The document is a letter from Mr. R. W. Trimble to Representative George Schwabe expressing concerns about rising prices and the need for the revival of the Office of Price Administration (OPA). Trimble believes that the OPA is necessary to prevent price gouging and black market activities. He criticizes the New Deal administration for trying to regulate prices and compares it to communism. Trimble also mentions that the majority of voters in his area support the reinstatement of the OPA.

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The Necessity of OPA: A Call for Action

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_32_0009
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Necessity of OPA: A Call for Action
Date Created:
1946-07-05
EDTF:
1946-07-05
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 document is a letter from Mr. R. W. Trimble to Representative George Schwabe expressing concerns about rising prices and the need for the revival of the Office of Price Administration (OPA). Trimble believes that the OPA is necessary to prevent price gouging and black market activities. He criticizes the New Deal administration for trying to regulate prices and compares it to communism. Trimble also mentions that the majority of voters in his area support the reinstatement of the OPA.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 32, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages