Town Improvements - Milford NH 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 hammers and picks needed to carry on this work. It has paid the blacksmith bills for sharpenings and repairs and furnished a truck for one crew. The department has purchased 550 pounds of dynamite and necessary exploders to clear boulders and banks along the highways, which were a hazard to safety and will be a big help in snow removal.
Planning Board
The outcome of this...