Allsbrook Selected as Leader
Legislative leaders chosen by press reporters and radio commentators name Stacy Cherry Gray Bryant Pickens Allsbrook as top leaders for 1941. The selections emphasize usefulness over power with Allsbrook praised for his debating, while Bryant and Pickens draw praise for finance and judiciary roles.
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W. T
Senate
Stacy
Robeson
Cherry
Gaston
Gray
Forsyth
O’berry
Wayne
Bryant
Durham
Pickens
Guilford
Allsbrook
Halifax
Ward
Craven
Taylor
Judiciary 2
Weldon Teen Hit By Car In Hit and Run
Edward Twiford an 18 year old Weldon High senior was seriously injured when struck on highway 301 by an unknown driver. Dolphus Gregory of Weldon is held on $500 bond at Halifax jail pending a hearing when Twiford recovers.
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Edward Twiford
Weldon
Dolphus Gregory
Twiford
Weldon High School
Highway 301
Gregory
Halifax
Red Cross First Aid Class Set for Roanoke Rapids
Instructor Benjamin H. Gammage of the American Red Cross will teach a First Aid and Accident Prevention course at the Woman's Clubhouse starting Monday March 17. S. Hl. Crumpler, head of the local First Aid and Life Saving service, will oversee the school and accept applications.
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Benjamin H. Gammage
The
American Red Cross
Roanoke Rapids
Woman’s
S. Hl. Crumpler
Red Cross
Flood of letters to governor endorses Wilson for highway post
Halifax County and statewide supporters flood Governor Broughton with endorsements for Carroll L. Wilson of Roanoke Rapids to join the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Mayors, boards, chambers, and Kiwanis clubs from Enfield, Hobgood, Scotland Neck, Roanoke Rapids, and Halifax sign petitions and telegrams as Raleigh expectations favor Halifax County for the post.
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Halifax
N. C
Carroll L. Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
State Highway and Public Works Commission
J. M. Broughton
Halifax County
Board of Commissioners
Enfield and Hobgood
Kiwanis Club of
Scotland Neck
Mr. Wilson
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
All American Follies Set for Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Scenes
The Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club presents the eleventh annual All-American Follies on March 20 and 21 at 8 15 p m each night. The patriotic revue features the Patriotic Girls in Rhythm and Down Argentine Way with a guaranteed satisfaction punch line.
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Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club
South Sea Islands
Julia Moseley Byrd
Kiwanis
Roanoke Rapids
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JuliAn R. Allsbrook
Dunn
Henderson
Weldon Boy
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