Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-03

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Sandusky, held court here last
Friday through special assignment
during the absence of Judge Tom
D. Stahl.
County Commissioners Sanke
Bahnsen, Charles Cover and Ed
ward Tank, accompanied by Coun-
ty Engineer Delos Nissen, were m
Columbus Tuesday and Wednes-
day in the interest of the county
road and bridge programs.
Judge Tom D. Stahl returned to
| the court house Monday after
three weeks vacationing in Flor
| ida and other parts of the south.
On Tuesday Judge Stahl held
court in Norwalk, hearing Huron
County cases through special as
signment.
Sheriff Merlan Budd reported
nine prisoners in the county jail
over the weekend, the largest
number in several weeks. The
number had been reduced to five
by Tuesday noon.
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Stew
ems picked up three 14-year-old
boys near Genoa Monday night
and brought them to the county
jail. The boys were said to have
run away from their school in De-
troit and were held here until
parents arrived from Detroit to
take the boys back home.
The sheriff's department report
ed a number of traffic accidents
having been investigated over the
weekend, but no persons were re-
ported seriously injured.
The county superintendent of
schools has announced that the
county schools will resume classes
Monday morning, after having
been closed during the present
week for the annual Easter vaca-
tion.
The janitor's staff has been
busy this week, getting the land
scape work in the court house
park ready for spring. The lawn
has been given the first treatment
with the motor driven sweeper.
Nearly 1900 automobile license
plates have been issued to date, in
the auditors office, with a large
number of owners having visited
the court house Monday and Tues
day. No time extension has been
granted for the use of last years
licenses, with Wednesday, April 1,
being the date when the 1853 Ii
censeS become effective.
County Auditor Melvin C. Guth
reports the receipt of a voucher
from the U. S. easury for
$997.47 which is paid to the coun-
ty in lieu of taxes for the Erie
Gardens housing project.
While in session Monday the
county commissioners voted t O
provide $50 feet of AZ inch con-
crete sewer tile to be used in
Portage Township. The township
trustees are to provide the labor
and fill for the project in a por-
ton of the ditch which is to be
improved.
| A large number of persons Wis
tied the county auditors office
during the past week to file re-
ports and make payments for their
personal taxes. Tuesday was the
last day for paying taxes before
the penalty became effective.
! Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
bate court reported 10 marriage
, licenses having been issued in
March, with the total number for
the first three months of this year
being 80 which was the same num-
Der for the corresponding perioi
last year.
Sheriff Merlan Budd and deputy
Myron Hetrick were called to Gyp-
sum early Sunday morning when
the Jai-Lai night club was report.
| ed burning. The interior of the
club was badly damaged by the
fire which lasted nearly three
hours. The officers assisted in di.
recting traffic and keeping specta.
tors from getting too near the
building.
Velma Sauvey, clerk of courts
reports 13 new civil cases having
been filed in the common pleas
court during March with total OF
As new cases filed for the three
months this year, as compared
with 40 for the corresponding pc
riod last year. Eight applications
for divorces or alimony were fileo