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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1955
Page
3
Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announced a new test to measure the behind the wheel vision of all applicants for Illinois drivers licenses in an effort to improve highway safety. The measure applies to all applicants seeking licensure in the state.
The State will begin a vision test for new driver applicants on December 1 as part of a highway safety drive. The Illinois Driver Ortho-Rater, developed with Bausch & Lomb, measures sharpness depth color and roadside cue recognition. Those not meeting standards will be referred to eye care specialists before re examination.
Mrs Searcy announces her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois. She has held the post since last spring to fill a vacancy after her husband Earle Benjamin Searcy’s death and pledges to run the office with the same efficiency as since 1944. The note adds a line about the University of Illinois inventing sound on film in 1922.
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