Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-06

air. Awaiting their arrival il
Paris is their only son, Jack Pc
tersen, who flew to Gay Paret
from his base at Dhahran, Saud
Arabia. Having stopped in Pari
on his way to Arabia, Jack hal
visited some of the better known
places and will serve as guide
for his parents during their trip
JOT
The H. l.. Hopfingers, Bay
Township, who are wintering a
Riviera Beach, Fla, were among
prize winners at the annual shut
fleboard tournament held at the
Sea Breeze Park, according to ;
clipping from the Palm Beach
Times.
JOT
At the Farm Bureau Council
meeting in Bay Township Sunday
night, discussion subject was the
addition of 18th and 18th grades
to our high school systems sc
that adults might attend school tc
acquire special skills. A fine idea
but after helping to grade Ameri
can Legion essays, written by
high school students. during the
past two weeks, we'd be happy
enough to return to the seventh
grade to learn basic English. Wow
some of those "five dollar" words
used by our present ninth grad
ers are too deep for u.s.
JOT
Joe Macko, Port Clinton's en-
try in the Lets Get Luke Easter
Off First Base" contest, reported
at the Cleveland Indians training
camp in Tucson, Arizona, Sunday
Joe had been called home from
the Daytona Beach, Florida, camp
by the sudden death of his moth
er, Mrs. John Macko, two weeks
ago. In the death of his mother,
Joe lost his best fan. Mrs. Macko
loved all sports but was especial
ly fond of baseball and it was diff
ficult to stump her on baseball
statistics. She could reel off Joe's
batting average for any given
year as easily as she could recite
recipe for apple strudel.
JOT
State Highway Patrolmen and
highway department worker
throughout this area were loaded
with salt and cinders Monday
night, after being alerted by the
Weather Man that a 5-inch snow
storm was anticipated. AL patrol
men were on duty at Bay Bridge
Station but the precautionary
measures were unnecessary as the
snow failed to appear.
JOT
Port Clinton is becoming known
as an art center as more and more
people show an urge to take brush
in hand and splash out their in
terpretations. Mrs. Rowland Wen
eel, wife of the high school coach,
teaches four classes weekly in
Guiding groups from Fremont and
Lakeside. Mrs. Priscilla Rhiel and
Bella Russell have many students
in their art classes and there are
other local artists who study out
0f-town.
Nature itself proved an excellent
artist Monday when the wind
tossed Lake Erie water froze into
exotic stalagmites along the lake
shore. Camera fans lost no time
in recording the unusual forma-
tions for posterity.
JOT
Jim Kelly, Oak Harbor, is now
on the staff at Johnny's Market,
Lincoln at State, after 20 years
service with another grocery firm.
Jim is native of this city and
we're glad he's back with us
again. Bill Douglas brought
in Rosary he had found lying
in East Fifth Street, across from
the Ottawa County News office
Monday. Loser can claim the RoS-
ary at the News office.
JOT
Mrs. Edward Ossim and baby
are now in The Azores, where
they have joined Mr.. Ossim,
Civil Service employee at the U.
S. Air Force base there. The fam
lily lived in Oak Harbor while Ed
was employed at the EOD. Z.
Bob Aldred, 203 E. Second Street,
Port Clinton, and Don Noble, Oak
Harbor, who recently enlisted for
four years in the U. S. Air Corps,
are now undergoing basic training
at Lakeland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas.
JOT
Aunt Belle, Horizon, Wisconsin,
r.