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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
4
The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced 700 flight training scholarships for non-college youths aged 18 to 25. Ground schools will be set up in 70 cities with 10 selected from each for flight training, aligning with a broader program funded by a $4,000,000 appropriation to train 10,000 pilots. Selection will be competitive.
Edwin Rip Rollins an 18 year old St Benedicts prep tackle had his left leg amputated above the knee at St Michael hospital after an Oct 6 injury in a game with Villanova freshmen. Doctors cited an infected blood clot as the cause and compared his case to Princeton tackle Don Herring.
Examination basis for flight training between April 1 and September 1 identifies Clarksburg West Virginia as one of the ground school locations.
Rev Alfred Clifton of Montgomery W Va voices his wife’s account praising Worlds Tonic after longstanding digestive issues. He reports relief from constipation and nervous headaches enabling better study and pastoral duties. Cohen’s Drug Store Charleston WV advertised for Worlds Tonic with claims of herbal alkalines.
Al Fred Bergner of Kankakee Illinois celebrates as his son Allen Bergner captain and tackle leads Navy to a 10 to 0 victory over Army in Philadelphia.
A community Christmas tree will be decorated by Littlepage school study club members on the school lot. Plans formed at the Wednesday night Christ mas party at West Side Woman's club with Mesdames Tribble and Cunningham as hostesses. The Neighborhood Boys' club attended and Wyatt Littleton spoke on the club's purpose. Numerous local residents joined the event. A separate note recalls Costa Rica imposing price controls during the European war onset.
Maxwell traces the idea of rights from Magna Carta to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, noting that civil community values emerge from individuals with rights rather than timeless truths. The piece reflects on the historical arc shaping modern civil rights concepts.
Mingo county board of education called a January 12 special election to renew extra tax levies estimated to raise about 360000 for schools. It plans to raise teachers and bus drivers pay by 15 dollars monthly each with remaining revenue for free text books buildings and the general program. Lady St Marys church in Wareham England has returned to use after 1000 years of use as a royal burial place.
The supreme court of appeals members attended the weekly club session at the Daniel Boone hotel where Judge Haymond Maxwell urged that lasting force lies in agreement for law and order. He warned against demagogic trespass on rights, stressing the judicial system’s dedication to upholding law. Near Kenya Colony, soda is being recovered from Lake Magadi.
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