State Highways Final Allocations For 1947 Set
The State Highway Commission announced complete allocations for the 1947 state highway construction program. No changes were made to tentative figures for Richmond Staunton and Lynchburg districts. The $1,000,000 gap closing fund remains for the Southside division to finish the Richmond North Carolina route, and $100,000 goes to complete the Gore Hayfield project on the Northwestern Grade. Public hearings were held at Roanoke Charlottesville and Richmond.
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Staunton
Lynchburg
Southside
Richmond-North Carolina
Gore-Hayfield
The
Commission
Oanoke
Charlottesville
House Vets Narrow Vote On Prohibition Budget
The House debated an $11.9 million prohibition unit appropriation with only 12 votes against it. A Republican La Guardia argued to block parts of the bill. Most of the chamber backed the measure, approving nearly $12.9 million while striking a section that would allow Lincoln C. Andrews to spend $500,000 on undercover agents next year without detailed accounts.
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Treasury-Post Office
Lincoln C.andrews
la Guardia
Record of a Frisco engine mileage milestone
A historic note recounts railroad engine No. 103 of the Frisco line, once prevailing in legal contention, having run 2,500,000 miles over forty-five years, equating to about 100 trips across a distant route as implied by contemporary reports.
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Frisco. Railroad
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