April 26: Happy Birthday! Jacqueline Dorminy Jackson
Jacqueline Dorminy Jackson was born on this day in 1907, in Georgia. She came to Winston-Salem in the early 1930s, and began her Dorminy Dance Studio at that time. “Miss Dorminy,” as she was...
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April 26,1961: Winston Cigarettes are Shipped
The first shipment of Winston cigarettes left Whitaker Park on this day in 1961. Photo shows the new Whitaker Park Manufacturing Plant. Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
April 25: Happy 100th Birthday! Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary
Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary was born in 1914 in Gaffney, S. C. She graduated from Limestone College. She married Wilburn Clary, a star football player at the University of South Carolina. He was hired...
April 25,1931: Dr. Pepper Bottling Company Opens
On this day in 1931, the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company held its formal opening at 332 Reynolda Road. Visitors were shown around the plant in the evening, and saw the modern bottling equipment and...
April 24: Happy Birthday! Coy Carnelina Carpenter
Dr. Coy C. Carpenter was born on this day in 1900, in Carpenter, Wake County, to Rufus and Betty Carpenter. He graduated from Cary High School and Wake Forest College, and received his M....
April 24,1902: Nissen Park Opens and Grows
An announcement in the Union Republican on this day in 1902 said that Nissen Park is open for the season. Nissen Park was a recreation area near Waughtown that was originally reached via the streetcar...
April 23: Happy Birthday! George Dallas Lentz
George Dallas Lentz was born on this day in 1906, in Granite Quarry, to Adam Wiley and Maggie Lentz. He came to Winston-Salem as a young boy, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High...
April 23,1929: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Has a New Home
As the tobacco business grew, so did the need for a larger office force for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Winston’s City Hall was located on the corner of Main and Fourth Street. When...
April 22: Happy Birthday! Luther S. Lashmit
Luther Snow Lashmit was born in Winston-Salem in 1899 to James Luther and Mary Snow Lashmit. He graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Fontainebleau Ecole des Beaux...
April 22,1960: Miksch Tobacco Shop Dedicated
Miksch Tobacco Shop at Old Salem was dedicated on this day in 1960. The house was built by Matthew and Henrietta Miksch on South Main Street in 1771. It was the first house built...