Senator Allsbrook Named Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade
Senator Julian R. Allsbrook of Halifax County was commissioned Lieutenant Senior Grade in the U S Navy Reserve after volunteering after Pearl Harbor. He will attend training at Cornell University and hopes for a brief furlough to serve in the 1943 State Senate while continuing as county leader for good government.
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Julian R. Allsbrook
State Senate
United States
U. S. Navy Reserve
Allsbrook
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Cornell University Naval Training School
Ithica
N. Y
Halifax County
Halifax
Congress
State Board Rules Democrats Refused May Vote
The article details a dispute over second primary rules in North Carolina. P. C. Luter signed the second proposal while Sheriff House did not, affecting which Democrats from the 1940 primary or general election may vote in the June 27 runoff. Registrars in Roanoke Rapids precincts face affidavits and party verification, with many voters turned away in May 1942 and given another chance to prove party affiliation.
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Sheriff
Sheriff House
Luter
Broughton
Roosevelt
Willkie
State Board of Elections
Attorney General of
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Lunsford Crew
J. Winfield Crew, Jr
Crew
No. 3
Roanoke Rapids No. 1
Roanoke Rapids No. 2
Roanoke Rapids No. 3
Ration Boards To Meet At Halifax
Rationing boards from several counties will meet in Halifax at the new office building at 8 30 p m Tuesday June 28 to hear instructions from OPA Field Inspector Schellingburg. Citizens of Halifax County interested in the rationing problem are invited to attend.
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Halifax
OPA
Schellingburg
Halifax County
Merchants to Meet in City Monday
Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County salute a native son who volunteered after Pearl Harbor and was commissioned Lieutenant in the Navy after passing his final physical. He will continue to serve in the State Senate he loves.
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Allsbrook U. S. Naval Reserve
Navy
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Pearl Harbor
America
Senate
Youths Convicted for Trespass in Civilian Defense Center
Thurston Vanlandingham and Allison Allsbrook, white youths from Scotland Neck, were sentenced by Judge Charlie Daniel in Halifax County Recorders Court to 30 days on county roads. The case involves trespassing at the Civilian Defense Control Center in Scotland Neck, noted as the first of its kind in the county criminal records. Vanlandingham, 19, and Allsbrook, 17, were among the defendants.
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Thurston Vanlandingham
Allison Allsbrook
Scotland Neck
Charlie Daniel
Halifax County Recorders Court
Civilian Defense Control Center
Vanlandingham
Allsbrook
Merchants to Discuss Price Regulations in Halifax Area
A mass meeting for all merchants in Halifax Northampton and nearby counties will be held Monday at 7 PM in Roanoke Rapids high school auditorium. C A Wyche announces the event to cover OPA price ceiling credit and carrier rules with A N Heflin Theodore S Johnson and Norman Shephard detailing how rules apply. C C Shell will preside and W L Dowe may attend as NC Merchants Association secretary.
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Halifax
Northampton
Roanoke Rapids High School
C. A. Wyche
Local Merchants Association
Office of Price Administration
A. N. Heflin
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Theodore S. Johnson
OPA
Norman Shephard
C. C. Shell
N. C. Merchants Association
Johnson
Shephard
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State Board
P. C. Luter
Roanoke River
4Th St
J. B. Browning
8Th St
Algie Dickens
W. Lunsford Crew
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