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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
Oak Harbor News
MRS. ALBERT n. KRUESER

Members of st. Johns Lutheran
Altar Guild Society met at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Shoup
for their regular monthly meeting.
Mrs. Richard Guntsch, president,
was in charge of the meeting, Rev.
Shoup led the devotions and Mrs.
John Miller, Jr. presented the topic
for the evening. Delicious dessert
concluded the evening.
Children from the kindergarten
presented their end of the year
program for their parents and
members of the Mothers Club at
their meeting Tuesday night at st.
Johns Parish Hall. Mrs. A. B.
Augsburger and Mrs. Roy Lorenz
kindergarten teachers were in
charge of the program.
At their regular meeting on
Monday eve. Girl Scouts of Troop
2, Oak Harbor, decided to hold
their court of Awards" and
demonstration program in Sept
Plans were completed for the
roast to be held next Monday eve
ming in Veterans Park, this gives
the girls End class rank an oppor-
tunny to complete the Out-of-Doors
activities. The girls have volun-
|teered to help the American Legion
Auxiliary with the sale of Poppies
next Saturday as part of the COM
munity service program. 18 girls
signed up for Girl Scout Camp
which will be from August 10th to
14th this year. Full attendance
was reported at this meeting and
2 visitors were welcomed as guests.
Cleveland relatives who attended
the Kingsbury-Knoerr wedding in
Columbus last Saturday were: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Primosch and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Downing and
family and Mrs. Vern Wodrich
spent Sunday in Oak Harbor visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Knoerr
and Mr.. and Mrs Carl Wodrich.
Relatives and friends from o. H.
who at tie ende d the Kingsbury-
Knoerr wedding in Columbus last
Saturday included Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Knoerr, parents of the
groom, Miss Elsie Meyer and Mrs.
F. ]. Schimansky aunts of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Koepke
and Barbara, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Koepke, Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson
Koepke and Galen, cousins of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wod-
rich and Leslie, Mr.. and Mrs. Low
ell Wodrich, Mrs. Charles Buch-
man, Mrs. Clarence Krampien and
Mrs. Henry Lorensen.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
LITTLE PORTAGE
MRS. c. w. BUNNlNc

I guess we will have to apologize
to Roy Rounds, we understand he
sent in Al News for the Bay Fu-
ture Farmers and they got in the
Little Portage news. The first
write-up of All news also omitted
the name of Max Knepper, as health
and recreation leader. And while
we are mentioning things left out,
Don Petersen won high score play
ing pinochle at last Farm Bureau
meeting. Next Farm Bureau will
be Monday night, May IS. On
Tuesday of next week the Bay
Farm Womens Club will meet.
Mrs. A. N. Paulsen and Mrs. c.
w. Burning attended T. o. B. at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Wonnell in Erie Twp. Friday night.
All school children are looking
forward to summer vacation start
ing next week. Seven young peo-
pie from Bay Twp. will not be
going back next year, they are
graduating from Port Clinton Hi
School next week. They are Bever-
ly Mackey, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Mackey; Elenor Parks,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Parks; Juanita and LaVerne
Wright, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Wright; Sharon Christian
sen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Christensen; John Burning,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bun
ming and Joeva Barnes, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Barnes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22

taller of Sandusky, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Grover, Sgt. Marvin Grow
er, Marvin Humphrey of Lacarne,
also present were Henry Rofkar,
Paul Rofkar and David Boss.
Miss Alma Hineline spent the
weekend at her home, returning to
her studies at ST. Mary's College
Monroe, Michigan, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schafer
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Sondergeld in Toledo.
John Harris returned from a
three weeks stay in Ft. Lauder
dale, Florida, Saturday.
The first and second grade of
the local school were taken to San
dusky last Friday morning to board
New York Central train and en-
Joy a ride to Port Clinton.
Mrs. Morris Johnson entertained
a group of friends at Brush party
last Tuesday evening.
Local Girl Scouts are taking part
in the annual Scout Cookie Sale.
Mrs. Edward Later attended the
meeting of the Portage Valley
group of the American Lutheran
Missionary Society which was held
in Woodville, Ohio last Wednesday.
The Adult Bible Class of the
Union Sunday School held its reg
ular meeting Saturday evening in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Justin
Rofkar.
Mrs. A. w. Sharp who is a pa
tient in Magruder Memorial Hos
pital remains in critical condition.
The condition of George Glenn
ems who has been i'll for the past
two weeks, is much improved.
The Dorcas Society will meet
Thursday evening, May % at the
Chapel. Mrs. E. F. Later will lead
devotions. Refreshments will be
served by Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. A.
Marshall and Mrs. Weldon Sheerer.
AS a pre-nuptial courtesy to their
teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Boss, Mrs.
Gordon Rathbun will entertain the
group of fifteen at a 'Breakfast"
Sunday morning prior to their at
tendance at the Union Sunday
School.
Mrs. w. E. Smith visited rela-
tives in Cleveland Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Herl are the
proud recipients of a beautiful an
niversary clock sent to them from
the Black Forest in Germany by
Mr.. and Mrs. David West, while on
their visit there.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
NO MONTHLY CRAMPS.
not even on the VERY FIRST DAY!
how
~

. Women and girls who
suffer from the Junction.
ally-caused cramps, back
aches and headaches due
to menStruation-who feel
upset and irritable on GER
tain particular days"
every rnonth-may be suf.
Jering quite needleSSlyi
Such is the conclusion
from tests by doctors in
which Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
stopped or gave amazing
relief of such distress in 8
out of 4 of the cases
even on the Dery first and
zDorst day OF the period!
Yes! Medical evidence
proVesLydta Ptukham'smod-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
NAMED TO ANNAPOLIS

Don Couture, outstanding Oak
Harbor high school athlete, will
enter the U. S. Naval Academy al,
Annapolis, Maryland, next month.
Don will graduate from Salem-Oak
Harbor High School May %. The
appointment to the Naval Acad'
cmy was made by Congressman
Cliff Clevenger, and the youth
has passed his entrance require
mentS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
Maynard's father and friend.

Maynard's father and friend.
Geo. Petry and friend spent the
weekend on the Island at Mr..
Petry's cottage.
Rev. E. Gulusha was unable to
be on the Island Sunday due to the
fog which grounded Mr.. Hersh-
burgers planes. However church
will be held in two weeks if the
weather permits. Rev. Gulusha
plans on coming to our Island
about once month to hold church
services.
Pm sure everyone will join me
in thanking Rev. Gulusha for max
ing it possible for Us to have
church. Mrs. Geo. Hartlaub for
getting Rev. Gulusha to come and
Mrs. Paul Stonerook for making il
possible for our children to attend
Sunday School every Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22

ern in action. It exerts a re-.
markably calming effect ON
the uterus-1Dithout the use
OF pain-deadeni1g drugsi
The effectiveness of Lydia
Pinkham's needs no proof to
the millions Of women and
girls whom it has benefited.
But how about you? Do you
know what 1t may do for you2
Take Lydia Pinkham'sl See
If you don't get the same re-
lief from cramps and weak.
ness feel better both be-
fore and during your period!
Get either Lydia Pinkham's
Compound, or neao, in1proUed
Tablets, with added iron!
Lydia Pinkham's is won
derful for "hot flashes" and
other functional distress Of
the change OF nfe," tool
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22

from there he will embark for a
station in Alaska Merle is a mem
ber of U. S. Coast Guard.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
Returns Home
From Korea

Pfc. Richard French, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard French, Portage
Township, returned to the States
Monday aboard the troop transport
General w. F. Hose which docked
in San Francisco with servicemen
returning from the Far East.
Pfc. French has served Is months
in Korea, where he was with the
49th Infantry. He telephoned his
parents Monday that he expects
to be home early next week and
that he will receive his discharge
at Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, Cal.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22

Better conquest never canst thou
make, than warn thy constant and
thy nobler parts against giddy,
loose suggestions.
-Shakespeare
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-04
NOTICE

A public hearing by the City
Planning Commission of the City
of Key West. Florida. viii be held
in the City Hall Monday, March
is. 1853, at 100 PM, to consider
the following listed six areas in
the City Of Key West for the ex-
tension of business:
bertha Street from Flagler
Avenue TO the Ocean.
1.-THE south side of Flagler
Avenue from First st. TO Six
teepth ST.
3--White Street from United
Street to the Ocean.
ALI Of Duval Street not pres
emily zoned for business.
5-Petronia Street from Simonton
Street 10 Fourth Street.
6-Truman Avenue from Packer
Street TO the Naval Station.
CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION,
BY Victor Lowe.
mar4, 1858
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Civil Defense
Administrator
Installed Today.

WASHINGTON n - The nation
gets . fslll-fledged civil defense ad.
ministrator today for the first time
since mid.November.
President Eisenhower Is making
something Of a ceremony out az
the event, indicating his admins
tration plans 10 put new emphasis
on preparedness against . possible
enemy attack.
Eisenhower invited a number of
top officials. Including Secretary
Of State Dulles and Secretary Of
Defense Wilson, 10 attend today's
Swearing.in Of former Nebraska
Gov. Val Peterson - civil defense
head.
Peterson takes charge Of 80
agency which now has some go
employees ID Washington and Ii .
regional offices.
Ex.Gov. MiIlard Caldwell AZ
Florida resigned as the aReneys
director last Nov. IS, and the act.
ing director since then has been
James J. Wadsworth. recently
named . member Of the u. S.
delegation 10 the United Nations.
In bis State 81 the Union I'd.
dress 10 congreks FEB. z, Elsen-
hover described . strong eva
defense program IS "shesr nsees-
siiy."
peterson. 20. has been . White
House assistant for several weska.
He repeatedly vas IA Inc II one
time sof appointment 81 Ambassa-
dor 70 India. But two e hia poilii-
cal foes, Kepablican senatar HaRh
Butler ard Dwight Criswnld a
Nebraska. blocked hsa esaaidaey
before 4 vas pfetealed "a ne Sea
ats. They oknyed hin for TIE elyls
dssen1s posi-
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100000 with $4,000 down pay
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End mortgage for balance without
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proximately $500. johnson and
Johnson Realities, 41S Duval, Phone
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OPPORTUNITY THIS AREA

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50-Legal Notices
CONTINUED

Clerk Of this Court on or before
the 18th day of March, AID. 1854.
otherwise Decree Pro Confesso
Will be entered against you.
DATED this 18th day of Febru-
airy, AID. 1888, at Key West, Mon
roe County, Florida.
{Seal) EARL r. ADAMS.
Clerk Circuit Court
By: fsd) Florence L. Sawyer
Deputy Clerk
WILLIAM ". AI4BURY
SOS Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida
Attorney for Plaintiff
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50Legal Notices

50Legal Notices
IN THE cTRCUIT COURT OF THE
18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN CHANCERY.
Case Nc. 1881
BRADY 6. SHAFFER,
Plaintiff,
VS. DIVORCE
JANICE ]. SHAFFER,
Defendant.
NOTICE By PUBLICATION
TO: JANICE j. SHAFFER
1885 Chester Avenue
Akron, Ohio
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that suit for divorce has been filed
against You herein and you are re-
q ired to serve a copy OF your an
swer on Attorney for Plaintiff and
file the original thereof on or be-
fore the 18th day OF March, AID,
1858, otherwise Decree Pro Con-
fesso will he entered against you.
DATED at Key West, Florida,
this 18th day Of February, AID.
1858.
(SeaD EARL r. ADAMS,
Clerk. Circuit Court
BY: (sd) Florence E. Sawyer
Deputy Clerk
WILLIAM r. NEBLETT
Attorney for Plaintiff
604 Duval street
Key West, Florida
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MARY DELL BRADLEY,
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: MARY DELL BRADLEY
402 Mountain Street
Hot Springs, Arkansas
You are n notified that .
Bill Of Complaint for Divorce has
been filed against you by Otis
Evan Bradley, and you are hereby
required TO serve a copy OF your
Answer 10 the Bill of Complaint on
plaintiffs attorney. W. Curry Aar-
ris, whose address is 2eSh DuVal
street, Key West. Florida, and
thereafter file the original OF your
Answer in the office of the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court on April s.
1858, in default of which said BIZ
of Complaint VIII be taken as Goa
fessed against you.
Dated March 5, 1883.
(Circuit Court
Seall EARL n ADAMS.
Clerk, Circuit Court
Monroe County. Florida,
Nv (sdl Florence r. sawyer
Deputy clerk.
w CURRY HARRIS.
Attorney Al Law.
2BsA Duval street.
Kew West. Florida,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TIT.
SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
No. I3-53s
Otis EVAN BRADLEY,
Plaintiff,
VS.. DIVORCE
NfApv nell .RRA0TFy
Evening star., 1953-09-04
Major Tells of Red Broadcast
He Made to Save Cdptives

munists insisted that I do so and
had the 27-page document
printed in letters "a inch high
by the lieutenant so that could
read it. 1T was about 10 min
utes in length and contained a
castigation of the United States.
Truman and Dulles-the usual
Communist line"
Maj. Nugent said the prison.
ers were fed fresh vegetables be-
cause he promised to make the
recording.
Made Four Recordings.
Maj. Nugent paused. then
said:
Il was not too strong consti-
tutionally and / agreed"
He was taken that evening to
Radio Seoul. He made three re-
cordings before the Communists
accepted the fourth as salts
factory The others were rejected
because I did not show enough
feeling
Maj. Nugent was given his
first decent meal that night,
July 9, since his capture. During
the four days he had been given
only two rice balls. But he said
he could not eat the potato
salad and one boiled egg that
they gave him.
Evening star., 1953-09-04
Deans Wife Is Overwhelmed
After Three Years of WAITING

come home by ship Just like all
the other prisoners but maybe
the Army will decide he should
fly.
I'm any case we'll be there to
greet him. I'm going to be
there with one of his grandchil-
dren under each arm"
The general has never seen
the youngsters. Robert, az, and
Ann, 6 months.
In Berkeley, the generals
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Dean,
declared we're so relieved. I've
been waiting and praying for
this day for so long"
Told of a Red Peiping broad
cast that her son planned to
retire from the Army, Mrs. Dean
said:
well, he's had 80 years Of
service. I guess that three years
of sitting it out were just too
much"
The only immediate family
member not waiting on the West
Coast for a reunion with the
general was his son, William, q
West Point cadet.
Evening star., 1953-09-04
Latest List of Prisoners Freed

MINNESoTA-,serst. LudEer P. Long
IssIssIPPI-Capt Guy o. King.
fsshmet fH0SnsVllie; shelbS St seFs'' Gordon B. de
MIssOURI-Serst. Emery H. womble
Haytt; 1/c Leonard L. Moree, Kan
NEW JERsEY-serst., Genaro E. De
Roda. Somerville: SLserst. Jesse c. Ring.
Nutley; S/Serst. Leo A. Poldervaart.
NEW YoRK-M Issrst. Michael c.
Izzo, BROOKLYN; NJ 7sergt Edwin H.
Potter, Corinth; Sergt. Richard E. Reese,
Woodside. Long Island; !sergt. Robert
L; Jones' jr.; Syracuse: Mai. John H.
NORTH CARoLINA-sergt. Casey j.
j. Butler, Charlotte.
c,S1fn6s,;! oHIoMFirst L. Ralph 2; Dixon; ir;.
,OKLAHOMA--Sergt. Jack D. Powers,
,Wanette; Capt. james c.. Williams.
warner; warner; M/sergt. Charles L. Mullins.
oREGoN-Capt. John F. Dick. Port
PENNSYLVANIA -A/2 Marvin e.
King. East Freedom.
PHILIPPINE IsLANDs-seret. Georse
g: zodiacal, Camp Murphy. ouezon
PUERTO RIco-M lserSt. jorge A.
Negron, San Juan; sergt. 0uiterio
NOFdioi RHoDs gan 1sIHNb1serst. sIi18zo Henry K.
SOUTH CAROLINA-1St 1t. George W.
Beale. Myrtle Beach.
TENNEssEE-MIs serst. ROYAL L. Car
yer, Difficult; WOJG Harold D. Couk
TEXAs-sergt. John w. Klawinsky.
Willis; M/Seret. Billy ]. Wallace, Fort
Worth; / st Sergt. Leonard B. Bounds,
Fort Worth; Capt. Eugene E. Layer. San
Antonio 1st Sergt. Bernard W. Calling.
Georgetown:, 1st 1t. Stanley G. Zimmer-
man. Amarillo
VERMONT--Capt. Bruce H. Cram.
South Burlington
VIRGINiA--MI Isergt Alden L. Cook.
Hona&er; Sergt Walter E. Campbell, ir..
Lexington.
WASHINGToN-M/s /sergt. Bert o. ,Ap-
plegate. Tacoma; Pfc. John l.. Sanders.
Tacoma; Seret Raymond z. Langlois
Tacoma: 1st 1t. Jefferson D. Erwin.
WEST vIRGINIA-sergt John T.
Weaver Grafton: Sergt. Burl D. Dean.
Charleston
WiSCONsIN-M/ /Sergt Ulysses s.
Yarber Racine: Sergt. Robert E. Nauk-
kari, West Allis: Pfc. Raymond A. Cor
ski. Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1953-09-04
BY the Assecioted Press

INCHON, Korea. Sept. Am
artillery major today said he
made the first American prison.
er of war broadcast from Seoul
to save 72 fellow Americans from
the threat of Communist eXecu-
ton.
Maj. Ambrose N. Nugent, ~.
of Merrill, Wis, was captured on
July 5, 195O-the first day Amer
ican forces saw action in the Ko-
rean war.
He returned to freedom Tues
day. his 215-pound frame shrunk
to 140 pounds and his hair
turned almost white after 38
months of Red captivity.
Kept Without Food.
After his capture. Maj. Nugent
and a group of other prisoners
were marched to Seoul. There he
was taken alone to the fourth
floor of a building.
His captors kept him without
food. He was Joined two days
later by an Air Force lieutenant,
then by an Army lieutenant.
They were taken to a room
where they met three American
sergeants. The six were told to
make recordings of two docu-
ments to be broadcast over Seoul
radio.
"I told them I could not read
because I had no glasses. A
Korean had taken mine for the
gold in the rims"
Maj. Nugent said a Red officer
gave the group 10 minutes to
decide on making the recording.
Threaten to Shoot ".
"They said they would shoot
the whole 70 American prisoners
gathered there and while we sat
in the room they marched the
whole 70 down the corridor past
our window.
1--WE decided 1t was best to
make the recording although we
knew we would likely be executed
even after making it. The in
fantry officer volunteered to
make the recording but the Com
Evening star., 1953-09-04
1t. CopIon Released by Reds;
Family in East RiverddIe
Flyer Was Captured
Few Days After He
Arrived in Koreu

First 1t. Harold Coplan. 81,
whose wife and child live at
5411 Fifty-siXth place, East
Riverdale, Md, was among the
prisoners of war returned by the
Communists last night.
1t. Coplan's home is in Wilkes
Barre, Pa, where he is a watch
repairman But since he left for
Korea last December 7, his wife,
Mrs. Mildred Coplan, and their
4-year-old daughter. Carol. have
been staying with her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Abe Schwartz, in East Riverdale
The lieutenant, a bombardier
with the 10Th Bomber Squadron,
became prisoner of the enemy
within a few days after his ar
rival in Korea. On his first mis-
sion, last New Year Eve, his plane
was shot down and he was re-
ported missing.
There was never any further
official word, but one of the war
prisoners returned in the eX-