Twice-Told Tales Redux
This edition of Twice-Told Tales appeared in the former Barnesville Enterprise on June 22, 2016.
Twenty Years Ago – 2006
The new WesBanco building, located on Main Street at South Lincoln, is ahead of its construction schedule and is expected to open in early September. A cornerstone ceremony is set for September 9.
It is official – a new 50-bed nursing home will be constructed near Bailey Road along SR 147.
Recovery teams are searching for the body of Randall Toohey, 32, who is presumed to have drowned in an accident on Piedmont Lake on Father’s Day.
A new restaurant, the Heritage Diner, will open soon on S. Chestnut Street in the building housing the Ryman and Terrett Pharmacy. Owner/operators are John and Denise Kirkbride.
Deaths this week include Gladys L. Ackerman, 78, of Tacoma, active in local organizations and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Also passing was Barnesville native Ralph Hunkler, age 86.
Mrs. Lela Johnson of Belmont-Morristown Road, Belmont will turn 90 on June 22.
Hudson Hardware marks 15 years of family-style service to the Beallsville community under the ownership of Larry and Carol Groves.
Thirty-five Years Ago – 1991
Retired dentist, Dr. St. Clair Hasbrouck, will turn 100 this week. A family gathering will take place at the Barnesville Health Care Center where he currently resides.
Veteran school treasurer, Patricia Henderson, informs school board members the district is short $76,000 to make the July 6 payroll.
Library officials throughout the state are up in arms as the state proposes dramatic cuts in state support of library operations.
The Chamber of Commerce will stage a patriotic parade on July 4th. The procession will end at Memorial Park where a program will take place at 1 p.m. The focus this year is to recognize veterans and military personnel.
Jean Davies reports on the recent complete transformation of Piersol’s Sohio to Piersol’s BP service station at the corner of Chestnut and Church streets. SOHIO stood for Sold Only Here in Ohio when John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company was broken up in 1911. The Ohio gasoline product adopted the new name, and Sohio was born. BP stands for British Petroleum, the new owner of the former Cleveland-based company.
Sixty Years Ago – 1966
Village Council votes in favor of a water line extension along SR 147 to serve the Speidel community.
Sixteen teenage girls are capped as red Cross Volunteers, the first such class in Belmont County. The ceremony took place Saturday evening at the First Presbyterian Church.
Street department employees spread 6,400 gallons of oil on unimproved streets in the village.
Barnesville native Gilbert “Gib” Johnson, former BHS athlete, is named superintendent of Whitehall City Schools. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Taylor of E. Pike Street.
Eighty-five Years Ago – 1941
Mayor David A. Laughlin announces he is a candidate for a fourth, two-year term. He will run in November as an Independent.
Council approves a small levy of 30 cents per hundred to the tax rate for support of the Barnesville General Hospital. Trustees of nearby townships are also asked to help.
Charles Wm. Hagar, the town’s oldest fireman with over 50 years’ service, died this week at the age of 69.
Under the direction of Mrs. Glenn Rockwell, junior matron, the Belmont Junior Grange will present the program this Friday night.
The Band Mothers raised $1,250 to order 50 new uniforms for the high school band.
The indoor skating rink on S. Chestnut (today’s Barnesville Do It Best Hardware) which opened last fall, will close Friday for the remainder of the summer.
Veteran Morristown barber, Crawford Kinney, died Saturday following a lengthy illness. His son, Chester is a barber at Stonebraker’s Barber Shop here.
One Hundred Years Ago – 1916
From the Whetstone
The wedding of Miss Mildred E. Ely and Mr. W.H. Gibson Bradfield, which took place at the bride’s home, 520 N. Chestnut, Wednesday evening is profiled. Officiant was the Rev, John Brian McCormick, Senior Curate at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland.
Mr. Gibson Bradfield entertained with a 6 o’clock dinner at the McCartney Hotel at Hendrysburg Monday in honor of the bridal party of the Ely-Bradfield wedding.
Messers Carl Smith and Earl Harrison, accompanied by their wives, left Sunday for a two-week trip through the east.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mantz of W. Main gave a surprise party for their daughter, Miss Clara last Friday, it being her 13th birthday. About 36 little girls were present.
The Whetstone is all dressed out this week with a new style font type from the Detroit Keystone Type Foundry.
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Twice Told Tales is compiled by Bruce Yarnall, former general manager of the Barnesville Enterprise.
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