Twice-Told Tales Redux
This edition of Twice-Told Tales was originally published ten years ago this week on Wednesday, May 27, 2015.
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Ten Years Ago – 2005
The Board of Education approves the appointment of Angela Hannahs as elementary principal and Erin Olexo as middle school principal.
Union Local and Beallsville High Schools will hold annual Commencement Exercises on Sunday afternoon.
Jimmie Carpenter, 78, retired auto body repairman, died at Ohio State Medical Center Saturday.
Also passing this week was William, “Kim” Lucas, 49, veteran Bridgeport police officer. Lucas, a Barnesville native, was the son of Barbara Lucas and the late Bill Lucas.
Greg and April Fitzpatrick Anderson of Barnesville will mark their silver wedding anniversary on May 31.
Jean Davies profiles the recent high school commencement of 70-year-old Jim Hanlon who received his diploma with the BHS grads of 2005. Hanlon left school early and was wearing an army uniform in Korea when his fellow classmates graduated in 1955.
Twenty-five Years Ago – 1990
Barnesville Police are investigating a breaking and entering and arson attempt at the high school where a fire was started in the computer lab.
The Barnesville Girl Scouts win $500 as second place winners in the National Colgate Youth for America Contest for their service project – the Barbara Barbe Doll Museum.
Some 1,000 flag-waving Barnesville Schools students will take part in the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 30.
The village reaches out to Belmont County for assistance in extending water service to the Speidel community.
Newly elected officers of the Barnesville Hospital Twigs include JoAnn Carpenter, Sue VanFossen, Verna Kaiser, Zepha Reinacher, Lynn Atkinson, Laurie Rinehart, Jean Harris, Brenda Skinner and Wanda Hughes.
Belmont Federal Savings and Loan marks 10 years in Barnesville. Free cake, coffee, punch, gifts will be handed out and customers may sign up for three cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 respectively.
Fifty Years Ago – 1965
Barnesville’s three-year-old Knights of Columbus led the state’s 273 councils in a sweep of honors at the annual state convention in Cleveland last week when it was “judged the best in state.”
More than 68 Airstream trailers were parked at Memorial Park last week as the Avion Travelcade Club of Ohio held its annual spring meeting here.
A total of 116 diplomas will be handed out during BHS Commencement exercises this evening.
The Board of Education met in special session Tuesday and took steps to re-instate driver’s training in the high school curriculum. They also took action to hire a full-time guidance counselor for the coming school year.
Mr. and Mrs. Mancel Hunkler have developed two acres of land at their home east of town for use as an overnight camping and trailer park under the name “Hunkler’s Overnight Camp”.
Wes Carpenter won the Nationwide Insurance TV bowling tournament at Martins Ferry last weekend and will now represent area at finals at Chillicothe this weekend.
Seventy-five Years Ago – 1940
Margaret Neely, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Neely is valedictorian of the 1940 graduating class of Barnesville High School. Mary Davey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davey, is salutatorian.
Mrs. Wheery Giffee will manage the new Children’s Shop which will hold its formal opening here Saturday. The new place is in the Davey Building on E. Main.
The temporary board of trustees for the Barnesville Hospital met on Friday for the purpose of establishing an organization. P.B. Worthington was named president and T.F. Mercer, secretary. Other members of the board are Dr. Kyle Miller and Frank Robinson. A bid of $4,500 was made to the McCartney estate for the hospital building and grounds. This bid also includes back taxes on the property. A bid for the hospital equipment of $1,600 was made some time ago.
A two-day gala Pioneer Celebration Homecoming is planned for August 23-24. Horse and buggy Days will be the theme with a large program planned.
The preliminary report for the Barnesville Census of 1940 reveals 4,982 people living here. This is just 18 below 5,000 which would place the village under a “city” classification.
Three persons, Dent L. Boyd, repairman; Mrs. Edna Burkhead, chief operator; and Miss Chloris Henderson, operator, mark 25-years of employment with the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
One Hundred Years Ago – 1915
From the Barnesville Whetstone
With appropriate ceremonies, the cornerstone of the new Catholic Church on W. Main will be placed in position next Monday afternoon. Bishop James B. Hartley of Columbus will have charge and make an address. The foundation of the handsome new church is about complete, and the stone will be laid on the northeast corner. It is expected that many people will attend.
L.B. (Leonidas Broomhall) Smith, owner of Smith Hardware located in the New Central Block of E. Main, died at his home Sunday following several years of declining health. He and his family came to Barnesville from their farm near Somerton about 12 years ago when he became associated with McKeever Hardware Co. Two years later he purchased the store. Survivors include his wife and two sons, Carl and Earl, who will continue to operate the hardware.
Barnesville native Joel J. Parker of Portland, Oregon, was honored on his 70th birthday here at a party attended by about 30 and hosted by Mr. G.E. Bradfield, assisted by his son W.H. Gibson Bradfield.
Confirmation services will take place at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, corner of Broadway and South streets, Tuesday evening June 1. A class of nine who have been receiving instructions will be accepted as communicants of the church.
The Redpath Tent will be pitched in this city for eight days, July 16-22 as the traveling Chautauqua makes its annual visit here.
While leading a horse to pasture at his Bailey’s Mills home Friday, James Delong sustained a broken leg. Dr. J.T. McCartney of this place was summoned and ordered him taken to a Wheeling hospital.
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Twice Told Tales is compiled by Bruce Yarnall, former general manager of the Barnesville Enterprise.
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