Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-05
OTTAWA COUNTY
Court House
NEWS BRIEFS


for the first two months of this
year, with $40 transfers having
been recorded as compared with
247 for the corresponding period
last year. During January 179
transfers were recorded and for
February ITO.
In the marriage license depart
ment of the probats court Judge
P. w. Gulau reported 25 applica
tions for licenses during January
and February, II having been is
sued in January and 13 in Febru-
ary Last year 10 were issued in
January and IS in February, a
total of 25 same as this year.
Total of % civil cases have been
filed in the common pleas court
for January and February as COM
pared with 81 for last years per-
iod. During January nine applica-
tionS for divorces or alimony, and
three for February.
The Auditors department is the
center of activity at this time
with large number of daily visi-
tors filing their personal tax re-
ports and purchasing new auto
mobile license plates. March 81 is
the deadline for filing personal
tax returns.
Representatives from the Fed
eral Income Taxation department
visited the courthouse Wednesday
assisting those seeking help in
filing their income tax reports.
The next visit by the representa-
tive of the Taxation Department
will be Wednesday, March 10.
Auditor Melvin C. Guth reports
the receipts of the following
vouchers from Columbus from
federal funds; $152.9O for county
aid for disabled persons; $1062 90
for aid for dependent children;
$378,96 for county blind relief;
from state funds, $9,8075O for
state support towards county
SCHOOl purposes.
Judge Tom D. Stahl of the COM
mon pleas court who is still as
signed to holding court in Lucas
county cases, Toledo, disposed of
number of cases and matters in
the courts here Saturday morning.
Judge Stahl expects to conclude
his special assignment in Toledo.
by March 18.
The town-clock in the tower of
the court house was put out of
commission during the Monday
snow storm and Ahe people %
Port Clinton were out of the SER
vice of their official time piece.
Sheriff Budd and deputy Myron
were busy Monday afternoon help-
ing to get traffic moving on. the
Fremont Road west of Port Cln-
ton. The highway was blocked for
more than three house with a
large number of automobiles snow
bound and some were in bitches
Deputy sheriff, Clarence Stevens
left Sunday for a two weeks va
cation trip through the southern
states. Mr.. and Mrs Stevens will
spend some time in Louisiana at
tending the annual festivities.
James Ellenberger, chief pro-
baton officer of Ottawa County
will be the guest speaker at the
meeting of the Partent Teachers
meeting in the Carroll township
school, Tuesday evening" March
Is and on Thursday evening he
will speak at the meeting of the
st. Paul's Brotherhood in the Dan
bury lutheran church. He will
speak on Juvenile Delinquency.
Mrs. Florence Burkett, Port
Clinton, is assisting in the county
auditors department during the
rush period for sale of automobile
license plates. Stormy weather
Monday did not stop a number of
automobile owners from visiting
the court house to secure their lie
ense plates.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday awarded the
contract to the Mulligan Gas and
Electric Company, Oak Harbor, for
Installing the hot-water heating
system in th/ laundry room at the
county home. The contract is for
$977.50, which was the lowest of
three bids received.
The Port Clinton Herald, was
awarded the contract by the coun-
ty Board of Elections for print
ing the ballots for the May Prim-
ary election, the ballots to cost
$645.00 which was the lowest of
two bids received. A total of H.
600 ballots are to be printed for
the coming election.
Velma Sauvey, clerk of courts,
reports total of 624 titles for new
and used automobiles filed in the
county during February, a de-
crease of one from January report.
During February 80 new cars we're
registered as compared with 1O1
for January.
The reorganization meeting of
the Ottawa County Board of Elec-
tions was held Tuesday evening,
when Herman Steinmiller, Repu-