Nationwide highway repair boom faces record cost
The United States braces for the largest road repair effort in history with estimates exceeding 1 billion dollars. War-time neglect, rising traffic, and a severe winter push costs up from 1947 levels as survey crews map extensive damage across 3 million miles of roads and 650 thousand miles of paved surfaces.
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Richard Fiske
New York
Washington
United States
Moses
Trinidad
Bernard FE. Gray
Asphalt Institute
Gray
Road funding tensions slow to ease after harsh winter
Gray notes that rough roads persist with winter damage and high costs. He says the road engineer must stretch funds as bids falter due to equipment shortages and steel constraints, with contractors declining jobs for price reasons.
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Gray
Oysters Canned in Baltimore Early 1830s Shipped to Pittsburgh
As early as 1830 oysters were canned in Baltimore and shipped by wagon to Pittsburgh. The note highlights early regional commerce and transportation links between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Approval sought for expansion by Ohio Bell
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company asked the State Utilities Commission to approve capitalization of 68 million dollars for plant expansion. Additions occurred between December 31 1944 and December 31 1947. The commission took the request under advisement. The note also mentions the U S Army colors dating from 1780 and the first standards set in France.
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Columbus
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
State Utilities Commission
Commission
U. S. Army
U.S.A
France
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