Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-08

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TO the 1854 March of Dimes. More
support than ever before is need
ed in the current drive because
of the costs of the new Polio
Prevention Program of stepped
up gamma glObulin supplies and
testing of a polio vaccine.
and used cars we're reported as
compared with BIT for November.
Sheriff Merlan Budd reported
1856 prisoners registered in the Ot
tawa county Jail during the past
ear, an increase over the previous
year when 305 were reported In
1851 the number reported was 304
and 1850 was the low number with
206. Three prisoners we're sent to
the state penitentiary during 1858.
Judge p w. Gulau reported 253
applications for marriage licenses
in the Ottawa county probate
court last year which was an in
crease over 1852 when 210 appli
catlOnS were reported
In the office of the Clerk of
Courts, Velma Sauvey reported
240 new civil cases were filed in
the common pleas court last year
of which 95 were applications for
divorces or alimony. During 1852
the number of new cases filed
was 203 of which SO were applica-
tions for divorces or alimony.
An increase in real estate
transfers was reported by county
auditor Melvin C. Guth, who listed
2,343 parcels having changed own
ership in Ottawa county during
1858 as compared with 2,256 for
the previous year A large number
of lots were sold in the rural areas
where acreage has been converted
into allotments for home builders.
County Recorder Mrs. Grace
Winters Bleven, reports increased
receipts for the Recorders depart
ment for last year, with larger
volume of deeds, mortgages, SOL
diers' discharges and other docu-
ments having been filed for re-
cording.
Judge Tom D. Stahl has an
nounced that he will call the dock
ct next Saturday morning, for the
new term of January common pleas
court, when a number of cases will
! be assigned for hearing or trial
A hearing was held by the Coun-
ty Commissioners, Monday after
noon in the matter of the petition
which had been filed asking for
an extension of the Port Clinton
water line from Gypsum to a point
in Danbury township. The pro-
posed project had been estimated
to cost about $4,000 and the Pc
tition was rejected after six of the
IL property owners present voted
for the water-line and the other
six voted against it.
The county engineers depart
ment is in charge of the arrange
ments for the annual meeting of
the Ottawa County Township Trus-
tees and Clerks to be held in the
common pleas court room next
Monday. At noon the annual din
ner party will be held in the St.
Johns Lutheran church hall.
During the snow storm Tuesday
morning, the snow plows of the
county highway department were
in readiness for operation on the
side roads in the west end of the
county where nearly three inches
of snow was reported.
An action for money only has
been filed in the common pleas
court by William H. Smith, guar
dian of Vincent Hinde, a minor
of Erie county as plaintiff against
Ernest ]. Buhrow, Martin, RID,
as defendent in which the plain
tiff is seeking judgement for
100000 for injuries and damages
alleged to have resulted from a
traffic accident which occurred in
the west end of the county, July
80, 1858
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
bate court has announced the ap-
pointment of Vernice McIver, ex-
ecutrix of the estate of William C.
Floro.
The will of Henry A. Cowgirl has
been filed in the probate court for
probating.
The first and final account of
administration has been filed in
probate court by Willard G. WeiS,
executor Of estate Of Bertha
Schneider.
Final account of guardianship
has been filed in the probate
court by Ruth Anderson, guardian
of George Hambly.
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