Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-18
By RAY sPERBER

Former Sheriff Ralph and Vlna
Riedmaier are back ''home" for a
short visit from their new Vi-Ra
Trailer Court at Pompano Beach,
Florida. We knew that when the
ducks started flying, Ralph would
be itching to be back UP north to
prepare his marsh for the duck
hunting season. They have space
for q trailerS in their new court
at Pompano Beach.
JOT
Two of Put-in-Bay's hotels are re-
ported as having been sold recent
ly. The Rebel House, operated re-
Gently by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Market, is reported as having been
purchased by Cleveland interests,
and the Bay View House, which
was not open this year, also will
be under new ownership whSn the
season opens next Decoration Day.
JOT
If two local business girls seemed
a little happier than usual early
Friday afternoon, blame it on a
waitress in a popular eating place.
The girls felt flushed with payday
checks in their purses so they or
dered glasses of sauterne wine.
Whep the drinks came, they were
served in short glasses and al
though puzzled, our heroines took
healthy swigs and wondered what
was wrong. When they paid their
checks, they learned the waitress
had served them sloe gin, straight,
which may be about the color of
sauterne but with more of a kick.
JOT
Sgt. Jacob Jacobsen, who left
Germany last week enroute to his
home here after a years service
with the Army in Europe, writes
to express his appreciation of the
Ottawa County News. 'The next
lime, instead of getting The News
through the mail, l plan on being
there to read it in person. Can
sincerely say that your paper has
made my stay over here lot bet
ter and more comforting."'
JOT
That's an interesting display of
trophies and racing car models in
the windows of the City Bakery
Understand Mrs. Milt Hers
berger is planning extensive re-
modelling at Urb's Cafe, where
new front will be installed The
City Loan offices will be moved
later this fall to the former Quis.
no Confectionery building, which
will also be completely remodeled
for the new tenant. Kitty Laffey,
who operated the popular store,
hasn't announced her future plans
but you can bet that she won't be
inactive very long.
JOT
You'll have to wait until We'd
nesday, September %, for those
good spaghetti dinners at Phil's
Inn as the restaurant-bar closed
Monday for a Today vacation Pc
riod.
yOT
Her many local friends and rel
stives are rejoicing in the good
news from Fort Lauderdale, Flor
ida, that Kate Kuesthardt is now
able to see dimly for the first
time since she Lost her eyesight
six years ago. An eye specialist i'll
Lauderdale cut a film over her
eye in a 15-minute operation in
his office last week and the oper-
alton was successful. A large pic
ture of Kate and her husband.
Sam, appeared on the front page
of the Ft. Lauderdale daily. The
Kuesthardts, who formerly were
on the staff of this newspaper.
have lived in that city for nearly
five years. Kate has operated the
blind newsstand in the Ft. Lauder
dale postoffice, but had been on
sick leave after series of abdom-
inal operations. She hoped to re
turn to her job this week-and
will see her customers for the
first time.
Among the brave souls who
went to Put-in-Bay for the sixth an
nual Grape Festival last weekend
were Keith and Marge Montgom-
cry and Gene and Leona Schnei-
der, who were cozy CD in their
tent pitched at the South Bass
State Park. With the temperature
almost freezing and strong winds
making life miserable, we doubt
if anyone was comfortable during
the festival. Ken Reynolds and his
committee worked hard to put on
a good show, but the weather SIM
ply didn't cooperate. Blankets
were at a premium and we noticed
several people, walking about the
business district, wrapped head to
feet in blankets. 1t was comfort
over style, but definitely. Lake
Erie was so rough Sunday that auto
ferries could not disembark cars at
the Catawba dock until Late in the
day. Miller's, Erie Isle and Travel
nir Il