Governor addresses assembly as pivotal wartime session opens
Governor J Melville Broughton told the Raleigh crowd that no prior General Assembly session faced such fate and urgency. The address outlined a short wartime session with tax restraint, a Post War Reserve of 20 million dollars, and reforms including school, state employee pay, highway bonds, and education and regulatory changes.
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General Assembly of
North Carolina
J. Melville Broughton
General Assembly
Raleigh
Council of State
State Board of Education
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
Department of Revenue
Mobilization Farm Day Set For Tuesday
President Roosevelt and Claude R Wickard designate Tuesday January 12 1943 as Farm Mobilization Day with meetings across Halifax County urging farmers to contribute to the war effort by producing food and oil crops. Local sessions listed with times and venues.
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Roosevelt
Claude R Wickard
United States
Claude R. Wickard
Bull Taylor Still Private in Army Despite Marine Commission
Roanoke Rapids star Charles Lewis Taylor known as Bull was commissioned as First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps on December 7 1942 and inducted into Army service at Fort Bragg on December 9 1942. Washington had not released orders by week’s end.
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Charles Lewis Taylor
Fort Bragg
Roanoke Rapids
Army
Bragg
Washington
Taylor
Fayetteville
Bull
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Reserve
Marine Barracks
New River
N. C
Johnson Gets 16 Committee Appointments
Senator D. M. Johnson of Halifax County was named chair of the Senatorial Districts Committee and named to 15 other key committees for the 1943 General Assembly. Lt. Governor Harris announced the lineups within 25 minutes after the Senate opened, setting a quick agenda for the short session. Johnson holds posts on Finance Constitutional Amendments Agriculture Courts and Judicial Districts Judiciary Conservation and Development Consolidated Statutes Counties Cities and Towns Military Affairs Manufacturing Labor and Commerce Library Rules Salaries and Fees Public Health and Public Utilities.
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D. Mac Johnson
Halifax County
R. L. Harris
Senate
Halifax
Lions Drive for Old Clothes Campaign in Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club launches an Old Clothes Week from January 11 to January 16 to collect wearable garments for the needy. Fire Department hosts donation containers while Boy Scouts conduct door to door canvassing to secure contributions.
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Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
Famed Chief Red Fox Guest of City Scouts
Chief William Red Fox, a full blood Sioux, appears in Roanoke Rapids under city schools sponsorship. He will lead a special Boy Scout program at the Municipal Building Friday at 7:30, sharing tribally rich dances and songs and recounting a varied career as rodeo rider, actor, and scout worker.
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William Red ¥Ox
Roanoke Rapids
Red Fox
America
Western Hemisphere
Carlisle University
Fox
City Board Meets Here On Tuesday
The Roanoke Rapids City Commission convened at the Municipal Building with Mayor Kelly Jenkins presiding. A motion to seek Charter changes removing the 50 cent tax limit was approved, and funds for Civilian Defense and Citizens Service Corps were urged for office setup and staffing.
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Board of Commissioners of the City of
Roanoke Rapids
W. E. McDowell
W. P. Taylor
Finance Committee
General Assembly
City of
Kelly Jenkins
A. N. Martin
R. I. Starke
G. A. Berkstresser
Citizens Service Corps
Civilian Defense Council
Board of Commissioners
Civilian Defense
Citizens Service Corps 1
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Enfield
State
B. B. Everett
Palmyra
House of Representatives
John H. Kerr, Jr
Warrenton
H. L. Joyner
Northampton County
Hobgood High School
Scotland Neck
Enfield White
Aurelian Springs
William R. Davie
Littleton White High School
Littleton Colored High School
Hollister
Ringwood
Farm Security Community Center
Darlington
Hastman Colored School
Terrapin Colored School
Dawson Colored School
Tillery Farm Security Store
Halifax Court House
Bull” Taylor
Marines
Johnson
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