Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-03-25 | Page 13 | U. S. Approves Armory Fund

U. U S. S Approves Armory Fund United States Senator Elbert D D. Thomas Tuesday had reported President Roosevelt approved a W V P A expenditure for construction of a new national guard armory at Salt Lake City while Darrell J J. J Greenwell state W V P A administrator reported W P A will begin construction work as soon as old buildings are razed The federal appropriation willbe will willbe willbe be augmented by an additional of state funds bringing total cost of the project to The old armory at Fourth East and Second South streets was damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged recently by fire that destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- the top floor of the build build- Ing ng A special investigating board called to determine cause of the blaze Tuesday reported to Brigadier Brigadier Brigadier Brig Brig- adier General W W. G G. G Williams amS' amS adjutant general they were unable to o arrive at any definite cause of the he fire I