Federal Aid Sought For Route 15 Relocation Plan
Maryland and Pennsylvania officials met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to seek federal funding for Route 15 improvements from Frederick to Gettysburg. A proposal calls for a new memorial highway Washington to Gettysburg, funded by the federal government, with Pennsylvania action urged by Representative Lind and Maryland by Beall. The plan includes relocating Route 15 between Harmony Grove and Hansonville and building a new Tuscarora Creek bridge. An interchange near Shepherdstown to connect Route 15 with the Pennsylvania Turnpike aims to ease traffic as 2,800 vehicles daily use the Frederick to state line stretch.
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Gettysburg
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Pennsylvania
J. Glenn Beall
Washington
James F. Lind
State Roads Commission
Russell H. McCain
Maryland Roads Group
McCain
Harmony Grove
Hansonville
Tuscarora Creek
Trafic
Henry W. Garvin
Great Lakes
Georgia
Memorial highway plans revived but uncertain routes discussed
A 1936 proposal for a Washington to Gettysburg memorial highway faced revival talks with four routes considered. The Frederick-Washington dual highway may complete half the route, with the new path likely east of current roads. Frederick and Gettysburg officials and state leaders attended, led by Charles F. Bowers. Byrd seeks DOJ explanation over a $15,000 fee to lawyer Joseph H. Friedman tied to UMW prosecutions. A note on garden design suggests adding perfume plants for nose and eye appeal.
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Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Washington Lincoln- Memorial- Gettysburg
Frederick-Washington
Charles F. Bowers
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
G. Raymond Shipley
George C. Slagley
Edward Storm
Jacob Ramsburg
House of Delegates
Ernest Hammaker
Thurmont
Byrd
D-Va
Justice Department
John L. Lewis
Joseph H. Friedman
United Mine Workers
Big Year For Home Construction Seen In 1950
College Park Md March 21 The University of Maryland Bureau of Business and Economic Research forecasts another high year for home construction in 1950. Their new publication National And Regional Economic Tendencies outlines figures on income, manufacturing, employment, prices and housing in the Middle Atlantic region.
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Bureau of Business and Economic Research
University of Maryland
Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Postwar Income and Employment Shifts Highlight Slow Readjustment
The bureau notes a long period of accumulating needs with sustained demand as incomes stayed high in 1948 then declined in purchasing power due to rising living costs. Postwar readjustment shows wartime to peacetime shifts, with manufacturing jobs dropping from 46 percent of new agricultural roles in 1943 to 3 percent in 1949, while trade, service, and government employment rose.
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Bureau
Government Employment Stability in Utilities and Transport
Government employment remained relatively stable as transportation and public utilities stayed within a narrow range, showing limited fluctuations across sectors. The snippet notes small, steady levels without major shifts in the affected fields.
Truman Plans For Spring Stumping Tour
President Truman mapped strategy for a spring and fall stumping tour matching the intensity of his 1946 campaign. He planned an early May road swing starting in Key West Florida, with aMay 11 dedication in Washington State at Grand Coulee Dam, ending May 15 in Chicago Stadium at a major Democratic rally.
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Truman
Washington State
Grand Couler Dam
Chicago
May trip from Winter White House targets voters on West Coast
President prepares a Western swing plan with off the cuff talks near railroad tracks to press Democratic themes and Fair Deal measures. Other visits may include Chand Coulee as part of a broader campaign to pressure Congress on untouchable bills. A larger fall effort aims to push Democratic congressional candidates in multiple states. Eleven tractor trailer crash on Route 40 near Apple Blossom Inn causes highway blockage with no injuries.
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