There was hardly any part of the U.S. not affected by the war and Carlisle, PA was no exception. Working toward the war effort became everyone's focus. The Evening Sentinel was filled with advertisements encouraging people to ration their foods or to purchase war bonds in order to help the cause. Any new information about the progression of the war was posted on the front page every evening, showing the war's importance and how eager the public was of any new information. Most were probably just hoping to get some information on their husband's or son's regiment, praying that they had made it through the day's events. The U.S. Army War College in Carlisle suspended all of its classes so that officers could be trained and educated and did not reopen until 1950. The larger businesses in town, like the Tire and Wheel Company, were impacted by the war as well, whether it was from a loss in the male workforce or a requirement to change the materials used in manufacturing. Carlisle was a small town community, home to farms, a few factories, and many citizens, all of which did everything they could to support the troops and make the war a little less troubling.
A typical advertisement for War Bonds, most used emotional appeal
Poster encouraging people to grow their own food during the war