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Pursuits of war :

the people of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War
  
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PURSUITS OF WAR
  
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Dedication
  
Acknowledgment
  
Contents
  
Illustrations and Tables
  
Foreword
  
Preface
  
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Part 1
 I. 
I Introduction
 II. 
II Organizing for Civilian Defense
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III Buying War Bonds
  
Defense Bonds
  
First War Loan
  
Second War Loan
  
Third War Loan
  
Fourth War Loan
  
Fifth War Loan
  
Sixth War Loan
  
Seventh War Loan
  
Victory Loan
  
WAR BOND SALES, CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY
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IV Salvaging Scarce Materials
  
Waste Paper
  
Scrap Metals
  
Tin Cans
  
Rubber
  
Kitchen Fats
  
Other Materials Salvaged
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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 Manufacturing War Goods
  
Textile Mills
  
Machine Shops
  
Quarries
  
Miscellaneous
  
Government Owned Plant
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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 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 Providing Recreation and Relief
  
Recreation
  
Relief
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X Guarding the Home Front
  
Virginia State Guard
  
Civil Air Patrol
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XI Mobilizing under Selective Service
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Part 2
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XII Introduction
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XIII Liberating Mediterranean Shores
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XIV Assaulting Fortress Europe
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XV Island-Hopping Across the Pacific
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Part 3
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XVI Introduction
 XVII. 
XVII Gold Star Honor Roll of Albemarle County
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XVIII Gold Star Honor Roll of Charlottesville City
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XIX Blue Star Honor Roll of Albemarle County
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XX Blue Star Honor Roll of Charlottesville City

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Notes
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I—INTRODUCTION
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II—ORGANIZING FOR CIVILIAN DEFENSE
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III—BUYING WAR BONDS
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IV—SALVAGING SCARCE MATERIALS
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V—LIVING WITH LESS UNDER O.P.A.
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VI—MANUFACTURING WAR GOODS
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VII—PRODUCING FOOD AND FIBER
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VIII—WORKING WITH THE RED CROSS
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IX—PROVIDING RECREATION AND RELIEF
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X—GUARDING THE HOME FRONT
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XI—MOBILIZING UNDER SELECTIVE SERVICE
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XIII—LIBERATING MEDITERRANEAN SHORES
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XIV—ASSAULTING FORTRESS EUROPE
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XV—ISLAND-HOPPING ACROSS THE PACIFIC
  
Index to Chapters I–XVI
  
Colophon
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Acknowledgment

Generous financial assistance
from a public spirited underwriter,
The Peoples National Bank
of Charlottesville,
has made possible the publication
of this record of the participation of the people of
Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia,
in the Second World War.


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