Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17
OTTAWA COUNTY -
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NEWS BRIEFS

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NEWS BRIEFS
County Commissioner San ke
Bahnsen, who had been a hospital
patient for a couple of weeks, re-
turned to his home in Bay Town
ship Sunday, and plans on being
back on the job in short time.
Edward Minderman, clerk of the
county board of elections, has re-
| ported that no applications for alb
sent ballots for the Port Clinton
May Primary election, have been
received at this time Absent vot-
ers ballots must be filed with the
board of elections by May /, the
Friday before election day.
| County jury commissioners
| George Sibrel and Frank Quisno
| will meet in the office of the clerk
of courts Thursday morning when
70 names will be drawn from the
jury wheel of persons who will
serve as grand and petit jurors
| during the May term of common
pleas court.
The three house trailers which
were sold at auction Saturday at
the county home grounds, were
bought by Sandusky parties. The
proceeds of the sale amounted to
S1,O4O. This was the second lot of
trailers to be sold through orders
Of the county commissioners. The
trailers were provided for the use
of ex-Servicemen at the close of
World War II as part of housing
project sponsored by the county.
County Commissioners Charles
| Cover and Edward Tank, Engineer
| Delos Nissen, Prosecuting Attor-
| ney Myron Rosentreter, and Audi
tor Melvin C. Guth were in Cleve-
land Tuesday in the interest of
| county matters.
Atty. Lyman Rupp of Toledo, a
law partner of Judge L. c. Rupp,
was a county seat visitor Monday,
transacting business at the court
house.
The work of preparing for the
settlement of recent tax collections
is nearing completion by the coun-
ty treasurer's office and the au-
| ditor's department, and the distri-
button of funds will be made at an
early date by Auditor Melvin c..
Guth.
Judge Tom D. Stahl of the COM
mon pleas court, was in Tiffin
| Monday through special assign
ment, hearing Seneca County cases
in common pleas court.
County Supt. of Schools Edwin
Digby has announced that the an
nuaf Ottawa County track meet
will be held at Genoa Friday, May
8, and is to be an evening meet
ing. All high schools in the coun-
ty are expected to be represented
| in the various events.
Sheriff Merlan Budd and Dep
uty Myron Hetrick were kept busy
Saturday night investigating a
number of traffic accidents. One
| accident on Route 1853, four miles
west of Oak Harbor resulted in
the death of Richard William Dix,
10, of Port Clinton, when his auto
mobile was involved in collision
with truck. Another accident oc-
Cured east of Port Clinton on
Route 163, when three persons
were treated at the hospital for
| injuries. Four persons from De-
troit escaped injuries when their
auto was wrecked at the south
curve near the Three-Mile Cross
ing in Erie Township early Sun
day morning.
Monday afternoon Deputies My.
ron Hetrick and Clarence Steph.
ems, of the sheriff's department
were called to the intersection OF
the Catawba Island and Lakeside
highways to investigate a traffic
accident in which two men from
Golfers, w. Va, were killed and
three other persons taken to the
Magruder Memorial Hospital fol
treatment of injuries. The acci
dent occurred when two automo
biles collided.
| Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro
bate court has reported the fol
lowing appointments for the past
week: Urna M. Krynock, admins
tratrix of the estate of Clayton c.
Harger; Joseph D. McCreery, ad
ministrator of the estate of Frank
C. McCreery; Nan w. Saylor, ex
ecutrix of the estate of Robert H
Saylor.
Filed in the probate court dur
ing the week were wills of Henry
C. Gumb, Rose Baker, Curtice T
| YingIing, Frank Mccullough, Ar.
| chic Roy Windsor and TaGrand -
Tuttle.
First and final account of ad
ministration of estate of Mary
Zibbel has been filed in the pro.
bate court by Albert Zibbel, ex
ecutor.
Partial account of guardianship
has been filed in the probate court
by George H. Jaeger, guardian OF
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