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Executive Order 5186—Authorizing the Appointment of Ida Elizabeth Henning Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

September 07, 1929

Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Henning may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of Agriculture without regard to the Civil Service rules. Mrs. Henning is the widow of George A. Henning who for nearly forty-four years was employed in the government service, eight years of which employment were in the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Henning lost his life in an explosion in the Department of Agriculture power house on March 10, 1928. His widow, who is receiving a very small allowance from the Employees' Compensation Commission, is in urgent need of employment.

This order is recommended by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Signature of Herbert Hoover
HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
September 7, 1929.

Herbert Hoover, Executive Order 5186—Authorizing the Appointment of Ida Elizabeth Henning Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/360884

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