Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-05
The
JEWEL BOX
BY JUEL REED COVER

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Jerry Lawrence, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Lawrence of Erie
Gardens, knows that it's true What
They Say About Texans.
ArtiStically talented Jerry is
finishing his second year at the
Terry Institute of Art, Miami, Fla.
He had a roommate who was
Texas lad, complete with all the
pride in his native state with
which Texans come equipped.
One night there was a quarter
moon, shining brightly into the
window of their room.
'Down in Texas, said Jerry's
roommate scornfully, "we don't
mess around with puny little
moon like that We have the whole
thing, by gosh!"
Dearings:-You think YOU
have a problem, lady, with one
youngster sick in bed? Har-
riet Carstens had FIVE small fry
down with the measles, at one
time-but they're all recovered,
or well on the way to it now,
thank goodness Bob and Aud
rey Sprenger are only three blocks
off Washington's most famous
street, Pennsylvania avenue, in
their new home Their ad-
dress, until Navy housing is avail
able, is 766 11th street :. Yeo-
man &c Bob got back from over
seas duty in December, and will
be in Washington for a couple
years now, so Audrey and small
Joey Joined him there last week
>. !. Bill and Freda Fisher Ber-
wick observed their second we'd
ding anniversary last weak by
coming to Port Clinton to join
their wedding attendants, Bill and
Kitty Laffey, for a dinner at the
Island House The Carl La
Wales of the Putnam addition
(he's The News shop foreman)
have something we envy; a real
old fashioned organ :. And
when Mrs. LaValle gets on the or
gan, son John and a couple pals
on their guitars-well, the joint
is really jumph' Alma Goss'
beautiful new home in the Cliffs
is nearing completion, and what
a view it will have with all those
marvellous big windows! i. Does
mt Pud Fielder look cute with that
smart new short haircut? :.
And have you seen Marilyn Lem
norman lately? We did a
double-take of admiration!
A five year old we know has
a new word for it. "I don't mind
the spankin", he walled as Ma,
with hair brush in hand, crawled
under the bed where he took re-
fuge after he used his new tool
chest on the leg of her new chair.
cts the holiness afterwards that
feels so bad!"
SCATTER PINS: Ruth and Les
ter Luchsinger are in Florida for
couple weeks of sun basking,
leaving last Wednesday And
hospital superintendent Florence
Specht leaves this weekend for
a short Florida stay-nobody
could deserve it more, for the gal
has been, putting lin practically
20-hour days since the expansion
mpaign opened i. Besides
keeping up with all the demands
at the hospital, she gave two and
sometimes more talks per day pro.
noting the drive +. Our sin.
cere thanks to seven year old
Stevie Novak, who just stopped in
to tell us solemnly that he likes
the columns name-and you can
tell your folks, Stevie, that you're
as cute and well hammered lit.
tie guy as we've ever met! +.
Art Long has an interesting hob
by-collects Indian Head pennies
and has quite an assortment of 'em
-. Wonder if Jim Wilkon of
Harbor Road knows that the ear
phones to radio he made some
30 years ago, and sold for SIS
are still hanging in Port Clint
on garage? It was mighty
good radio, too, says the buyer
reminiscently =.
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