April 27: Happy Birthday! Roy Thompson
Roy Thompson was born on this day in 1923, in Winston-Salem, to Dr. L. R. and Sarah Thompson. He graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and UNC. Roy joined the Winston-Salem Journal in...
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April 26: Happy Birthday! Jacqueline Dorminy Jackson
Jacqueline Dorminy Jackson was born on this day in 1907, in Georgia. She came to Winston-Salem in the early 1930s, and began her Dorminy Dance Studio at that time. “Miss Dorminy,” as she was...
April 25: Happy 100th Birthday! Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary
Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary was born in 1914 in Gaffney, S. C. She graduated from Limestone College. She married Wilburn Clary, a star football player at the University of South Carolina. He was hired...
April 24: Happy Birthday! Coy Carnelina Carpenter
Dr. Coy C. Carpenter was born on this day in 1900, in Carpenter, Wake County, to Rufus and Betty Carpenter. He graduated from Cary High School and Wake Forest College, and received his M....
April 23: Happy Birthday! George Dallas Lentz
George Dallas Lentz was born on this day in 1906, in Granite Quarry, to Adam Wiley and Maggie Lentz. He came to Winston-Salem as a young boy, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High...
April 22: Happy Birthday! Luther S. Lashmit
Luther Snow Lashmit was born in Winston-Salem in 1899 to James Luther and Mary Snow Lashmit. He graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Fontainebleau Ecole des Beaux...
April 21: Happy Birthday! Dr. Rev. David H. Burr
Reverend Dr. David H. Burr was born on this day in 1921, in Pennsylvania. He was educated in Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin and from Princeton Theological Seminary. He received the...
April 20: Happy Birthday! John Watson Moore
John Watson Moore was born on this day in 1891, in Japan. He came to North Carolina in 1902. He graduated from Davidson College, and came to Winston-Salem in 1912 to teach science and...
April 19: Happy Birthday! Mary Ellen Garber
Mary Garber was born on this day in 1916, in New York City, to Mason and Grace Garber. She moved to Winston-Salem in 1924, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and Hollins...
April 18: Happy Birthday! James Edgar Gay Jr.
James Edgar Gay Jr. was born on this day in 1898, in Greensboro, to James E. and Margaret Gay. He attended Emory and Henry College, and Trinity College. He received his law degree from...