No Guard Decision Delayed Roanoke Rapids Armory Plan
Ted Speight leads a local citizens group seeking a National Guard company for Roanoke Rapids. State Adjutant General Van B Metts has not returned word on location. Local officials toured space at the high school gym storerooms and lockers as temporary quarters until a Veterans of Foreign Wars armory is enlarged or built.
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Ted Speight
Citizens Group
National Guard
Roanoke Rapids
van B. Metts
General Metts
Washington
Raleigh
Huguet
Waltz
Upton
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reach agreement for legislative seats in county
Albert Conyers 24 and Winston May 16 were arrested Monday night in a hit and run and auto theft case. Conyers drew 16 months road sentence for hit and run driving while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon. May got 5 months for aiding and abetting. They face auto theft charges in Guilford County Superior Court after serving sentences. Cora Harris, with the pair, was not arrested. The stolen 1940 Ford belonged to J. Van Ozment of Greensboro. The trio fled after a collision near Pine Ridge service station on highway 152. No serious injuries. Continuous coverage on page 8.
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Albert Conyers
Winston May
Conyers
Recorders Court
May
J. van Ozment
Greensboro
Highway 152
Pine Ridge
Roanoke Rapids
Erwin and
Brigman
Rothrock
Halifax County North Carolina 1940 Primary Declared Peaceful
For the first time in eight years Halifax County will approach a Democratic Primary without a bitter State Senate fight. Julian Allsbrook and Dr. T W M Long announce bids for the House and Senate respectively and will support each other along with Ben Everett for the other House seat. E L Travis praises the settlement hoping harmony will end factional fights and keep the party united while noting no cross-rrace agreement was reached.
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Halifax County
Senate
Julian R. Alisbrook
B. B. Everette
House of Representatives
T. W. M. Long
State Senate
Julian R. Allsbrook
E. L. Travis
Dr. Long
Julian Allsbrook
Mr. Allsbrook
Ben Everett
Democratic
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Herald
Crumpler & Brigman
Royal White Hart Lodge
Halifax
United States
Winston
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