July 2: Happy Birthday! Paul Price Davis
Paul Price Davis was born on this day in 1886, in Yadkin County, to Eli and Nannie Marion Davis. He attended Yadkin Valley Institute, Salem Boys School, and Wake Forest University. He left Wake...
Monthly Archive: July 2014
July 2,1940: Hine-Bagby Holds Open House
On this day in 1940, Hine-Bagby Company held an open house to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The men’s clothing store was also showing the remodeled interior and modernizing changes that had taken place over...
Happy Birthday! George Cashel Stoney
George Cashel Stoney was born on this day in 1916, in Winston-Salem, to Rev. G. H. C. and Katherine Crenshaw Stoney. George graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and UNC-Chapel Hill. He studied...
July 1,1966: Sam’s Gourmet Restaurant Opens
On this day in 1966, Sam’s Gourmet Restaurant opened at the Thruway Shopping Center, in a new section in the lower level of the shopping center. The restaurant was founded by Sam Pappas, and...