Paul Southworth Bliss
Paul Southworth Bliss
ND State Capital Directory, 1934
Paul Southworth Bliss worked here for FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Adminstration).
Note FERA's location on the bottom of the directory:
FERA offices Ground Floor.
Bliss's office was on an upper floor, looking out to the open prairie north of the building.
“During its two years, the FERA work relief program in North Dakota built 2,300 miles of road, 114 dams, 60 bridges, 30 wells, almost 1,000 privies, 14 swimming pools, 11 playgrounds, 88 tennis courts, 32 golf courses, 108 skating rinks, 40 baseball fields, 36 airports, and 23 parks.”
—Years of Despair: North Dakota in the Depression, Jerome Tweton and Dan Rylance
The Hills Family plot, Olmstead County, Minnesota. Paul's Aunt Alice is buried here and Paul Southworth Bliss is in an unmarked grave here.
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