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Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 3755) to establish a United States Army Corps of Optometrists.

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Two letters requesting support for legislation (S.R. 219) to propose world-wide disarmament.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning legislation for the relief of T. Brooks Alford, of Charleston, South Carolina, for reimbursement of extraordinary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties as a consular officer of the Department of State in Russia during World War I, and for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him because of disabilities resulting from injuries sustained or illness contracted in the performance of such duties. Correspondence dates back...

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Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 1878) for the relief of William H. Massey, of Greenville, South Carolina, for personal injuries sustained while engaged in giving flight instruction to a naval aviation cadet at Auburn, Alabama, and while in the employ of the Alabama Air Service which was under contract with the Civil Aeronautics Administration to train navy personnel for flying.

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Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 4832) for the relief of Stanley B. Reeves and his wife, for personal injuries, hospital bills, and property damage, suffered when they were struck, in the town of Heath Springs, South Carolina, by an Army truck driven by an employee of the Columbia, South Carolina, Army air base.

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A letter concerning a claim for the relief of Charles Marvin Smith.

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Correspondence concerning legislation to curb the power of James Caesar Petrillo, President of the American Federation of Musicians. Petrillo was best known for banning all commercial recordings by union members from 1942-1944 to pressure record companies to give better royalty deals to musicians. Correspondents include John M. Rivers, the President of WCSC.

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A letter from Lieutenant John V. Cathcart, requesting support for a Philippine Relief Bill and to urge a delay in independence due to the serious damage inflicted upon the country by the war. He fears that the country needs time to rebuild and stabilize before independence is to be considered.

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Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 2252) for the relief of the Plymouth Manufacturing Company, of McColl, South Carolina, for reimbursement of moneys lost due to representatives of the United States Army Quartermaster Corps incorrectly determining that its looms were suitable for the manufacture of certain cotton cloth to be used by the military and naval forces.

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Extensive correspondence concerning the removal of surplus rails from the Port of Embarkation in North Charleston by the Army Corps of Engineers for construction of an access railroad at the Clarks Hill Flood Control Project.