December 21,1944: Christmas Treats for the Children
Christmas “Treat” bags were popular as gifts for children in the 1930s and 1940s. On this day in 1944, just a few days before Christmas, treat bags were given to children at the State...
Category: On This Date
December 20: Happy Birthday! Jacob Lott Ludlow
Jacob Lott Ludlow was born on this day in 1862, in New Jersey, to Captain Samuel and Nancy Johnson Ludlow. He attended school at Spring Lake and Freehold, New Jersey. He graduated with a...
December 20,1906: RJR Discontinues Premiums
The Union Republican newspaper announced on this day in 1906 that the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company will discontinue its premium department as of January 1, 1907. At this time, the premium department was...
December 19: Happy Birthday! James Robert Crutchfield Jr.
James Robert Crutchfield Jr. was born on this day in 1896, in Winston-Salem, to James Robert and Eva Louise Conrad Crutchfield. Crutchfield served in the United States Army during World War I and he...
December 19,1955: City National Bank at Thruway
City National Bank began its existence as a bank in 1917 as the Winston-Salem Morris Plan Company. The name changed to City National Bank in 1940, when it became a nationally chartered commercial bank....
December 18: Happy Birthday! Maude Carmichael Williamson
Maude Carmichael Williamson was born on this day in 1890, in Winston-Salem, to Robert Emory and Alice Miller Carmichael. Maude attended Salem Academy and Salem College. She graduated from Salem College in May 1909,...
December 18,1938: Twin Castles Apartments Available for Rent
The Twin Castles Apartments are available for occupancy, as announced in the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1938. The three, white brick buildings containing 124 apartments were located on a knoll between Beach...
December 17: Happy Birthday! Annie Laurie Lowrance
Annie Laurie Lowrance was born on this day in 1900, in Catawba County, to Lawson Henry and Essie Sherill Long Lowrance. She attended the public schools and graduated from Greensboro College in 1921. She...
December 17,1947: West End School Demolished
City leaders tried for years to fund a public school. Their efforts finally produced the West End Graded School, which was dedicated in 1884. The school was called the “Crowning Glory of Winston.” The...
December 16: Happy Birthday! Thomas Garland Anderson
Thomas Garland Anderson was born on this date in 1900, in Davie County, to Thomas M. and Annie Anderson. Thomas came to Winston-Salem about 1921 and worked for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He...