Spirit of Christmas Surpasses Creeds Across Nations
The piece reflects on Christmas as a universal spirit beyond creeds, noting wartime tensions, Red Cross relief efforts, solar power talk, and global traditions from Yule logs to carols. It celebrates liberty, tolerance, and shared human warmth, urging decorations and goodwill worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Red Cross
United States
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
New York-New England
Christ
Lafayette Park
Washington, D.C
Thor
Oxford
Christmas Reflections and Hints of 1940 Comeback
A Christmas meditation by Joe Gandy looks to charity for lean holidays and foresees a 1940 economic upswing as business profits rise in 1939. He notes tax cases in Chicago, a quip about Admiral Byrd, and urges prudent spending amid national woes while sharing a Christmas poem by Donald Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institute
Mount Wilson Observatory
Florida
California
New Mexico
Dr. Abbot
England
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Edgar Allan Poe
Texas
Main
America
Czecho- Slovakia
March
Europe
Prass Root
Joe Gandy
Winnsboro, Texas
By the Southwest Magazine Co
Santa Claus
God Cross
Salvation Army
Kingdom of Heaven
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Mother
Donald Dunn
CI Cho