WWII WAR GOVERNOR KANSAS REPUBLICAN SENATOR RATNER LETTER SIGNED TOPEKA 1941 VF!

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PAYNE RATNER
(1896 - 1974)
28
th
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF KANSAS DURING WWII 1939-1943,
REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE SENATOR FROM PARSONS, KANSAS 1929 and 1937-1939
&
ATTORNEY FOR
LABETTE COUNTY
KANSAS 1923-1927.
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HERE’S A
1941
LETTER SIGNED BY RATNER ON “
STATE OF KANSAS – OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
” LETTERHEAD, 1p., DATED AT TOPEKA, MAY 5, 1941 TO MRS. J. D. CAMPBELL AT GUILFORD COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA SENDING AN AUTOGRAPH FOR HER “…
VERY INTERESTING COLLECTION..
.”
BOLDLY SIGNED BY RATNER IN FOUNTAIN PEN INK.
The document measures 7¼” x 10½” and is in VERY FINE CONDITION.
A FINE PIECE OF KANSAS POLITICAL HISTORY TO ADD TO YOUR AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLE
PAYNE RATNER
Payne Harry Ratner
(October 3, 1896 – December 27, 1974) was the
28th Governor of Kansas
from 1939 to 1943.
Biography
Born in
Casey, Illinois
, Ratner graduated from
Blackwell High School
in
Oklahoma
. During
World War I
he served as an
ensign
in the
U.S. Navy
. He earned a law degree at
Washington University in St. Louis
in 1920. He married Cliffe Dodd on August 21, 1920and they had three children, Jurie, Teno, and Darb.
Career
Ratner practiced law in
Sibley, Iowa
, and then in
Parsons, Kansas
. In Parsons, he was the
Labette County
Attorney from 1923 to 1927. He was elected as a
Republican
to the
Kansas Senate
in 1929 and also served as state senator from 1937 to 1939.
Winning the 1938 Republican gubernatorial nomination and the election, Ratner was sworn in as Governor of Kansas on January 9, 1939. He was reelected in 1940. During his tenure, a department of labor was established, a department of revenue and taxation was organized, the highway commission was given authority over the vehicle department, a teacher's pension plan was implemented, a small permanent building fund for schools was authorized, and the state fire marshal's office, the hotel commission, and the inspector of restaurants were re-established. He left office on January 11, 1943, and retired from politics. In 1962 Ratner was indicted on unethical legal activities; the case was dismissed; and he was cleared of all charges.
Death
Ratner died in 1974 in
Wichita, Kansas
.
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