Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are mints produced by Wm Santus & Co. Ltd. in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England since 1898. Despite their name, the mints are not truly spherical but oblate spheroids. The ingredients of Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are: pure cane sugar, oil of peppermint and cream of tartar and are described on the tin as "suitable for vegans". The words "Gluten Free" are also on the tin lid. The early mint balls were made by William Santus' wife, Ellen, before production moved to a factory near Wigan Wallgate railway station in 1919. The packaging,
Joe D. Smith Jr. careers or businesses." Smith said that "a home-owned newspaper has a responsibility to try to improve the community, not for business reasons alone, but also for the welfare of the citizens." Central Newspapers, originally held by Eugene S. Pulliam, the uncle of former Vice President Dan Quayle, held "The Town Talk" for only four years; the company itself was sold in 2000 to the Virginia-based Gannett Company. Joe D. Smith Jr. Joe Dorsey Smith Jr. (April 6, 1922 – March 20, 2008), was the former general manager, president, publisher, and chairman of the board of the "Alexandria Daily Town Talk"