Today in History revisits the Tuesday, December 12, 1933 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story from Pembina, N.D. Pembina County received approval for several state-funded civil works projects to provide employment for men on relief rolls.
CAVALIER, N. D. — (SPECIAL) — Scores of men on the Pembina county relief rolls will be given employment on civil works projects which will result in improvements being made in cities and townships.
Information that several projects in the county had been approved was received from the state civil works administration.
The approved projects include:
Cavalier city — Cleaning up the dump grounds, improving the park, opening an alley, planting trees on the school grounds.
Akra township — Graveling highways, cutting brush and trees f

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