Correspondence Regarding Veterans' Paradise: A Proposed Homestead Initiative for Oklahoma War Veterans, 1945-11-23 - 1973-12-31

Item — Box: 7, Folder: 23

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_7_23_0014

Scope and Contents

Mrs. Jesse D. Smith wrote to Representative George B. Schwabe inquiring about the "veterans' paradise" he proposed to establish near Pryor, Oklahoma for veterans to homestead. Schwabe's bill, HR 4589, aimed to subdivide a 16,000-acre tract of land for Oklahoma residents who served in the military. He informed Mrs. Smith that her husband would be eligible if he was an Oklahoma resident at the time he entered the service. Mrs. Smith requested information about the land and towns near the proposed site.

Dates

Creation: 1945-11-23 - 1973-12-31

Creator

From the Collection: 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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