March 7 through the years
100 Years ago – 1926
Plans for the to-be-built Hotel Thomas Jefferson were revealed: It would be a fireproof building of brick and concrete (it was on the site of the former Hotel Hamilton, a wooden building that was destroyed by fire). There would be four store rooms on the ground floor and 50 bedrooms on the upper floors. J.C. Penney already had leased the 40- by 120-foot store room.
75 years ago – 1951
The fourth annual Career Day was held at Martinsville High School. Adults who participated to talk about their fields were: W.R. Broaddus Jr., law; Mrs. Frances Thomas, retail selling; Troy Bouldin and Reginald Lacy, automotive repair; Ralph Palmer, forestry; Sam Hedgecock, architecture; Robert L. Whitener, plant management; W.C. Barnes, journalism; Dr. S.G. Adams, medicine; Dr. O.B. Newton, religious education; Mrs. Beverly Parrish, music; R.E. Phillips, civil service; Mary McCollum, nursing; S.E. Eanes, F.B.I.; Charles F. Adams, radio; Mrs. S.D. Martin and Mrs. Mattie Myers, secretarial work; M.C. Carper, teaching; and military recruiters, including WAC.
50 years ago – 1976
Jerry Rosenbaum and Mike Uram were fishing at Smith Mountain Lake when Rosenbaum caught a 17 ½ pound striped bass that was almost 4 feet long.
25 years ago - 2001
Don Taylor reopened Moorefield’s Cleaners and Laundry at 622 Memorial Blvd. His daughter, Ashley Taylor, was the manager.
— Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin.