The Office of Defense Transportation warns managers of state, regional, and county fairs not to make elaborate advance preparations for events due to heavy demands on transportation services. Restrictions on fairs may be necessary to reduce travel load and money spent on preparations may be wasted. Passenger car travel needs to be minimized due to shortages of manpower, equipment, tires, and batteries. Cars are considered part of the nation's common transportation plant and have essential wartime transportation duties.

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Transportation Warnings for Summer and Fall Fairs

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_3_8_0008
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Transportation Warnings for Summer and Fall Fairs
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:
The Office of Defense Transportation warns managers of state, regional, and county fairs not to make elaborate advance preparations for events due to heavy demands on transportation services. Restrictions on fairs may be necessary to reduce travel load and money spent on preparations may be wasted. Passenger car travel needs to be minimized due to shortages of manpower, equipment, tires, and batteries. Cars are considered part of the nation's common transportation plant and have essential wartime transportation duties.
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