Wilson Daily Times, 5 January 1944.
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- Dr. W.D. Phillips — William H. Phillips
- Levi Jones
- Hartford Best — Hartford Bess.
- Robert J. Johnson
Wilson Daily Times, 5 January 1944.
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Wilson Daily Times, 28 December 1948.
Wilson Daily Times, 18 December 1937.
Wilson Daily Times, 24 December 1945.
Wilson Daily Times, __ December 1949.
“‘The East Nash street block between the railroad and Stantonsburg Street will be decorated for the first time in the last decade,’ Hartford Bess said.”
“The Darden High school band will parade in the main parade and play a few selections in front of the Wilson court house. After this it will march on down to Stantonsburg and East Nash streets where it will provide the music at [a lighting] ceremony.”
Christmas came early for Lane Street Project! John Kirk Barnes of downtown Wilson’s The Kirk’s Flowers surprised me with an incredible gift this week. Thanks to his generosity, in January, Wright Brothers Lawn Care of Goldsboro will undertake professional removal of large overgrowth in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Josiah Wright’s expertise and equipment will move us further and faster than ever toward opening up the interior of Odd Fellows Cemetery.
I am deeply grateful to John for this gift to Lane Street Project, for his enthusiasm for our work, and for his vision for ways we can honor those who lie in these historic cemeteries. If you have floral or landscaping needs in Wilson or Wayne Counties, please support those who support us by considering The Kirk’s or Wright Brothers for the work.
Now to cross the rest of the items off our wish list!!
Wilson Daily Times, 23 December 1943.
Twenty-one year-old impresario Percy Mincey put together an impressive Christmas night dance in 1943, five months before he enlisted in the United States Army. (Note the reduced price for white “spectators,” who could watch, but not dance.)
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 500 Stantonsburg Street, John Mincey, 50, tobacco factory laborer; wife Olivia, 46; children Olivia D., 17, tobacco factory laborer, Joseph, 23, Margie, 15, Susie M., 12, Johnie M., 8, Percy, 6, and Prince, 21, and his wife Alice, 19; and grandchildren James, 12, Lawrence L., 7, and Willie L. Carroll, newborn.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 500 Stantonsburg Street, Jack Mincey, 61; wife wife Olivia, 58; sons Johnie, 20, and Percell, 19; and grandson Darance, 17.
In 1942, Percy Mincey registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 29 December 1922 in Wilson; lived at 500 Stantonsburg Street; his contact was Ben Mincey, 650 Wiggins; and he worked for Watson Warehouse, Goldsboro Street.
Wilson Daily Times, 23 December 1950.
The Hotel Cherry’s white waitresses served dinner to its African-American employee during their annual Christmas dinner. Naomi Davis and Fred Artis distributed gifts among the group.