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FOREIGN CONSULAR OFFICERS

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STATE DEPARTMENT

FOREIGN CONSULAR OFFICERS OF NEBRASKA

Country	Name	Rank	Residence
Albania	George N. Prifti	Consul	Boston
Argentina	Conrado Traverso	Consul general	New York City
Austria	Michael F. Girten	Honorary consul general	Chicago
Belgium	P. C. Constant	Honorary consul	Kansas City
Bolivia	Juan Peñaranda Minchin	Consul	New York City
Brazil	Annibal De Saboia Lima	(Provisional)	Chicago
Bulgaria	Constantine Pop-Attanassoff	Consul general	New York City
Chile	Alfonso Grez V .	Consul general	New York City
China	Tsune.Chi Yü	Consul general	New York City
Colombia	Gilberto Garrido	Consul general	New Orleans
Costa Rica	Juan M. Jiminez	Consul general	New York City
Cuba	Armando Leon y Valdes .	Consul	St. Louis
Czechoslovakia	Jaroslav Smetanka	Consul general	Chicago
Denmark	Reimund Baumann	Consul	Chicago
Dominican Republic	Rafael Espaillat De La Mota	Consul general	New York City
Ecuador.,	Sixto Duran Ballen	Consul general	New York City
Egypt	Aly Fouad Toulbla	Consul	San Francisco
El Salvador	Francisco Alvarado Gallegos	Consul general	New York City
Estonia	Charles Kuusik	Vice consul	New York City
Finland	Eino Aapo Aaltio	Consul	Duluth
France	Jean Jacques Rene Weiller	Consul	Chicago
Germany	Rolf Jaeger	Consul general	Chicago
Great Britian	Lewis Edward Bernays	Consul general	Chicago
Greece	Jean Yannès	Consul general	Chicago
Guatemala	Héctor Girón Zirión	Consul general	New York City
Haiti	Charles B. Vincent	Consul general	New York City
Honduras	Gonzalo Carias C .	Consul general	New York City
Hungary	Lászid Medgyesy	Consul	Chicago
Iran	Orhan Halit Erol	Consul general	New York City*
Irish Free State	Daniel S. McGrath	Consul	Chicago

Mr. Erol is the Turkish consul general in New York and is directed to perform consular duties on behalf of the Iranian government.

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STATE DEPARTMENT--Concluded

Foreign Consular Officers for Nebraska

Country	Name	Rank	Residence
Italy	Vincenzo Chiodo	Conaular agent	Omaha
Japanese Empire	Sadao Iguchi	Consul	Chicago
Latvia	August Bontoux	Honorary consul	Chicago
Liberia	Ernest Lyon	Consul general	Baltimore
Lithuania	Antanas Kalvaitis	Consul	Chicago
Luxemburg	Peary Daubenfeld	Consul	Redfield, S. D.
Mexico	Vacant	Consul	Kansas City
Monaco	Paul Fuller	Consul general	New York City
Netherlands	J. Vennema	Consul general (Honorary)	Chicago
Nicaragua	Berthold Singer	Consul general	Chicago
Norway	Alexander Berg	Vice consul	Chicago
Panama	Gonzalo Lopez Fabrega	Consul general	New York City
Persia (See Iran) .
Peru	Francisco Pardo de Zela	Consul general	New York City
Poland	Waclaw Gawronski	Consul general	Chicago
Portugal	Victor Eduardo Verdades de Faria	Consul general	New York City
Rumania	George Anagnostache	Vice consul	Cleveland
San Marino	Ercole H. Locatelli	Consul general	New York City
Siam	Nåthan W. MacChesney	Consul general	Chicago
Spain	Sebastian Romero Radigales	Consul	Chicago
Sweden	Gösta Oldenburg	Consul	Chicago
Switzerland	Alfred Aigler	Honorary consul general	St. Louis
Turkey	Berthold Singer	Honorary consul general	Chicago
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Jean Joseph Lvovich Arens	Consul general	New York City
Uruguay	Santiago Rivas, Jr	Consul	New York City
Venezuela	José Rafael Velasco Y .	Consul general	New Orleans
Yugoslavia	Vladimir Vukmirovitch	Consul	Chicago

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT

OFFICIALS

ACTIVITIES

Internal Revenue Service

	Salary
George W. O'Malley, Collector of internal revenue, Omaha	$5,600
Thomas P. Smith, Internal revenue agent in charge, Omaha	5,600
Customs Service
Clement L, West, Collector of customs, Omaha	$4,800
Earl R. Birge, Assistant collector, Omaha	3,200
Robert A. Blackburne, Deputy collector, Omaha	2,600

The Treasury department has charge only of the Omaha Federal Office Building. All other buildings now are under the Post Office Department.

WAR DEPARTMENT

War department activities in the state of Nebraska, exclusive of those pertaining to the National Guard:

Activity	Location	Function
Fort Crook (including	11 miles south of Omaha	Regular army garrison of
Offut Field)		infantry and air corps
		troops
Recruiting Station	In the city of Omaha	Procurement of recruits for
		the army
Finance Office	In the city of Omaha	Disbursing office
Headquarters of	Federal Building, 15 &	Administration of troops in
Seventh Corps Area	Dodge Streets, Omaha	the states of Missouri, ex-
		cept the post of Jefferson
		Barracks and Jefferson
		Barracks Target Range,
		near Arcadia, Missouri,
		Kansas, Arkansas, Iowa,
		Nebraska , Minnesota,
		North Dakota and South
		Dakota.
19th Signal Service	Headquarters in the city	Maintenance of telephone,
Company	of Omaha	telegraphic and radio a
		communication between
		military commands with-
		in the corps area
Fort Omaha	In the city of Omaha	Regular army garrison of
		infantry troops
Fort Robinson	3 miles from Crawford	Quartermaster depot
		(Remount)
Reserve Officers Train-	Creighton University	Military instruction of
ing Corps Unit	Omaha	students
Reserve Officers Train-	University of	Military instruction of
ing Corps Unit	Nebraska, Lincoln	students
Reserve Officers	North High	Military instruction of
Training Corps Unit	School, Omaha	students
Aid under Section 55c,	Central High	Military instruction of
National Defense Act	School, Omaha	students
7th Ordnance Service Co.	Omaha	Ordnance duties
Headquarters Offices,	Federal Office	Executive headquarters of
Organized Reserves	Building, Omaha	unit instructors

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Activity	Location	Function
Headquarters offices,	Fort Omaha	Executive headquarters of
Organized Reserves		unit instructors
Fort McPherson,	Maxwell	For the burial of those
National Cemetery		dying while serving in
		the Federal forces of the
		U. S., or those who die
		after honorable service
		therein

JUDICIARY

Nebraska is under the jurisdiction of the eighth circuit court of appeals and circuit court. There are two judges for the Nebraska district of the federal district court system.

CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Eighth Judicial Circuit-Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Hon. Pierce Butler, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States assigned to the eighth circuit.

JUDGES

Kimbrough Stone	Kansas City, Mo.
Archibald K. Gardner	Aberdeen, S. D.
John B. Sanborn	St. Paul, Minn.
Joseph W. Woodrough	Omaha, Nebr.
Seth Thomas	Ft. Dodge, Iowa

CLERK

Egmont E. Koch

St. Louis, Mo.

Salaries of judges $12,500; clerks $5,600

TERMS OF COURT

Omaha, Nebraska, first Monday in October.
St. Paul, Minnesota, first Monday in May.
Kansas City, Missouri, second Monday in March.
St. Louis, Missouri, third Monday in November.

U. S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA

JUDGES

	Salary
Thomas C. Munger, Lincoln	10,000
James A. Dooohue, Omaha	10,000

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Joseph T. Votava, United States Attorney, Omaha	$6,500
Ambrose C. Epperson, Assistant U. S. Attorney, Omaha	5,200
Fred G. Hawxby, Assistant U. S. Attorney, Omaha	3,200
Barlow Nye, Assistant U. S. Attorney, Lincoln	3,200

UNITED STATES MARSHALL'S OFFICE

Valentine J. Peter, United States Marshal, Omaha	$5,800
Henry F. Myers, Chief Deputy, Omaha	2,700
Jerome A. Langan, Deputy Marshal, Omaha	1,440
Albert B. Cato, Deputy Marshal, Omaha	1,500
Frank D. Narnish, Deputy Marshal, Norfolk	1,680

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

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C. J. Palmer, Deputy Marshal, Grand Island .	1,500
Jos. R. O'Grady, Deputy Marshal, Lincoln	1,620
Earl L. Young, Deputy Marshal, Omaha	1,860

CLERK'S OFFICE

R. C. Hoyt, Clerk, U. S. District Court, Omaha	$5,800
John Nicholson, Chief Deputy Clerk, Omaha	3,200
Evelyn Copeland, Deputy Clerk, Omaha	2,040
George Cowton, Deputy Clerk, Grand Island	372
L. J. F. Iaeger, Jr., Deputy Clerk, Chadron	840
Elmer Kay, Deputy Clerk, MeCnok	720
Florence A. Moore, Deputy Clerk, Omaha	2,200
James B. Nickerson, Deputy Clerk, Lincoln	2,600
Elizabeth B. Panter, Deputy Clerk, Lincoln	1,620
George E. Prosser, Deputy Clerk, North Platte	1,200
Evelyn A. Palmer, Deputy Clerk, Hastings	1,200
Victoria M. Emerson, Deputy Clerk, Norfolk	1,260
Emily Kalkowski, Clerical Assistant, Grand Island	720
Bertha A. Smith, Clerical Assistant, Omaha	1,800

TERMS OF COURT

Omaha Division--First Monday in April and fourth Monday in September.
Lincoln Division--Second Monday in May and first Monday in October.
McCook Division--First Monday in March.
Hastings Division--Second Monday in March.
Chadron Division--Second Monday in September.
North Platte Division--Second Monday in June.
Grand Island Division--Second Monday in January.
Norfolk Division--Third Monday in September.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

Offices of the Post Office Department, exclusive of post offices, in the state of Nebraska

Office of the Superintendent Fourteenth Division, Omaha, J. H. Musgrave, Supertendant, Salary $4,500 per annum.

Office of Chief Clerk, District No. 1, Railway mail service, Omaha, E. H. Jeffers, Chief Clerk, Salary $3,300 per annum.

Office of the Chief Clerk, District No. 2, Railway mail service, Omaha, J. F. Riordan, Chief clerk, Salary $3,300 per annum.

Office of the Chief clerk, District No. 3, Railway mail service, Lincoln, O. F. Hubbell, Chief clerk, Salary $3,300 per annum.

The functions of these officers is the direction of the distribution and dispatch of the mails in their territory and the management of the transportation of the mails therein.

NAVY DEPARTMENT

Lieutenant Arthur Lee Pleasants, Jr., U. S. Navy was detached from duty as officer in charge, Navy Recruiting Station, Omaha, Nebraska, April, 1936. To date the office has not been filled.

Lieutenant Commander Lincoln Humphreys, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy is attached to the Navy Recruiting Station, Omaha Nebraska, at the present time.

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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

The activities of the Department of the Interior in the state of Nebraska consist of the Indian service, geological survey, and national park service.

INDIAN SERVICE

Parker, Gabe E., Winnebago, Superintendent Winnebago Indian agency

$3,500

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Boyer, Marion C., Bridgeport, Assistant engineer

$2,600

PARKS

Randels, Charles E. (Engineer), Gering, Acting Custodian, Scotts Bluff national monument

$3,600

PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION Latenser, John, Jr., Omaha, Director. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS

W. W. Burr, Director of Nebraska agricultural experiment station, Lincoln

Collaborator without compensation

Supervision of the projects and expenditures under Federal funds provided by the Hatch, Adams, Purnell, and Bankhead-Jones Acts in support of agricultural research work by the Nebraska agricultural experiment station.

EXTENSION SERVICE

W. H. Brokaw, Director of extension, Lincoln, Nebraska, in charge of all extension activities in state.
Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics by the College of agriculture of University of Nebraska, under federal funds provided by the Smith-Lever and supplemental acts, Department of agriculture appropriations, and funds supplied by state, county and local agencies.

WEATHER BUREAU

Thomas A. Blair, Senior meteorologist in charge, Lincoln	$4,600
Meterological observations and reports. Center of climatological service in Nebraska.
Alphonso W. Shilling, Assistant meterologist in charge, North Platte	2,800
Meterological observations, reports and airway weather service.
Millard V. Robins, Meteorologist in charge, Omaha	3,800
Meterological observations and reports. Center for corn and wheat region service, airway weather service in the state and river district embracing Missouri River and tributaries from below Sioux City, Iowa to and including the mouth of the Platte.
Bertram E. Hall, Observer in charge, Valentine	1,860
Meteorological observations and reports.

BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY

(1) ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL

John Oscar Wilson, Associate Veterinarian, Inspector in Charge, Lincoln, Nebraska

$3,500

Control and prevention of hog cholera, with a view to ultimate eradication of the disease; cooperation with state by providing quarantine or other measures to prevent

BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY

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spread of sheep scabies and of scabies (mange) in cattle and horses, including demonstration of proper methods of treatment and prevention; tuberculin testing of cattle and, if found free from tuberculosis, issuance of certificate therefor, or if found diseased, disposal of animals, in accordance with Nebraska laws; and testing cattle for Bangs disease and elimination by slaughter of those that react to the test

(2) MEAT INSPECTION

William W. Lawson, Sr., Veterinarian, Inspector in Charge, Omaha

$4,600

Supervision of meat packing establishments to see that the law, regulations, and instructions governing meat inspection are properly observed and that all meats and meat-food products are properly labeled, sound, healthful, wholesome, and otherwise fit for human consumption.

(3) ENFORCEMENT OF PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT

James R. Plumb, District Supervisor, Omaha

$3,800

Supervision of the business in interstate commerce and meat packers, public stock-yards markets, and commission men, traders, and other agencies, to prevent monopolies and discrimination in the handling of livestock, and to insure fair practices and reasonable charges.

(4) VIRUS-SERUM CONTROL

E. H. Carter, Associate Veterinarian, Inspector in Charge, Omaha

$3,500

Control of the manufacture, importation, and shipment of viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products to see that the regulations and instructions governing the preparations, sale, barter, for use in the treatment of diseases of domestic animals, are properly observed.

(5) MEAT INSPECTION LABORATORY

Winfield B. Fromer, Associate Chemist in Charge, Omaha

$3,200

Maintenance of a laboratory for the examination of samples of meat and meat-food products to determine freedom from prohibited substances; also examination to determine whether water and ice used in their preparation are potable.

BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY

(1) CEREAL CROPS AND DISEASES

K. S. Quisenberry, Agronomist in Charge, Lincoln .

$3,800

Cooperation with state agricultural experiment station in agronomic and disease investigations of cereals, particularly wheat, including varietal comparisons, breeding, and genetic studies, and studies on winter hardiness and smut resistance. (Testing of small grain varieties also conducted at North Platte and Alliance Substations.)

(2) FORAGE CROPS AND DISEASES

H. M. Tysdal, Associate Agronomist in Charge, Lincoln	$3,600
Cooperation with state agricultural experiment station in alfalfa investigations.
Samuel Garver, Associate Agronomist in Charge, Lincoln	$3,200
Cooperation with state agricultural experiment station in sweet clover investigations.
L. C. Newell, Assistant Agronomist in Charge, Lincoln	$2,600
Cooperation with state agricultural experiment station in grass investigations.

(3) WESTERN IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE

Lionel Harris, Junior Agronomist Acting in Charge, Mitchell	$2,200
Maintenance of Scotts Bluff field station near Mitchell, Nebraska, for conduct of irrigated rotation and tillage experiments, varietal tests of alfalfa and other crops,

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experiments with potatoes and sugar beets, and investigations relating to the control of potato diseases, water requirement of crops, pasturing experiments and livestock investigations.

(4) DRY-LAND AGRICULTURE

L. L. Zook, Associate Agronomist in Charge, North Platte, Nebraska	$3,500
Cooperation with state agricultural experiment station, as the North Platte substation, in rotation and crop production investigations under dry-land conditions.

(5) SOIL FERTILITY INVESTIGATIONS

E. S. Lyons, Associate Soil 'Technologist in Charge, Scottsbluff	$3,200
Investigation of fertilizer requirements and adaptability of different soil types for sugar beet production.

(6) SUGAR PLANT INVESTIGATIONS

S. B. Nuckols, Associate Agronomist in Charge, Scottsbluff	$3,500
Experiments in sugar beet agronomy conducted in vicinity of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Torrington, Wyoming, and Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

FOREST SERVICE

ADMINISTRATION OF NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST

Victor J. Dayharsh, Forest Supervisor, Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, Nebraska	$3,200
Management of Nebraska National Forest, comprising some 206,000 acres, including growing of eastern juniper, Jack pine and western yellow pine at Bessey Nursery for planting in the forest and for distribution under the Clark-McNary Act

BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY AND SOILS

SOIL SURVEYS

F. A. Hayes, Senior Soil Scientist, Lincoln, Nebraska	$4,600
Supervision over the cooperative soil-survey work conducted in the State of Nebraska in cooperation with the University of Nebraska State Soil Survey, Department of Conservation and Survey Division.

BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY

(I) MAINTENANCE OF GAME AND BIRD RESERVATIONS

(a) Niabrara Game Preserve

Geno A. Amundson, U. S. Reservation Protector, and U. S. Deputy Game Warden, in Charge, Valentine	$2,400
Maintenance of the preserve for the conservation of big-game animals, mainly buffalo and elk, native birds and water-fowl.

(b) Crescent Lake Migratory Bird Refuge

Walter W. Bennett, Assistant Refuge Manager, Mumper	$2,300
Maintenance of the refuge for the conservation of ducks and other forms of wild life.

H. R. McElwee, U. S. Deputy Reservation Protector, and U. S. Deputy Game Warden, Minatare. (Cooperative employee without compensation).
Maintained as a resort for ducks, geese, swans, and shorebirds.

(d) Valentine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

Ward M. Sharp, Assistant Refuge Manager, Valentine	$2,300
Maintenance of she refuge for she conservation of waterfowl and other forms of wild life.

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(2) PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

Enforcement of provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the protection of birds migrating between the United States and Canada.
Activities under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act are conducted in Nebraska by Frank F. Poley, U. S. Game Management Agent, with headquarters at Denver, CoIo	$2,300

(3) CONTROL OF PREDATORY ANIMALS AND INJURIOUS RODENTS

Control of predatory animals and rodents injurious to livestock, stock farm crops, range lands, and forest trees.
Control work carried on in Nebraska, but no station maintained in state, the work being directed by A. S. Hamm, District Agent, with headquarters at Cheyenne, Wyoming	$3,200

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS

FEDERAL-AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Clifford Shoemaker, District Engineer, in charge of all Federal-aid highway work in District No. 5 (Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas); headquarters, Omaha	$5,800
Federal aid in Nebraska for construction, through State Highway Department, of sections of the Federal-aid highway system in Nebraska.
Charles V. Johnson, Senior Highway Engineer, in charge of Federal-aid work in Nebraska, Omaha	$4,600
James R. Sorenson, Associate Highway Engineer, assistant on Federal-aid work in Nebraska, Omaha	$3,200
H. Lockhart Handley, Associate Highway Engineer, assistant on Federal-aid work in Nebraska, Omaha	$3,200
Edwin J. Babcock, Jr,, Assistant Highway Engineer-Economist, Bureau Manager on highway planning surveys in Nebraska, Lincoln	$2,600
Madeline C. Perina, Assistant Clerk-Typist, for Bureau Manager on planning surveys, Nebraska, Lincoln	$1,620
Oscar D. Breuning, Associate Highway Engineer in charge of Scotts Bluff National Monument project in Nebraska, Omaha	$3,200
Victor Chab, Surveyor, assisting on the Scotts Bluff National Monument project in Nebraska, Gering	$1,800
Albert L. Mathers, Junior Engineering Aide, assisting on the Scotts Bluff National Monument project in Nebraska, Gering	$1,440

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

IRRIGATION INVESTIGATIONS

Leslie Bowen, Assistant Irrigation Engineer, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska	$2,700
Investigation of she irrigation requirements and the amount of water consumed in the growing of irrigated crops in Nebraska under a definite system of crop rotation.

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

(I) CROP AND LIVESTOCK ESTIMATES

Aaron E. Anderson, Senior Crop and Livestock Estimator, Lincoln	$4,600
Conduct of a crop-livestock reporting service; improvement and extension of the use of agricultural statistics; surveys of farm conditions and practices; publication of statistical data for benefit of public.

(2) MARKET INSPECTION SERVICE ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Clifford G. Brand, Assistant Marketing Specialist, Omaha	$2,700
Inspections, on fee basis, of carloads of fruits and vegetables, upon request of any

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financially interested party and issuance of certificates, which are prima facie evidence in federal courts, showing exact quality and condition of fruits and vegetables at times of inspection.

(3) ENFORCEMENT OF U. S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT

Herbert E. Nelson, Senior Marketing Specialist, Omaha	$4,600
Administration of provisions of the grain standards act, including supervision of inspection and grading by licensed inspectors of grain according to official federal standards; also handling of appeals from inspections performed by these licensees, upon application of interested parties.

(4) MARKET NEWS SERVICE ON LIVESTOCK AND MEAT GRADING

Charles Bruce, Associate Marketing Specialist, Omaha	$3,400
Collection and dissemination of information relative to livestock market conditions, prices, supplies, demand and related factors; and meat-grading work, including the grading and stamping of beef for commercial concerns and veterans bureau hospitals.

(5) ADMINISTRATION OF U. S. WAREHOUSE ACT

Willett H. Holliday, Associate Warehouse Examiner, Omaha	$3,200
Administration of the warehouse act, including acceptance of applications for licenses; inspecting of warehouses and checking of operations of inspectors, weighers and graders to determine that the provisions of the law and regulations are complied with. Its chief activity is in connection with the licensing and supervision of grain elevators.

BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE

TRANSIT INSPECTION

N. H. Dunlap, Junior Plant Quarantine Inspector, Omaha	$2,500
(Myron H. Swenk, L. M. Gates, and Don B. Whelan, collaborators without salary, Lincoln, Nebraska.)
This work consists of making such inspection of nursery stock and other plant products as may be required under domestic Federal plant quarantines, and checking on plant shipments through Omaha to determine compliance with quarantine regulations and prevent the introduction of insect pests and plant diseases into non-infested localities.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

R. C. Jordan, Junior Food and Drug Inspector, Omaha	$2,400
Enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act, the Insecticide Act, the Caustic Poison Act, and the Naval Stores Act.

SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

C. C. Girardot, Acting Project Manager, Albion	$3,200
Demonstration of effective measures for preventing and controlling erosion, including revegetation, terracing, strip copping, and crop rotation.
H. G. Bobst, Acting Project Manager, Ralston	$3,200
Demonstration of effective measures for preventing and controlling erosion, including crop rotation, revegetation, contour farming, terracing, and strip cropping.
Cecil W. Means, Acting Project Manager, Syracuse	$3,200
Demonstration of effective measures for preventing and controlling erosion including terracing, revegetation, contour furrowing, reforestation, and stream bank protection.
H. E. Engstrom, State Coordinator, Lincoln	$4,600
Coordination and supervision of all operating programs within the state, development of plans and programs for soil conservation work, and maintenance of cooperative relations with all interested state agencies.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ADMINISTRATION

Fred Wallace, Chairman, Nebraska Agricultural Conservation Committee, Lincoln, (when actually employed) $12.78 per diem.
Administration of the Agricultural Conservation Program of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Nebraska.

LABOR DEPARTMENT

U. S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

Frank Hays, Jr., Divisional Director of Immigration and Naturalization	$3,500
Located in New Federal Office Building, 15th and Dodge Streets, Omaha, Nebraska, Transacts all business connected with immigration and naturalization matters in that part of the State of Nebraska lying ease of the counties of Sheridan, Garden, and Deuel.
Matthew D. Lence, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization	$4,000
Located in U. S. Post Office Building, 350 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Transacts all business connected with immigration and naturalization matters in that pare of the State of Nebraska lying west of the counties of Cherry, Grant, Arthur and Keith.