Feb. 4, 1925 - 1950 - 1975 - 2000

100 Years ago – 1925

Mr. John Crews, who had recently come from Martinsville to Bassett to work in the Hooker-Bassett Furniture Co., had a very painful, but not dangerously, hurting at work. He was called one of the plant’s best workmen.

75 years ago – 1950

Dayton-Chambers Inc., operators of a chain of hotels in Virginia and neighboring states, purchased the Dr. Grey C. Huges property in Collinsville. That property included the Hughes Motor Court, the Hughes Apartments in the former Henry County Hospital, the Memorial Gulf service station, The Hut, two houses and between 15 and 20 acres of land on Route 220 2 miles north of Martinsville. The price was $300,000, potentially the largest real estate sale ever recorded in the city or county.

1961

Thirty-eight local residents were planning to take a bus trip to Richmond for an evening of 25th birthday activities at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, but it was called off due to a snow and ice storm. Coordinators of the trip included Rieves Hodnett, Frank Futon, Mrs. Stanley Giddings and Mrs. Frank Buckner.

50 years ago – 1975

“Liquid embroidery” (what we now call fabric paint) was new and popular. The Martinsville Bulletin’s Stroller column asked readers about it and received about 20 phone calls from people giving information. They revealed that liquid embroidery was available only by mail, and the newspaper made a list of catalog addresses for that and other crafts for anyone interested.

25 years ago - 2000

The Virginia Health Care Foundation issued a $123,500 grant to establish the Martinsville Family Medical Center to serve area residents in need. The center would open in the spring.

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