Munday School Lunchroom – Munday TX

City:
Munday, TX

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1941

Completed:
1941

Description

With WPA support, a school lunchroom was added to the Munday school for African Americans. Two women were certified to prepare and serve 40 meals a day, at a cost of five cents each. The school’s PTA raised the money for the equipment.

Source notes

Munday schools launch annual program for Interscholastic League conests. 21 January 1941. Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, TX), p. 4.

Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on August 1, 2014.

Location Info

Munday, TX 76371
Knox County

Location notes: Exact location and current status of school unknown.

Coordinates: 33.4492628, -99.62286

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