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Hoover Promises Native Iowa Aid and Farm Relief
In West Branch Iowa Herbert Hoover portraying a homecoming vow to aid farmers and push for stable marketing. He urges support from leaders like Gov Lowden and recalls boyhood sights from the town and the Garfield era while detailing plans to modernize interior waterways and ship routes to ease freight costs for Midwest agriculture.
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