Flashback: Tracking NRV history

The Roanoke Times file | This photo shows part of the Virginia Tech campus around 1897.

1987 (25 years ago)
- “The Pulaski County school system is looking for a way to transport nearly 100 schoolchildren after news that a Commerce Street bridge won’t hold its buses.”
- “The National Gallery of Art Library recently became the 81st user of the Virginia Tech Library System…”
- “Dell Curry, Virginia Tech’s career scoring leader who spent most of his National Basketball Association rookie season on the Utah Jazz’s bench, was traded Thursday to the Cleveland Cavaliers.”
- “The new exhibit at the Flossie Martin Art Gallery features [Radford University] alumni who have found success in the art world as well as students hoping for future fame.”
- “Proving once again that it’s what’s up front that counts, Radford controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage on the way to a 15-0 victory over Christiansburg on Friday.”
- “A Klu Klux Klan march that drew few spectators Saturday wasn’t cheap for Pulaski residents, authorities said.”

1962 (50 years ago)
- “Underdog Virginia Tech kept its perfect Harvest Bowl record intact Saturday.” Tech won 20-15 over the University of Virginia.
- “Thieves broke into an antique shop near Pulaski and took four old guns. Two antique rifles of Kentucky and Springfield vintage were included…Maybe the thief is a lover of antiques.”
- “A familiar name stood alone at the top of the Group I-B New River District football standings at the conclusion of last week’s set of games. Narrows again looms as the team to beat.”
- “A Fire Prevention Week parade was delayed here [Christiansburg] Tuesday night. There was a fire just about the time it was supposed to start.”

1937 (75 years ago)
- “Hard, high spirited blocking and tackling cracked like a whip on Virginia Tech’s practice field again today as Tech gridmen asked and gave no quarter in fierce intra-squad strife.”
- “For the period July 1 to September 30, inclusive, the Giles country trial justice’s court disposed of 201 criminal cases…”
- “The NYA [National Youth Administration] sewing rooms in Giles county, from September, 1936, to September, 1937, completed 3,808 articles at an average cost of 13 cents each to the county. This clothing was given through the county department of public welfare to needy school children.”
- “William and Mary’s tireless iron men discarded the underdog role today to whip Virginia Tech 12-0 for the first time in a quarter-of-a century.”
- “The second annual community fair sponsored by the agricultural class was held at the Draper high school last week, with many and varied exhibits.”
- “Pulaski experienced a steady rain this afternoon, following the coldest night of the season in which the temperature dropped to 40.”
- “A frost assuming almost the proportions of a snow fall was apparent here [Floyd] Monday morning, with a temperature reading of 34.”

1912 (100 years ago)
- “Ideal autumn weather and a varied program of events brought a number of visitors to the college [V. P. I.]  for the week end.”
- “C. W. Hancock and sons, of Lynchburg, who are maintaining an office in Pulaski, are building 15 cottages of the bungalow style for the Appalachian Power company up Byllesby way.”
- “Pulaski county is at present the storm center of political activity in the Ninth Virginia district.”
- “Mr. Thomas Jones, playing in the football game between the High School and the Radford teams, met with a serious accident, having his leg broken just above the ankle.”
- “John Mosby, seventy years old, one of the few remaining negro Confederate veterans died recently in Pulaski…He was born a free negro and never knew slavery.”
- “Virginia Polytechnic Institute proved no match for Princeton, on University field, today, the Tigers winning, 31 to 0.”

-Compiled by Roanoke Times librarian Belinda Harris

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