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Ottoville Items - 1928


6-4-1928 LN
Bishop Confirms 100 At Ottoville Sunday
            A class of more than 100 was confirmed Monday morning in the Immaculate Conception church here by Rt. Rev. Samuel Stritch, of Toledo diocese of the Roman Catholic churches.
            Rev. J. S. Arnoldi, pastor of Immaculate Conception church, celebrated at the same time the 25th anniversary and jubilee of his elevation to the priesthood. He has been stationed at Ottoville for many years.

6-9-1928 LN
Notice To Contractors
            Sealed proposals will be received until 12 o’clock, noon, June 25th, 1928, by the Board of Education of the Ottoville School District at Ottoville, Ohio, on furnishing labor and material for remodeling and electric wiring of the Public school at Ottoville, Ohio, according to plans and specifications prepared by A. DeCurtains.
            The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

7-2-1928 LN
Alex Kroeger Jailed After Wild Ride And Damage Of Two Autos
            Delphos – Alex Kroeger, 21, son of Matt Kroeger, of Cloverdale, landed in the city jail here at midnight, Saturday, as a climax to a wild automobile ride that started in Ottoville-rd, three miles north of here.
            In a telephone call to Police Chief Bob Edwards here Saturday night, Mayor J. G. Wannemacher, of Ottoville, asked the local police apprehend Kroeger, who headed for Delphos after damaging two automobiles in the village owned by Dr. Fred Fatum and William Schlagbaum.
            Edwards’ search terminated on Ottoville-rd, where he found Kroeger’s automobile rammed in a ditch and the youth in a seemingly unconscious condition. When he was found to be only slightly injured he was jailed here.
            Kroeger may be released to Toledo federal authorities, by whom he is wanted on an old warrant charging violation of the prohibition violation, police say.

7-5-1928 LN
Alex Kroeger Goes To Federal Court
            Delphos – Alex Kroeger, 21, son of Matt Kroeger, of Cloverdale, arrested near here by local police after he damaged two automobiles during an alleged wild ride that terminated when he wrecked his own car on Ottoville-rd, was released to a Toledo U. S. Marshal Tuesday evening.
            Charges of possession and transportation of liquor and maintaining a nuisance have been placed against Kroeger in Toledo in Federal court. He was taken on an old warrant, and is being held in Lucas-co jail for Arraignment Thursday afternoon before U. S. Commissioner F. W. Gaines.

7-19-1928 LN
            Miss Clestine F. Zahner, of Ottoville, who recently was an applicant at the State Chiropractic examination at Columbus, has been notified she was successful and has been given a license to practice.

7-19-1928 LN
            The Odenweller Milling Co., with headquarters at Ottoville, acquire its fifth grain elevator thru purchase of the Charles Pierce elevator at Middlepoint, it was announced Wednesday.

7-30-1928 LN
50 Mile Speed In Boat Tryout
Ottoville Craft Lives Up To Expectations In Initial Test Break Halts Trials
            A speed of 50 miles an hour with a boat equipped with a 22 horsepower motor was attained in the initial tryout of a new speedcraft Sunday afternoon at Indian Lake, according to Ben Schneeg, inventor, at Ottoville.
            “There were about 150 spectators,” Schneeg said. “The speed was about 50 miles an hour and the boat would have probably gone faster had it not been for the bursting of an oil line.”
            The motor assembled of parts from various makes of motors, required two years for him to make perfect, Schneeg, Ottoville garage owner, explained. He claimed the motor can develops more revolutions per minute and carries a wider range of speed than any motor he has ever seen. Many speed boats attain a maximum speed of 33 miles an hour with motors as powerful as 210 horsepower. Schneeg declared. He named the boat “The Spirit of Ottoville.”

11-23-1928 LN
Bazaar, Ottoville Nov. 25, 26 and 27
Chicken Supper Sunday, Nov. 25 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Ottoville invites you to come and to bring your friends along.

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