Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-10-16

any sort of condition affecting
might Doubles Traffic Trou-
bles!"
Hospital last Tuesday and his con-
dition was diagnosed as polio.
Gordon has been living in Curtice
for about year and was former
ly of Elmore. He is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Moellman of
Oberlin. His condition has i'm
proved but will have to remain in
the hospital several weeks yet.
Dinner guests Sunday OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Giesler were Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Giesler, Diane
and Ronald, Mrs. Carrie Lohr and
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Brough.
Mrs. Blair Miller was admitted
to Memorial hospital, Fremont,
Sunday and underwent surgery
there Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Seem are the
parents of a daughter born Sun
day, October 4, at Memorial hos
pital, Fremont. She weighed 6 LBS.
8 OF. and has been named Lesa
Marie. The couple have two other
daughters, Kathy Sue, 8, and Mary
Lou, l year.
The Civic Club of Mothers met
Monday evening at the school
house with Mrs. Emery Blausey,
Mrs. Dwight Gnepper and Mrs.
Stanley Neeb as hostesses. Mrs.
Reynold Schwembe 9er conducted
the business meeting after which
Mrs. Ray Peterson gave an infor-
native talk on Beauty Culture.
The hostesses served a very tasty
lunch at the close of the meeting.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie
Crowell, a resident of Elmore
since 1884, was held Thursday aft
ernoon at the Church of God. Rev.
Forrest Witt officiated and burial
was in Wauseon. Mrs. Crowell died
of a heart attack while travelling
to Findlay Monday afternoon with
her daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Harris Kardatzke. Mrs.
Crowell was born August II, 1878
and was married to Charles A.
Crowel December Is, 1898 in Nc
Clure, Ohio. Mr.. Croweu preceded
her in death in September 1885
Surviving is the daughter, Mrs.
Kardatzke, Elmore; a son, Rev. W..
B. Crowell of Union City, Michi-
gan, and two sisters, Mrs. Alta
Ballard, Aston, Michigan, and Mrs.
Elsie Struble, of Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Ladd and
son Rodger attended the funeral
of their nephew and cousin, Gary
Post, at the Welch Funeral Home
in Genoa last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Magsig Of
Findlay and son Richard who was
recently discharged from the
army as a corporal after serving
two years, visited Mr.. and Mrs,
John Truman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Kroeger and Lauren Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Kerbel and
daughter Ellen and mother Mrs
Elizabeth Kerbel met their son
Stanley Kerbel at Columbus Fri
day night who had received his
discharge from the Coast Guard as
a BM 1-c early that day. Stanley
had served three years in the
Coast Guard. Stanley is working al
the Dolph Oil Co. in his fathers
place this week while they are or
trip to the Ozarks in Missouri
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Becker
of Fremont.
Mrs. Gail Whitinger attended {
noon luncheon at the Delft House
| in Toledo of the Order Of Eastern
Stars District 6 of the East Tole
do chapter.
An unusual accident occurred ir
Elmore about 9:15 p. m. Saturday
evening when a chain broke, from
a truck cab, that was being haulee
by a. semitrailer, at the town hill
Route 12O and West Rice Street
travelling north and careened int
the Pure gas station. and, broke
off the. three gas pumps. tn sta
ton, operated by Arnold Misgas
ky. was closed and the pump
were shut off, lessening the dan
ger of fire. The truck belonged Il
the Hancock Trucking Co. of To
ledo-Detroit. The maintenance
men of the Pure Oil Co. began tn,
task of erecting the pumps Mon
| day morning.
\ Capt Henry Deetz of Monterey
California, arrived in Elmore Sal
urday by plane to attend the fu
neral of his father, Henry Deetz
! on Monday.