Jan. 18 through the years
1924
Front page article in the Jan. 18 edition of the Henry Bulletin, with the headline “Elks Enjoy Morris Prager’s apples”: “One of the pleasant incidents of the holiday season that deserve notice, was the present of a barrel of fine apples from Morris Prager, of Martinsville, to a member of the Danville Lodge, who sent the fruit to Dodd and Shelton, members of that lodge, who are residents here. The last named gentleman dealt them out and they were received as an evidence of the kindly spirit of the donors.”
1949
John E. Shumate, clerk of Henry County, reported one of the largest, or perhaps the largest, transaction for the purchase of timber: $175,000 paid by Craig Brothers Lumber Co. of Spencer to all the standing timber on the lands of the late H.C. Gravely of Leatherwood. That was an estimated 10 to 15 million board feet of pine, oak and poplar, much of it considered to be virgin growth, over 2,400 acres. The Craig Brothers had 5 years in which to cut it. The minimum circumference to cut was 8 inches on pine and 10 on other species.
1974
Mrs. Richard Berkhead of Fieldale told the Stroller that sparrows have built a nest in her kitchen-window air-conditioning unit, and eggs have hatched and birds are chirping, as if it were springtime.
Also 1974, James E. Covington Jr., formerly of Beaver Creek in Henry County, bought the Patrick Henry Mall from Commercial Properties of N.C. for $1,849,111.47.
1999
Teach-Ins to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day were held Jan. 18 at First Baptist East Martinsville, where Rev. Charles Whitfield led the program and Carl Johnson, Jackie Devon, Youtha Carter, Barbara Jackson, Ophelia Griggs and Katherine Hairston taught classes; Mt. Olive Holiness Church, with Rev. Roer Morrison; and High Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, led by Alice Stockton.
2024
Melinda and Michael Ward are bringing a branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to Martinsville and Henry County; MHS junior Rickyah Mitchell-Hairston was presented a state championship ring for state track finals.
— Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin accessed on microfiche at the Martinsville Branch Library.