Twice-Told Tales
This edition of Twice-Told Tales was originally published ten years ago this week on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.
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Ten Years Ago – 2005
Beallsville school students and alumni staged a “declaration of independence” rally in front of the Monroe County Courthouse Friday afternoon.
The Epworth Park Chautauqua Homecoming will take place this weekend in Bethesda.
A New Castle area man, Jonathan Kinney, 19, died from injuries sustained Monday evening when a vehicle he was working on collapsed on him.
A nice crowd of local officials were on hand Saturday morning to witness the groundbreaking for a sanitary sewer collection system in Morristown.
Elizabeth S. Parkinson, 97, “retired former assistant chief operator for the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. here”, dies. Survivors include two sons, Tim and Herb, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Robert and Jeanne Harris of Barnesville will mark their 60th wedding anniversary on July 14.
Twenty-five Year Ago – 1990
With the gazebo dedication at the Gay 90s Mansion Museum set for Sunday, Alton Smith, designer of the structure, thanks all who contributed to the cause.
A fund is established to help finance the bone marrow transplant between Amy and Anne Ward, young daughters of Daryl and Sue Ward. Luckily for Anne,13, who was diagnosed with leukemia this spring, her sister, 11, is a perfect match! The operation will take place at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
Jamboree in the Hills,1990, now in its 14th year, gets underway next week.
Bob Wilson, 63, of Warren Avenue, died on June 28. He was the scorekeeper for the Barnesville High School basketball team for over 40 years.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mayberry marked their golden wedding anniversary on July 2, while Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wehr will observe their 40th anniversary this weekend.
Students in the building preservation program at Belmont Technical College will “hone their skills” on a National Road, Morristown, brick residence constructed by a blacksmith. The house was donated to the school by Morristown benefactor Peg Dankworth.
Fifty Years Ago – 1965
Photos of youngsters enrolled in the new federal “Head Start Program” at Barnesville, Belmont and Bethesda are profiled on the front page.
Dr. John A. Brown is elected president of the Morristown State Bank.
The Warren Rural Ruritan Club donates $75 to the “Save the Stadium Drive”. Efforts continue to raise $26,000 to complete the work.
Miss Martha Laney, a veteran of the foreign service with the State Department, returned to Barnesville after a three year’s absence during which time she was posted in Ankara, Turkey.
Seventy-five Years Ago – 1940
Hugh Ballentine of Cambridge, a 1940 graduate of Muskingum College, has been hired by the local school district to serve as physical education director and history teacher for the coming year. He comes to Barnesville with a high scholastic and athletic record where he made letters in four sports.
June’s rainfall was only half of the amount that fell in 1939 – 4.66 inches.
Fire Tuesday night caused $6,000 in losses as the farm barn of Nathan Moore near Olivet was destroyed.
Bernard Gibson has accepted the position as teller at First National Bank. The 1923 BHS graduate has worked as accountant of the Smith Lumber Company since 1926.
Over 125 farmers and sportsmen attended the annual Trico Club fish fry at the Hutchison Farm west of town Thursday night.
A meeting has been called by representatives of the Minute Men of American to organize a unit here. The organization is strictly nonpartisan, patriotic whose members believe it is the duty of every loyal American citizen to “co-operate with the government in eliminating any subversive activities”.
Belmont, Morristown and Somerton businesses profiled this week include:
- Belmont – Ramsey’s Restaurant, C.W. Lewis Feed, Kelly Funeral Home of Belmont and Bethesda, Kinney Motor Company – Dodge and Plymouth, C. D. Arnold Service Station
- Morristown – O.S. Acton’s Store
- Somerton – Clyde Bewley and Son General Store, Wharton’s Garage, J. Howell Mills and Steele Funeral Home
One Hundred Years Ago – 1915
From the Whetstone
Sheriff Clyde Bulger and a squad of deputies raided a couple speakeasies in the southern part of the county Sunday night and captured 17 alleged whiskey merchants among them one of the gentler sex. The two places visited were known as the “Tipperary” and “Red Gate”, two popular beer drinking resorts in the mining section of the county.
The good people of Captina AME Church, south of town, will hold camp meeting at Day’s Grove beginning Sunday, July 11, and continuing through Sunday, July 18. Committee members in charge are Clarence Simmons, Charles Briggs, Sing Myers, Rudolph Meyers and Leonard Lynn.
Mrs. Laura Scrivener, 66, died at her home on W. Main Tuesday following a stroke of paralysis which occurred on June 28. She was a faithful member of the Methodist Church and the Woman’s Relief Corps.
The Hon. James A. White, ex-mayor of Barnesville, and for several years, a prominent attorney for the Anti-Saloon League of Ohio, has been promoted to the position of state superintendent and chief council of the league headquartered in Worthington.
Mr. Park Kildow left July 1 for a pleasure trip in the west. He will visit interesting points in Colorado, Yellowstone National Park, and the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and San Diego.
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Twice Told Tales is compiled by Bruce Yarnall, former general manager of the Barnesville Enterprise.
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