Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-28
The Capitol Spotlight


DELAWARE COUNTY DEMOCRATS
ARE holding big "Pork and Beef Barbecue Sept.
1s Congressman Wayne Hays of the 18th District will
be the speaker and Chairman G. E. yesterday is looking
for big crowd.
IRVING c. REYNOLDS
the ice cream manufacturer turned legislator plans
to devote the next 10 years to public service Reynolds
took his work seriously that he and Mrs Reynolds
rented apartment in Columbus during the session and
returned to Toledo only on occasional weekends
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WHEN THE TAFT SENATE VACANCY
first occurred it guess that Governor Lausche
would appoint Mayor Burke of Cleveland time goes
certain events have caused to change think
ing and this is now our prediction (srictly guess,
the socalled experts) if Lausche doesn't take
the appointment himself he's likely to either Charles
Sawyer, former Secretary of Commerce, Louis Brom-
field, the author.
OTTAWA COUNTY DEMOCRATS
planning Ok Roast for Sept. 13 and will
deavor to obtain big speaker for the event. which
will be held at Graytown Park
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BIGGEST CONFLICT
west will be in Chicago for day conference that
date. lat the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
LUCAS COUNTY'S
Legislative delegation. spent two days last week in
spectng East Habor State Park to get ideas for develop
ing the proposed public bathing beach at Crane Creek :
Magee Marsh. Irv Reynolds Dick Taylor, Ray Hide
brand and Bill Gernhouser in the group the meet
ngs engineered by Art Barrie of the Toledo Cham
ber OF Commerce.
v. w. FLICKINGER
chief of the state parks division. and his assistant
Bill Day. Port Clinton visitors Friday sizing up
problems in this area
CARL GUESS
clerk of the House of Representatives has written
friendly notes to members of the Tooth General Assembly
with everyone. Carl, former member of the House
from Carroll County. pitcher for the Ceve
MRS CLIFFORD SNIDER
of Erie Township president of the Democratic Wo
mems Club of Ottawa County predicts that the group
will have reached it's goal of 200 members by the Sep
tember meeting enthusiasm is the highest it has been
in years.
BIT OF RIVALRY
is cropping up in behind thescenes movements for the
Commission, the little legislature" between sessions.
it seems both Bill Saxbe speaker of the House. and Stan
Mechem president pro tenn of the senate after the
honor the 14man commission suppants the Ohio Pro-
gram Commission, the Code Revision Commission and the
Legislative Research Commission; the commission
which becomes reality Sept. 16 will consist of 10
Republicans and four Democrats.
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE
TO bring Governor Lausche to Ottawa County for the
first day of the Oak Harbo annual Fall Fair and Sesqu
celebration William Brown of Lakeside, chairman of
that the governor will attend climax to the countys
sesqui activities.
DON'T BE SURPRISED
if there's big bowup the Turnpike Commission
General Beighter, the commissions newly appointed
director and members of the commission aren't exactly
seeing eye to eye matters of policy these days.
Beighter Republican, repeatedly named to give the
commissions affairs bipartisan nonpolitica aspect
and then, if things should turn sour it would tend
quiet down any wailing the part of Bliss crowd
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REPORTS
;. out of Washington indicate that Dave Baumhart is
doing bang-up job for the COP their No. in
the national organization. actually Baumhart who halls
from Vermion, is the who made" Bliss the state
chairman.
H6d4t 70. /Goeep
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