Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-06
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY


ANDY HALEY
Candidates to be placed on the
ballots for the coming fall election
here are: Republican: Mayor, Paul
Cashen; clerk, Donald Skilliter;
treasurer, Harold Croohon; coun.
Gil, Milton LaPlante, John Klee,
August Kneirem, L. Guy Weaver
Lloyd Wagner, Arnold Bitters;
board of public affairs, Mrs. Edith
Camper, Harold w. Bower, Harold
McMasters; board of education, D.
Edwin Sidner, DR.. F. C. Toye,
James Widmer, Clarence Dolph;
constable, Norman C. Cashen
Democratic candidates are: Mayor
Jack Musolf Gnc.); clerk, Leo La
Vigne Gnc); treasurer, Robert
Widmer; board of public affairs
Harold F. Race, ]. Warner, Edwin
Wetmore; council, Raymond Wyse
Herman Stein, J. w. Shessler
Frank Emch, w. C. Rice, Robert
Hille; board of education, Hazel
Wetmore, Leonard Sander, Russell
Rice; trustees, Eugene Marie, Wal
ter Lenz; constable, C.. w. Busch
No cases of scarlet fever have
as yet been reported here in Ge
noa, nor in the schools, according
to Supt. of Schools Roberts, this
despite the fact, that case was
rumored to have been here, with
the case being checked immedi
ately by physician, and it proved
to be without foundation. Mrs
Herb Dehring, county health
nurse, advised that no one is un
der quarantine throughout the
county for scarlet fever, although
there have been several cases
earlier during the year.
Plans for the improvement OF
Veterans Memorial park have been
approved, according to Paul A
David, president of the park
board, with the construction of ar
open air shelter house. Also the
improving of the bath house, and
the deepening of the beginners
swimming pool, as well as repay
ing the tennis courts with asphalt
Supt. of the water works Gregg
announces that the new water
we'll which was drilled during the
summer Of 1851 will be placed in
use this week. Due to a shortage
of needed materials, this well has
not been placed in operation, anG
it was not until the latter part ol
1852 that materials were secured
This new well will do much ts
ease the shortage of water, which
the system has been operating un
der, and it will help increase the
reserve water supply in the stor
age tank.
Forty-five pupils of the local
school escaped injuries Wednes
day afternoon when their bus was
struck by an auto driven by Vic
/ tor Orosco, R. F. D. PembervilIe
Ohio, crashing into the rear enc
of the school bus, as it was
stopped to discharge students a
the intersection of State Route
1853 and the Billman road. The
school bus, driven by Ray St
Marie, Jr., stated that the Orosce
car had made safety stops prior
to its crashing into the bus, bu,
failed to do so at the stop being
made at the Billman intersection
Flasher signals Of the school bus
were in operating condition, and
the reported damage to the We
hicle was placed at seventy to one
hundred dollars. State Highway
Patrolman Max West as well as
Fred Dupious were promptly mott
fled and Orosco was arrested and
taken before Justice of the Peace
Frank Karchner, where he was
! fined twenty dollars and costs, and
ordered to pay damages to the
board of education, as he did moi
carry any insurance.
Plans for the forthcoming musk.
rat supper, an annual affair spon.
sored by the members of Genoa
Post 324 American Legion, are
completed, and it will be held in
the Legion cabin here Thursday
evening, Feb. 26th.
Eleven high school students par.
ticipated in the general senior
scholarship tests which were held
| at Elmore Friday morning, with
the tests being sponsored by the