1925, 4-H Short Course for Girls; 1950, Smith’s Upholstery in old Bob’s Soda Shop; 1975, Sabra Geter and Curtis Adams buy Pine Hall Grocery; 2000, ribbon-cutting for Carilion on Brookdale. (PHOTO: New People’s Bank in Martinsville, early 1900s)

1925, deadly car wreck near old mica mines; 1950, range with two ovens and storage space; 1975, new garbage rules in City; 2000, Dr. Calvin Rains takes spot of the late Jack Dalton. (PHOTO: laying cornerstone for CW Holt store 1919)

1925, open house for First National Bank’s extravagant new building; 1950, City approves plumbing code without controversial provision; 1975, $300 microwave oven; 2000, Habitat for Humanity’s 16th local house. (PHOTO: Globman’s in 1929)

1925, Edna McMillan, 17, canned 74 jars of produce; 1950, new kitchen technology at Finney & Payne; 1975, Lee Sigmon bucks gas company’s requirement to keep station open on Sundays'; 2000, London officer joins City Officer Brian Davis for 3 days. (PHOTO: Smith River flooding in 1939)

1925, supper at Henry Hotel for City police and fire forces; 1950, Ferrum man survives being run over by train; 1975, Lakewood Trail residents protest modular houses; 2000, scholarships for Sheneka Hairston, Maria Belcher, Soyini-Amma Cross, Keisha Martin. (PHOTO: Russell's Drive-In, Bassett)

1925, Roudabout Club; 1950, special Ford Police automobiles; 1975, new building for Piedmont Trust Bank in Stanleytown; 2000, Goose Point to be made into campground. (PHOTO: Roxy, Fields and Legget)

1925, the Cross-Word craze hits Martinsville; 1950, Pannill sues trucking company for lost yarn; 1975, parents file lawsuit against carnival operator; Dr. David Adkins calls Southern Baptist Convention declaration the result of “hostile takeover.” (PHOTO: Rives Theatre)

1925, Davis Dry Cleaning; 1950, Ridgeway FFA members Conrad Knight, Alvin Scott & Kenneth Dunn; 1975, Glenn Richard Compton killed in wreck; 2000, crossguard Lillian Foster retires. (PHOTO: Planters Tobacco Warehouse)

1925, downtown stores close at noon Wednesdays to give their workers a break from the heat; 1950, men killed in collapse of Farmers Warehouse; 1975, hospital liability insurance rises drastically; 2000, Shirley Fink’s AIDS tapestry. (PHOTO: Piedmont Creamery Company on corner of Moss and Church)

1925, plans for golf club; 1950, Finney & Payne advertise free parking; 1975, Tosh and Nagle kids; Sportsman Club agree to take Community Hospital building; 2000, J&J Trains & Hobbies. (PHOTO: Pannill Knitting Company)

1925, “The best dance that was ever given in Martinsville;” 1950, new broadcasting equipment; 1975, flip-number clock radio and push-button cassette recorder; 2000, Intelos cell phones. (PHOTO: old Globman’s)

1925 “Lovely Things at Little Prices” at Rippe-Prager’s; 1950, 200 boys attend 2-night Boy Scout pageant; 1975, MHC Bicentennial Commission'; 2000, 10 candidates vie for the late Jack Dalton’s seat. (PHOTO: Masons in Martinsville Plaza)

1925, families quarantined with smallpox; 1950, Martinsville Seven attorney plans to request commute of sentences; 1975, 7-year-old thrown from fair ride; 2000, First Baptist Church associate pastor to move away after Southern Baptist Convention proclamation. (PHOTO: Gulf Station in front, home of H.C. Lester in back)

1925, Martinsville leads the state in American Legion fundraiser; 1950, Father’s Day gifts at Fagg’s Drug Store; 1975, MFD restoring 1934 American LaFrance; 2000, expansion of Calvary Christian Church. (PHOTO: Globman's and Chief Tassel Building)

1925, Patrick Springs Hotel opens for season; 1950, more than a third of all City arrests are drunk cases; 1975, 3-day horse show at Fontaine Field; 2000, Tultex about to lay off 5 of its remaining 11 employees. (PHOTO: Church Street. The buildings on the left were torn down in 1975. That is now the post office parking lot.)

1925, small pox; 1950, three-legged chick arrives at the Davis’ Planters Feed Store; 1975, William Haywood Swanson Jr. dies in wreck; 2000, Exchange Club’s Freedom Shrine at Liberty Fair Mall. (PHOTO: Church Street looking west)

1925, clipping parties are all the rage; 1950, elections; 1975, “a pretty good stud:”; 2000, auction of leftover Tultex items. (PHOTO: Bridge Street)