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Hide Search OptionsDate added: November 18, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
A 1939 Town report notes efforts at unemployment relief. REPORT OF OVERSEER OF THE POOR It is gratifying to us all, to know that unemployed men and women of Candia are put to work as soon as possible through the… read more
Date added: June 10, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
The 1936 Town report mentions Flood repair from the 1936 flood as a WPA project employing 8 men with $1,231.50 contributed and a WPA sewing project for the making of clothing for the poor as costing $246.70 and employing employing… read more
Date added: October 27, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
The Annual Town Report for 1939 notes Works Progress Administration & National Youth Administration activity in the town. Welfare Department 22. WPA allotments $1697.46 “Highway Agent When the special WPA appropriation was exhausted, this department purchased all tools, shovels, striking… read more
Date added: May 30, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
A local WPA sewing project between 1935 and 1937 supplied clothing for the needy.
Date added: September 29, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
Town reports from 1939, 1940, and 1941 report some effort at work relief in the small town of Enfield by the WPA. 1939 “During the past year the library was fortunate enough to be included in a State W.P.A. library… read more
Date added: June 9, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
A municipal report from 1936 explains: “The WPA is involved in cataloging all the graves in the Pine Hill Cemetery.”
Date added: June 6, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
Extensive work was done in Berlin by a combination of the CWA, FERA, PWA, NYA, CCC and WPA all during the existence of the New Deal when “in 1935, under the leadership of newly-elected Mayor Arthur Bergeron, the Farmer-Labor Party… read more
Date added: July 17, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
In addition to improvements water system, library and park improvements, town reports from 1933-1942 document the following New Deal support for town activities: 1933 RFC loan for the Welfare dept. $15,000 1934 The town budget notes $10,000 estimated for FERA… read more
Date added: November 12, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
Between 1935 and 1938, the Works Progress Administration funded a number of municipal improvements in the town of Danville, including upgrades for the local library, town hall, and cemetery; work on roads and forest sites; and support for a local… read more
Date added: July 16, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
Annual municipal reports for the early 1930s show that the local library benefited from the CWA in 1933 and from the ERA in 1934. The reports also describe how the local library distributed many books during this period to CCC… read more
Date added: October 29, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
The 1939 Hollis town report mentions Federal Government assistance from the Works Progress Administration after the devastating 1938 hurricane. “W. P. A. AND HURRICANE Paid: State Treasurer $305.29 J. Connor, W. P. A. Foreman 59 50 R. Nute, W. P…. read more
Date added: September 26, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
The town report for 1938 reported that Works Progress Administration funds were involved in efforts at reconstruction and cleanup after the hurricane of September 20, 1938, but no details were provided. 1940 W.P.A. Work W.P.A. funds expended 440 36 Area… read more
Date added: July 10, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
According to a 1939 municipal report, the WPA contributed $1620 and 19 people to hurricane reconstruction efforts.
Date added: October 29, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
In 1940, the Works Progress Administration provided funds to support forestry work in Haverhill, NH. Their work contributed to control of White Pine Blister Rust and provided employment for 25 local workers. “WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST CONTROL W. P. A…. read more
Date added: November 7, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
The Work Progress Administration contributed funds for Blister Rust control efforts in the forests of Conway, New Hampshire in 1936. The WPA gave the town $2,382.42, covering 8,162 acres of land and 21,680 current and goosebury bushes destroyed. Twenty men… read more