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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
NORMAN n. METER

Services were held on Monday
at pm for Norman H Meter, So,
who died in Magruder Hospital
last Thursday afternoon from a
heart condition. Mr.. Meter had
been residing with his son, Alvin
Meter, and family. at $50 Fulton
Street, Port Clinton. The Rev.
George Reinke of Danbury Luth-
eran Church conducted services in
the Alvin Meter residence. Gerner
and Wolf were in charge of ar
rangements. Burial was made in
River View Cemetery.
Mr.. Meter was commercial
fisherman. He was born on Aug.
II, 1888, in Danbury Township.
His wife preceded him in death
children.
Mr.. Meter was member of the
Brotherhood, the Chamber of
Commerce, and the Downtown
Coaches.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
Three Hurt
In Plaster
Road Crash

A Toledo man and Mrs Mary
Jane Anderson and daughter.
Sharon, ii years old, were injured
Friday afternoon in a two car col
lision at the intersection of Route
2 and Plaster Bed Road. about
three miles east of Port Clinton.
The Anderson car was struck in
the rear by car driven by Carl
Dienst of Toledo According to
Mr.. Dienst, he did not notice that
the Anderson car was making a
left turn off of route g. Mrs. An
derson reported to Deputy Sher-
iff William Cullen that her brakes
were on as she was waiting for
traffic to pass so that she could
make the turn onto the Plaster
Bed Road.
Mrs. Anderson suffered chest
injuries in the impact and Sharon
suffered bruised back.
Mr.. Dienst was taken to Magru-
der Hospital suffering from a bro
ken nose, bruised chest and cuts
about the mouth. He was taken to
Magruder in Sanders ambulance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
Graytown Student
Is County Winner
I'm GU. Contest

Alan Walter Gurth, of Gray
town, student in Harris-Elmore
school. has been named one of 104
Ohio high school students who
were selected Saturday as county
and state-at-l Large winners in the
preliminary tests of the sixth an.
nual Ohio history, government
and citizenship awards competi
ton. The contest is sponsored by
Ohio University.
Ottawa county winners in the
contest since 1947 were: Max
Dreier, Salem-Oak Harbor school,
1948-Adele A. Kihlken, Danbury
school; 1949-Mary Catherine
Roose, Port Clinton high school;
1950-Donald Boon, Salem Oak
Harbor school; 1950-James Lou
is Jacobs, Port Clinton high
school, state-at-large winner; 1851
jeanne Rahrs, Salem-Oak Har
Dor school.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
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Noiceo2 MeDeonle
To The Editor:

To The Editor:
Last Saturday / overheard a
National Guardsman at Camp Per
ry remark to his buddy, Il only
hope this thing will be over by
the time my wife has the baby"
The other replied, well, our baby
isn't due until March; we sure
will be out of here by then" An
other had asked me, "Do you sup
pose fellow could rent a room
over the weekend in Port Clin-
ton? l think l can have my wife
come up here in a week or two."
The Ohio National Guard was
called out on moments notice
to do guard duty at Camp Perry.
The camp had been closed after
the Rifle Matches last August;
water shut off; no heat-the boys
couldn't even buy postage
stamp, and they couldn't leave the
post.
We citizens of Port Clinton will
have chance in the near future
to lend helping hand. No doubt,
in short time the boys will be
able to leave Camp on "a or 48
hour pass. If we rent them that
spare bedroom, they can spend
that time with their families in.
stead of in travel.
Some had to leave their busi-
ness; most of all, a job. So let's
treat them the same way we liked
to see our boys treated when they
were serving in the war, or now
in the Police Action in Korea.
incidentally, Major John Elliot
Superintendent of Camp Perry
and his maintenance men have
done fine job Transforming the
camp from retirement to active
duty almost overnight.
John j. NisSen,
Port Clinton,
Nov. 10, 1852.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14

mentator, music critic, and star
of a WSPD-TV show. Harold (Red)
Reitz will be master of ceremon-
les. Robert TWynham will be back
stage manager and Mrs. c. Grodi
will have charge of publicity.
Tickets may be purchased at the
door or from any of the Cochran
Majorettes. The show promises to
be one of the most unusual and
entertaining to be presented in
Port Clinton for some time.
Local contestants appearing in
the production will be Thomas
Sutton, Janice Scott and William
Anderson. Prizes to be awarded
are $100-first prize; $5O.O0-
second prize; $25.OO-third prize:
and three prizes of $1,000 each.
Proceeds from the performance
will be used to rebuild the Major
cites bus to facilitate their filling
engagements out-of-town.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
WHAT CHRISTMAS SEALS BUY

What are we buying when we
buy Christmas Seals?
That is a legitimate question
and each of us has a right to know
the answer.
Most of us know that, in pur-
chasing Christmas Seals, we are
not just buying pretty decorations
for our holiday cards and pack
ages. We know that we are con-
tributing to the support of COM
munity organization which is dedi-
Gated to fighting a communicable
disease, tuberculosis. But do we
know exactly how our Christmas
Seal money is working for us?
Among many laudable projects,
perhaps the most impressive per-
formed by the Ottawa County
tuberculosis and Health Associa-
tion, was the countrywide chest x
ray drive which was concluded
last October /.
Thus Christmas Seal money is
working for us through education
and service. 1t is making it pos
Sible to reach individuals, groups.
and the general public with facts
about tuberculosis which will help
protect the Individual from the
disease and prevent it's spread in
the community. Christmas Seal
money is used in the search for
unknown tuberculosis, in the con-
duct of X-ray programs among
apparently healthy people to find
tuberculosis in its early, symptom
less stage when it is easiest to
cure. 1t is used to promote re-
habilitation services for patients.
Christmas Seal money works for
us, too, through medical research
on tuberculosis, studies which will
enable us to gain a better under
standing of the nature of this dis
ease and, consequently, how to
conquer it completely.
Briefly, Christmas Seals are an
investment in health insurance.
They are helping us protect our
selves against disease which
causes more deaths than all other
infectious diseases combined. They
are helping community organiza-
ton make our town a healthier
place in which to live.
Our tuberculosis association, is
conducting a program of which
we can all be proud. Christmas
presents us with an opportunity
to show our appreciation of the
work it has done, of the work it
will continue to do so long as we
stand back of it.
Now is the time to say, THANK
yor-keep it up" Now is the time
to buy and use Christmas Seals.
Our C1accifiad Rriy, &c pactIlfc
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
City General Fund
Has S20, ,424 Balance

City Treasurer George Tewers
reported to city council that there
is a balance in the general fund
OF $29,424 as of October 81. Re-
ceipts were S8,527 and expendi-
lures were $7,962.
He said there is balance of
1924 in the maintenance fund.
and balance of $11, ,9O5 in the gas
tax fund.
Receipts in the Waterworks
fund amounted to $5,484 against
expenses of $3,969. The bond ac.
count has balance Of $11, 1,280,
there being no receipts, but ex.
penditures of $4,100, TeWers said
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
JOHN GELLER


John Geller, 81, of Rocky Ridge
died Monday night at Magruder
Hospital where he was taken by
the Robinson ambulance at 4::3O
Monday afternoon after being
stricken suddenly while at work
in the J. Weller Company. Mr.
Geller formerly worked at the U
S. Gypsum Company in Genoa. He
also had previously done some
farming.
In 1941, he married Edell Behl
mer, who survives along with nine
children. They are Edward, 10
Joyce, 8; Ronald, 8; Roger, 7; 10
anne, 5; jeanette, 4; June, 8; Judy
2; and Jacqueline, II months.
Also surviving are one brother
Louis Geller, Lindsey; and six sis
ters, Mrs. Mike Harsange, Genoa
Mrs. Harold Miller, Toledo; Mrs
John Kotonak, Olena, Ohio; Mrs
James Ellis, Pemberville; Mrs
Bill Turley, Hamblin, West Vir
ginia; and Mrs. John Westpahl
Port Clinton.
MIR. Geller was member of st
Johns Lutheran Church, Rock,
! Ridge, and also the Rocky Ridge
/, Fire Department.
Funeral services will be Thurs
day, November 13, at 2 p. m. il
the Robinson Funeral Home. TIL,
some years ago.
Surviving are son Alvin, Por
Clinton; brother, Elmer Meter
Danbury; sister, Mrs. Gertrud,
Wohl, Cleveland; and two grand
Rev. G. F. Shoup will officiate
Burial will be made in Limeston,
Cemetery.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
2o OTTAWA FOUNTAINS ARE
IN OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

According to reports received
from the Bureau of Public Rela.
tions at Ohio State University, Co.
lumbus, there are % Ottawa Coun-
tianS enrolled on the campus for
the Fall term.
Port Clinton is represented by
Bernard C. Barnes, Eugene F
Burget, Lloyd ]. Dayton, Anita L.
Esbenshade, Randall L. Finken
James A. Gordon, Harold r. LIE
zotte, Doris Nielsen, Barbara J
Petersen, Mary C. Roose, and Jo
seph C. Won Thron.
Attending from Oak Harbor are
Randall L. Buchanan, George A
Hablitzel, Emery H. Kohlman
Marilyn L. Kreilick, Kathleen E
Myerholtz, Annette l.. Mylander
Karl F. Mylander, Richard H. My
lander, Harry L. Thompson, Joan
Christensen and Vernon j. Wiers
ma.
Put-in-Bay students are Caro-
line L. Langlois, Frederick G
Rittman and Zoe L. kitchener.
Charles D. Blanchard, Bernard
B. Huss, 10 Ann Platt and Fran
tisck Suty represent Genoa.
The only student from Clay
Center is Samuel F. Angus, Jr.
According to the Bureaus re-
port, there are 1900 enrolled in
the university for the Fall term
Every county in Ohio, every state
in the u. S. and So foreign coun
tries are represented.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
FICTION

GATEWAY TO FORTU N E..
Bourne-Wesley Adam, young
American surveyor goes to Pan
anna to help build the Panama Ca
nal. He is caught in the inter ma
tional intrigue, power politics, and
huge feats of engineering.
THE WATERSPLASH, Went
worth-Detective story.
THE BOUNTY LANDS, Ellis
Tom Woodbridge started out with
bounty land warrant-a deed to
100 acres of land in Ohio and two
Bedford pigs. He struggled for
survival against the elements and
the Indians. Soon, other people
came and there was a village.
THE FRAGILE YEARS, Frank
en-Another novel belonging to
the Claudia series, but one that
will be enjoyed for itself alone.
The time is Immediately follow
ing the death Of Claudia and Da-
vid's oldest son.
GUNS IN THE SADDLE, Field
Western story.
NoN-FlcTIoN
MONSOON SEAS, Villiers-
Story of the Indian Ocean-high
adventure, exploration, battle and
shipwreck on this great seaway.
STRANGER IN ANGEL TOWN,
Lester-A pretty school teacher
goes to rough town in the West.
She meets many people, especial
ly the tall ranchers and the COW
boys who delight in kidding her
because of her Eastern ways.
MIDCENTURY JOURNEY, Shir-
era top reporter, novelist and
social historian reappraises the
European scene and gives us a
modern diary of Europe.
LET GO AND LET GOD, Cliffe
The author emphasizes the ten
steps which must be taken to
make life worthwhile and discuss
es them in detail.
JUVENILE
A BIRD IN THE HAND, Peter
sham-You will like the illustra-
tions of Benjamin Franklin's
house in Boston and in Philadel-
phia where he later lived. The
sayings are gayly illustrated and
told.
AMERICAN ALL, Anthony &
Barnes-Picture biographies of
twenty-three Americans whose
lives and deeds will never be for
gotten.
BLACK TIGER, Hinkle-The
story Of a faithful horse.
SHAPES, Schlein-A young
child will like to draw these DIFF
ferent lines and shapes.
JIM BRIDGER, Tousey-The
story of the American frontiers
man, who lived such an exciting
life.
MR.. MUSHROOM, Slobodkin-
Mr.. Mushroom lived-you would
never guess-under a mushroom.
WHEELS AND NOISES, Elting
The parents know what wheels
and noises mean to children.
A PONY FOR LINDA, Anderson
ANY little girl would love u
pony like Linda, to ride and play
with-and rode everywhere she
went.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
PerryNasor,iie:
Lodge Elects

Perry Butler has been elected
master of the Oliver II. Perry Ma
sonic Lodge.
Other officers named include.
Dudley Sparks, senior warden;
John Rankin, junior warden; Burt
Klein, treasurer; Frederick Warn
er, secretary; Burnell Gates, senior
deacon; Jack Riddle, junior dea
con; Walter Strubel, tyler; E
Fredericks, chaplain; Donald San
ders, senior sentinel; Guy Cover
junior sentinel and AL Emmett
trustee.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
WHY PAY RENT?

"The tenant of rented house
or apartment" says Mr.. w. R.
Conklin, Sales Manager for Port
Clinton Home Builders, ''has moth
ing to show for his monthly pay
mefats but stack of rent receipt
while on the other hand, each
payment on your Coronet adds to
your equity. Year by year this in
creases. Many people who have
bought their homes from Port
Clinton Home Builders Company
have planned their purchase so
that by the time they are ready to
Take it easy,' they will own their
property free and clear"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
AMATEUR SHOW
AT HIGH SCHOOL
TO BE UNUSUAL

A fine array of amateur talent
is scheduled for the huge all-state
Amateur Show on Sunday, Nov
ember Is, at 8 pm in the high
school auditorium. For nearly two
hours, 18 amateur performers
from Northwestern Ohio will COM
pete for cash prizes.
Judging the interesting contest
will be Ken Holland, professor
of music at Mary Manse College,
Toledo, and director of the Toledo
Civic Band; and Jules Blair, COM
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
All Founder To Be
Speaker At Dec. 8
Oak Harbor Dinner

The founder of All Club Work
will be guest speaker at the Otta-
wa County All Advisors apprecia-
ton banquet on December s in
Oak Harbor.
Usually the banquet is for adj
visors only. However, for 1852
it has been opened to the general
public in order that more people
may hear Mr.. Graham.
Tickets are available in the
County Agents office, Oak Har-
bOr. 80 ti
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
LENA MERcKENS

Funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 9 am in St. Joseph's
Church, Marblehead, for Mrs. Lena
Merckens who died Tuesday in
Magruder Hospital. The Rev. A..
j. Shaffer will officiate. Burial
will be made in st. Joseph's Gene
terry, Marblehead. Gerner & Wolf
are in charge Of funeral arrange.
ments.
Mrs. Merckens was member of
st. Joseph's Church and of the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
MATILDA ZELLER

Services were held on Wednes-
day at 2 p. m. in the Zeller resi-
dence at 217 E. Fourth Street, for
Mrs. Matilda Zeller who died Sun
day in Magruder Hospital after 2
lingering illness. She was 86 years
old. The Rev. John Braun con-
Quoted funeral services. Burial
was made in Lake View Gene
terry. The Neidecker Funeral
Home handled arrangements.
Mrs. Zeller was born on Novem-
Der IS, 1865 in Danbury Town.
ship, the daughter of Albert Bahs
and Gescha Behrman BahS. She
was the widow of John Zeller.
Survivors are sons, Ferdinand
Port Clinton; Alton, Cleveland
brother, August Bahs, Port Clin
ton; sister, Mrs. Mary Wiechel.
Danbury; and two grandchildren
Mary Ann Zeller and John Zeller
Mrs. Zeller was a devoted house
wife and mother. She was a mem.
ber of the Ladies Aid and a mem
ber of ST. John Lutheran Church
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
NORTHWESTERN OHIO
DARTBALL LEAGUE

This Friday the local Eagles will
play Bellevue at Bellevue Lodge
Friday November 14th at 8 pm.
The Northwestern Ohio Dartball
League has started their scheduled
for the winter. The league consist
of the surrounding towns; Clyde
Sandusky, Lorain, Bellevue, Port
Clinton, Norwalk, and Fremont.
Last week Friday the local
Lodge lost to NorWalk.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
Aid For Aged
Manager To
Attend Conference

Mrs. Marguerite Luebcke, man.
ager of the Aid for Aged office in
Ottawa County, and case worker,
Mrs. Sylvia Nakrin, will attend
the Ohio Welfare Conference at
Cleveland November II through
Goth.
Mrs. Nakrin will appear on the
program, presenting a paper on
Meeting Health Needs of Older
Persons" She will share the pro.
gram with guest speakers includ
ing, Robert B. Canary, chief of
the Division Of Social Admins
tration, Department of Public
Welfare in Ohio; the Rev. Ray.
mond Schroeder, Director of Cath
olic Charities Bureau in Dayton
and president of the conference.
Others scheduled to speak dur
ing the three-day session will be
the Rev. John F. Duffy, Jr., direc
tor of Social Work Department OF
the Cleveland Church Federation:
Mr.. Bradley Bull, executive direc
tor of the Community Research
Associates of New York City
Judge John H. Lamneck, director
of the Ohio Public Welfare De
partment; and John A. Greene
president of the Ohio Bell Tele
phone Company. Mr.. Greene who
will speak Ton "a Businessman
Looks at Social Work." is former
president of the Welfare Fedora
ton of Cleveland.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14

Catholic Ladies of Columbus.
She was born in Marblehead on
March "a, 1875.
Mrs. Merckens, widow, is sur.
vived by son, Louis Ruel Merck
ems, Marblehead; daughter, Miss
Marian Merckens, Marblehead;
and three grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Merck
ems residence in Marblehead after
Thursday afternoon.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
LINkER In NEW YORK

r. C. Chick Linksr, operator
of the Crescent Hotel at Putin
Bay, is attending the annual ma
tional convention of restaurant
owners in New York City this
week
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14
MRS. CATHERINE coNLEN

Services we're held Tuesday in
Put-in-Bay for Mrs. Catherine Con
len who died at her home Satur.
day evening on the South Road
Mrs. Conlen was the widow OF
former Mayor Thomas Conlen OF
Put-in-Bay. She had lived on the
island over so years.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev Roe Burial was made
in Maple Leaf Cemetery.
Surviving are daughter and hus
band, Captain and Mrs. Cletus
March; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sutton. and several nieces ane
nepheWs.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14

Two popular strains of swine
have been developed by Ohio hog
breeders, the Ohio Improved
Chester Whites and the Poland
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-11-14

There are about eight million
grape vines in Ohio, or approx
mately one vine for each citizen
of the State.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1952-11-13
We Chunge Our Name

1t matter of deep personal regret that eliminate
the word Republican from the of your Geauga
paper Technically it has been msnomer for many
the Record for long time has not been under political
control though its policies have been and will remain
closer to the Republican party than any other.
1t little known fact in Geauga where local history is
almost cult that the Record Republican newspaper
before the Republican party organized Set up 1848
the newspaper originally political most
papers in those days. 1t free soi paper. At
that time there talk of eliminating the MasonDxon ne
the boundary between slavery and free territory and making
slavery legal throughout the country The Record proud
that originally organized to fight human slavery 1t is
fight that will continue The truth shall make you Free
is the quotation remember it and another that
is knowledge power county newspaper should bring
you truth and knowledge about your county.
When the Republican party organized the Record
Immediately pledged allegiance to the party The
after the Civil entrenched the Republicans in the north
particularly in small communities where few good cand
dates available that single party government the
most practical
But Geauga growing Our total number of voters has
been increasing population has they have
not all been Republican voters Last Tuesday, for example
four thousand two hundred Geauga citizens cast their
for Ada Stevenson These people friends and
neghbors. We did not agree with thembut the election
Today need their cooperation in clubs,
churches schools and all other forms of community e
We need to sell them and there is advan
tage in Haunting national political differences in their
faces.
So today have taken the word Republican from the
top of the page We recognize first obligation
to the people of Geaug regardless of creed
political affiation AS have done for many years-we
will write the RECORD of, and for Geauga county and
fine political opinions to the editorial page where they
belong John.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1952-11-13
Geanga Has
17EnroHed
at Ohio State

Geauga has II stuents en-
rolled at Ohio State University
according to a release from the
university. Geauga's students
include:
BURTON - Raymond K.
Dayton, Rose U. Dayton.
CHARDON - Bruce G. Bu-
chan, Frank M. Carroll, Mrs.
Barbara c. Fisher, Carl r.
Kronk, Leon C. Mears, Leslie
H. Sanborn.
CHESTERLAND - Ramon
V. Battles, Elizabeth F. Easily.
GARRETTSVILLE - Donald
C. Kimpton, Myron A. Kimpton.
HUNTSBURG - Ralph c.
Grosvenor, Don C. Splitstone,
Keith E. Starr, Merry E. Tex
ter.
NEWBURY George G..
Sumner.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1952-11-13
South Hanbden
News by Mrs. H. S. Woodin


Mrs. Jennie Woodin of Thomp-
on visited Elr. and Mrs. Mer-
rift Woodin and family and old
neighbors Saturday afternoon.
Paul Lampman and Jack
Arnold were in Basil, Ohio,
Monday on business. Paul
Lampman leaves this week to
join his wife and son at their
winter home at Lovington, New
Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hill
of Madison visited Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Williams Sunday.
John Hanslik attended Mr..
Rusnak's funeral Wednesday
morning.
Several friends visited MIR.
and Mrs. Merritt Woodin Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley and
son, Rex, Yost Byler, William
Landon, and family, Paul
Lampman, and Pokorny broth
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Pokorny
left Sunday for Clearwater,
Florida, to spend the winter.