October 4: Happy Birthday! Katharine Davis Ogburn
Katharine Davis Ogburn was born on this day in 1914, in Forsyth County, to John Neal and Elva Wall Davis. Katherine attended the public schools and Meredith College. She was president of her class...
Winston-Salem Time Traveler
October 4,1947: Winston-Salem Drive-In Opens
The Winston-Salem Drive-In opened on this Saturday evening in 1947. The first drive-in theatre in Winston-Salem was located on Cherry Street Extension and Indiana Avenue. The opening feature was “River Boat Rhythm,” starring Leon...
October 3: Happy Birthday! Joseph Paul Sticht
Joseph Paul Sticht was born on this day in 1917, in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Grove City College, and married Ferne Cozad. He was president of Campbell Soup Company and president of Federated Department...
October 3,1989: Brookridge Baptist Retirement Community Dedicated
Brookridge Baptist Retirement Community was dedicated on this day in 1989. Construction of the new facility, located on 46 acres off Bethabara Road, began in 1987. It was opened to residents in August of...
October 2: Happy Birthday! Jonas “Joe” Shearn Rice
Jonas “Joe” Shearn Rice was born on this day in 1902, in Texas, to David and Martha Botts Rice. Joe attended school in Houston and studied at the University of Virginia. After college he...
October 2, 2006: City Hall South Renamed
On this day in 2006, the building formerly known as City Hall South was given a new name. The building was renamed Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building, located at 100 E. First Street, for...
October 1: Happy Birthday! Roscoe Lewis Hutchins
Roscoe Lewis Hutchins was born on this day in 1894, in Chapel Hill, to James Lewis and Arrimetta Hogan Hutchins. He attended schools in Chapel Hill and worked in a drugstore in Chapel Hill....
October 1,1952: Change in Bus Fares
Changes took place on this day in 1952 concerning bus fares. Bus tokens were no longer accepted on city buses when Duke Power Company’s new straight 10-cent fare took effect. City bus riders could...
September 30:Happy Birthday! Velma Preslar McGee
Velma Preslar McGee was born on this day in 1911, in Union County, to M. L. D. and Effie Jane Preslar. She was a graduate of Meredith College, and she was honored by her...
September 30,1953: Visitors from Hollywood
Television was in its infancy in 1953 when Mary Pickford and her husband, Buddy Rogers, visited Winston-Salem as stockholders of WSJS Television. Mary Pickford, known as America’s first sweetheart of the movies, was enthusiastic...