Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
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By RAY SPERBER re
BY RAY SPERBER

won first prize nationally in the
Aunt Mary Birthday Clubs of
America Saleswomen contest. Eve
was $50 per cent over her quota
and her closest competitor, lady
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was
38 per cent behind Making her
victory all the more remarkable
is the fact that she has lived in
Pueblo only since last September.
All the teams in this contest, in
cidentally, are named after Great
Lakes communities and thus Put
In-Bay and Cedar Point again fur
ther publicity.
Charles Koerner, son-in-law of
Ham and Myrtle BalNsen, isn't
too spry these days. The other
night he was walking down the
stairs in their Rochester. New
York, home, stumbled on the bot
tom step and felll Result-two~
broken bones in his foot and his
leg in a cast to the knee.
JOT
Ottawa County Boy Scouts, Cub
Scouts and Explorer Scouts will
participate Sunday, May 8, when
the Toledo AREA Council, Boy
Scouts of America presents its
gigantic Scout Show" of histori-
cal episodes, Scouting skills and
tableauS in the Toledo Sports
Arena. Over 5000 boys will parti-
cipate in the matinee and even
ing performances.
JOT
Second grade students are get
ting an early education in art, and
displaying some weal talent. In
Mary Ellen Kings room, the child
rem have completed huge scenic
mural which graces the rear wall,
and in Helen Hermes' room, her
students have painted Hilltop
Farm, another mural complete
with chickens, cows and all farm
animals.
JOT
Thanks to Paul Kaufman, di-
rector of public information for
the Northern Ohio Telephone Com
pany, and all the others who have
written or phoned to express their
appreciation of our newest column
Know Your Public" Mr.. Kaufman
states: 'It is a worthwhile project
which will prove most popular"
JOT
Sgt. Pete Macko, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery Macko, Gypsum, ar
rived home last week after service
in Korea and Japan, and once
again is a civilian. His brother,
Emery, has been a civilian for sew
eral months after completing his
tour of duty in the Marine Corps.
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/ 1t was nice seeing Roland Scha-
per-, Louisville, KY, during his
weekend visit but we're all sorry
he was called here because his
wife, Grace, fell and broke her hip
at st. John Lutheran Church. Mrs.
Schaper is a patient in st. Charles
Hospital.
Art Richards, former Ohio Fuel
Gas Co. salesman in this city, has
been in Korea since the holidays.
Mrs. Richards, who taught school
while the couple lived in Fulton
Street, and their two children are
living in Tennessee while Art is
with the Air Corps overseas.
JOT
We're all happy, too, to see DR..
and Mrs. Carl Yeisley, Bakers
field, Calf, back in their old
home town for short visit. Carl
and Logue are really seeing the
country on this vacation trip, hav-
ing toured Mexico and Cuba as
we'll as the Deep South.
JOT
Clarence and Mary Ellen Street
er, Port Clinton chairmen for the
Cancer Drive, join us in express
ing our sincere thanks to the won
derful women and men who joined
in making the Porch Light drive
such a success Friday evening, and
to the Girl Scouts who worked
hard Saturday during Tag Day. All
of the canvassers Friday night
seemed to enjoy the visits with
Port Clinton residents but Gladys
Zimmerman and Marge Owens had
especially humorous experiences.
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Jim Peltier, manager of the Nor
thern Ohio Telephone Company's
local district, tells us that $50
number changes will be made
within the next few weeks to re-
lieve the pressure on many party
lines in the Port Clinton area. The
company is spending a good sum
for the new equipment being in
stalled and it is hoped that Gus
toners will be patient until all
changes have been completed. All
the new numbers will he printed