Jan. 28

1924

C.P. Kearfott & Son of The Square, Martinsville, had for sale the New Columbia: Everything that goes to make up the New Columbia is a distinct achievement in phonograph construction. The new motor is a perfect piece of mechanism. The automatic start and stop device and the one control leaves are exclusive features … The New Columbia has amazed thousands with its wonderful purity of tone and its fidelity of reproduction.

1949

1948 was a record-making year in new construction in Martinsville, officials announced. A total of 347 permits marked $2,257,279 in new construction. Nineteen plumbing and heating permits totaled an additional outlay of $183,284.

1974

Ad in the Bulletin: “New Disposable Wigs – Costs less than a trip to the beauty shop. Manufactured to sell for $24.80; The sensational wig idea for the girl on the go, only $4.99. Trans World introduces the new throw-away wig you can wear a week, a month or keep permanently. The set stays on and on. This wig will give you more than a month’s wear for less than it costs to fix your hair. Trans-World Wig Imports, Patrick Henry Mall.

1999

State Sen. Roscoe Reynolds, D-Ridgeway, and Del Ward Armstrong, D-Collinsville, introduced budget amendments to give the Virginia Museum of Natural History $9 million to go along with the $1 million the state already and authorized it for construction. The state also had given VMNH $650,000 for planning and design.

In Richmond, Cari Zimmer was honored by the Virginia Museum of Natural History with the William Barton Rogers Individual Award for her volunteer work, and Crestar Bank won the William Barton Rogers Corporate Award; bank president Joe Philpott accepted the award.

— Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin accessed on microfiche at the Martinsville Branch Library.