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On the recordJuly 18, 1933
Mrs. Bertha Wetherton may be appointed in the Treasury Department to a position as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service rules.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6206-C—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Bertha Wetherton

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