WWII TEXACO OIL CO. FILM “HELP MAKE AMERICA STRONG!“ WARTIME PETROLEUM PRODUCTION 90724

This wartime black & white educational/promotional film is about Texaco and its petroleum products, and what Texaco service station owners can do to help the war effort. Since civilian car production was curtailed during the war, what this effort amounted to, was to help keep existing cars on the road. This was made in early 1942, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor as America’s involvement in the war deepened, and as rubber, oil, gasoline and other products began to be rationed. Opening titles: “Help Make America Strong!“ produced by WIlding Picture Productions, Inc. for Texaco (:06-:13). Newspaper headline: December 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Bombed. A bomb explodes. America readies for war. Tanks drive. An oil rig. Nurses on the march. Factory workers use machines. A defense or Liberty Bond is bought. Income tax (:58). Cars drive through the city. Shirtless men line up to be weighed as part of induction in the military. Soldiers train. Oil refineries. Texaco tanker trucks. Oil tankers on the high seas.