Mrs. Hattie Freebie wrote to Representative George Schwabe about a bill to release fathers from the military service. Schwabe had personally discussed the issue with the President, wrote to him about it, and introduced a bill in Congress. Despite his efforts, the bill did not pass due to opposition from the military authorities. Mrs. Freebie appealed to Schwabe to vote for the bill to reunite families and keep homes sacred. Schwabe expressed his consistent support for releasing fathers from the service.

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Appeal for Release of Fathers from Service

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_52_0017
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Appeal for Release of Fathers from Service
Date Created:
1945-09-14
EDTF:
1945-09-14
Creator:
unknown
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:
Mrs. Hattie Freebie wrote to Representative George Schwabe about a bill to release fathers from the military service. Schwabe had personally discussed the issue with the President, wrote to him about it, and introduced a bill in Congress. Despite his efforts, the bill did not pass due to opposition from the military authorities. Mrs. Freebie appealed to Schwabe to vote for the bill to reunite families and keep homes sacred. Schwabe expressed his consistent support for releasing fathers from the service.
Names:
Cheyenne and Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribess
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 52, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages