The following are clippings that my grandmother cut from Knox County newspapers. The time-frame on these articles are 1920's to 1930's. ************* (1925) The Hawkins-Larimore Reunion The thirtieth annual reunion of the Larimore-Hawkins families was held Wednesday, June 17, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Hawkins near Lock. There were two hundred and sixty persons present. Those from a distance who attended were: Mrs. Mina Hall and children, Mrs. Fannie Beever and children, Dr. and Mrs. F.C. Larimore, Mrs. Nettie Sigler, Mrs. Harriet Larimore, Mrs. Sarah Coe and children, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larimore, Mr. and Mrs. John Graham and children, Mt. Vernon; Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Stoughton, Mr. Carey McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hawkins and son Joseph, Mrs. Guy Shriden, Mrs. Cliff Patton and daughter, of Newark; Mr. Joseph Larimore, Westerville; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hawkins of Toledo; Mr. Yost of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dickey and children, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hall, Mrs. Bunn Annett and children of Columbus. Others from Brandon, Homer, Mt. Liberty, Croton and Centerburg attended. Dinner was served under the large tent. In the afternoon a business session was held and the following officers were chosen for the year: President, Ralph Shuff; Secretary, C.W. Wintermute of Delaware; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Edith Patton, Homer; Treasurer, Leander Evans, Centerburg. The 1926 reunion will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shuff in Lock, the third Wednesday in June. Mr. Francis Dickey, Milwaukee, Wis., talked interestingly of the agricultural pursuits in Wisconsin. Mr. Joseph Larimore, Westerville, spoke on "Propaganda." Dr. F.C. Larimore gave a talk on the history of the Larimore-Hawkins family and told of his recent visit to Romney, Va. W.D. Stoughton talked, contrasting the present times with the past. He gave many amusing stories which were enjoyed by all. Rev. W.B. Robinson of Homer, spoke on the Home Life or Family Life. Mrs. Mary Hawkins, of Centerburg, had the honor of being the oldest member of the reunion. She is eighty-six and is enjoying good health and expects to attend many more reunions. >From the number of children present one would infer that the Larimore-Hawkins family reunions will continue for many years to come. *************** (1926) Larimore-Hawkins Reunion On Wednesday, June 16, the annual reunion of the Larimore-Hawkins families was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shuff in Lock. The large tent was erected on the lawn where the dinner was served at noon. There were two hundred and twenty-five persons attending. The younger members of the association enjoyed a game of base-ball. The only out of state guests were Ray Larimore and Mrs. Dale Willison and son , of Glen St. Mary, Florida, and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Yost of Pittsburg, Pa. Relatives from Mt. Vernon, Mansfield, Newark, Mt. Liberty, Centerburg, Croton, Columbus, Johnstown, Granville, Union Station and Utica were present. In the afternoon at a short business session the officers elected were: President -- Lewis C. Hawkins. Secretary -- Mrs. Edith Patton, of Homer. Treasurer -- Leander Evans, Centerburg. Historian -- Mrs. Mallie Rowland. The 1927 reunion to be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Hawkins, one mile west of Lock, on the first Wednesday in June. A program was given on the front porch of the Shuff home which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. W.D. Stoughton, having charge of the program, offered a short prayer. Solo, by Peter Hayden Chapman, "Memories of Virginia." Mr. Will Weaver, Newark, gave a short talk on "Lock when he was a boy." Little Jean Shuff sang a comic song, "Fraidy-cat". Reading, Doris Hawkins -- "The Potato Bug." Reading, Mary Jagger -- "In the Usual Way." Talk -- Rev. Poulson, Homer. Talk on "Events of To-day" -- Mr. Joseph Larimore, Westerville. Solo, "Be the Best Whatever You Are" -- Peter Hayden Chapman. Mr. Tom Shawan of Columbus spoke of the Larimore and Hawkins families in the years past. A short prayer by Rev. Poulson closed the program. Regrets were read from Dr. and Mrs. F.C. Larimore who were unable to be present, and Mrs. Mame Tippet, Morehead, Ky. There have been seven deaths in this family association since the reunion one year ago. ************** Centerburg awoke yesterday morning to experience an hour of ribald humor -- showing that Centerburg still has a sense of humor even if it has no money. Parked in front of the defunct Centerburg Savings bank was somebody's outhouse. In front of the closed Centerburg Building & Loan building was its twin. Chained to the building was Archie Gearhart's cow. There was also an old tombstone which had formerly surmounted the grave of a deceased resident of the village. Centerburg's finest sign painter had decorated the two "Chicsales" with signs of a Rabelaisian bawdiness, the least suggestive of which proclaimed "frozen assets." News spread rapidly and a goodly part of Centerburg was out of bed earlier than usual to witness the Hallowe'en sportiveness. A man who said he was on the staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer was running hither and thither, calling frantically for a camera. Centerburg chuckled and whispered, "Wait till Billy Ireland gets hold of this." Rumor had it that a group of Centerburgundians had labored from midnight until shortly before dawn to arrange the tableaux. Most of the spectators seemed ill disposed to spoil the effect by dismantling the display and finally the village councilmen bent their own strong backs to the task and within a short time the street had regained its pristine purity. To the eye, Centerburg was once again normal, but there still existed today a persistent wave of merriment that promised to give Centerburg something to laugh over for days to come. ********************** A happy group of Sessers met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sesser on New Year's Day in honor of the brother and guest, Mr. Leslie Sesser, who has been in the west for seventeen years. A basket dinner was enjoyed. The guests were Mrs. Alice Sesser, her children and their families; Mr. and Mrs. Will Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sesser, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sesser, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sesser, Mr. and Mrs. Eber Sesser, and Mr. Leslie Sesser -- the children; grandchildren, Velma and Gerald Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Morey, Isaac, Clark, Minnie, Pearl, Harmon and Lena Sesser, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Houck, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shipley, Ida, Earl and Paul Sesser, Wilmer, Zada and Harley Sesser, Dona, Vincint and Anna Sesser; great-grandchildren, Pauline and Carl Shipley, Mildred and Maxine Houck, Lester Turney. ************** Dr. and Mrs. H.B. Larimore will leave Aug. 11 for Lakeside where they will spend a week. Dr. Larimore's office will be closed Aug. 11 to 18. ************** (between 1929 and 1931) Music A new musical organization has been added to our school (Sparta), that being a Junior Orchestra consisting of 15 pieces. The members are Dorothy Patrick, Clarence Snow, Donald Knouff, Leland Frazier (my dad), Lauren Kenney, Ralph Rogers, Harry McMullen, Morris Harris, violins; Dorothy Melick, clarinet; Fern Slack, Virgil Pierce and Junior Throckmorton, cornets; John Butler, alto horn; Mary Ellen Patrick, piano. We are certain that these pupils are working diligently and with the admittance to the senior orchestra as their goal. ******************* (November, 1922) Sale Order Issued An order of private sale of real estate has been issued by Probate Judge Duke to Mildred L. Bishop, executrix of the estate of Lucinda F. Bishop by Probate Judge Duke. ******************** (November, 1922) Peace Time Work Bladensburg R.C. Peace time work of Bladensburg branch of the Red Cross: Conducted three campaigns for membership, also three for sale of Christmas seals; reported three widows for mothers' pension, two received, one still pending; reported one cripple which resulted in Red Cross aid assistance. ********************* (November, 1922) There will be an anti-lynching crusade meeting at the A.M. church Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. ********************** (November, 1922) Sparta Mr. Charles Harris of Bloomfield and Mrs. Dora Barre of Hedding were married Wednesday evening at the parsonage by the Rev. W.D. Akers. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Weekley Monday morning. Mr. George Burgett, who is attending school in Ada, spent the weekend here with Mrs. Burgett. Mr. Dalton Long of Newark spent the weekend with Mrs. Long at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H.B. Larimore. Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Riley and Miss Edith Bird visited Sunday with Mrs. Riley's sister, Mrs. Joseph Smith, in Mt. Liberty. ************** GRANDMOTHERS OF 2 SENIORS GRADUATED Myron Eggleston and Anna Sanderson Have Distinction Mr. Myron Eggleston and Miss Anna Sanderson are the only graduates of Mt. Vernon high school this year whose grandmothers also graduated from the same school. The late Mrs. R.C. Mitchell is the grandmother of Myron Eggleston, and Mrs. Minerva Stauffer Sanderson is the grandmother of Anna Sanderson. The grandmother of one graduate of last year also finished high school in Mt. Vernon. When these grandmothers finished their schooling the exercises were held in Room 17, and each commencement week the great feature was the alumni banquet which was usually held in the first floor hall. **************** (1927) Class Reunion Next Saturday, August 6, twelve men and women who twenty-five years ago graduated from the Martinsburg high school, constituting the class of 1902, expect to meet at the school house to hold their first annual reunion. They will have an afternoon session, open to friends and at 6:30, with their immediate families, but not "outsiders," will enjoy a dinner. The members of the class, all living and all hoping to be at the reunion, are Mrs. Walter Burris, Mrs. P.L. Wilkins, and Mrs. Clyde Burger of Mt. Vernon; Mrs. Chauncey Purdy of Pleasant township; Earl Kerr, Danville; Chas. McMillen, Napoleon, O.; Mrs. Bernard Horn, Toledo; Miss Clare Tilton, Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Edward Lescaleet, Martinsburg; Jay R. Clutter, Carl L. Van Voorhis and Mrs. Van Voorhis of Columbus. ****************** Miss Genevieve Parmer left Columbus Sunday with a party making a trip through the west. Her itinerary includes two days at Colorado Springs and four days at Yellowstone National Park. ***************** MISSIONARY VISITS HERE The Rev. and Mrs. L. Chester Lewis and three children arrived in Mt. Vernon yesterday for a visit with Mr. Lewis's parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Charles L. Lewis, at Camp Sychar, after spending six years in India where the Rev. Mr. Lewis was a missionary. The Lewis family is home on furlough and expects to return to the mission fields as soon as this has expired. They arrived in New York a week ago. There are three children, Dorothy, Ruth and Esther Warne, the last named having been born in India. ******************* DR. W.C. RUSSELL TO LEAVE CENTERBURG Dr. William C. Russell, well known Centerburg physician, is this week removing to Mt. Vernon, where he will open an office for the practice of medicine. During their six years' stay here both Dr. and Mrs. Russell have made many warm friends here, who join with The Gazette in wishing them health, happiness and success in their new home. **************** (1928) 20 YEARS AGO AS RECORDED IN OUR ISSUE OF THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1908 L.G. Walker of Danville was a business visitor in town Tuesday. Mrs. R.H. Long entertained the teacher, Miss Cora Baird and pupils at the Woodland Hall school at dinner Monday, in honor of her daughter Margaret's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. George Dearing of Montana, are visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Dearing was Miss Minnie Rinehart of Kansas. Mr. Dearing is a prominent ranchman and this is his first visit to Ohio. ****************** (1935) 35 YEARS AGO THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1900 Pupils who will take part in the grammar school commencement June 14 include Lena Mitchell, Archie Brought, Lottie Hogue, Henry Beam, Elliott Reynolds, Bessie Robinson, Florence Patterson, Minnie Kaufman, Clyde Cheyney, Mary Barnstead, Arthur Hyman and Mary Stauffer. Mr. W.L. Carey and Mr. C.C. Ward returned home today from New Philadelphia. At St. Paul's rectory Wednesday evening Mr. Edward H. Cureton and Miss Maude Appleton were united in marriage by the Rev. Wm. E. Hull. The couple were attended by Miss Mary Cureton, sister of the bridegroom, and Mr. W. C. Appleton, brother of the bride. Mr. H.C. Devin is in Columbus this afternoon on business. Four head of cattle were killed by a bolt of lightning yesterday afternoon on the Fred Simons farm near Fredericktown. **************** Lenna Clutter Will Compete In Contest Miss Lenna Clutter, formerly of Mt. Vernon, who was awarded the beauty prize at the Rudolph Valentino reception at Columbus last Friday night, received as prizes a pair of Valentino dolls and a trip to New York city. Miss Clutter's expenses and those of her chaperone will be paid to the eastern city, where Miss Clutter will enter the national beauty contest. The dolls, representing Valentino and Winifred Hudnut Valentino, are on display at Candyland. ****************