Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-18
ELMORE
MRS. HARRY c. FULKERT


home of Mrs. Carrie Lohr. During
the II regular work meetings held
from Sept. Is, 1852 to May 18,
1858, total of 1910 cotton ball
swabs, 18,600 congresses were
made and 4,180 waste paper bags
were brought in. These articles
are made for the Magruder Hos
pital at Port Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joyner who
returned home last Monday from
Sarasota, Florida, hive accepted po-
sitions in Elmore. Mr.. Joyner is a
mechanic at Neeb'S Garage and
Mrs. Joyner is doing clerical work
at the Farmers Elevator Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kuhlman
of Elmore and the latter's father,
Boyd JapSen of Port Clinton, at
tended the wedding of their cous-
in and niece, Norma Jean Japsen
to Charles Frisch at SanduSky Sat
urday mornig. They also attended
the wedding dinner and reception
in the afternoon.
The Elmore Fire Department
was called to the village dumping
area back of the Dolph Oil Com
pany to eXtinguiSh a fire shortly
before loo p. m. last Thursday.
The fire was discovered by jim
Dolph and the blaze being deep in
the rubbish resuired nearly two
hiurs to squelch. 1t is not known
how the fire started.
The Christian Youth Fellowship
of the Church of Christ will Spon-
sor the showing of the film "Jour-
ney to Hope" Sunday evening,
Sept. 20, at 800 p. m. at the
church.
Mrs. Otto George is resting and
convalescing in Magruder Hospi-
tai from broken hip she suffered
when she fell out of bed week
ago. Mrs. George is 81 years old
Rodger Overmyer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Corneal Overmyer, en-
tered Kentucky Mountain Bible
Institute near Jackson, Kentucky,
last Wednesday. Mrs. Overmyer,
Elmore, and Mrs. Snyder, of Lind
Sey, took him there and returned
home the same evening.
Only six children attended the
Story Hour Saturday morning
which was the first Story Hour of
the season. Mrs. Edward Johns
and Mrs. Richard Ames read the
story, Little Black Sambo, and the
children drew the animal charac-
ters after which records were en-
Joyed. Before the Story Hour
closed the group enjoyed games in
the school yard. The Story Hour
will be held every Saturday morn
ing at the school house at 1000 a.
m. for children from 3 to 6 years
old and is being sponsored by the
Junior Women's Club. Darlene
Dolph, Tom and Steven Eoff, Betty
Jane Johns, Boone Barnes and
Monty DamSchroder were the lit
tie tots who attended Saturday
and they all helped Minty cele
brate his 5th birthday
Paul Muenzer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Muenzer, left for MI
ami University at Oxford, Ohio.
Monday where he will complete
his degree in education in Febru-
ary
The Civic Club of Mothers re-
sumed their meetings last Tues
day evening with 81 members
present. Mrs. j. Reynolds Schwem
berger, the new president, con
Quoted her first meeting after
which plastic party was held BY
Mrs. Steve Kozak. The committee
consisting Of Mrs. Herman Dur
dell, Mrs. John VanDyke, Mrs
Charles Oil and Mrs. Clarence
Weber and the chairman Mrs. Rob
ert Crozier served a lunch. Othe]
new officers serving were Mrs
Joe Helmeci, first vice president;
Mrs. Phillip Thomas, second vice
president; Mrs. Charles Oil, sec
retary; Mrs. Claytin Magsig, cor
responding secretary, and Mrs
Dwight Gnepper, treasurer.
Mrs. Bertha Marsh is VISITING
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Marsh and family. She is from
Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Harris-Elmore school began last
Tuesday with a complete staff
The rooms are somewhat crowded
with students due to an increased
enrolment every year. This year.;
enrolment of 500 is as follow;
and surpasses that of last year by
40 students: Grade l, 78; grade 2
SO; grade 3, 54; grade 4, "a; grade
5, SO; grade 6, SO; grade 7, As
grade 8, AT; grade 9, AZ; grade 10
"a; grade IL, 80; grade IL, A
Three teachers were hired preced
ing school opening to round ou
the teaching staff. Mrs. Agne
Caldwell will teach art, Guy Elsea
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