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We caught word of a pumpkin too big for the recent pumpkin hurl. Word has it Geneva Emmons, formerly of Mentone, produced the world's largest pumpkin on record, weighing 939 pounds. She won $4,000 in prize money.
Award winners for the Warsaw Middle School volleyball teams are: seventh-graders, Jill Grose, high scorer; Ranai Phillips, best captain; Suzi Kintzel, most valuable; Shirley Bolinger, most improved; and Khana Imler, best receiver. Eighth-graders are Suzie Gaunt, high scorer; Gina Cornelius, best receiver; Melanie Kintzel, best captain; Lisa Lackey, most valuable; and Steph Gilen, most improved.
William Stewart, 79, Jesse S. Miller, 75, and Al Bowman, 85, all of Warsaw, were seen as they observed Veterans Day at the local American Legion home. They are three of this county's remaining 16 veterans of the Spanish-American War.
Last Sunday Wilbur Lowman's valuable King Charles spaniel "Princess" was stolen during the football game here. It was traced to Rochester, where a newspaper advertisement was published offering a $10 reward. Last night the finder brought Princess back to Lowman's place here - and three additional cute little puppies which had arrived the day before.
