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Half a century on the same corner Hales family store
The Hales Complete Food Market at 715 Middle Avenue marks 50 years as a family run business started by Albert O Hales and Ethel Hales who emigrated from England. The store survived hard times including unpaid bills and a pie venture while multi generational family members work in meat produce and cashier roles. Grandmother Hales still visits the West Avenue home and helps several days weekly.
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Albert O
Ethel Hales
Middle Avenue
Grandma Hales
West Avenue
Hales
715
Albert O Hales
Barrow Green
Kent County
England
Mother Hales
Ellsworth
John
Irene (Hales) Stone
Larry
Bessie
Flossie
Richard
Cedarville College
Gary
Elyria High School
Eloise Grossman
LaPorte