Christmas Memories and War Life Across 1945
A reflective piece recalls families at war’s end and the Christmas spirit. It notes veterans’ sacrifices, festive traditions, and the General Grant tree, Santa safety messages, and wartime discharges. It also covers sugar and fats rationing, price controls, and the need for careful winter driving and salvage programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
National Park
Wilmington
North Carolina
Yuletide
St. Miguel Church
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Spain
Hull details warnings before Pearl Harbor attack
Former Secretary Hull testifies before Congress about early warnings he gave to the Roosevelt administration that Japan aimed for war and could strike anywhere at any time. He notes no military sources warned that Pearl Harbor was a likely target before December 7, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Cordell Hull
Joint Congressional Committee
Hull
Roosevelt
War Council
Army
Navy
Summer Welles
Christmas Peace and War News Mixed in 1945 Essay
Joe Gandy argues for goodwill to curb postwar labor disputes while celebrating homecoming soldiers. The piece cites Ford’s Henry Ford II on rebuilding, warns of nuclear threats, and notes Siberia’s Yakutsk cold and a neighbor's fatal norther chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gandy
The
Southwest Magazine Co
America
Yakutsk
Siberia
Silent Night origins and the rise of Christmas carols
The article traces Silent Night from its 1818 Austrian village beginnings to global popularity, noting its simple tune and guitar accompaniment. It surveys carol origins including Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Away in a Manger, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, and We Three Kings, highlighting mixed histories and American links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald‘Tribune
Prince of Peace
Bethlehem Manger
France
Germany
Italy
North Africa
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Church of the Nativity
Church of St. Catherine
Josef Mohr
Alps
Franz Gruber
Gruber
Hayden
Saxony
America
Boston
Milwaukee
Bach
Handel
Mendelssohn
King Wenceslas
Isaac Watts
Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Martin Luther
Stonyhurst College
London
Wenceslas
Bohemia
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Santa Claus
National Safety Council
Santa
Marine
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Carroll E. Mealey
OPA
Apostle of the
Christ
Ripley’s
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford II
Trudi McCullough
Baltimore Sun
Handel's “Messiah
Luther
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