Flashback: Tracking NRV history

This was the home of M. P. Farrier on his farm in Clover Hollow, about two miles from Newport. Farrier was an attorney and county trial justice. The photo ran in The Roanoke Times on Dec. 1, 1937. — The Roanoke Times file 1937

1987
(25 years ago)
- “Having scored 13 goals in his last 10 soccer [Radford University] games, Magnus Ramquist has been on a rather astonishing hot streak lately.”
- “It may have been a turkey of an idea, but the Hokie approach did the trick. The multicolored, stuffed toy turkey sent to Willard Scott on NBC’s ‘Today’ show to publicize a church bazaar here proved that birds of bright feathers can flock together – in this case, Virginia Tech’s mascot and NBC’s peacock symbol.”
- “Dick Vitale, eat your heart out. Dipsy-do, dunk-a-roo, televised basketball is coming to Radford U.”
- “If Virginia Tech’s publicity depended on the New River Valley Symphony, the news from Blacksburg would be a lot better than it has been over the past few months.”

1962
(50 years ago)
- “Virginia Tech’s Goblets, demonstrating that charity begins at home., took advantage of four VMI Kiddet fumbles and two pass interceptions for a 30-6 football victory in the 12th annual Charity Bowl game at Victory Stadium Saturday.”
- “Quarterback Bob Schweickert ran and passed Virginia Tech to a stirring football victory Saturday. It was the Gobblers 24, Tulane 22…”
- “For the third year in succession, Narrows reigns supreme as the Group I-B New River District enters its final week of football action.”
- “Pulaski County deputies and Alcoholic Beverage Control Board investigators staged a moonshine raid in the Allisonia section Monday and uncovered an illegal liquor operation.”

1937
(75 years ago)
- “Virginia Tech’s Gobblers practiced in heavy woolen hoods today to ward off a cold wind that swept Miles stadium.”
- “Work has been resumed on the Appalachian Electric Power Company’s New river dam after a three weeks delay due to damage caused by high waters, officials stated today.”
- “William Fleming Colonels lost a tough battle to Blacksburg high at Blacksburg yesterday afternoon, 6 to 0, when the latter pushed across the only counter of the game in the last few minutes of play.”
- “Richmond’s Spiders struck twice in a thrill-packed first quarter today and then spun a protecting web along their goal line to net a 12 to 7 victory over Virginia Tech.”
- “The board of directors of the Virginia division of the American Association of University Women voted to ask the State Board of Education to consider appointment of a ‘highly trained, well qualified woman’ as president of Radford State Teachers college.”
- “The [Floyd] fire department’s siren has been received and placed atop of the courthouse.”

1912
(100 years ago)
- “The New York City Alumni of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, of whom there are about two-score, have put themselves on record as opposing the candidacy of Joseph D. Eggleston as president of the great school at Blacksburg.”
- ‘One final consideration adds much to Democratic rejoicing, namely, this is the first time the Democratic candidate for president [Woodrow Wilson] has carried Pulaski county since Cleveland’s second election in 1892.”
- “Colboun Tallant and Co., are building a large and extensive planing mill in the rear of their store building [in Christiansburg].”
- “The Washington and Lee eleven for 1912, possibly the strongest team ever put in the field to represent the blue and white, yesterday at the fair grounds in this city [Roanoke] smashed a record of ten years dismal defeat and triumphed over the sturdy cadets from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 20 to 6.”
- “Mr. W. B .Snidow left for Wytheville, Wednesday, to assist in the prosecution of Sidna Allen.”

-Compiled by Roanoke Times librarian Belinda Harris

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