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Show STATE TO AID JOBSEEKERS U. S. Service Taken Over by Utah ; Activitlea of the national reemployment reem-ployment service here ' were taken over by the state of Utah Tuesday, with establishment of a state reemployment re-employment office. ' The present personnel wjll continue con-tinue to operate the service until merit examinations, details of which havs not yet been worked out, can be given, it was announced at the state capitoL Establishment of the stats offics waa made effective November I in an agreement signed by members of the Utah Industrial commission and W. Frank Persona, director of the national reemployment aervice at Washington, D. C. For FeoVral Aid This action waa taken so that Utah will ba able to receive government govern-ment funds under the Wagner-Peyster Wagner-Peyster act, which provide! that atatea conducting their own reemployment reem-ployment agencies shsll be allotted federal money on the basis of population. popu-lation. Utah's share. It Is figured, will be $12,300 next yesr, and this amount, with $48,200 to be aupplied under the state and federal social security setup will provide a total of $81,500 to operate the reemployment aervice. aer-vice. William M. Knerr, chairman of the industrial commission, is in Washington, where he negotiated the agreement establishing the atata office. The agreement was signed here several days ago by B. D. Nebeker and O. F. McShane of the commission commis-sion and returned to Washington, from where Mr. Knerr telegraphed Tues&ay It had been signed by Mr. Persons. Under state auspices, ths relief phase of the unemployment service will ba eliminated aa quickly aa possible, pos-sible, it was explained at tha Industrial Indus-trial commission office. |