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

| ana contents Elmer Andrews,
Of w. Loop, was killed when the
car in which he was a passenger
struck truck on the return from
a hunting trip Jordan Peter
sen, Gypsum, was sentenced to
the State Penitentiary for neglect
of his six minor children =.
Among deaths in October were
Emery J. Atwater, Oak Harbor;
George Vending, Port Clinton;
Andrew NJ Provonsha, Oak Har
Dor; Miss Ann Szabo, Ottawa Co.;
| Ernest w. Bass, Port Clinton,
Otto F. Freimark, Martin; Alvi
Bennett, Oak Harbor; Mrs. Lucy
Blausey, Martin; Anthony P. Pal
mer, Catawba Island; L. Tim
Acree, Lacarne; James M. Nc
Ritchie, Ottawa County.
acknowledgements Fraz-
ler ReamS threatened congress
sional action over strict rules laid
down by U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service concerning marsh opera
tons. State Division Of Wildlife
did not participate in order . +. !.
In competitive bidding, Air Tours,
Inc, overbid Detrick Aviation, Of
Sandusky, according to Attorney
Leslie Meyer Auto accidents
hospitalized several persons. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Warnke, Fulton
Street were injured near Sandus-
| ky. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Grang-
er, Second Street, suffered injur-
les in a mishap on Perry Street,
Lawrence Bankey, RID 8, Oak Har-
Dor, was killed in a collision with
a truck on Route 2 James
RoWley was killed by blast from
& shotgun Elmore youths eli
gagged in $500 Halloween prank
Erie Gardens residents circu-
lated a petition against proposed
rent raise Carl Becker was
reelected mayor Of Port Clinton
for third term defeating E. c..
Brough in a hard fought contest.
Republicans took over city coun-
Gil as Roland Schaper and Adair
Wilbur were elected councilmen-
at-large, and Roy Oman, David
Jeremy, DeForrest Maxwell and
R. E. Reynolds were elected from
respective wards. William Zeis
was elected city auditor, George
Tewers, city treasurer and John
Relnheimer, city solicitor
Winter got an early start as frcez-
ing weather and high winds made
water level treacherous and snow
and ice coated highways and
caused several accidents. A car
carrying two soldiers skidded into
a bridge abutment which wreck
ed the car. Another car went out
of control on Perry Street and one
occupant was injured Ken
meth Payne, West Sixth ST., was
drowned when rough water cap
sized a small boat from which he
was fishing Unidentified
boys caused serious damage to
relay house for signal and teie-
graph system of New York Cen
tral with air rifles Doyle Som
mer, Martin, won statewide con
test in Soil and Water Conserva-
ton project . CataWba Fire De-
partment moved into newly COM
pleted fire house and community
hall and announced gift of re
suscltator Standard Products
Co. announced million dollar
plans as company changed it's pol
icy -. Cost of zoning survey for
city estimated at $4,000 Coun-
Gil held over discussion of air
! port bid as question of validity
came up. Mayor appointed com
mittee to make further study
August GieloW, rural Oak Har-
Dor, was killed by a hit and run
driver on Route 584, near his
home +. Dr. Kenneth Carter was
elected chairman of Ottawa Dis
trict Council of Boy Scouts
The HablitZel Hardware store was
looted of merchandise valued at
$1,000. j. Weller Co. of Oak Har-
Dor received government order
for catsup which amounted to
S86,203 Harmon Kahler, Ere
mont Road, was arrested and held
on involuntary manslaughtar
charge for the hit and run death
of August GieloW Injunction
filed by Leslie Meyer, represent
ing Air Tours Inc restrained city
from taking new bids for opera
ton of airport Many traffic
accidents were investigated by
police. Nathan Goldstein, Oak
Harbor, swerved his car into the
path of oncoming truck, and caus-
ed heavy damage to the truck
Two Genoa men, Ralph Robert
shaw and Dixon E. Clyde were in
jured in a collision near Fremont
In second accident involving
Nathan Goldstein, Of Oak Harbor
he received several slight injur-
les. Edward Zelms and Miss
Joyce James, both of Port Clinton
were injured when their car turn
ed over on Route 2 Hunting
season opened with many more