Judy Canova – Trip To The Hollywood Canteen. ep36, 440321
Judy recounts how she visited the Hollywood Canteen to entertain the soldiers. In a patriotic moment she claims to be willing to join the WAC if she could get a…
Amos and Andy – Three Strikes And You’re Out. 440211 (Retro Plus)
Another Amos and Andy double feature. First show: Annual Minstrel Show At Lodge. 12-04-1936. A stage show done in vaudeville style. Andy opens with a humorous story about chickens. The…
World News Today (CBS). 431219 (retro644)
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…
Family Theater (MBS) Crossroads of Christmas. 521217
An innkeeper and his wife are under pressure by Roman soldiers. It seems that the nephew of Matthew and Sarah is a known zealot who is out to strike back…
Jubilee – Jimmie Lunceford, Lena Horne. ep89, 440731
Hosted by Ernie Whitman. The Jimmy Lunceford orchestra opens and plays, Hallelujah. The King Cole Trio sing, Fuzzy Wuzzy. Lena Horne arrives to joke around with Ernie, reads a few…
Jack Benny – A Sad Soldier Is Discharged. 460331
At March Field, and as March ends, Jack pokes fun at the military with the use of animal jokes. Mary shifts gears with jokes about dating soldiers. The base trains…
Black Museum – The Brass Button. ep6, 520205
A simple brass button, common to any military parade ground, is the focus on solving the latest featured crime in the Black Museum. A young woman with artistic inclinations is…
On Stage – Public Furlough. 530129.
Two of the most recognized names in radio, Elliot and Cathy Lewis have another drama. Cathy plays a famous actress, and Elliot is a soldier who wants a date with…
Quiet Please – A Red And White Guideon. ep36, 480209
As an old army sergeant, Ernest Chapel tells about his life in the cavalry. Uniforms, guide-ons, battle flags, and the old soldiers he knew. A guideon is a small, swallow…
Bob Hope (Pepsodent) Dorothy Lamour, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake. ep175, 430209
Bob "Broadcasting from the Northern Supply Base" Hope greets the troops, and jokes about his welcome to the base. Topics include dating habits of the military mechanics, tanks, and training…