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A Fourth of July band wagon
with a 6 mule hitch. Picture
made around 1948. Front
team of mules belong to E.
G. Sears, second team to Will
Stafford and third team to
A. C. Voss. Hubert Voss was
the wagon master.

Fourth of July Celebration, Inc. is Mr. Wilson Barrow
and the 27th annual celebration will be held on July
4th, 1971. One newcomer to the community states that
what amazes him most about the celebration is the won-
derful cooperation which exists among the civic groups
and other citizens of Kernersville to make Kernersville
truly "The Fourth of July Town".
In 1936 an important new building was erected in
town. The Kernersville Memorial Community House
has, through the years, contributed much to the social
life of Kernersville. It has been used by civic groups,
for private parties, family reunions, Sunday services and The Kernersville Memorial Community House now under the
auspices of the Kernersville Woman's Club.
many other functions. This building, located on Salis-
bury Street, was constructed as a $9,999 W. P. A. Proj- A group enjoys an informal supper in the Kernersville Memorial
Community House in 1954. Behind the fireplace hangs the bronze
ect. Numerous Kernersville citizens devoted much time, memorial tablet which contains the names of the local boys who
served in World War I.
money, equipment, shrubbery, etc. toward furnishing
the building and landscaping the grounds. It is now
under the auspices of the Woman's Club.
The building was dedicated on September 12, 1936
to the honor of the World War I soldiers of this com-
munity. The service of dedication conclud~d with the
unveiling of the bronze memorial tablet which contained
their names.
And so we conclude this potpourri of Kernersville
miscellany. Many names, pictures and events were
surely omitted through lack of knowledge, but we can
only hope what is here will contribute to a new chain
of "do you remember?" stories.

Robert Joyce op Fourth of July Float around 1948

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George Washington re-
visits Kernersville, Monday
morning February 22, 1971.

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