Nov. 10
100 Years ago – 1924
A week of revival services preached by the Rev. Dr. E.E. Dudley in Bassett was so well received that on the final night, some 150 to 200 men got up and shook hands with the revivalist and Pastor Coleman and promised that they intended to live better in every way, and 10 or 12 presented themselves for baptism.
75 years ago – 1949
That big old beautiful white house at 29 Broad St. (between the brick rental office building of the late Ted Balabanis on one side and the vacant parking lot and then Simply the Best on the other) was in 1949 called Oakley Apartments. Childress-Burch-Evans Inc. General Contractors and Real Estate Brokers, which was advertising the Forest Hills Development, just moved their offices there.
The New Hope Garden Club presented its annual flower show and program at Fayette Street Christian Church.
The Community Fund had a Colored Division, and Dr. H.P. Williams was its chairman.
One hundred forty men were employed in the early construction stages of Philpott Dam, and by February, it would be up to 400 men.
1960
It was a Thursday, and the women of Broad Street Christian Church were promoting their benefit luncheon to businessmen on their mid-day breaks. They sold 200 tickets in advance for meals of spaghetti, choice of salad, apple pie and coffee, at $1.25 each. The women were also selling articles at their bazaar.
50 years ago – 1974
The open house was held for Anchor House II, a new probation home for girls at 312 Brown St. It was for girls ages 13-17 who had committed victimless crimes, had been declared incorrigible or had been removed from their homes because of mistreatment. It had a capacity of 13 and a staff of seven. Sixteen months before, Anchor’s home for boys, on the corner of Broad Street and Cleveland Ave., opened. Anchor stands for A New Chance Organization. It was begun by volunteers but by 1960 received some city, county and state funds which made it unique in Virginia in that respect.
25 years ago - 1999
The family of artist the late David Yeaman donated his art library to Piedmont Arts. Yeaman died in August 1997 at age 47. His collection had 881 hardcover books, 614 softcover books and 34 VHS videotapes.
— Information from museum records and the Henry Bulletin and the Martinsville Bulletin.