Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-05


Ottawa County News building. We |
called the dog and noted he bore |
West Newport, Rhode Island, IL
cense 583. After the Airedale ac-
cepted our invitation to join the
office staff, we checked the police
station, EOD and made other calls
but could not locate his lost own
er. Jean Lockwood and Dyke"
entertained the guest while we
went to lunch. When we returned
an hour later, we learned that
Jack Welty, who was home to Wis
it his parents, had stopped at the
office to place an ad for his lost
dog, and that it was his Airedale
who greeted the Navy veteran at
our front door. Jack had been
hunting the pup since II o'clock
Monday night. P. S. We're all glad
the story had happy ending and
we enjoyed "Rover's" company.
JOT
Out at the Dale Mackey farm
in Erie Township, the stork
brought an addition Memorial
Day. Their Shetland pony mare
gave birth to a spindly-legged
dark bay filly and everyone in the
Three-Mile Crossing area is fas-
cinated by the tiny creature The
baby's year-old brother is case
for child psychologist now
he's pouting cause Mama won't
have anything to do with him
since baby sister arrived.
JOT
Julius Christensen, 70, West
Fourth Street, retired Sunday af-
ter % years service as janitor of
ST. John Lutheran Church :. :. :.
Mrs. Lillian Turner Hess, only
member of Port Clinton High
Schools first graduating class in
1885, was present Thursday night
when 100 members of the Class of
1858 received their diplomas
She has missed very few gradua-
ton programs in the SO years, and
only then due to illness. Roy l.
Smith, LaJolla, California, princi
pal speaker at the commencement
drew rave notices from his audi
ence for his sterling address
''This Is The Life"
JOT
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Below anC
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Below re
turned Friday after a two-weeE
trip during which they visited Il
,, western states. During their toul
, through Yellowstone park, tht
foursome was caught in a snow
storm-unusual for May even il
this year of screwy weather con
! ditiOnS.
Two local schoolboys, who de
cided to run away from home
early this week to see the world
soon made up their minds tina
there's no place like home'' Afte
an absence of 24-hours, tn
'Huckleberry Firms" returned q
their homes, hungry, tired an
sorry for the worry they cause
their families. We're hoping tn
parents aren't too tough in punish
ing the wanderers, as what bo
! hasn't wanted to grab a fish pole
toss a few sandwiches in a kel
chief and emulate Tom Sawye
and his buddy.
JOT
COchran's Majorettes will get tn
"double-spread" treatment in
future issue of the Toledo Blade
Sunday Pictorial section. Bo
Specht, Blade writer, and Will
Misch, local photographer, too
pictures for the feature at the Att
letic Field and school ground
Tuesday.
JOT
Tuesdays coronation of Quee1
Elizabeth was especially interest
ing to Sydney Pike, job department
superintendent of the Ottaw
County News, as his parents ha
been attendants to Queen Victori
before thew sailed to America an
settled in Wisconsin. Pixies mothe
was a lady-in-Waiting to the Quee
when his father began his dutie
as a Buckingham Palace guarc
Soon after their marriage, the
boarded a sailing vessel and cam
to the U. S. A. to become Amer