Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-03
CATAWBA
MRS. A. n. RoFKAR

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hees re-
turned Sunday from weeks mo-
tor trip which took them to the
homes of relatives in Ohio, Indi-
ana and Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ludwig
have returned from a motor trip
through Wisconsin and both Upper
and Lower Peninsula in Michigan.
While in Rockland, Michigan they
were guests of the Thomas Roberts
family, former residents of Gyp-
sum.
Ira Sexton, Mrs j. Peltier, Linda
and John motored to Massilon, O.
last Thursday to return Mrs. Sex
ton to her home after spending
several days with her daughter,
Mrs, John Hyde and family.
Monty and Bobby Johnson have
been guests of their aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Adams for the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frye stopped
over at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
v. A. Frye last Thursday while en-
route home from a vacation in
Michigan. Johnnie remained with
his grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Petersen,
Sharon and David and Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Parker and children are
enjoying a two weeks motor and
camping trip to the Smokes and
other points of interest in Tenn.
and Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Shorer at
tended their Club outing at Fl.
Meggs Park, Toledo, Sunday.
Mr.. snd Mrs. Roy Linger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Ballard spent
Saturday and Sunday in Columbus
at Barber Shop Chorus meeting
The volunteer fire department
answered three calls last week
Thursday afternoon help was sum-
moned to assist in the search of a
four-year-old boy, whom it was
feared had drowned. The child was
found playing in Parmen's Trailer
Camp. The second call came after
the storm Thursday evening when
falling limb severed two power
lines along the Henry Rofkar
woods. Another call later In the
week came from the Cliffs with no
serious damage. Both power serv-
ice and telephones were disrupted
by the storm, which was the worst
in years, but no serious damage
occurred.
Lee Rathbun, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Rathbun SUBJ
mitted to a tonsilectomy in a San
dusky Hospital Thursday and re-
turned home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Discher and
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Grover were
recent guests of the Rev. and Mrs.
Reynolds in Burgoon, Ohio.
Several cases of measles are re-
ported among the younger set.
Among interesting places visited
by Mrs. E. F. Later and her house
guest, Mrs. J. M. Blankford of
Seattle, Washington, were Putin
Bay, The Blue Hole, Edison's home
in Milan and Spiegle Grove, Ere
mont. Mrs. Later and son Edward
accompanied their gue1t 70 Toledo.
Friday evening Mrs. Blankford
stopped over to visit Ohio relatives
while enroute to her home, after
visiting her son and family in Ha-
wanna, Cuba since April.
Ten members of the Dorcas So
ciety had the rare experience of
attending complete meeting by
candlelight in the Union Chapel
Thursday evening following the
storm.
Mrs. J. Reuman of Sandusky was
a guest last week in the home of
her daughters, Mrs. Charles Bau-
man and family and Mrs. Alma
Goss of the Cliffs.
The final meeting for the LAC.
Club year was held last Wednes-
day in home of Mrs. A. H. Rofkar.
A picnic luncheon preceded the
meeting. New members taken into
the Club were Mrs. Van @. Glenn
ems and Mrs. Fred Norwood. Next
years program is being prepared
by Mrs. A. Pearce, Sr. and Mrs.
James Peltier. The Club will be
represented at the L. F. w. C. at
Lakeside, July Is and 16 by Mrs.
w. F. Rofkar and Mrs. Pearce as
delegates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto JAM of Toledo
were last Thursday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. C.
Shores Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Shores entertained a group of rela-
tives and friends in observance of
her mother, Mrs. Alice Gegen-
heimer's 82nd Birthday Anniver-
sary. Those present included Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Daugherty of
Muncie, Indiana; Mr.. and Mrs. Lor-