Hearings Before the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, Volumes 1-19U.S. Government Printing Office, 1935 - Public buildings |
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... J. WILL TAYLOR , Tennessee PEHR G. HOLMES , Mssachusetts WILLIAM D. THOMAS , New York GEORGE BURNHAM , California WILLIAM W. BLACKNEY , Michigan KARL STEFAN , Nebraska II .A4 1935 струг JOHN H. KERR , North Carolina EUGENE.
... J. WILL TAYLOR , Tennessee PEHR G. HOLMES , Mssachusetts WILLIAM D. THOMAS , New York GEORGE BURNHAM , California WILLIAM W. BLACKNEY , Michigan KARL STEFAN , Nebraska II .A4 1935 струг JOHN H. KERR , North Carolina EUGENE.
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... Stefan , Tolan , and Ferguson . ( The committee had under consideration H. R. 6290 and H. R. 108. ) The CHAIRMAN . The committee will come to order . I should like to make a little preliminary statement for the information particu ...
... Stefan , Tolan , and Ferguson . ( The committee had under consideration H. R. 6290 and H. R. 108. ) The CHAIRMAN . The committee will come to order . I should like to make a little preliminary statement for the information particu ...
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... STEFAN . Are they local contractors ? Where are they located ? Mr. BURCH . They are located at Chatham , Va . , but this contract to build this post office was at Chapel Hill , N. C. Mr. STEFAN . They lived in the State ? Mr. BURCH . No ...
... STEFAN . Are they local contractors ? Where are they located ? Mr. BURCH . They are located at Chatham , Va . , but this contract to build this post office was at Chapel Hill , N. C. Mr. STEFAN . They lived in the State ? Mr. BURCH . No ...
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... J. WILL TAYLOR , Tennessee PEHR G. HOLMES , Massachusetts WILLIAM D. THOMAS , New York GEORGE BURNHAM , California WILLIAM W. BLACKNEY , Michigan KARL STEFAN , Nebraska Bel JK 1613 A4 1935 струй 2 JOHN H. KERR , JK 1613.
... J. WILL TAYLOR , Tennessee PEHR G. HOLMES , Massachusetts WILLIAM D. THOMAS , New York GEORGE BURNHAM , California WILLIAM W. BLACKNEY , Michigan KARL STEFAN , Nebraska Bel JK 1613 A4 1935 струй 2 JOHN H. KERR , JK 1613.
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... STEFAN . Does the Government get any income from this land ? Mr. CARY . None whatever . I do not suppose this land would be valued at $ 5 an acre . Mr. STEFAN . Would the Government be put to any expense if we turned it over ? Mr. CARY ...
... STEFAN . Does the Government get any income from this land ? Mr. CARY . None whatever . I do not suppose this land would be valued at $ 5 an acre . Mr. STEFAN . Would the Government be put to any expense if we turned it over ? Mr. CARY ...
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