Very hard to find!
OPA... This menu has the 1943 WWII war-time rationing OPA Regulations Statement! OPA was the Office Of Price Administration that issued ration stamps and set maximum pricing allowed for restaurants so that over-inflated high prices would not occur during the war. Meat & other items were in very short supply. The OPA statement was printed on menus to show they were in compliance with the rationing regulations.
Date: 1943.
Restaurant: Sommers Drug Stores.
Location: 21 stores - San Antonio, Texas.
Size when open: 10 x 13 inches.
Check out the prices!
Hot Plate Baked Short Ribs... $.40
Hot Tamales With Chili Gravy... $.30
Chocolate Sundae... $.20
Condition: Most of our menus were actually used in the restaurant-bar, so there may be writing, wear & tear, spots, stains, creases, etc. So please examine the images closely! This menu includes... stains, wear, bumps, crinkles.
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