OPA Clash: Tulsa Packers Question Experts on Meat Quotas, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 46

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_3_46_0013

Scope and Contents

At a public forum, OPA experts were unable to provide satisfactory answers to Tulsa packers who were frustrated by OPA quotas that had significantly reduced their killing capacity. The packers questioned the fairness of quota increases in other areas while they were struggling. OPA officials advised the packers to follow proper channels for relief, but the packers expressed frustration at their inability to find a solution despite their efforts.

Dates

Creation: 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

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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