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Greetings of the Season

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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.

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 November 13, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/5946.

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