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Iowans Contemplate Two State Officials In Hoover Era
The piece notes Iowa's potential to provide two cabinet members to President Hoover, discussing possible picks for secretary of war or agriculture. J. R. Howard and Dante Pierce are named as prominent Iowa figures with ties to Hoover and agricultural policy. The article emphasizes Iowa’s historic links to past crop and farm leaders and references West Branch roots and wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Hammill
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Hoover
Western
Iowa
Palo Alto
West Branch
James W. Good
Towa Con
Good
Tama Jim” Wilson
Wilson
H.C. ‘Wallace
Harding
Marshall County
Dante Pierce
Des Moines
Iowa Homestead
Howard
American Farm Bureau
Federation
Washington
Orphan Lad
Huma