The document is a letter written to Honorable George Schwabe urging him to encourage Governor Kerr to request the Senate Banking and Currency Committee to abolish all controls on meat due to the critical meat situation. The document highlights the discrepancy between the increase in cattle population and the lack of meat available in retail stores, criticizing the unfair administration of O.P.A. rules and regulations. It also commends Governor Kerr for his stand on price control for petroleum products and calls for similar action for the cattle industry.

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Urgent Appeal for Meat Industry Deregulation

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_19_0017
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Appeal for Meat Industry Deregulation
Date Created:
1946-03-01
EDTF:
1946-03-01
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
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 document is a letter written to Honorable George Schwabe urging him to encourage Governor Kerr to request the Senate Banking and Currency Committee to abolish all controls on meat due to the critical meat situation. The document highlights the discrepancy between the increase in cattle population and the lack of meat available in retail stores, criticizing the unfair administration of O.P.A. rules and regulations. It also commends Governor Kerr for his stand on price control for petroleum products and calls for similar action for the cattle industry.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 19, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages