Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-19
BY RAY SPERBER

"tail wind" While driving through
Georgia, they just missed the dis
aStrouS tornado and it was windy
all the way home. The Genoa
couple was in New Orleans for
the Mardi Gras and then drove
to Orlando and Pompano Beach,
Florida. In the latter city they
were guests of former sheriff and
Mrs. Ralph Riedmaier and were
successful when Ralph took them
dolphin fishing.
JOT
Commercial fishermen are feel
ing better now that the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers has corrected
a misunderstanding regarding col
lecting licensing fees for use of
certain types Of nets and traps.
Joe Laspisa, engineer in charge
of the Toledo district, stated that
the order does not apply to fisher
men in the Lake Erie district and
no such charges are collected here.
The license fee applies only to
areas where the Corps of Engi-
neerS already collects fees for the
Use of nets and fish traps.
JOT
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bygden
plan to remain in Texas until late
April, which means Charlie will
get late start in his gardening.
Daughter Ginny (Mrs. Pete) Fox
will fly home next week, after a
vacation with the Bygdens at Pad
re Island, but granddaughter Janet
Fox will continue her Texas So
journ until the Bygdens return
home.
JOT
That beautiful Collie pet of the
DR.. Cyrus Wood family died last
week, evidently the victim of a
dog poisoner Even one such poi
soning is one too many, but there
have been others this spring. We
pray that the poison is not picked
up by child, that the guilty per-
son throws the poison down the
drain before he takes any more
innocent victims.
JOT
If Sorensen's and Lud's Appli-
ance bowleretteS didn't make too
good scores in the Inter-City
tourney at Mansfield Sunday
afternoon, the gals can blame it
on their anaesthesized condition.
In plain words, they almost were
gassed out by jet-propelled
skunk which chose the bowling
alley as its prime target.
JOT
For many months, the Ottawa
County News has been running
the Keister Support The Church"
advertising feature each week.
We are pleased to announce that
this feature recently received
the George Washington Medal,
bestowed by the distinguished
National Awards Jury of Free
doms Foundation at Valley Forge,
Pa. The announcement stated
that the advertising campaign was
''an outstanding achievement in
helping to bring about a better
understanding of the American
Way of Life during 1858"
JOT
Top bowlers and bowlerettes
will be featured Saturday from
1915 to 3:15 morning when WIN
Blk, Cleveland, will telecast a
three-hour early morning "Bowla-
thon" to raise funds for five
worthy charities. Money raised
this year will be divided equally
to: Cancer Society, March of
Dimes, Society for Crippled Child
rem, Heart Fund and the Bowlers
Victory League, which supplies VA
hospitals with recreation material.
Bowling against each other will
be such top keglers as Johnny
Klares, Bill Flynn, Eddie Koepp
and Joe Kissoff, and such women
stars as Helen Hosta, Tess Johns,
Jean Justin, Tampa Lam and
Mary Jannette.
JOT
Due to the heavy winds Monday
commercial fishing boats were
not able to go out into Lake Erie
on the opening day of the 1854
fishing season. The fishermen did
set their first nets Tuesday, how.
ever, and first lifting of nets will
depend on weather conditions
:. Speaking of weather condi
tons, did you get a sun tan Satur
day during the 76-degree heat
wave?
JOT
State Highway Patrolmen had &
field day over the weekend when
224 motorists were stopped fol
speeding in the radar zone o1
Woodville Road, near Olney
School. Eighty-two of the drivers
closed at so to So miles an hour