June 18 through the years

100 Years ago – 1925

Rippe-Prager’s Woman’s Shop – “Lovely Things at Little Prices” – on Walnut Street offered new arrivals in figured voiles and wash silk dressed for $5.75. “There are some lovely little dresses in this lot for the Miss as well as some very attractive ones for the Matron. Some trimmed in lace and ribbons, others plain.”

75 years ago – 1950

The Patrick Henry District Boy Scout pageant was  called “Forward March” and lasted for 2 nights in the high school auditorium. The cast included more than 200 Boy Scouts.

50 years ago – 1975

Richard P. Gravely was the speaker at a meeting of the Shannon Hills Extension Homemakers Club, which was held at the home of Mrs. Floy Byrum on Shannon Court. Gravely was the chair of the Martinsville-Henry County Bicentennial Commission. One of the Commission’s projects was a picture book of local history, sponsored by the Martinsville-Henry County Woman’s Club. The Woman’s Club had collected thousands of pictures for the book and was narrowing them down to those to publish. Other projects being planned included articles in the newspaper; a local cookbook; and a biography of Gen. Joseph Martin.

25 years ago - 2000

Ten candidates were vying for the one vacant Collinsville Supervisor seat, left empty after the death of Jack Dalton: Stuart Bowman, Andy Parker, Nora Jenkins, Dr. Calvin Rains, Cindy Summit, Tony L. Millner Jr., Wilhelmina Foster, Richard Ephgrave, John Scott and George Lyle. However, it was discovered that Parker lived just past the district’s dividing line, so he ended up ineligible to run. Rains ended up being chosen to take the role. He was sworn in on June 28.

— Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin.