Twice-Told Tales Redux
This edition of Twice-Told Tales originally appeared in January 20, 2016 Barnesville Enterprise.
Ten Years Ago – 2006
January 20 marks Barnesville Police Chief Chris Ditto’s lasts day in service. It ends his 33-year career with the Barnesville Police Department.
Lt. Dave Norris will succeed Ditto as chief of police.
Fred Diab, 87, of St. Clairsville, long associated with local county government, dies. For 40 years he was also associated with Diab’s Store in Bannock.
Jerusalem Post Office rural carrier Ruth Ann Brown Lucas, 67, dies.
Danny and Denise Hickenbottom, Barnesville, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on the 17th. He is employed at United Dairy in Martins Ferry.
Belmont Grange #889 will meet Friday evening at the Barnesville Senior Center. There will be a program after the business meeting. Refreshments will be served by Rex and Verna Kaiser.
Twenty-five Year Ago – 1991
Barnesville Village gives its blessing to the development council to apply for a $30,000 grant through the Ohio Historic Preservation Office to secure the former B & O Railroad Depot and grounds.
While January 16, 1991, will be recorded as the beginning of Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, it was 48 years ago, January 21, 1943, that the town’s largest contingent of soldiers marched to the Barnesville Depot to leave for training during World War II.
Five local people, including three Masons, were honored by the Barnesville Lodge No. 89, F & AM this past week. Irene Cowgill and Aggie Timmons were presented “Community Builders” awards while Masons Eddie Floyd, David Touvelle and Richard Brown were presented Service to Community Awards.
Dan Waller of Flushing is the new manager of local Ferrell Gas operations. He is the son of David and Grace Jones and a grandson of Darby and Augusta Jones of Tacoma.
Marjorie Crum, 66, of the Somerton area, a retiree of Belco Crafts and member of the Jerusalem United Methodist Church, dies.
Belmont-Bethesda-Morristown Rotarian Ronald Moore is named a Paul Harris Fellow.
Fifty Years Ago – 1966
A successful football coaching career became more successful this past week when Barnesville’s Tom Harp was named head grid mentor of the Duke University Blue Devils.
Bids for the construction of the mobile home factory at Bethesda came in too high. Plans will be revised and the project rebid by the Belmont County Improvement Corporation (CIC).
Surgeon Dr. Paul A. Reeder, Jr., who has been a resident physician at Beckley, WV General Hospital for the past three years, is planning a return to Barnesville and to practice medicine here.
Two Barnesville concerns – Watt Car & Wheel and Lotus Glass – are among the firms in 65 Ohio cities listed in a new book “Ohio Businesses and Industries”.
Rev. Ralph Geiger, Somerton, president of the local PTAs, announced this week that the organization will serve as receiving agent for funds being solicited to send two BHS students, Judy Bailey and Cindy Harper, to Europe this summer to tour with the All–Ohio Youth Choir.
The Report of the Morristown State Bank lists assets of $1.046 million.
Robert N. Lallathin, USN, who has been home on leave visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Lallathin of Stumptown, leaves Saturday for Da Nang, Vietnam, where he will serve a year of duty.
Seventy-five Years Ago – 1941
After 133 years as a village, Barnesville is now a city of 5,002 population according to the official 1940 figures released by the Bureau of Census this week. This represents a gain of 400 since the 1930 census and an increase of 137 over the previous high mark of 4,865 in 1920.
Grade school students started classes in the new school building on Monday. By Wednesday when 106 students were absent due to the flu, the school was closed until this coming week.
Mrs. Emma Lynn Kirk, prominent Barnesville woman, died at her apartment in the Kirk Building Wednesday morning. She would have been 89 on January 29. The Morristown native’s husband, John J. Kirk, founded the local large Kirk’s Store, now managed by her son and grandson. Mr. Kirk died in 1937.
The funeral home of H.L. Campbell and Sons has relocated to their new home, the former T.S. Bradfield property at 319 N. Chestnut Street. The home has been re-arranged and redecorated and now represents a modern funeral home.
Bob Burns, advertising manager of the Enterprise for the past two years, has accepted a position as classified advertising manager for the Painesville Daily Telegraph.
Frank Damsel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Damsel, has accepted a position with the Ernst and Ernst Accounting firm in Canton. He is a 1938 BHS grad.
The last section of Route 40 in Belmont County, 3.2 miles westward from Lady Bend Hill, is slated for relocation this year.
One Hundred Years Ago – 1916
From the Whetstone
The announcement that the Eastern Ohio Window Glass factory on S. Gardner Street will begin operations within a reasonable time, or as soon as necessary repairs can be made, is received by our citizens and businessmen with considerable satisfaction. It has been over eight years since the factory has operated. And, during that time, it employed between 200 and 250 men.
The reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Laughlin at their E. Walnut Street home Friday afternoon and evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Huston Watt, was attended by some 300 guests. A light lunch was served.
Mrs. Ollie Smith’s Sunday school class at Main Street Methodist will offer an oyster supper in the church dining room Thursday afternoon and evening. The menu is oyster stew, crackers and slaw, 30 cents. Cake and ice cream will be served at the usual prices.
The revival efforts which have been underway since the second of January at the AME Church came to a close Sunday evening. Thirty-seven came forward professing a hope in God during the meeting.
Saturday was a fairly good business day in Barnesville. The balmy atmosphere brought out many people. In the afternoon the streets were crowded with shoppers.
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Twice Told Tales is compiled by Bruce Yarnall, former general manager of the Barnesville Enterprise .
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