Rolland H. Foster, 19, Sharpsville, was charged with speeding on South Washington street and Dennis L. Ammerman, Kokomo route 2, paid a fine of $1 and costs on a similar charge.
“Five Motorists Are Arrested On Traffic Charges,” Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana), 8 September 1947, p. 3, col. 5; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 November 2013).
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Good question! It was a couple years after the war so possibly the speed limit was raised from 35 miles per hour.
Hmmmm…..wonder what the speed limit was… 🙂