Records, 1941-1946.
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United States. Office of Price Administration. Connecticut Office.
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The federal Office of Price Administration operated a Connecticut office through its New England regional headquarters from December 1941 to the fall of 1945. Chester Bowles became State Director on May 13, 1942. The Federal Government established the Office of Price Administration in August 1941 to aid in stabilizing prices, obtaining adequate production of essential items and preventing a post-war price collapse. It operated largely through rationing materials in short supply, establishing pri...
Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986
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United States ambassador to India, 1951-1953 and 1963-1969. From the description of The Indo-American development program : the problems and opportunities : mimeograph, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867525 Chester Bowles was born on April 5, 1901, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1924 (B.S.) and established the advertising firm of Benton and Bowles, with William Benton, in 1929. Bowles served in the Office of Price Administration ...
