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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1945
Page
5
Governor Dwight H. Green has released ten million dollars in state funds for Illinois country road building from the 64th General Assembly appropriation. The legislature had set aside fifteen million for township road surfacing to become available after the war emergency ends or when the governor deems it safe to begin road work.
Governor Green orders distribution of road fund rules and surfacing standards to county and township highway officials. About 1,600 Illinois townships will share funds, with $5 million remaining for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1946.
Not all of them are expected to return to state work. Quite a few are making use of the specialized training received in the army and navy by take jobs in industry or in other vocations.
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