1925, specialist comes for crippled children; 1950, new city charger goes to Richmond for approval; 1961, teen Priscilla Stone wins Homemaker award; 1975, City Transit Co. cuts back on bus service'; 2000, Fieldale Lodge denied zoning for school.

1925, eclipse tracked by telegraph and telephone reports; 1950, Maynard West wins 100 Bushel corn contest; 1961, Moss Street man lobbies for Social Security Act change; 1975, shorthand and office machines classes; 2000, Virgil Goode to run as independent.

1925, Hotel Henry fully booked; 1950, furniture makers in High Point'; 1961, Martin Processing’s new plant in Fieldale; 1975, worst peacetime inflation rate; 2000, Collinsville Presbyterian Church’s first services in rebuilt sanctuary.

1925, Telegraph Operator school; 1950, iron lung in Eagle Store window; 1961, Mutual Savings & Loan; 1975, legislation inspired by disapproval of Henry County sheriff; 2000, legislators promise to stand up for laid off workers.

1921, high school minstrel show;  1950, booze record set; 1961, chest X-rays in City schools; 1975, Collinsville VFD; 2000, sewing factory equipment sold at auction..

1925, illegal to reuse dairy containers; 1950, awards for Dan Greene; 1961, Stanleytown Community Recreation Center; 1975, Stanley W. Bowles Corp.; 2000, Del. Ward Armstrong’s presentation on economic woes.

1925, federal tax: 2%, 4% and 6%; 1950, Clark Hardware; 1961, plane crash on Bull Mountain; 1975, Bassett Furniture’s emergency fund; 2000, SAFETY NET helps displaced workers.

1925, WTCU at Prohibition’s 5th anniversary; 1950, adult classes at Albert Harris; 1961, Gravely Furniture slows production'; 1975, adult classes in banjo, religion and art; 2000, Rosabelle Holmes and Malisia Watkins among Teach-In teachers.

1925, power from Eggleston Falls; 1950, furniture makers excited about new invention, the TV; 1961, Church Street open or closed for sledding; 1975, car rebates; 2000, snow.

1924, founder of Grandbery UMC and Emmerson school; 1950, GI checks for 4,000 local WWII vets; 1961, chess tournament, and Priscilla Hairston singing on TV; 1975, Jessup Furniture Co. near Oak Level; 2000, Dr. MLK event at Armory. (PHOTO: Baldwin’s Block)

1925, death of prominent fruit grower; 1950, open house for new library; 1961, Mts. chapter of Natl. Conference of Christians and Jews; 1975, registrar race; 2000, Clinton Gregory’s concert. (PHOTO: Fields and Leggett)

1925, Kiwanis ramp it up; 1950, Thornton’s Bakery; 1961, addition for John Redd school; 1975, City firemen rescue Edith Taylor’s cat; 2000, Tultex layoffs include City’s vice mayor.

(PHOTO: Starling Avenue Baptist Church and the barber shop that used to be beside it)

1925, start of Pannill Knitting; 1950, Bassett Garden Club; 1961, county/city department leaders’ salaries; 1975, HCA-Martin returns to full production; 2000, Job Fair 2000, and Ridgeway takes on Henry County.

1925, boy drowns after leaving school early; 1950, March of Dimes committees; 1961, Fairfield Hunt Club near Axton; 1975, Drunken Springs; 2000, Patrick Co. IDA negotiates hospital debt.

1925, disposition of Hairston estate; 1950, Pannill Post 42 declares “T-Day”; 1961, stores’ spring-summer schedule; 1975, Oak Ridge Boys at MHS; 2000, Tultex bankruptcy public meetings.

1925, tour of mica plants; 1950, coal shortage; 1961, bulldozer knocks down telephone, teletype lines; 1975, bus station torn down; 2000, MLC store.

1925, Piedmont Produce Company and Chicago furniture market; 1950, NAACP lawyers defend Martinsville Seven; 1961, marriage licenses; 1975, “I’m OK, You’re OK”; 2000, inmate with AIDS.

1925, experimenting with traffic arrests; 1950, adult education at MHS; 1961, shooting by grave-diggers; 1975, Family YMCA; 2000, pet rocks.

1925, a surprise quiet wedding; 1950, new studio for WMVA; 1961, lost & found; 1975, comprehensive plan for City; 2000, last day at Tultex.

1925, Virginia’s largest distillery in Ridgeway; 1950, slow sales in Chicago; 1961, Drewry Mason High School’s Dramatic Club; 1975Kyle Oakley killed in robbery; 2000, state aid to Tultex workers; freak accident killed postal worker.

(PHOTO: Drapers Barber Shop)