A Feb. 3, 1960, Daily News article announced a meeting between state highway commissioner Earl Clements and advocates for improvement of U.S. 31-W to discuss the construction of two additional lanes to the existing highway.

The group, consisting of Bowling Green and Warren County leaders along with 25 others from surrounding counties, was formed to seek improvements to U.S. 31-W to attract tourism and commercial traffic, fearing the newly proposed interstate super highway (I-65) would isolate the area and stymie commercial growth.

– “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.