Representative Schwabe received a letter from Ray R. Shaw, a Navy serviceman, expressing interest in the veterans' homestead bill HR 4589, which would divide government land into small farms for veterans. Schwabe acknowledges the importance of the bill for veterans but expresses concern about potential opposition from the New Deal majority in Congress. He mentions that the land would need to be surveyed and subdivided before veterans could file for it. Schwabe promises to keep Shaw informed on the progress of the bill.

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Correspondence Regarding Veterans' Homestead Bill HR 4589 in 1945

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_7_23_0020
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence Regarding Veterans' Homestead Bill HR 4589 in 1945
Date Created:
1945-11-15
EDTF:
1945-11-15
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:
Representative Schwabe received a letter from Ray R. Shaw, a Navy serviceman, expressing interest in the veterans' homestead bill HR 4589, which would divide government land into small farms for veterans. Schwabe acknowledges the importance of the bill for veterans but expresses concern about potential opposition from the New Deal majority in Congress. He mentions that the land would need to be surveyed and subdivided before veterans could file for it. Schwabe promises to keep Shaw informed on the progress of the bill.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 7, Folder 23, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages