Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-25
GENOA NEWS
BY ANDY HALEY

A general Improvement, mas Deen
noted in the financial condition of
this village as the annual report
filed by the village clerk shows.
The village realized $5,699.O4 in
crease in its funds as a result of
receipts in excess OF moneys ex-
pended. A total debt of $24 100000
was reported.
The Biannual girl scout court of
awards was held Friday evening,
in the high school auditorium with
an address of welcome by Mrs. C.
w. Rice, president of the fedora
tion w0men's clubs, to the scouts
from Catawba Island, Port Clinton
Oak Harbor, Lindsey, Gibsonburg
Luckey,. Elmore, Allen Central
Carroll and Woodville, with the
brownie presentation being made
by Mrs. Clair Dunn, assisted by
Mrs. Virgil Zeller, second class
badges, proficiency badges. First
Class badges and senior badges as
we'll as five service bars, being a.
warded to Mrs. Herbert Dehring
Mrs. Harold Horton and Mrs. Rice
girl scout leaders.
The HI. J. Heron Company of
Fremont has practically completed
the drilling of the test holes for
the new elementary school build
ing to determine the soil condi
tions which exist in order that the
specifications can be drawn for the
construction of the foundations for
the new building.
The annual banquet sponsored
by the F. F. A. in honor of their
parents was held at the high school
building Tuesday evening March
22nd with the members of the adult
classes in the evening classes also
being in attendance. Paul Sidner
was in charge of the food commit
tee with Bernard Blausey F. F. A
president was in charge of the
decorations. Each lady attending
received floral bouquet. Program
committee members were Russell
Schumacher, Jos. B. Vargo, and
August Moritz, with Paul Snider
extending the opening address
Musical numbers were by the club
quartet.
Coach Wilbur Booth Announces.
the track schedule with a tri-
angular meet to be .leld here April
18th. Lake and Pemberville high
schools will furnish the attraction
and following this triangular meet
they will journey to Oak Harbor
for another tri angular meet with
Oak HarbOr and st. MaryS of San
dltSky, an inter class meet is sched-
uled for April 22nd, and April 26
Elmore and Pemberville will hold
triangular meet at Genoa, April
29th the annual Sandusky Bay Con-
ference, will be held at Fremont.
with Fremont st. Joe's being host,
another triangular meet here May
3rd, RoSsford and Holland being
the competing teams. A district
meet is scheduled at Bowling
Green State University May 18th
with the final at Ohio State. The
Junior High runners will COM
mence practicing April 18th.
Roland G. Soft, is among 81 stu
dents attending evening classes at
Toledo University, who during the
first semester have been named to
the honor roll. Mr.. Soft is attend
ing the college of engineering.
Arthur Langdenderfer, of Toledo
has started the erection of a plant
to manufacture black top, which
he will use in road making. He
has purchased three acre plot
of ground between Genoa and
WoOdville. This plant, when com
pletedwill be one of five operated
by the Toedo firm.
Due to the fact that the Kiwanis
clubs calendar did not reach the
printer in time to meet the deaC
line, the calendar will be printed
early in September. The profit.
from the annual sale of this calen
dar will be used this year to pur
chase Photographic equipment fol
use of the high school football
team.
Manv from here attended the an
nual Guest Day as sponsored by
the Goodwill Industries of Toledo
which was held in Toledo Thurs
day, March24th, Mrs. B. M. Dart
was in charge of the reservation.
for the luncheon.
Gary Neinkamp, son of Rev. ant
Mrs. Robert p Neinkamp, pastor
OF st. Johns E. v. and r. Church
is a member of the vocal group Of
Doane College, Crete, Neb.
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