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Hundreds Urging Hoover For President From Iowa
A flood of letters from mining engineers and food admin veterans urge Herbert Hoover to run for U.S. president. The Iowa messages praise his executive ability and note his West Branch origins. Hoover, born near Waterloo, Stanford-educated mining engineer, defied details but faces campaign speculation.
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Food Administration
Iowa
Waterloo
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Jowan
George Lichty
United States Food Administration
Mr. Lichty
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
West Branch
Leland Stanford University
Tientsin
Chia
Asia
England
Lou Henry
B. L Jones
Tawa
Republican Club
New York