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On the recordAugust 7, 1930
In any event, in the most acute areas we should now lay the foundation for effective local and State organization, the object of which is to prevent suffering amongst farm families deprived of support, and to prevent the sacrifice of livestock more than is necessary.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the Drought.

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