Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19
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from Elsa helntS swan, VINO lived
in Port Clinton Is years and taught
here seven years before she gave
up teaching to travel with the book
firm of CHM and Co.
When she married Oliver J.
Swan, who was associated with the
Silver-Burdett Co., she decided
that husband and wife shouldn't
be business competitors, so she
went with her husbands firm.
Her territory is Oklahoma and
part of Texas.
"We bought a home in Norman,
Okla. (home of O. u and our fa-
nous Sooners-yes, know Ohio
State outranked us nationally last
weekD" writes Elsa, "and we both
get home each weekend, and think
we have very ideal arrangement.
Greetings to my many friends"
ends her nice letter.
Good to hear from you, Elsa
, and we hope your next flying visit
to PC will allow a minute to stop
in and say hello to The News
gang.
TRINKETS
Evelyn Misch's mother, Mrs.
Ralph Arno of Toledo, appeared
on WSPD's TV show, Hospitality
House, Friday at l and good
many interested spectators here
listened with interest as she re-
counted achievements of the Re-
bekah Assembly, of which she is
a past president How do you
like new winged cherubs which
are replacing the storks, marking
birth announcements on The News
local page? We think they're
mighty cute, personally ;. Our
poor old stork type was getting
pretty beat up from the big usage
it got as result of the bumper
crop of babies in recent years. E.
Johnny Gaydos, who is vice-presi-
dent in charge of sales for Grill
Meats, Inc, is developing into
quite a speaker /. He talked be-
fore the Sandusky Exchange Club
Tuesday on "The Need For Better
Salesmanship in Today's Business
World Norma Cover, PCHS
grad of 1853, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Cover of 403 Jeffer-
son-st, has been formally initiated
into Kappa Chapter of Sigma Sig
ma Sigma at Miami where she's a
sophomore, majoring in elemen-
tary education Another local
gal, Joan Vargo, is public infor-
nation chairman for the sorority
Sfork News
It's baby boy for former Peers
Leroy Bud" Petersen and wife,
Lotus Suttkus Petersen, down at
Charleston, w. Va. He arrived Oc-
tober 10, and has been named
Peter John for his grandfather, the
late Peer J. Petersen, mere.
Bud stopped here last Thursday
for an overnite visit with his
brother-in-law and sister, Willis
and Bernice Cay, w. Sixth-st, while
enroute to Michigan and Wiscon-
sin for bit of hunting. His moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Petersen of Lind
wood Court, left Thursday for
Charleston, and the two probably
passed on the way. Buds been in
Carbide work near Charleston the
past five years, and it seems good
to see him back in town.
Salute TO Bella
Every two weeks, Port Clinton
artist Bella Russell packs up her
painting supplies and whizzes over
to Oak Ridge sanitarium in Green
Springs to bring real enjoyment to
tubercular patients who are inter
ested in learning to paint.
The Ottawa County Health and
tuberculosis Association pays hel
mileage for the trip, but she won't
accept a penny for the time she's
giving. Some of the patients can't
leave their rooms, so Bella gives
them lessons in bed. Ambulatory
patients congregate in corridors o1
the various floors, and her art les
sons are bright point in lives OF
a good many. Eventually &e hos
pital will have a special therapy
room where the classes can be con
Quoted, and Bella is hoping she
can have a show of patients work
And some are doing remarkable
stuff.
She didn't want us to mention
it, but we're overriding you, Bella
- Such unselfish service shouldn'
be hid.
SCATTER PINS
The George Lemasters' have al
eye on a Second-st home as a pur
chase in the near future Betty
Neidecker writes that she has ;
complete class enrolled for her lip
reading instruction at SanduSky