Jan. 17 through the years

1924: The following were topics of Classified Ads in the Jan. 15, 1924 edition of the Henry Bulletin (which published on Tuesdays and Fridays):

·        Virginia Furniture Co. pays 5 cent per pound for clean white and colored rags delivered to the factory.

·        Rough & Ready Mills buys your corn delivered to the mill.

·        J.F. Merriman of Edgewood was selling a pair of 7-year-old work mules, who were gentle, would work anywhere and weighed about 100 pounds each.

·        A “practically good as new” Thomas Electric Washing Machine was for sale; the buyer would write into Box 435, Martinsville, for more information.

1949: Construction of a concrete skating area, a wading pool and a bathroom at North Martinsville playground began on this day. The costs were: skating area, $2,447.75; bathroom, $1,425.75; wading pool, $812. The City also bought 500 cross ties from Norfolk and Western to reinforce the embankment.

1974: Del. Garry G. DeBruhl of Patrick County, 37, was named to head the Committee on Militia and Police; Del. Randall Reynolds of Chatham, 68, was named to head the House Agriculture committee.

1999: The Lonesome River Band played in a fundraising concert for Piedmont Arts. Members were Sammy Shelor, Ronnie Bowman, Kenny Smith and Don Rigsby.

2024: Sen. Bill Stanley introduces four initiatives centered around education, and focuses on New College Institute, which in Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed budget is funded for 2024-25 but not for 2025-26, the Henry County Enterprise reports.

 — Includes information from the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin accessed on microfiche at the Martinsville Branch Library.