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FEDDRAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION For Roloo.,so Friday, Juno 27 , 1941. DRYIJElJ AP?Oil:TED DZPU'.:Y WPA C0MivIISSIOTIB::.:t : j_i,f::i,cD0UG.ALL HEADS Howard. o. OPERATIONS Hl;mtor , Commissioner of tho Work Projects Ad.ministro.,- tion, todo.y c..nnou.n.cod tho appointment of Fro..ncis H. Dr;,rdon , .Assisto.,:1.t Commissioner in chm-go of tho Divisio:1 of 0})erntions , to be Deputy Commissiono:.:- effective July 1 . Ho 11lso annou.:1cod. tho o.p:pointmont of R. L. M.-'.1cDougall to succeed Mr. Dryden o..s tho Assistar.. t Comnissionor in cho.rgo of tho Division of Oporo.tions . Nr . MacDougo,11, formerly Rogi~rml Director for tho Sou.th- eastern States , was nruned an Assistnnt Commissioner May 1. 1-h' • Dryden w.::i.s Regional Director for a group of mid,-AtJ.antic States with hoe,clq_u.'.'.rt crs in Balti:nore for fou.1· 3renrs and nlso served as HnrylCl..'1d State WPA Ad.ministro.,tor until his appointmei1t to tho oporc.'.tions post in Washington lo..st Soptombor. Before entering tho Federal work- relief field as Chief Engineer for tho Civil Works Administr:-i.tion in Mo-ryland, Mr . Dryden hold cnginooring positions in private business , State and loc11l governments and tho Army. Ho ,ms born in Pocomoke City, Mi'..rylanc'l., in 1891 ::i.~1d •,1.:1.s graduated :from • tho University of Ma.:ryland with a civil engineering clogroe in 1909. ~~ . MncDougall w~s made Director of Operations for WPA in Georgia. ~t tho beginning of the progr.::un • .After n yor,;r ns technical director of a.n $18 , 000 , 000 program for tho Atlanta. Hrmsing Authorit~r, he Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-2253 ... 2 - b occ.mo Ge or gia Stat e Adffiinistrntor for WP.A. i n De~ecbcr , 1939, nnd rl Rcgi ono.l Director tho following fo,11. Ho wn,s gro.ntod leave from WP.A to servo t e:rrr9ornrily an. special assistnnt to tho u. s. Housing Co-'!'. _Follovi ng h is grnd.untion from tho Georgia Schoo l of Tochnol ogy, Mr . i-IncDougall w~1.s cng?,god in t h e constructi on 1n;.sinoss i n Atlan t~ f Jr sov:)rnl yoo.rs • • oOo Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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