Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-13
OTTAWA COUNTY -
Court House
NEWS BRIEFS

number of traffic accidents hav-
ing been investigated in which a
number of persons were taken to
the Magruder Memorial hospital
Port Clinton for treatment for
injuries. Three Toledo residents
were removed to the st. Vim
cents hospital, Toledo. Tuesday
morning a report was received
concerning man from Old For,
who was reported missing from
a nearby fishing camp, and il
was later learned that the man
had returned to his home without
informing his companions.
Warrants received in the audi
tors department during the week
from the State Auditor, ,Cc;a:n-
!, bus, included the following from
state funds, $4,000 from distri-
button of gasoline tax funds TO
be applied to road and bridge
funds; $4,21095 for local govern
ment; received from federal
funds, $1O9.74 for aid for Gis-
abled persons; $273.27, for coun-
ty blind relief funds; $1,147. 7.33
for aid for dependent children.
In the two cases of the Air
Tours Incorporated, injunction
actions against the city of Port
Clinton and others, answers to the
petitions of the plaintiffs have
been filed by the defendants and
the plaintiffs have been granted
until June % for filing their re-
plies, after which date Judge
Tom D. Stahl may assign date
for the cases to be tried in COM
mon pleas court.
Judge p. w. ,Gulau of the pro-
bate court reports the following
appointments during the week:
Amanda M. Arndt, appointed ad-
ministratrix of the estate of Fred
crick c. Arndt; Allie Guth, APP
pointed eXecutrix of the estate
of E. A. Guth.
The wills of Andrew M Balm
sen and Frank Kukay have been
filed in the probate court for
probating.
Final account of administra-
ton has been filed in the pro-
bate court by Madeleine B. Frid-f
erici, executriX in the matter cf
the estate of Arthur R. Black.
Judge Tom D. Stahl of the COM
mon pleas court through special
assignment from the Chief JUS
tice Department, Columbus, held
court in Bowling Green, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday this
week, hearing Wood county cases.
Miss Marilyn Thompson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomp-
son, Port Clinton, is the new as
sistant deputy in the county aud
itor's office.
Treasurer D. L. Cullenen re-
ports many Ottawa county prop
erty owners as having been early
in paying their July taxes on real
estate. The deadline for paying
taxes before the penalty becomes
effective is July 20.
Sheriff Merlan Budd reported
a busy weekend with ten prison
ers in the county Jail over Sun
day, some serving time and 9th
ers awaiting hearings on minor.
charges.
While in session Monday after
noon the county, commissioners
awarded the contract for clean
ing and improving the Furstnau
ditch in Allen township to George
Brinker of Luckey, o., whose bid
was $3,269.09 which was the low
est Of the three bids received.
The estimate had been set at
$4,37O.79.
Monday morning the county
commissioners viewed the Brown
ditch in Danbury township, which
has been petitioned for cleaning
The hearing on the proposed
project will be held by the com
missioners, at 2 p. m. Monday
June 16
George Peters of Carroll town
ship has been appointed by the
county commissioners to serve as
an assistant apiarist. G. v. Knep
per, Port Clinton is the county
apiarist, serving on a part time
basis.
County superin t e n d ent OF
schools Edwin Digby reports sew
en- vacancies for teachers in ele.
mentary schools and one high
school vacancy for commercial
high school teacher in the coun-
ty at this time.
Miss Irene christensen, of the
secretarial staff in the probate
court is absent from her official
duties this week, while vacation
ing.
Auditor Melvin C. 4Guth reports
235 applications for cigarette Ii
censes have been issued to ven-
dors in the county and it is cx-
pected that the number will eX
ceed last year when approximate
ly $50 were issued.
To date 322 occupied house
trailers have been registered for