October 30: Happy Birthday! Janie Davenport Weaver
Janie Davenport Weaver was born on this day in 1909, in Lenoir, to Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Weaver. Janie’s father came to Winston-Salem to be a minister at Centenary Methodist Church, and she...
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October 30,1958: Northside Shopping Center Opens
Cars overflowed the parking lot at the new Northside Shopping Center on this opening day in 1958. The Hanes High School band played for the ribbon-cutting, and Dave Wright was master of ceremonies. Miss...
October 29: Happy Birthday! Archibel “Archie” Elledge
Archibel “Archie” Elledge was born in 1897, in Wilkes County, to Joseph A. and Margaret Elledge. Archie spent his early life in Wilkes County, and he was a graduate of Wake Forest College and...
October 29,1927: New Office Building at Fourth & Spruce
An announcement was made on this day in 1927 that a two-story office building will be built on the northwest corner of Spruce and Fourth Streets. The plans were completed by Northup and O’Brien...
October 28: Happy Birthday! George William Coan Sr.
George William Coan Sr. was born on this day in 1867, in Virginia, to John O. and Mary Jones Coan. George graduated from Poughkeepsie Business School in New York at the age of 16...
October 28,1953: Additional Voting Booths Installed
Forsyth County Commissioners approved, on this day in 1953, 100 additional voting machines. The addition of these voting machines would make the local ballot-casting a completely automatic process. The photo above shows voting machines...
October 27: Happy Birthday! Leon Leftwich Rice Jr.
Leon Leftwich Rice Jr. was born on this day in 1912, in South Carolina, to Leon L. and Sara Wilhite Rice. He spent his early years in South Carolina, and graduated from Furman...
October 27,1927: Winkler Bakery is Sold
Winkler Bakery is a must-stop during a visit to Old Salem. The Single Brothers operated the first bakery in the workshop behind their house. In 1800, the shop on Main Street was built for...
October 26: Happy Birthday! Mae Kreeger Tillman
Mae Kreeger Tillman was born on this day in 1908, in Forsyth County, to Eugene and Cora Brewer Kreeger. She was a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School and Salem College. She also...
October 26,1939: South High School’s New Name
The Winston-Salem School Board honored a local citizen on this day in 1939. The School Board approved the renaming of South High School. The name was changed to James A. Gray High School, in...