Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Porter, Paul Aldermandt, 1904-1975

Porter, Paul Aldermandt, 1904-1975

Representatives of American Theatres Association (ATA) Meet with Government Officials in Washington

Members of the American Theatres Association (ATA) are attending a luncheon meeting with various government officials in Washington, D.C. Seated, from left to right: Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; S.H. Fabian, President American Theatres Association (ATA); Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion (OWMR) Director John R. Steelman: OWMR Deputy Director Anthony Hyde; Robert W. Coyne, Executive Director, ATA; Acting Secretary of Navy John L. Sullivan; Office of Price Administration (OPA) Administrator Paul Porter; Charles A. Jones, Arthur G.

Photo of OPA Administrator Paul Porter testifying before the House Banking and Currency Committee

Office of Price Administration Administrator Paul Porter testified before the House Banking and Currency Committee that if price lines can be held another 12 months the danger of crippling inflation will be past. Porter urged Congress not to force OPA "to default in the last round" by weakening the price control structure. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Paul Porter shaking hands with Chester Bowles

Paul Porter (left), Office of Price Administration chief, and Chester Bowles, former OPA head and new Office of Economic Stabilization Chief, wish each other luck at their joint press conference. Bowles urged the people of the nation to "back the President to the hilt in his courageous fight to protect the nation from the grave economic dangers we face." From: Beth Gore.