March 7,1972: Center Theatre Ends its Run
The Colonial Theatre opened at 427 North Liberty Street in 1926. For the slim price of 35-cents, adults could see the theatre from the inside, and watch the feature film, Lady Windermere’s Fan. They...
Winston-Salem Time Traveler
March 6: Happy Birthday! Albert B. Gorrell
Albert Burrow Gorrell was born in Guilford County in 1840. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, then enlisted as a private in the North Carolina Regiment Infantry, Company D. He worked in...
March 6, 1963: Jayne Mansfield Comes to Town
The Winston-Salem Journal headline on March 7, 1963 was “Jayne Hits City Like a Twister.” Staff reporter, Roy Thompson, noted in his article that Jayne had a whirlwind visit to Winston-Salem the previous day,...
March 5: Happy Birthday! Pleasant Huber Hanes Sr.
Pleasant Huber Hanes Sr. was born in Winston-Salem in 1880, the son of Pleasant Henderson and Mary Lizora Fortune Hanes. He attended local preparatory schools, received his Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity College...
March 5, 1911: Barber Printing Company Grows
Barber Printing Company announced on this date in 1911 that the company is expanding, but they will be located at the same address. The two-story brick addition to the building at 207-209 West Third...
March 4: Happy Birthday! Dr. Henry Theodore Bahnson
Dr. Henry Theodore Bahnson was born in Pennsylvania in 1845. He was the son of Bishop George F. and Anna Gertrude Bahnson. He moved to Salem with his parents as a child, and attended...
March 4, 1949: RJR Manufactures King-Size Cigarette
On this date in 1949, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company announced in the Winston-Salem Journal that the company has begun manufacturing a “king-size” cigarette, named Cavalier. The cigarette will be available for purchase the...
March 3: Happy Birthday! Augustus G. Fogle
Augustus G. Fogle was born in Salem in 1820. During his lifetime of 77 years, he had many occupations and traveled many miles. Augustus was a woodworker, and made over 40 pulpits for churches...
March 3, 1969: Phillips Building Authorized
On this date in 1969, the Board of Aldermen authorized the sale of the block bounded by Church, Third, Fourth and Chestnut Streets to the D. L. Phillips Investment Builders of Charlotte for $266,000....
March 2: Happy Birthday! John Wesley Clay
John Wesley Clay was born in Caldwell County in 1880. He began his working career at age 11 as a printer’s devil on the Hickory Press and Carolinian. After his marriage to Myrtle...