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Show Administrator Wickard, j Hoosier State Native, First U. S. Job in '33 Food Administrator Claude Raymond Wickard was born on a farm in Carroll county, Indiana, Indi-ana, February 28, 1893. He graduated grad-uated from Purdue university at the age of 22, with a degree in agriculture. At 25 he married Louise Eckert. They have two children, Betty Jane and Ann Louise. His first important federal fed-eral job was with the AAA in 1933 as assistant chief in the corn and hogs section. He has been secretary of agriculture ag-riculture since 1940. Just recent-I recent-I ly he was appointed food ad-i ad-i ministrator for the nation at the same time Paul McNutt was appointed ap-pointed manpower administrator. administra-tor. Administrator Wickard is a member of the United Brethren church, a Mason, and Rotarian. His rural home is in Camden, Ind. |