The final organizational meeting for the local Kiwanis Club was held on this day in 1919. Officers and directors were elected. Kiwanis was the second civic luncheon club in Winston-Salem. It was the 188th...
The half-page newspaper ad shown above caught the attention of Sunday readers on this day in 1919. The ad announced the availability of building lots in the neighborhood called Buena Vista. Some of the...
The ad shown above is only half of the full newspaper page that was devoted to advertising the new Anchor Store that opened on this day in 1919. Located at 120-122 West Fourth Street,...
On this day in 1919, Wachovia Bank opened a branch location on the northwest corner of Trade and Fifth Street. It was opened for the express purpose of accommodating the thousands of farmers who...
On this day in 1919, Winston-Salem threw the first large scale Labor Day celebration in the city’s history. Principal events included a parade, a band concert and many speeches. Participation in the events was...
On this day in 1919, several events were taking place regarding managing traffic in Winston-Salem. One regulation that was put into place prohibited a left-hand turn around the traffic officer at the intersection of...
On this day in 1919, the old Ogburn-Hill Company tobacco factory was sold to the Peerless Candy Company by C. J. and C. D. Ogburn. The factory was located at Cherry and Sixth Street,...
On this day in 1919, Winston-Salem Journal reporter, Warren Dull, flew in the “Skull and Bones” airplane at Reynolds Field. Dull recorded his flying experiences with Lieutenant Brandt and Sergeant Berkshire in their airplane...
Ground was broken for the Rondthaler Memorial Sunday School Building on South Church Street in 1912, and the first services were held there in 1913. The bottom floor of the building was a...
On this date, January 8, 1919: William C. (Bill) Strother, known as the “Human Fly,” made his second visit to Winston-Salem in two years. Strother was an entertainer, and he went to great heights...
