No. She distinctly remembers that the majority of people thought it an omen. It was the "talk of the town" for a long time. Many, many were frightened.
At this time, she and those around her did not know about the Marian apparitions at Fatima.
I beleive both you and her. I just don't think it would be nearly as terrifying to most people in 1938.
Then again, I am wrong quite often, as my mom reminds me! ;-)