Response to the OPA Veto and Premium Payment Issues in the Tri-State District, 1946-06-30

Item — Box: 6, Folder: 17

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_6_17_0008

Scope and Contents

The document is a series of letters and telegrams regarding the payment of premiums on copper, lead, and zinc, and the impact on mining operations in the Tri-State District. It discusses the efforts made by George B. Schwabe, M.C. to secure these payments and the involvement of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. There is also mention of the OPA bill being vetoed by the President and the blame being placed on the administration for the suffering in the district. Schwabe is urged to legislate for the people and not monopolists.

Dates

Creation: 1946-06-30

Creator

Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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