Greetings of the Season
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Greetings of the Season
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Shenandoah County (Va)
Description
This Christmas greeting and prayer appeared on the front page of the Shenandoah Herald on December 19, 1941. It reflected on the military service of many county residents and the separation that caused during the holidays.
As the article notes, many county residents were already serving around the world. The peace time draft, begun in September of 1940, had already called up many residents before the war began. This, combined, other efforts to place the United States on a war footing before Pearl Harbor, and a lack of rationing that would dominate the next several holidays, meant that Christmas in 1941 was not that much different than the one that proceeded it.
Even the Shenandoah Herald was relatively the same. News articles still focused on local stories and social events. The issue following Pearl Harbor only included two articles relating to National Defense.
As the article notes, many county residents were already serving around the world. The peace time draft, begun in September of 1940, had already called up many residents before the war began. This, combined, other efforts to place the United States on a war footing before Pearl Harbor, and a lack of rationing that would dominate the next several holidays, meant that Christmas in 1941 was not that much different than the one that proceeded it.
Even the Shenandoah Herald was relatively the same. News articles still focused on local stories and social events. The issue following Pearl Harbor only included two articles relating to National Defense.
Creator
Shenandoah Herald
Source
Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
December 19, 1941
Citation
Shenandoah Herald, “Greetings of the Season,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/5946.
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