Oregon Home Front Life
Of course, everyday life continued unabated during the war. Yet people knew they were living through a truly historic time and war permeated nearly all aspects of life in one way or another. This section examines how the war brought out both the good and bad in people on the home front.
Popular
Culture: Everyday Diversions in Extraordinary Times
Enormous
Lies Founded on Half-truths: Rumor Control Efforts
An
Arsenal of Words: Victory Speakers Spread the Word
Books
Join the Battle: The Victory Book Campaign
One
Thing Leads to Another: Juvenile Delinquency Rises
Keeping Them
on the Straight and Narrow: Youth Strategies
Here Come the
Servicemen: Oregon Military Facilities
Oregon Vice:
Prostitution and Venereal Disease Vex Officials
More
to Life Than Wages and Patriotism: Recreation Programs
A
Matter of Color: African Americans Face Discrimination
State
Auditors Go to War: Letters from Servicemen