Billion Dollar State And Federal Road Program Planned
A postwar highway program survey by the American Road Builders Association projects 46,821 miles of state and federal highways to be built in 1948 at about 1.07 billion dollars. The plan includes 3,414 miles of concrete, 25,631 miles of bituminous mixes, and 17,776 miles of other types, with 27,859 miles to be let as contracts in 1948. Total highway expenditures are expected to reach 1.5 billion dollars this year across federal, state, and local levels. Local maintenance in 1947 totaled 337,?1,?003,?027 with 377,693,133 estimated for 1948.
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District of Columbia
American
Road Builders’ Association
D. R. Lamson
ARBA
Lamson
Highway Condition Bulletin May 19 1948 Report
Period ending May 19 1948 details road work across Missouri U S Route 60 61 state routes 25 51 53 Favors windrow oil pavement repairs shoulder work construction and ditch cleaning One way traffic in intervals with minimal delays to motorists and some inconvenience when wet or under construction Madison county Route T closed in brief entry with limited traffic impact
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Rt V
Rt. 29
Rt. E
New Madrid County
Morehouse
Rt. K
Tiptonville Ferry
Pemiscot County
Rt. C
Rt. J
Rt. F
Rt. A
Wardell
Scott County
Rt. Y
Sikeston
Salcedo
U. S. Rt. 60
Butler County
Carter County
Stoddard County
Dudley
Fisk
U.S
New Madrid
Bloomfield
Paxico
Poplar Bluff
Quinn
Dunklin County
Campbell
Holcomb
Rt T
U. S
Rt. FF
Rt. TV
Cardwell
Madison County
Rt. T
Use for Crude Oil on Hogs Warned in Brief Guide
A short instruction advises using crude oil and crank-case oil to control lice in hogs. Apply with a sprinkling can in a small pen, letting moving hogs spread the oil. In winter pick warmer days with bedding. in summer keep treated hogs from sun. Avoid treating pregnant sows six weeks before farrowing.
Traffic safety tips for attentive driving in modern conditions
Driving a modern motor car demands constant attention to changing traffic conditions. Inattention causes many accidents, with examples like animated conversations and radio tuning. At 60 mph a car moves 90 feet per second, at 30 mph 45 feet per second, so one second of distraction can be deadly.
Airfields costing nearly 1.8 million to three district towns
Final transfer of more than 2 000 acres to Dexter Gideon and Hornersville in Missouri and to Blytheville, Ark, will be completed this week with deeds presented by War Assets Administration. Auxiliary fields Nos. 1 3 and 4 total 835 627 and 626 acres cost 716 790 and 268 thousand dollars. All will operate as public airports and transfers carry no reimbursement. the government reserves right to recapture in a national emergency.
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St. Louis
Missouri
War Assets Administration
Dexter
Malden Army Airbase
Gideon
Malden
Hornersville
Blytheville, Ark
Rural mail carrier retires after 28 years service
East Prairie Arsan Kuehner retires as rural mail carrier after 28 years 2 months 11 days in Main Street Southeast Missouri. During service he used 20 automobiles on his route. Kennett sewer disposal plant contract awarded to E M Stiles Construction Company of Malden by city council. Hendrickson: large wolf killed near here last week by Mrs Grover Buchanan.
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East Prairie
Arsan Kuehner
Kuehner
E. M. Stiles Construction Company of
Malden
Woman shoots wolf near herd after dogs baying alert
Mrs. Buchanan, drawn by barking dogs surrounding the animal, armed with a shotgun, approached the scene and fired from within 12 feet, killing the wolf.
Tragic Accidents Claim Two Young Lives in Missouri
Pol ar Bluff seven year old David John Slocum was killed instantly after running into a truck on a city street last Friday. In Charleston eleven year old Willis R. McCracken, former mayor, died suddenly while at a wrestling event at the Keil Auditorium in St Louis Friday night.
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Poplar Bluff
David John Slocum
Wilma Slocum
Charleston
Willis R. McCracken
Keil Auditorium
St. Louis
Utilities Harness More Heat From Coal Supplies
Electric utilities report progress in extracting maximum heating energy from vast bituminous coal purchases, fielding methods to boost efficiency and output.
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Mississippi County
Wyatt
Rt. U
Belmont Ferry
Ray Aduddell, Inc
Svms Mobster EN
Main Street
de Luxe Champions
Firestone
U. S. Royal
Goodrich
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Co
Center St
Scott
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Dodge
Plymouth
Pontiac
Ford
Ford Truck
Dace Paint and Trim Shop Reliable Repair Service
Highway 61
North
Sikeston, Missouri
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