Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07


three days of this week with the
event getting under way, Aug. 9th
and closing Saturday evening Aug.
9th. The Hiawatha shows have
again been engaged for the home
coming which promises to be
again as well attended as it has
been in the past. Organizations
which have made arrangements
for the event are the American
Legion band, V. F. w. ladies aux
iliary, Firettes, Trinity M. E.
church, V. F. w. post, Federation
of Women's clubs, Brownie Scouts,
st. Johns church, and the Legion
auxiliary unit. Booths will include
candy, tions, refreshment
stands and ice cream. On success
sive nights Mayor Jack Musolf
will speak, also Fire Chief Don
Cashen, and commander of the
Legion post, Victor Libbe. An add
ed attraction for the youngsters
will be children's matinee which
will be held Saturday afternoon,
at which time free treats will be
given them. Saturday evening in
addition to the free entertainment
which will also be each evening of
the homecoming, new 1858 Ford
car will be awarded.
Members of the Genoa KiwaniS
club will launch a drive for the
purpose of selling community
birthday calendar which will be
sold to the residents of this area.
The calendar will carry the birth
days of all who will submit this
information as we'll as wedding
anniversaries, meeting days of all
clubs and organizations, church
affairs and school announcements.
Sponsoring this calendar will be
eighteen business men, who will
be granted advertising space, and
they will run from October of
1853 until October of 1854 Ali
profits realized win be turned
over to the park board of Veter-
ans park for the proposed furnish
ing of the new shelter house.
The United States Gypsum COM
pany have purchased the Otto
Camper farm of $50 acres, this
farm situated along the Genoa
Woodville road adjacent to their
present quarries, and it will be so
utilized by the company for quar-
ry purposes, and will give THE
company enough lime stone to
last for many decades. This quar-
ry of the U. S. Gypsum company
is one of the largest as well as the
deepest, famous for quarrying and
the production of lime stone The
work of the stripping of the new
site has begun.
Mrs. Glenn DaniSon, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Gaul, left for
Germany via plane from Willow
Run airport, with her entire trip
being made via air Mrs. Danison
will join her husband who is in the
army in Germany, and will return
to the United States at the expira-
ton of his tour of duty.
Registrations are progressing at
the Bowland Market for the an.
nual free baseball game to see the
Cleveland Indians perform in the
lakefront stadium when the White
Sox will be the attraction Thurs
day, Aug. 18th. This has been an
annual event which the Kiwanians
sponsor. Last year there were
more than two hundred kiddies as
their guests at the game and this
year it " expected the enrolment
will exceed that figure, with ev-
erything being free. The young
sters will leave here about 8 a. m.
and will return Immediately after
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ing furnished by the Kiwanis club.
Genoa rescue squad was called
to the home of Leonard Schuser,
when he suffered heart attack,
with oxygen being administered
until the arrival of DR.. E. D.
Schuitemann.
Members of Elliott Wymann
post w. R. c. are planning on
holding their annual picnic to be
held at the home of Pearl Coff-
mann, with the group to depart
from their hall for the picnic
grounds.
Special swimming classes for
adults will be held at Veterans
park at nine o'clock two evenings
during the week following the
parks regular closing hours, this
in order to insure undisturbed
privacy to all who may care to at
tand