The Winter Years: The Depression on the Prairies |
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... Relief Department . When the time came to be discharged from the sanatorium in late July , I arranged to stay on for an extra week while I negotiated my way back onto relief . It took most of the week . The shift from unemployment relief ...
... Relief Department . When the time came to be discharged from the sanatorium in late July , I arranged to stay on for an extra week while I negotiated my way back onto relief . It took most of the week . The shift from unemployment relief ...
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The Depression on the Prairies James Henry Gray. discussion got sidetracked onto relief eligibility and away from the crucial question of paying our rent . They authorized the department to reinstate us on relief , but boggled at paying ...
The Depression on the Prairies James Henry Gray. discussion got sidetracked onto relief eligibility and away from the crucial question of paying our rent . They authorized the department to reinstate us on relief , but boggled at paying ...
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... Relief Department . After that was done , I got my relief allowances , but I was out of the liquor - running business for good . The desperate need for small change set off a minor , though hardly profitable , boom in the auctioneering ...
... Relief Department . After that was done , I got my relief allowances , but I was out of the liquor - running business for good . The desperate need for small change set off a minor , though hardly profitable , boom in the auctioneering ...
Contents
Introduction I | 1 |
Our world stopped and we got off | 8 |
Beating the Woodyard | 19 |
Copyright | |
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