Quick question about a signed bill by Kathryn O'Hay Granahan
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Hi gang, haven't posted here before as I don't collect paper. Over my brother in law's house and he asks me about this bill, which his mom put away like 50+ years ago. It appears to be signed for a Peter A. Longo from Kathryn Granahan. You guys ever seen anything similar? Is there a way to authenticate it? Like I said, I'm a coin guy and don't know much about paper, just doing doe research for my brother in law. Thanks!
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The widow of Philadelphia Democratic Congressman William Granahan, Kathryn Granahan succeeded her late husband and followed his example as a liberal New Dealer who supported workers’ rights, welfare legislation, and civil rights. From her post as chair of the Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations, however, Granahan embarked on a moral mission to halt the spread of pornography. “The peddling of smut to children is a heinous crime that must be stopped,” Granahan explained, noting that many parents and localities “are seemingly unaware of the size and seriousness of this problem.”1 During her congressional service, Granahan linked obscenities in literature and sexual content in movies to juvenile delinquency and even communism.
Granahan finished the House term for the 87th Congress (1961–1963) on January 3, 1963, and began her Cabinet appointment on January 9, 1963. Among her proposals as the fourth woman to head the Treasury was the return of the two–dollar bill to circulation. In May of 1965, Mrs. Granahan underwent brain surgery for a blood clot caused by an accidental fall. While the surgery was successful, Granahan worked a reduced schedule and her capacity to serve as Treasurer eventually was called into question. On June 10, 1966, a Philadelphia judge set aside a petition to have her declared incompetent and to appoint a guardian to her estate. Four months later, Granahan submitted her resignation to Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler. Kathryn Granahan died in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on July 10, 1979.