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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
8
West Virginia moves to a broad drivers license reform with a July 1 effective date. The 75 cent permit covers four years and enforces stricter policing of reckless speeding and drunken driving. New license issuance schedules follow numbered ranges through 1940 with penalties for driving on suspended or revoked licenses.
Harvard scientist Dr. John R. Mote told a symposium that humans and chimpanzees are the only reasonably susceptible species, making the common cold hard to study. He said science has made little headway in halting the illness, a major cause of disability and contributor to other diseases.
San Antonio mayor Maury Maverick said he is against a fourth or fifth term amid questions from reporters. In Columbus, Ohio, today’s weather report lists high and low temperatures across several cities, noting Chicago and New Orleans near 90 degrees, with cooler readings in the Northeast.
Pauline Twigg of Clarksburg won first prize in the Bethany college public speaking contest with her declamation on To American ism. Robert Bullard of Wheeling placed second. Awards will be presented tomorrow by Daniel C. Poling, national president of the Christian Endeavor.
Former President Herbert Hoover told reporters in Minneapolis that the next campaign would center on recovery. He claimed inventions remain to unlock jobs for 11 million unemployed, warn of a labor shortage within a year, and project national income reaching 100 billion dollars annually. He urged a Republican program to restore confidence and get workers back to work.
Captain Burzynski guards the Stella Polonia balloon in the Chocholowa Valley awaiting its flight to the stratosphere. Dr. Jetko Narkiewicz joins the mission as Warsaw reports set the record attempt for a 19 mile ascent.
Brussels authorities have imposed a city wide ban on car horn use at any hour. The measure aims to reduce noise pollution and improve urban tranquility for residents and visitors.
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