Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-11
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

At the Thursday evening meet
ing of the Brotherhood of St
Johns Ev. and R. church which
will be held in the church parlors,
the Rev H. W. Thiedt, pastor of
Memorial f. and r. church will
speak on Lent" preparation for
Easter
| Murl Kuhn, of R. F. D., Martin,
has been nominated as a director
for the Producers Livestock Co.
Operative Association, which main
tainS their headquarters at Colurm-
bus. Mr.. Kuhn is a member of the
Toledo Market Association. He
will serve as delegate to the 20tl
annual meeting of the association
at Columbus March 10th at which
time the delegates will be elected.
No business was transacted at
the meeting of the Genoa mer-
chants at their meeting held We'd
nesday with no quorum present.
Informal discussion was held on
the topic of the proposed income
tax, parking meters for the busi-
ness district, and plans for a
sales promotion for the village.
Miss Shirley Fisher, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Harlan Fisher, has
been awarded a scholarship by tle
Toledo chapter of the American
Society of Woman Accountants
for outstanding work while a stu
dent at the Davis College of Busi-
ness. She was a student of ac-
counting while attending Genoa
high school and was also mem
ber of the Future Business lead
erS of America Under the leader
ship of Mrs Doris Shaw this chap
ter of Genoa high school has been
the recipient of the state award
for the past two years.
The annual yearly inspection of
Genoa Lodge 433, F. and A. M,
was held Tuesday evening at Ma
sonic Hall with work in the fellow
craft degree being done, and the
| lecture was also by the members
of the fellowcraft team. A banquet
served at $50 p. m. preceded the
degree work and inspection.
Mrs. Lucy McRitchie will enter
tain the members of the Tuesday
Afternoon club at w. R. C. hall
Tuesday, March 18th.
The members of the Genoa
Grange will sponsor another of
their famous card parties in their
hall Saturday evening, March II.
Many changes in the personnel
of the u. S. Gypsum company
plant here have been announced.
William Stephens, mill superinten-
dent, is being transferred to the
New Brighton plant at Staten
Island, N. Y Stewart Loux is the
new mill superintendent. Roland
Soft, maintenance foreman, has
been appointed quarry foreman.
Grant Collins, mining engineer,
is leaving for Jamaica, where he
will assist in the new large gyp-
sum quarry and crushed stone.
This is a new plant purchased
near Kingston David Newquist, of
the sales service supervisors de-
partment, has been promoted to
district sales manager at Detroit,
Mich. Donald Mater, is being pro-
noted to the position held by Mr.,
NewquiSt, Wilford Zeibell, con-
struction foreman, and Ray Tay-
lor to shift foreman in the quar-
ries department.
The Federation of Women's
Clubs will sponsor a hockey game
at the Toledo Sports Arena Satur-
day evening, March 18th, with the
Federation sharing in the pro-
ceeds of the game when the To-
ledo Mercuries will be hosts to the
Fort Wayne Komets, with game
time scheduled at $3.50 p. m.
Miss Rose Marie Burke, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke,
and Miss Dolores Placko, have re-
ceived their nurses caps in special
exercises held at st. Marks Epis-
copal church, from the school of
nursing at Riverside hospital, To-
ledo.
The new church of Our Lady of
Lourdes will be open to the public
Sunday, March 18th, when regular
Sunday services will be held. The
time of the masses will again re-
vert back to 800 and 10 a. m. each
Sunday until the summer schedule
will go into effect. The new edi-
flee has seating capacity of $50
and the formal dedication services
will be held Wednesday, April 27,
when Rt. Rev. George Rehring, of
the Toledo diocese, will be the
celebrant of the dedicating mass.
Queen Esther circle of Gertrude
chapter, O. E. S., will meet at the
home of Mrs. Irwin Johnson, of
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