History of the Chamber of Commerce

Past Presidents of the Martins Ferry Board of Trade

1942 Louis F. Eick     1947 Albert V. Dix              1956 Wilbur R. Heslop, Jr.
1943 E.F. Eick           1948 L.F. Eick                    1957 Wilbur B. Heslop, Sr.
1944 Albert V. Dix     1949 L.F. Eick                    1958 William F. Hartman
1945 Albert V. Dix     1950 Ralph Oldham            1959 Edward M. Selby
1946 Albert V. Dix     1951 Russell Heslop            1960 Arthur L. Weiskircher


Past Presidents of the Martins Ferry Chamber of Commerce

1961 Aldice Irwin             1981 Dominick Loccisano   2001 Jim Brown
1962 Harold Burgey         1982 Brian Dawes                 2002 Jim Brown
1963 Robert L. Cook        1983 James L. Nichelson    2003 Shirley Probst
1964 William F. Hartman 1984  Gregory Heslop         2004 Shirley Probst
1965 Robert G. Fordyce   1985 Jeffrey Herr                            & Dan Jones
1966 Frank Wilson           1986 Jeffrey Herr             2005 Dan Jones
1967 Gary Schimmel        1987 Donald L. Cook                       2006 E.J. Miller
1968 Michael Maistros     1988 Donald L. Cook          2007 Randy Greenwood
1969 James W. Dawes     1989 Dr. John N. Kramer   2008  Justin Redinger
1970 Robert P. Fry            1990 Dr. John N. Kramer
1971 Allan Leonard                      1991 Jeffrey Herr
1972 Richard Packer        1992 Jeffrey Herr
1973 Charles Shutler       1993 Donna Hicks
1974 Danford A. Kerr       1994 Robert Zilai
1975 Donald L. Cook        1995 Gregory Heslop
1976 Donald E. Beal         1996 J. Matthew Padden
1977 Len McSwords          1997 Maria Nagy
1978 Albert “Pete” Lash    1998 Maria Nagy/Shirley Probst
1979 Robert Yates              1999 Shirley Probst
1980 Evert Briggs                2000 Cliff Schroeder


Oldest Continously Operated Businesses

SEVERSAL STEEL CORPORATION
    1873  WILLIAM CLARKS NAIL PLANT
    1878  LAUGHLIN NAIL COMPANY
    1903  WHEELING CORRUGATING
    1948  WHEELING STEEL CORPORATION
    1968  WHEELING PITTSBURG STEEL CORPORATION
    2007  SEVERSAL CORPORATION

COOK INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES
     1875  J.L. PELT & WILLIAM LUPTON’S
     1900  SEVERAL DIFFERENT OWNERS
     1946  COOK INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES

HUNTINGTON BANK
      1888  FIDELITY SAVINGS AND LOAN
      1986  HOUSEHOLD BANK
      1989  METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK
      1997  CITIZENS BANKING COMPANY
      1999  SKY BANK
      2007  HUNTINGTON BANK

NATIONAL CITY BANK
      1891  PEOPLES BANK
      1994  NATIONAL CITY BANK
  
TIMES LEADER
      1891  DAILY TIMES
      1940  TIMES LEADER, INC.

HESLOP FUNERAL HOME
      1896  HESLOP FUNERAL HOME

CAROLINA FURNITURE
      1896  HESLOP FURNITURE STORE
      1969  CAROLINA FURNITURE

CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
      1902  GERMAN SAVINGS BANK
      1918  CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK