Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-11-27
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

A yearly renewal of the annual
contract between the Perma Glass
Inc, and their employees has been
effected through the efforts of To-
cal IA of the CLIO. This contract
recently expired and they will re-
ceive an hourly increase amount
ing to about nine cents per hour
as well as paid up group insurance
and disqualification plan. Twelve
or more changes were made in the
working agreement as they applied
to the local plant. Henry Wingert
of Toledo, district president of the
international union assisted in the
negotiations, in which president
Allen and vice president Larry
Dietzel, and a committee of three
employees, Otto Guest, Robert
Rocker and Delbert Bass partici-
pated.
Solicitations for charter mem
bers of the Oak Ridge sanitorium
are being solicited here with Judge
Robert Gabel of Fremont speaking
at meeting, a minimum donation
of two dollars is required to be-
come a charter member and So
licitations are being made here
the next meeting of the guild will
be held at Clyde Dec. 14th.
Thirty-two potential boy scouts
were in attendance at the meeting
OF the reorganization of the boy
scout movement here Scoutmaster
Frank Shessler as we'll as several
members of the scout committee
and district representative were
in attendance Meetings are being
planned for each Monday evening
at 7:15 at the Legion Cabin. Next
meeting will find the group being
divided into patrols, and patrol
leaders. About one third of the
group which attended the meeting
were former members of the
scouts, with other new members
being solicited between the ages of
II and Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Cowley
will celebrate their 59th wedding
anniversary in their home here
thanksgiving day with a family
dinner. Both are enjoying good
health.
Seven stitches were required to
close a wound on the little finger
of Fred Groweg, in an add acci-
dent that occurred in the Recrea-
ton Bowling Alleys here. He had
stepped up to take his turn to
bowl when a ball struck his little
finger pinning it between his ball
and the other one on the rack. A
local physician closed the wound.
The 30th anniversary of the
founding of the Goth Century club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Susie Pinkerton, Clay Center, Sat
urday
Regular meetings of the PTA
forum committee which includes
many Genoa organizations are
held at the high school Monday
evenings. Mrs. Edo Bergman is
the chairman of this committee.
Under consideration at the meet
ing will be several suggested re-
visions of the constitutions of this
group. All delegates are asked to
attend these meetings so that prop
er representation can be made for
the constitution.
Mrs. Bess Meyers and Miss Ger
trude Meyers have returned to
their home here after two mcnths
visit in Los Angeles spent at the
home of Mrs. Gertrude Cochoran,
and family. They also visited with
relatives at Tacoma and Spokane,
Washington.
AT the meeting of the Athenian
Club, held at the home of Gene
vine Geldine, vice president Esth-
er Greggwas in charge of the pro-
gram, and following the business
meeting, a book review of "Bed
for One Night" was review by
members. The December meeting
will be held at. the home of Mrs.
Gladys Rust.
The Genoa Kiwanis Club has an
nounced their intentions of foster.
ing a Cub Scout troop, for this
area, and a meeting will be held
Monday when all parents are re-
quested to be present. A troop
committee, comprised of five XII
wants members, and two other
men, will meet at the high school
for this purpose. Any youngster
between the ages of eight and ten
may become member. Scout Elk.