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  • Work Relief - Greenfield NH
    Town reports from 1936, 1937, & 1938 mention minor W.P.A. work relief efforts in the small town of 400 people. A WPA Blister Rust control program employed 10 people in 1936 and 4 people in 1937. The WPA spent $41.00 and 7 people were employed in 1938 on minor bridge and road repair work
  • Work Relief - Hampton NH
    "A special town meeting in 1933 was devoted mainly to motions aimed at making applications for public-works projects to the State Civilian Works Administration (CWA), a Depression-inspired program to find work for the unemployed... Women were urged to file with Mrs. Wingate in December 1933 regarding a CWA sewing project that would involve either a community sewing room or part-time work for women at home. In February 1934, a federally funded evening school was underway at the academy. There were 57 people enrolled in typewriting and 30 in bookkeeping. The Union reported, "They say some of Hampton's leading businessmen are spending...
  • Work Relief - Hillsborough NH
    From 1938 to 1940, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) operated a sewing project in Hillsborough, NH, to making clothing for the needy while providing work for the unemployed.  
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