Congressman George Schwabe received a telegram from the Retail Merchants Association of Tulsa regarding a false rumor about a report being considered by the House of Representatives. Schwabe reassured them that he will work to obtain relief for them and expressed his disdain for the Office of Price Administration. He also mentioned his vote against the extension of the OPA. He sent them a marked copy of the Congressional Record containing a relevant speech.

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False Rumor and Congressional Response: A Letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C.

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_3_56_0009
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
False Rumor and Congressional Response: A Letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C.
Date Created:
1945-10-26
EDTF:
1945-10-26
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
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:
Congressman George Schwabe received a telegram from the Retail Merchants Association of Tulsa regarding a false rumor about a report being considered by the House of Representatives. Schwabe reassured them that he will work to obtain relief for them and expressed his disdain for the Office of Price Administration. He also mentioned his vote against the extension of the OPA. He sent them a marked copy of the Congressional Record containing a relevant speech.
Topic:
Business--United States
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_3_56_0000, Box, 3, 56, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages