Ottawa County News, 1956-07-06

Publisher Robert W. Reider today described the conver conversion - sion conversion as "a significant step because it will help spark the progress and development that inevitably will bring unpre unprecedented - cedented unprecedented growth and unparalied prosperity to this entire area." "Weeklies served a purpose years ago, but this commun community/' - ity/' community/' said Mr. Reider, "is ready now to support a daily news newspaper - paper newspaper of its own and we propose to provide our readers with one of the finest in our class in America." "We have tremendous faith in the future and we are back backing - ing backing up our confidence in the progress and development of this community with a substantial outlay of new capital," Mr. Reider explained.

•Port Clinton's summer recreation schedule, operating- on a slim budget this first year, got a fine assist from this $100 check which postmaster Verdi Von Thron is presenting Recreation Di Director - rector Director Boh Green as a gift from the Fremont Soroptomist Club of which she is a past president. Mrs. Lcsta Forster, left, and Mrs. Ann Bolte, right, are other Port Clinton members of the club. Soroptomists also gave $100 to Oak Harbor Veteran*' Memorial Park, ami $300 to Rodger Young Park activities in Fremont. The money will be used for the purchase of recreation supplies and to further the program in which several hundred children now are benefitting.

soon as the new radio communica communications - tions communications are put in operation. Going to St. Mary's were Howard R. Brown, director of Civil De Defense - fense Defense Lyle Kibbel, deputy direc director - tor director Willard Bloom, chief observer, G. O. C. and Raymond Brown. They conferred with Col. Arnold Reich Reicher, - er, Reicher, CD director of St. ^Viry's and Auglaize co, GO Csupervisor Lt. William King, and former PCer Dale McCullough, who is working with the Air Force on a sound de detector - tector detector and lives at St. Mary's.

Last Sunday Bill Spring and Eddie Burckhardt spent the day with Bill's grandfather in Miller Millerton, - ton, Millerton, a Columbus suburb. In the afternoon the boys decided to go for a stroll. A little over two hours later they found them themselves - selves themselves in front of the Capitol Building. After a short sight-see sight-seeing - ing sight-seeing trip they called Bill's parents to drive them back to MilTerton. When they clocked the distance they found that they had walked nearly 7Va miles.

It is the story of 20 men and women who promptly and gladly laid aside their personal affairs at the call of the Ottawa County Red Cross Chapter to give their blood at Cleveland, enabling surgeons to make delicate heart repairs which were Jackie's only chance not only for a normal life—but for life it itself - self itself and of the men and women who made possible the mass dona donation - tion donation at the Cleveland hospital.

Mr. Oertel said this week that the "last daily established was The Fairborn Daily Herald in August, 19S1, which originally was a weekly. J. C. McMillan is publisher." "Prior to this/' said Mr. Oertel, "there was The Bryan Times in February, 1949, with Cass Cullis •s publisher. Then The Pomeroy Sentinel in 1948 with Richard Owens as general manager. Both of these originally were weeklies."

Its base bid of $19,500 for a 96 lamp installation with 70 foot wooden poles was low of four opened Thursday night by the Board of Education. Valley Engi Engineering - neering Engineering CO. of Fremont bid $22,300 with an alternate bid of $30,300 if steel poles are used Lake Erie Electric Co. had a $23,750 base bid with $39,000 for steel poles Taylor Electric Co. had a base bid of $28,180 or $34,660 wlfh steel poles.