ELMER THOMAS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 08/02/1945 - HFSID 293914

ELMER THOMAS
Collection including his signature on a small card, and also on the accompanying letter from his US Senate office
Collection comprised of: 1) Signature: "Elmer Thomas/U.S.S. Oklahoma/Aug, 3, 1945", 4x2½, card. Toned and lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition. 2) Typed Letter signed: "Elmer Thomas", 1 page, 8x10½, Multiple mailing folds. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition. Washington, D.C., 1945 August 2. On letterhead of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to Ralph Errington Ward, Washington, D.C. In full: "I have your letter of July 31, requesting my autograph, and trust that my signature to this letter will serve your purpose. With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely". Both items are affixed to an 8½x11 page which also bears a Senate transmittal envelope with Thomas' ink stamp frank. Lightly toned and creased. Otherwise, fine condition. ELMER THOMAS (1876-1965), a lawyer and state legislator, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Oklahoma (1927-1927), and a 4-term US Senator from that state (1927-1951). Thomas proposed fighting the Depression by issuing currency backed by silver instead of gold. From the collection of Ralph Errington Ward (1926-2009) a fighter pilot and squadron commander in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II. Ward went on to become President and CEO of Cheseborough-Ponds, Inc., transforming the cosmetics firm into a major home product conglomerate. Two Items.