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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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Florida's 1939 legislature passed bills for a state driver's license and a new road patrol department, granting Governor Cone appointment powers; speedy organization expected, with applicants including Major Tomasello.
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GOVERNOR HAS POWER OF MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR POSITIONS
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 7 (FNS).—Speedy organization of Florida's first state road patrol was forecast here today as the 1939 legislature left for Governor Cone's approval a bill providing for a state driver's license and another measure authorizing the establishment of a new department to enforce safety laws on the highways.
The road patrol bill vests in the governor full power to make all appointments, including the patrol director. Several applicants are after the job, among them Major Tomasello, brother of Rep. Peter Tomasello, of Okeechobee.
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Tallahassee, Fla.
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1939 06 07
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bills providing for state driver's license and establishment of new department to enforce safety laws on highways left for governor cone's approval; speedy organization of first state road patrol forecast.
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The 1939 legislature passed bills for a state driver's license and authorizing a new department for highway safety enforcement; the road patrol bill gives the governor full power to make all appointments, including the patrol director; several applicants, including Major Tomasello, brother of Rep. Peter Tomasello of Okeechobee.