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.

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National Transportation Restrictions and Wartime Fairs: MacDonald--6667

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_3_8_0006
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
National Transportation Restrictions and Wartime Fairs: MacDonald--6667
Date Created:
1945-04-20
EDTF:
1945-04-20
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
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.
Topic:
Transportation--United States, Education--United States
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_3_8_0000, Box, 3, 8, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page