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Merry Christmas! Enjoy this slice of life from the war years of 1943. The news is brutal, but timely as it can be with the technology of the day.
Before the feature is presented, we soften the mood with a couple tracks from V-Disks.
Bonus tracks:
- Keith shares some thoughts on the happenings during the times of our feature.
- Chorus and Organ – Joy To The World. (048 V-Disc A) 431100
- Chorus and Organ – It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. (048 V-Disc B) 431100
News Features
- Doug Edwards reports on the fighting on the eastern front.
- From the Algiers remote, reports on successes in Italian campaign. Infantry and tanks have turned the landscape into a burning rubble. Spies and saboteurs have been caught, and uprisings squashed.
- German radio signals were intercepted that announce how the Eastern front is progressing with the Russians. Also a report on the first war crimes trials, ending in hangings.
- Analysis of the German reports, and their reliability is given. What does the propaganda represent? Do the germans have their hands tied with the acctivity?
- Reports from New York, focus is on the increased traffic of mail sent through the FPO (Fleet Post Office). How is the tiny office holding up? What are some of the struggles it faces in sending out parcels?
- News from England reports on the possibility of a second front. Should the General in charge be an American, or Brit?
- News from the Pacific reports on island successes, and pressure on the Japanese. “Spread em out and sock em” has been the motto in the attack.
- From a neutral radio station in Madrid, reports from the war in Europe tells about the situation in Bulgaria.
- The report on the homefront tells about delays in decisions pending in the White House. Also how women are advancing work in the army.
