July 11: Happy Birthday! Robert C.”Bob” Estes
Robert Colfax “Bob” Estes was born on this day in 1914, in Asheville, to Poindexter “P. D.” and Margaret Terrell Estes. He grew up in very modest financial circumstances, and did not receive formal...
Monthly Archive: July 2014
July 11,1919: Ogburn-Hill Tobacco Factory Sold
On this day in 1919, the old Ogburn-Hill Company tobacco factory was sold to the Peerless Candy Company by C. J. and C. D. Ogburn. The factory was located at Cherry and Sixth Street,...
July 10: Happy Birthday! George Douglas Boyle
George Douglas Boyle was born on this day in 1901, in Rhode Island. He specialized in hotel food service and was with the Food Allocations Board and the War Food Administration during World War...
July 10,1911: RJR Opens New Office
On this day in 1911, the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco office force moved into their new building on the corner of Main and Fifth Streets. The office force moved from RJR Factory #8, where...
July 9: Happy Birthday! Mary Fries Blair
Mary Eleanor Fries Blair was born on this day in 1873, in Salem, to John William and Agnes de Schweinitz Fries. She graduated from Salem Academy and Salem College, and did graduate work at...
July 9,1954: Farmers Dairy Bar Opens
On this day in 1954, the Farmers Dairy Bar opened on Stratford Road. The new building was a two-story, Colonial-style structure, with lots of windows on all sides. The floors were...
July 8: Happy Birthday! Charles Byrd Wade Jr.
Charles Byrd Wade Jr. was born on this day in 1915, in Morehead City, to Charles Byrd and Bessie Ormond Wade. He graduated from Duke University, majoring in history. He joined R. J. Reynolds...
July 8,1919: Warren Dull Flies with “Skull and Bones”
On this day in 1919, Winston-Salem Journal reporter, Warren Dull, flew in the “Skull and Bones” airplane at Reynolds Field. Dull recorded his flying experiences with Lieutenant Brandt and Sergeant Berkshire in their airplane...
July 7: Happy Birthday! Dr. William Joseph Conrad
Dr. William Joseph Conrad was born on this day in 1856, near Lewisville, to Augustus E. and Pamela Shore Conrad. Dr. Conrad attended local schools, had private tutors, attended Kernersville Academy, and studied at...
July 7,1986: City’s First Heart Transplant Operation
On this day in 1986, the first heart transplant operation was performed at Bowman Gray/Baptist Hospital Medical Center. The headlines the following day announced that a heart transplant was conducted in the evening of...