March 22

100 Years ago – 1925

Advertisement by Roy Prillaman, Phone 157: “A Sandwich Everybody Likes. A thin slice of bread or toast over which is laid a bountiful slice of our hickory smoked ham, boiled to a juicy tenderness is certainly a wonderfully good sandwich.”

75 years ago – 1950

Ad for The Real McCoy Tablets: “I Promise Mothers of Skinny Kids – to Put 5 Pounds of Healthy Flesh on Your Children in 26 Days or Your Money Back! Skinny kids who are troubled by nutritional deficiencies can now gain pounds of firm, health flesh …”

50 years ago – 1975

At Kmart you could buy albums for sale at $3.97 to $8.77 and 8-track tapes for $4.97 to $10.47. Musicians included John Denver, Olivia Newton John, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Charlie Daniels, Niel Sedaka, Joe Walsh, Rufus, The Stylistics, Barry White, Bob Dylan, Ramsey Lewis, Tommy, The Guess Who and Ohio Players.

25 years ago - 2000

Lisa P. Hughes was promoted to resident engineer of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Martinsville office. She was the first woman in the area and only the fourth in the state to be in that role. The graduate of Drewry Mason High School and Old Dominion University is a graduate of Drewry Mason High School and Old Dominion University.