Ottawa County News, 1948-06-04

Excerpts from the letter follow: "With great joy and a feeling of thanks, I received your package on May 5. It was a pleasant sur surprise. - prise. surprise. We discovered your address and are writing to thank you. You will never be able to believe how much it means to us poor people to get a package from America. "I wish you could have seen how excited, with big thankful eyes, my children stood by when we un unpacked - packed unpacked the box. They were so glad over every little item. Cloth Clothing - ing Clothing had to be tried on right away. We were equally thankful for the nice groceries. For instance rice —our children do not know hardly anymore. The best we get here is oats flour. "Since we can not get potatoes we have to hunt in the fields for greens to satisfy our hunger. I know it must sound like a fairy tale, but it is the bitter truth. Many times we longed for a little wheat flour. On this kind of diet, the children are undernourished and complain about their stomach. "I am dependent only on the help of God and He never fails me when the need is the greatest. As soon as it is possible for me, I will send you some handmade work."

YVONNE MARKET Active In all school activities these two young ladies were the top honor students in the 1948 senior class which was graduated May 21 at Put-in Put-inBay. - Bay. Put-inBay. Miss Margaret Mary Kindt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kindt, was vale valedictorian, - dictorian, valedictorian, and Miss Yvonne Market, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Market, was salu salutatorian. - tatorian. salutatorian. Miss Kindt was awarded a scholarship to Bow Bowling - ling Bowling Green state university. Miss Market was married Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday to Leonard Vroman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vro Vroman, - man, Vroman, also of Put-in-Bay.

PERRY'S STAR Dl ST Ottawa county's first Boston Terrier champion is Perry's Star Dust the personable miss pictured above. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Perry, Locust Point, ami shown through most of her career by Mrs. Perry, (Star Dust won her first A.K.C. point at Lansing, Michigan, November 9, when she w.as best of breed. She was also best of breed at Cincinnati was best of winners at Tampa and Mi.a.mi, Florida, ,and Detroit, and was winner's bitch at Marion and Fort Wayne, where she finished for the title last Sunday, which was Mrs. Perry's birthday.

Members of his family said Frank had left home Wednesday, declaring he intended to enroll in a southern Ohio agricultural col college. - lege. college. He served in the Marine Corps during the war, and was wounded in action at Cape Glou Gloucester, - cester, Gloucester, New Britain. He also fought at Guadalcanal, Tulagi, the Solomons, Ryukyus, Okinawa and was with the occupation forces in Japan. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Rochowiak, one sister and one brother.

The train was delayed over two liours while it awaited a new en engine. - gine. engine. Hennessy operated the Hen Hennessy - nessy Hennessy Heating company. The trag tragedy - edy tragedy was the second in two days for the family, as Shsroh Sue Jur Jurek, - ek, Jurek, 10-month-old girl who was in injured - jured injured fatally Thursday whon struck by a foul tip during a soft softball - ball softball game, was Hennessy's cousin.

Registration will be from 4 p. m. Saturday through 10 a. m. Sun Sunday. - day. Sunday. The caucus will open at 10 a. m. Sunday with call to order and introduction of First District Commander Roy T. Spicer, Pember Pemberville, - ville, Pemberville, by Put-in-Bay Legion Com Commander - mander Commander Thomas Lunt. Prayer will be by Rev. D. D. Cassetta, chap chaplain - lain chaplain of the Put-in-Bay post.

Force of the collision was so strong that Novoselec was thrown partially through the auto's wind windshield, - shield, windshield, and was tossed over the car. After the injured man had been taken to the hospital his wife happened to stop at the scene along with other spectators. When she recognized the motorcycle as her husband's, the young woman began sobbing and was led away from the crash scene.

One of the features of the con convention - vention convention will be the parade at 2 o'clock Sunday, June 20, when scores of bands and drum and bugle corps will compete for hon honors. - ors. honors. .Cochrane's Majorettes from this city will lead the Ottawa county contingent during the parade. Put-in-Bay Post No. 542, of which Thomas Lunt is commander, will be host for the convention.