Decorative drawing: a hand-operated flatbed printing press in a small workshop, its lever, bed and ink rollers,.... Not a photograph of this place.

Ottawa County News, 1948-12-10

The front page of 1948-12-10. 390 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.

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390 words

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The new company is in the pro process - cess process of leasing the "Molitor prop property" - erty" property" from its present owners, the Kelley Island Lime and Transport company. The up-ground floor of the old stone wine cellar provides a room 44x100 ft. for a production plant, and the stone house pro vides additional room as may be needed for offices and expansion. Equipment is now being moved to the property, and Mr. Christiansen hopes to get the plant in produc production - tion production around the first of the year.

is a process of dipping in con contrast - trast contrast to the normal process of molding. Mr. Christiansen was formerly vice president of Collard, Inc., Detroit, where he was one of the pioneers in this type of rub rubber - ber rubber business. Typical of the pro products - ducts products to be made are collapsible •weather seals for accelerator ped pedals, - als, pedals, gear shifts, etc. Orders are q^ready "in hand" for some of the ii p'i&mb.

ton. This fund was used during the year to defray cost of publication of the Erie Echo, bi-monthly post newspaper, to purchase equipment for organized recreational activi activities, - ties, activities, to finance awards for annual post tournaments in popular sports, and to pay expenses in involved - volved involved in sponsoring winter card parties, dances, beach party, sum summer - mer summer -picnic, feather party, and Christmas family party.

MOTOR SCOOTER TRIP A record for long motor scooter trips was established by Eugene Pettibone, Lakeside, during the past week when the World War II veteran crossed the nation on his motor scooter. Gene had been attending an auto mechanic's school in California, under the GI bill, and came here to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. G. A. Pettibone, and other relatives. He left Los Angeles on Thanks giving Day.

Supt. D. D. Sims has consent consented - ed consented to serve as toastmaster, as out outof-town - of-town outof-town emcees could not be sign signed - ed signed for the date. As the E. I'. B. hall has a capacity of 200, ticket sale will be limited to 200 and will be on a "first come, first serv served" - ed" served" basis. The tickets are on sale in the Lake Erie (Sports store.

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