Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-24

Don Splitstone Is home on
his spring vacation from Ohio
State university.
Ann YouShak Is back to work
at Tapco after long absence.
Baby Timothy John Abbott at
three weeks is tipping the scales
at ten pounds and two ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce McKim,
having just returned from a
Florida trip on Saturday, cele-
brated the first day of spring
by calling on their friends and
neighbors and giving away som
of those delicious Florida citrus
fruits.
Mrs. Howard Barnes and her
son, Lawrence returned fr o m
their tour of Florida on Thurs
day of last week. They were
gone for four weeks and COW
cred 1850 miles. Their trip start
ed down the west coast of Flori-
da where they spent some time
at Silver Springs, Cypress Gar
dens and Box Towers.
At Braden Castle they spent
ten days visiting with F n K
Tucker, former resident of Hun
tsburg, who sends a tell them
that you saw me" message TO
his friends here. Mr.. Tucker
lives in a trailer park at Bra
den Castle.
Then they headed south to
Key West over the seven mile
long bridge. They rode on the
new Sunshine Highway at st.
Petersburg. In Bocaraton they
stopped to take in a tour of Al
rica, u. S. A. Here they joined
the jeep safari which took them
deep in the jungle like surround
ings of typical Agrica. Wlld
animals, such as elephants
zebras, giraffes, oStriches ana
cheetahS, etc., were only a Few
of the animals they saw as
they rode through the jungle.
They were able to see the zee
horse, a cross between a horse
and a zebra, the only one OF
its kind in the world. OF all
the wild animals there, M r S.
Barnes says the ostrich was
the most wicked" because they
are so fast moving, but one
consolation, the animals are
afraid of loud noises. If the
animals come dangerously to
near the safari train, the dr1V-
er would gun the motor to chase
the animals away.
During their stay at Braden
Castle, Lawrence took in some
deep sea fishing. That was the
day he won the prize for catch
ing an 1872 pound Red Group
er.
When the Barnes came to
Vero Beach they visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund, Russell
cousin of Mr.. Howard Barne'S)
of Chesterland, who are spend
ing the winter in Florida.
Coming up the east cost Mrs.
Barnes and Lawrence stopped
to tour the city of st. Angus
tine, the olest city in the Unit
ed States, and visited all the
old historical scenes.
The weather was lovely on
the whole entire trip and their
car suffered only one flat tire
in all those miles of driving.
The Barnes brought back a
mountain of souvenierS for their
friends and relatives, One eS-
pecially nice Souvenier was the
box of genuine Florida pecanS
that they brought back for Hell
en- Alderman and Ada Tucker.
On and off the sick list this
week: John Allen is back home,
up and around, after spending
a few days in Women'S hospi-
tai for observation, Janice Faye
Connolly is out to play again
after suffering with a bad cold.
No matador is he, Archie Bar
mes is much improved since a
| bull turned on him and pinned
him against the wall in h S
barn. Archie suffered a fractur-
ed wrist and badly bruised
body. He was released from a
Warren hospital after spending
the night for observation of
more serious wounds. Amnia O.
wens is giving out with a low
toned Hollywood drawl these
days as a result of larengitis.
Her mother, Mrs. Johnson is
feeling much better after her
recent virus infection.
Juanita Dram and Jeanne Schi
kowSki have received their card
for having completed the ad-
vanced Red Cross training cou-
rse which they took recently in
Middlefisld.