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Northwestern U n iv erillty Li brary THE WO R K S OCT 2 8 1'.'.J 'l,' No . 4 - - 13<'.l:5 PROGRAM --Wo r ks Progress Admin i st r at i on -- WPA Employment of FArmers i n Drought Area ReAc hes 259 ,474 For Release in Sunday News::, cipers, October 18 , 1936 . Emp loyment of destitute fa rme r s by the Works Progress Adm inistration i!l emergency drought areas tote.led 259,474 for the 'll'eek ending October 3, Adm inistrator H!ury L. Hopkins announced to day. The repo rt, by Sta t es , follows: South Dakota ........••..•.• 45,455 OkJ.ahoma . .....•.•.......... 36,655 !'Vii S S 011.I' i . ............ • . • .. . 32,184 North Dakota •...•••.•••••.• 31,696 Wisconsiil . ................ . 25,198 lv1inr1e so ta . ....•.•.........• 15,982 Nebraska •..•....•••..•.•... 11,357 Kentucky ..•.•.......•.....• 10 ,9 97 Ka..nsas •••••.••...•..... • ••. 10 , 675 1'fon t ana . ....•....••.......• 9 ,49 7 I ov1a ••••••••••• · • • • · • • • • • • • 7, 161 Illin ois ....••.....•...•..• 5,915 Arkansa s . ................. . 5 ,545 Virgin i a ...........••.• , ..• 2 , 826 South C;:-i_ro lina ...••.•..•..• 2,331 Colorado ....•....•••...••.• 2,237 Geo r g i A....•••.......•...•. 1, 957 Wyoming .. ................. . 1,229 Tenne ssee ................. . 274 253 Texas . .•.....•.... . .....•.• ,d,,if"ff#.JLJJ. 1iir 1,, I Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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