The author, John F. Pendleton, writes to Congressman George B. Schwabe about a case involving Chas. Good and the OPA. Good faced issues with the OPA, but with the help of a lawyer named Hemphill, the matter was resolved. Pendleton also expresses concerns about the OPA's practices, including wiretapping and invasive spot checks in grocery stores. He also mentions the meat situation in Nowata, Oklahoma. Pendleton ends the letter with a mention of a rumor about the Governor potentially receiving a diplomatic position.

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Corruption and Chaos in the OPA: A Letter to Congressman George B. Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_3_49_0002
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Corruption and Chaos in the OPA: A Letter to Congressman George B. Schwabe
Date Created:
1945-06-14
EDTF:
1945-06-14
Creator:
Pendleton, John F.
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The author, John F. Pendleton, writes to Congressman George B. Schwabe about a case involving Chas. Good and the OPA. Good faced issues with the OPA, but with the help of a lawyer named Hemphill, the matter was resolved. Pendleton also expresses concerns about the OPA's practices, including wiretapping and invasive spot checks in grocery stores. He also mentions the meat situation in Nowata, Oklahoma. Pendleton ends the letter with a mention of a rumor about the Governor potentially receiving a diplomatic position.
Topic:
United States--Appropriations and expenditures
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_3_49_0000, Box, 3, 49, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages