Nov. 29 through the years

100 Years ago – 1925

Classified Ad: “I am prepared to do repair work such as making gun stocks, repairing violins, filing saws. J.A. Carter, phone 2105, Carter St., Martinsville.”

75 years ago – 1950

Advertisement: “NOTICE FARMERS! As in the past – we will grind your sausage meat free of charge! Bring it on in! GEORGE’S – Home owned.”

Another ad: “For the Wild Bird Lovers: Feeding Stations ($1.50 Complete); Wild Bird Seeds. P.S.-You are invited to come in and browse around for Christmas gifts for the garden enthusiast on your list. HOOKER FEED & GRAIN Corp., 148 E. Main St. – Dial 3258. Better Gardens Start Here.”

50 years ago – 1975

First National Bank of Bassett, which also had offices in Ridgeway and Collinsville, was open with full banking operations every Saturday until noon.

25 years ago - 2000

Amy Elizabeth Shupe, 16, of Martinsville, died in a car wreck. The Laurel Park High School student was driving westbound on U.S. 58 near Mount Olivet Road when her car went into the median strip and flipped at least twice into the eastbound lanes.

Martinsville City Councilman Bruce H.T. Dallas announced that he was resigning his posts in the Democratic Party and would become an independent. He said he had been a Democrat for 40 years. Dallas supported U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode, an independent, and was helping post signs for Goode. A photograph of Dallas removing signs for Republicans had been published in the local newspaper.

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