National Transportation Restrictions and Wartime Fairs: MacDonald--6667, 1945-04-20

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_3_8_0006

Scope and Contents

Colonel J. Monroe Johnson of the Office of Defense Transportation warns fair managers not to make elaborate advance preparations for state, regional, and county fairs due to heavy demands on transportation services during the war. He emphasizes the need to minimize passenger car travel and states that new cars will not be available in normal numbers until after the war. Johnson urges car owners to see their vehicles as part of the nation's transportation plant and to prioritize essential wartime transportation needs.

Dates

Creation: 1945-04-20

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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