l.. Damscllroder; and b,
Mabel Ruth Douglas, administra
.trix of the estate of Frank w
Douglas.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Joseph F. Carroll, Jr., "a, deci
foreman, Toledo, and Mrs. Ann M
Na:Il;l,ox, OF ipcpocfOr Crrt ~.