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Harvest Labor Migrants Shift to Auto Travel in Sioux City Report
A Sioux City labor department report by Av Uriek and colleagues details the 1925 wheat harvest, noting 1428 workers from multiple states, ages from 16 to over 60, many traveling by auto rather than rail. The data show laborers spread to South Dakota and Minnesota, with occupations dominated by laborers, teamsters, and loaders.
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Wes Maines
Lexus
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Sioux City
Av. Uriek
State Labor Department
Ocen Pias
Linus Cite Jrenal
Alice
Wi. Holmes
George B. Albert
Missouri River
Yankton
Nebraska
South Dakota
Federal Employment Service
Nore
Minnesota
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Sobriska