1924, real estate transfers; 1949, N&S Railway asks to reduce Martinsville passenger service; 1960, snow and sleet; 1974, Secretaries of the Year; 1999, Rotary Club hosts five from Bangladesh.

1924, Cross Laundry Co. on Askin Street; 1949, 1,600 attend DuPont open house; 1960, fire, snow and wrecks; 1974, sale at Holiday Furniture; 1999, Campbell Court students teach their parents how to use internet.

1924, special rates at Shackelford Hospital for Red Cross; 1949, fire in Bassett; 1960, Jack Gilley’s snow zoo in Ridgeway; 1975, new computerized traffic lights; 1999, 90% of men’s bathrobes in U.S. made in Martinsville.

1924, Farmers Night at Kiwanis meeting; 1949, DuPont plant open house; 1960, gas fire in Forest Hills; 1974, adult education classes; 1999, construction at Bridge & Market. PHOTO: Thornton’s Bakery, corner of Moss and Fayette streets

1924, new manager of Henry Hotel; 1949, Ford Insurance Co. and the stumbling milkman; 1960, Civil Rights Act filibuster and Bland Scholarship winners; 1974, plans for new Administration Building; 1999, eight houses on Moss Street demolished, but oak tree across the road from Mildred Sink remained.

1924, letter from J.D. Bassett in Florida; 1949, racy Lee Telephone ad; 1960, cigarette tax; 1974, DMHS French Club fundraisers; 1999, Harvey Gardner Upholstery destroyed by fire.

1924, no more chance games at county fairs, and “Observance of Prohibition Law Soon to Be Stylish”; 1949, body of Pvt. Buren W. Ingram arrives home; 1960, fashion show by MHC Women’s Club; 1974, Virginia National Bank downtown and on Rives Road; 1999, American of Martinsville to add jobs.

1924, real estate transfers; 1949, City Health Officer reports a contagious disease and quarantines; 1960, freezing rain follows 9 inches of snow; 1974, Zoble Morris president of local ACS chapter, and the Jeunettes on TV; 1999, 78 volunteers at Collinsville Primary School.

1924, a photo for history writer Judith Hill; 1949, M.L. Carter; 1960, third major snowstorm of the year; 1974, gas saved for residents only, not race fans; 1999, Akers Supermarket prices.

1924, Current Events Club’s sale; 1949, City and property owners shared sidewalk costs; 1960, courteous driving award for Mrs. Groves, and teenagers convicted of operating still; 1974, Drewry Mason High School presented “1984”; 1999, funeral for Kandis Joyce, and Lafayette Jones presses for homeless shelter.

1924, Preston School honor roll; 1949, “Prillaman for Governor” club organized; 1960, Globman’s buys former First Baptist Church property; 1974, sale at Cockney Corner at Globman’s; 1999, Charles M. Aaron won a ruling before the Virginia Supreme Court.

1924, Parker’s Shoe Hospital on Bridge Street; 1949, Philco Refrigerator sale at Midway Furniture on 220; 1960, Joseph Martin School seventh-graders stranded in Richmond; 1974, metal wardrobes on sale at Sater’s Furniture; 1999, Toastmaster winners.

1924, Diptheria Clinics at Axton and Stockton schools; 1949, man turns himself in after stealing Pleasant Grove Christian Church’s money; 1960, Addie Munday gives presentation at Stone Memorial; 1974, the Jaycees’ Apple Butter Month; 1999, Henry County Courthouse one of only four places to get AED, which were new then.

1924, Joseph Leaderman’s Cadillac hit by train; 1949, “arrest him and lock him up” for unlicensed dog; 1960, Fieldale Home Demonstration Club; 1974, Angela Chappell earns $10.72 off 25 cents investment; 1999, computers and SOLs new; Kandis Joyce, 9, passed away.

1924, Pannill Post in its new home; 1949, Patrick County $2 tax levy; 1960, Lucy Freeman wins state prize; 1974, Allan McClain warns people not to convert vehicles to propane gas; 1999, Bassett-Walker announces plant closings.

1924, Guessing Contest at Woody’s Dept. Store in Bassett; 1949, lumberman killed near Philpott Dam construction site; 1960, World Day of Prayer with Mrs. George Rollins; 1974, Robert E. Phillips, ass’t postmaster; 1999. Bassett Furniture marketing reboot.

1924, still discovered; 1949, Collinsville Community Association; 1960, Ben Gardner, Walker Holt, Roscoe Reynolds, Barry Greene, Elizabeth Simmons, Anne Morris and Barry Westfall in school play; 1974, Lee Sigmon and W.L. Wiseman talk about gas shortage; 1999, Dianne Pace’s class at Spencer-Penn school.

1924, Kiwanis Club considers creating a building & loan association; 1949, telephone service authorized for Barrows Mill Road to keep magistrate in contact; 1960, seventh-graders go on trip, and Civil Rights Act; 1974, newspaper cost increases; 1999, at the movies

1924, Fontaine & Maury shop for electronics opens; 1949, funding for Martinsville Community Hospital - rabies vaccines required - first look at 2-way radio for police; 1960, city skies black with smoke from city dump, and unrest in the US; 1974, Wednesday special at The Lunch Box in Roses; 1999, homeschooling increasing - computer prices

1924, chiropractor with evening hours; 1949, Bulletin sold; 1960, Blue Ridge Garden Club, Rebekah Club and Kearfott Memorial WMU; 1974, City rejects gas allocation plan; 1999, Rangeley 102 donates scoreboard to Fieldale Recreation Center.