Watching Baseball…on Liberty Street
The crowd of onlookers consisted mostly of men, some in suits and hats, others dressed more casually. But all of their attention was focused on a structure situated atop the scaffolding that was attached to...
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September 8: Happy Birthday! Robert Emory Carmichael
Robert Emory Carmichael was born on this day in 1861, in Winston-Salem, to Louis F. and Adelaide McKenzie Carmichael. He moved with his family to Indiana and Missouri, then returned to North Carolina in...
August 17: Happy Birthday! Frances Burkhead Griffin
Frances Burkhead Griffin was born on this day in 1916, in Asheboro, to Carl Burdette and Fannie Burkhead Griffin. Frances attended school in Asheboro and in Thomasville, where she moved in 1929 with her...
May 7: Happy Birthday! Paxton Davis
James Paxton Davis Jr. was born on this day in 1925, in Winston-Salem. Paxton, as he was called, graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and Johns Hopkins University. He joined the staff...
April 19: Happy Birthday! Mary Ellen Garber
Mary Garber was born on this day in 1916, in New York City, to Mason and Grace Garber. She moved to Winston-Salem in 1924, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and Hollins...
April 12: Happy Birthday! Rufus Alexander Shore
Rufus Alexander Shore was born on this day in 1863, in Winston-Salem, to Jonas and Elizabeth Thomas Shore. Rufus worked in the newspaper field as a young man, and began his career as an...
March 29, 1985: Twin City Sentinel Folds
The last issue of the Twin City Sentinel was published on this day in 1985. The afternoon newspaper ended its run just 36 days short of its 100th birthday. The newspaper’s daily circulation peaked...
March 20: Happy Birthday! William King Hoyt
William King Hoyt was born in Saratoga County, New York, in 1889. He graduated from Swarthmore College and was employed by the Trenton, New Jersey, Times from mid-1912 to 1924. During that time he...
February 24: Happy Birthday! Joseph Worth Bacon
Joseph Worth Bacon was born in Albemarle in 1900, and spent his boyhood in Goldsboro. He attended Elon College and Trinity College (Duke University). After graduation he worked as a reporter for the Goldsboro...
February 20: Happy Birthday! William “Bill” H. Ray
Bill Ray was born in Winston-Salem in 1925. As a teenager, he began working as a photographer for the Twin City Sentinel and the Winston-Salem Journal. After serving his country in World War II,...