Roosevelt Highway Members Hear About Short Cut Eliminating Erie [Article in Kane Republican]

Description

This article describes a meeting of the Roosevelt Highway Association (held in Wellsboro, PA) attended by Dr. E. H. McCleery. The main topics discussed at the meeting included a shortcut eliminating Erie, the westward extension of Route 6 to Chicago and Denver, and the distribution of this year's folder maps. Partial text of the article is quoted below.

Date

May 9, 1931

Page Numbers

1, 4

Access

The Kane Republican is available on microfilm.

Partial Text

It was announced that 58,000 of the folders will be distributed this year. Forty-seven thousand were given out in 1930. This year's folders contains a number of views along the route in addition to valuable map information.

Frank E. Hogan, vice president of the association, E. O'Neill Kane, treasurer, W. W. McDade, Dr. E. H. McCleery and Ross K. Knapp, of Kane, were among those present at the meeting.