As a follow-up to last week’s story about the Ridgeway turkey dinner extravaganza, the Bethany Republican-Clipper reported that they served 1,400 people for that meal. The next year, the turkey growers held the free dinner again, this time hosting 1,100 people. (Bethany Republican-Clipper, November 25, 1959)
Here is another story about the generosity of Ridgeway people: in 1937, a group of 51 men shucked 1000 bushels of corn and took it to Mrs. John Goldsmith whose husband had recently passed away. The corn belonged to the Goldsmith estate and was grown on shares. The wives of the men provided covered dish lunch. The article listed many of the names of the men who volunteered their time with last names like Smith, Rhinehart, Polley, Scott, Bennett, Butler, Maxwell, Morris, Stockwell, and many more. (Ridgeway Journal, November 11, 1937, page 1)
