Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-11-06
OTTAWA COUNTY
Court House
NEWS BRIEFS

Street, Port Clinton, their former
place of residence was 4O7 Ere
mont Road.
Sheriff Merlan Budd has re-
ported that the county jail popula-
ton has been reduced to two
prisoners, one having been brought
from Toledo and is serving a 30
days sentence.
Probation officer James Ellen
berger, was the guest speaker at
the meeting of the Parent Teach
ers' Association held in high
school auditorium at Lakeside,
Tuesday evening, when he de-
scribed the work which is being
carried on in the juvenile depart
ment.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday afternoon Wis
tied the west end of the county
when they inspected sewer and
road projects which are being car
ried On at this time.
The court house will be closed,
Wednesday, November II in OBJ
servance of Armistice Day, which
is legal holiday.
Ezra Hiss, Veteran Service Of
ficer for Ottawa County was elect
ed chairman in charge of arrange
ments for the 1854 Court House
party. When the annual party was
held at the Chippewa Club, Mon
day evening, searly fifty county
officials and employees attended.
Mrs. Elgin Winters, Jr. of Oak
Harbor is the new deputy in the
office of the county recorder, sue
ceeding Miss Madeline Chic who
recently resigned.
Deputy Sheriff William Cullen.
was called to the west end of the
county Sunday evening to investi-
gate a traffic accident in which
Mrs. Frances Owen of Toledo was
seriously injured and was taken
to a Toledo hospital for treatment
An increase in the number of
certificates of titles for automo-
biles has been reported by Mrs
Velma Sauvey, clerk of courts who
reports 928 new and used vehicles
registered for October, of which
number 168 represented new cars.
Tuesday was a busy day for the
members of the county board of
elections, when number of re-
quests were made for additional
ballots from several precincts, the
result of a heavy vote being cast
The official returns were tabulated
Wednesday afternoon, when the
complete returns had been re
ceived from all precincts.
Auditor Melvin c. Guth, reported
$50 parcels of real estate changed
ownership during October, accord
ing to the number of transfers
which were filed, as compared with
206 for September.
Miss Lorna Gulau, of the Pro
bate Court staff, spent part of the
past week vacationing in Colum
bus, the guest of friends.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports 204
applications for marriage licenses
having been filed in the Probate
court during the first ten months
of this year as compared with 176
for the corresponding period last
year. During October II applica
tions were received as against &c
for September.
An action has been filed in the
common pleas court in the matter
of appropriation by the Ohio Turn
Pike Commission of property of
Clarence Reynolds and others, in
Harris township, seeking perm
anent easement for highway pur-
poses.
The auditors department reports
the receipt of vouchers from fed
eral funds, Columbus, as follows;
S886.65 for county aid for blind
relief; $2,86081 for county aid for
dependant children; $7816 for aid
for disabled persons.
Funeral services will be hel6
Friday afternoon at two O'Clock
from the Blackberry Lutheran
church for Clarence Guth of Ellis
ton who was fatally injured in a
traffic accident on Route 2 near
Bono, Tuesday. Mr.. Guth was the
father of auditor Melvin c. Gutf
and was we'll known in the west
end of the county. The body will
be at the Kern funeral home, Ellis.
ton, until II am. Friday when it
will be removed to the church.
Wills of William R. White an6
Glenna Kleinhans have been filed
in the probate court for probating
Judge p. w. Gulau reports the
following appointments in the pro
bate court; Malinda T. Couture, ap-
pointed administrative of estate of
Wilford A. Couture; Leroy A.
Wahlers, appointed administrator
of estate of Henry C. Wahlers;
Audrey Rogers, appointed execu-
trix of estate of Austin Rogers;
Harold E. Riedmaier, appointed
administrator with will annexed of
estate of William e. Riedmaier,
deceased.
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