Jan. 20 through time …

1924

A new Post Office Department was moving into a portion of the new $25,000 building of the Stuart Developing Company. The building was steam-heated. The post office had more than 200 locked boxes.

1949

One hundred eight people enrolled in the adult education program at Martinsville High School on the program’s first night. The largest enrollment was for driver training, with 39. Other courses offered included woodwork, blueprint reading, sewing, Bible literature, shorthand, English, typing and office practices. Classes were held Monday and Wednesday nights.

1974

Construction was going on for the Collinsville Jaycees’ Henry County Recreational Park in Collinsville. The Jaycees were scheduling a radiothon for Feb. 3 to raise $50,000 to complete what would be the county’s first public park. It is located on 28 acres at the start of the Parkwood Court subdivision on Colonial Drive. Construction began on Dec. 1, 1973, on the $200,000 park, after a five-year effort.

1999

Prices at Taylor’s Supermarket, at Northside & Clearview: Tomatoes, 79 cents per pound; bananas, 29 cents per pound; cabbage, 19 cents per pound; Valleydale sausage, $1.09 for 1 pound; Red & Golden Delicious apples, 69 cents per pound; half a gallon of buttermilk, $1.09.

2024

The Martinsville Bulletin reports that a crash sent a police officer to the hospital after a teenager drove a car head-on into it near the intersection of Jefferson Circle and Finley Street.