April 10, 1960: Winston Nut and Candy Shop Opens
The Winston Nut and Candy Shop opened on this day in 1960. The shop was located at 120 West Fourth Street. The business was owned by Milton Burton who came to Winston-Salem from...
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April 9: Happy Birthday! Kathleen Hall
Kathleen Hall was born in High Point in 1891. After college, she began her teaching career at Thomasville, from 1913 to 1924. Her next teaching position was in 1924 at Forest Park, then she...
April 9, 1920: New Planters’ Tobacco Warehouse
J. G. Flynt announced in the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1920 that he plans to build a new tobacco warehouse. The new warehouse will be named Planters’ Tobacco Warehouse, and it will...
April 8: Happy Birthday! Efird Levin Hine
Hine’s Shoe Store Efird L. Hine Efird Levin Hine was born in Winston-Salem on this day in 1890. His parents were Gilbert C. and...
April 8, 1936: New Marble for Post Office Lobby
An announcement was made on this day in 1936 that Tennessee marble has been chosen to be used throughout the lobby of the new post office. The marble that is in the lobby now...
April 7: Happy Birthday! Reyshawn Terry
Reyshawn Antonio Terry was born in Winston-Salem on this day in 1984. He graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School in 2003, and from UNC in 2007. At Reynolds High School and at UNC,...
April 7, 1911: People’s Shoe Store Opens
Masten Building W. C. Wright People’s Shoe Store opened on this day in 1911. It was located in the new Masten Building on the corner...
April 6: Happy Birthday! Grover Franklin Shugart Sr.
Grover Franklin Shugart Sr. was born on this day in 1920 in Forsyth County. He was a prominent local businessman, who owned and operated Grover Shugart Motors for over 40 years. Grover served as...
April 6,1929: New City View and Union Cross Schools
The announcement was in the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1929 that two new schools were opening soon. City View School will open on April 8th. It was recently completed at a cost...
April 5: Happy Birthday! Lafayette Anderson Cook
Lafayette Anderson Cook was born in South Carolina on this day in 1916. He came to Winston-Salem as a child with his family. Cook graduated from Winston-Salem State College in 1937, and was president...