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Pursuits of war :

the people of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War

PURSUITS OF WAR

Illustrations and Tables

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1.

I.

II.

II Organizing for Civilian Defense

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III.

III Buying War Bonds

Second War Loan

Fourth War Loan

Seventh War Loan

WAR BOND SALES, CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY

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IV.

IV Salvaging Scarce Materials

Other Materials Salvaged

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V.

V Living With Less Under O. P. A.

Gasoline, Fuel Oil, and Tires

Foods, Shoes, and Cigarettes

Housing and Rent Control

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VI.

VI Manufacturing War Goods

Government Owned Plant

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VII.

VII Producing Food and Fiber

Food Production Goals

Leadership of the Agricultural Agencies

Albemarle Orchards and Farm Labor

Rationing and Price Control

Soil Conservation and Livestock Production

Victory Gardening and Food Conservation

Harvesting Forest Fibers

Some Overall Observations

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VIII.

VIII Working With the Red Cross

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A Tabular Summary of the Organization and Work of the Albemarle County Chapter, American Red Cross, September, 1939—September, 1945

OFFICERS

STANDING COMMITTEES

VOLUNTEER SPECIAL SERVICE CORPS

RESIDENTS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY WHO BECAME RED CROSS WORKERS SERVING WITH THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS

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IX.

IX Providing Recreation and Relief

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X.

X Guarding the Home Front

Virginia State Guard

Civil Air Patrol

XI.

XI Mobilizing under Selective Service

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XII.

XII Introduction

XIII.

XIII Liberating Mediterranean Shores

XIV.

XIV Assaulting Fortress Europe

XV.

XV Island-Hopping Across the Pacific

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XVI.

XVI Introduction

XVII.

XVII Gold Star Honor Roll of Albemarle County

XVIII.

XVIII Gold Star Honor Roll of Charlottesville City

XIX.

XIX Blue Star Honor Roll of Albemarle County

XX.

XX Blue Star Honor Roll of Charlottesville City

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I.

I—INTRODUCTION

II.

II—ORGANIZING FOR CIVILIAN DEFENSE

III.

III—BUYING WAR BONDS

IV.

IV—SALVAGING SCARCE MATERIALS

V.

V—LIVING WITH LESS UNDER O.P.A.

VI.

VI—MANUFACTURING WAR GOODS

VII.

VII—PRODUCING FOOD AND FIBER

VIII.

VIII—WORKING WITH THE RED CROSS

IX.

IX—PROVIDING RECREATION AND RELIEF

X.

X—GUARDING THE HOME FRONT

XI.

XI—MOBILIZING UNDER SELECTIVE SERVICE

XIII.

XIII—LIBERATING MEDITERRANEAN SHORES

XIV.

XIV—ASSAULTING FORTRESS EUROPE

V.

XV—ISLAND-HOPPING ACROSS THE PACIFIC

Index to Chapters I–XVI

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OFFICERS

Dr. P. B. Barringer, Honorary Chairman	until his death in 1941
John F. Faris, Chairman	1938–1941
Mrs. James Gordon Smith, Chairman	1941–
Llewellyn Miller, Vice Chairman	1939–1941
Mrs. James Gordon Smith, Vice Chairman	1939–1941
Robert Coles, Vice Chairman	1941–1942
John F. Faris, Vice Chairman	1941–1942
Clair F. Cassell, Vice Chairman	1942–1945
Sterling L. Williamson, Vice Chairman	1942–1943
Robert E. Taylor, Vice Chairman	1943–
Hunter Perry, Vice Chairman	1945–
Mrs. Francis C. Morgan, Secretary	1939–1942
John F. Faris, Secretary	1942–1945
Mrs. Francis C. Morgan, Secretary	1945–
Charles T. O'Neill, Treasurer	1939–
Miss Pauline Beard, Executive Secretary	1939–1941
Miss Anne Beard (Mrs. Johnson Dennis), Executive Secretary	1941–1943
Miss Marjorie Shepherd, Executive Secretary	1943–1944
Mrs. Albert Wright, Executive Secretary	1944–1945