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Hoover Homecoming Reflects Iowa Roots and Farm Shifts
Herbert Hoover returns to West Branch Iowa his birthplace and recalls boyhood friends teachers and family. He reflects on the farm life he grew up with noting the evolution of American agriculture toward many specialized industries and greater market dependence while urging acceptance of change under enduring government principles. A local incident tells of a four foot bullsnake found in a baby’s bedroom and later killed.
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