Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-01-18

Port Clinton; Edward S. Miller,
Put-in-Bay; William Probel, Oak
Harbor; Mrs. Martha Z. Mullins,
Gypsum; Harry Losey, Byrneal
Beach; Everett J. Clemons, Mar
blehead; Mrs. Lena Oestreich, Of
Port Clinton; August Fillmore,
Ottawa County; William Hyde,
Salem Township; Charles Mund-
wiler, Sand Road; Frank Silver
wood, Port Clinton; Emery II.
Rudes, Genoa; Harry P. WohlerS,
Danbury Township; Robert James
Whiting, three months old, East
Loop; Miss Adeline Gaines, Port
age Township; Mrs. Anna E. Lin
Ger, Oak Harbor; Mrs. Amelia
Lohrbach, Rt. l, Oak Harbor.
December-It was reported that
Camp Perry would be re-activated
as troop reception center :.
Big Chief, a Lay Fisheries boat
exploded at her berth in Sandus-
Ky completely Wrecking the boat
Northern Ohio Telephone Co.
completed remodeling building
and installing new equipment +. .
Oak Harbor adopted new zoniEg
law City council adopted
rules permitting city to unite
with county in Health Unit, the
cost to be borne proportionately
Erie Isle", the new ferry
boat for service between Port
Clinton and Plt-in-Bay arrived at
Sandusky to be berthed for win
ter Ottawa County Insurance
Association elected the following
officers, Sam Christensen, pres,
w. w. Druckenmiller, Oak Har-
Dor, vice president; Howard Full
ton, Port Clinton, secretary-treaS-
urer; board of directors, E. V.
Bolte, Port Clinton; Albert Dav-
ids, Jr., Port Clinton; Robert Car
roll, Lakeside; George Brandnow,
Elmore; Don Foreman, Oak Har-
Dor Ottawa County rent adj
vistory board rejected proposed
rent raise in Erie Garlens !.
Per capita cost Of public welfare
in Ottawa County was 1921 /. s. /.
Woodrow Kohlman was named
top tomato grower in county. His
farm near Oak Harbor produced
IS tons of tomatoes Ohio
Wildlife Council liberalized Ohio
waters, excepting commerce.
areas in Lake Erie and hatchery
waters Judge Stall granted
extension of three weeks for U.
G.. Denman, defense attorney for
city, to prepare answer to air
port injunction City officials
announced that over 1000 tons Of
snow were removed from down
town area in seasons first snow
storm Office of Rent Stabiii-
zation upheld rejection of rent
raise for Erie Gardens Sever
al minor accidents occurred due
to driving conditions. Max and
Fred Benton, of Gypsum, receiv-
ed cuts and bruises when their
car skidded from Route 2. Tie
car of Charles Best, of GraytoWn
was badly damaged when it skid
ded on railroad tracks, but the
driver got out of the car before
train struck it Two Genoa
men escaped injury when their
vehicles collided. They were
Robert w. Hensel and H. w.
Bowers, who was driving truck
The home of Clifford Snider,
in Erie Township was slightly
damaged by fire when furnace
became overheated John +.
Park, of West Perry St, took his
life after period of i'll health .
Roland C. Schaper resigned from
council as he moved to another
state Greyhound bus skidded
on ice on Route 2 and crashed
into bridge guard rail causing bus
to turn over. Five passengers
were taken to Magruder Hospital
for minor injuries and other pas
sengers were taken to St. Thomas
Guild Hall where they were shell
tered and fed for several hours
Until relief bus arrived At
torney Generals office warned
city authorities that action must
be undertaken relative to water
pollution situation after failure OF
referendum in November cleo
ton Fire destroyed the Viii
lard Rister home near Oak Har-
Dor leaving five adults and seven
| children homeless. All we're cared
for in the Ottawa County Home
Ice fishing got off to a gocd
start as lake froZe over >. When
their cars skidded on ice on Perry
st. two Port Clinton students were
seriously injured. They were De-
bert Gnepper, CataWba and Tom
Simon, Madison ST. who were rid
ing in one car. Herbert Newton,
Catawba, was driving the other
car and received minor injuries
Deaths for December includ-
ed: N. w. Kleinhans, Port Clinton;
Charles H. Schultz, rural Oak
Harbor; Mrs. Rose knudSon, Pori
Clinton; Edward j. Petersen, Port
Clinton; Peter n. Jacobsen, Port
| M. 1900 noI