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"Piano keys arranged in a wavy line."

GI Jive – Tommy Dorsey, Mandy Make Up Your Mind. ep271, 1943

Posted by By Keith May 9, 2023Posted inGI Jive, Music
The jukebox of the air by and for enlisted men. Playlist: Tommy Dorsey plays, Mandy Make Up Your Mind. News item, In Allaskan waters a downed bomber is kept afloat…
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Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone on the set of their radio show in 1942.

Jack Benny – From St Joseph Missouri. 450218

Posted by By Keith May 7, 2023Posted inComedy, Jack Benny
In flashback, Don takes us back to a scene where Rochester sings as he cleans Jack's home. Then Jack takes the stage to speak to the gathered troops where they…
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"Piano keys arranged in a wavy line."

German Wehrmacht Hour – Glenn Miller AEF Band – First song: Here We Go Again. ep7, 441100

Posted by By Keith May 5, 2023Posted inGlenn Miller, Music
Fighting for the melting pot of racial peace, Glenn Miller and his orchestra swing into action, blanketing the airwaves of wartime Germany with a taste of American freedom.
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Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone on the set of their radio show in 1942.

Jack Benny – From St Albans Naval Hospital In New York. 450204

Posted by By Keith April 16, 2023Posted inComedy, Jack Benny
The Naval hospital is another base near New York. Jack brags about being from Waukegan, and his education. Being a Naval base, he also jokes about being drafted into the…
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Assorted law enforcement badges and photographs on a textured background, representing government and police officials.

Whitehall1212 – Murder Of Little Philip Avery. 520127

Posted by By Keith April 11, 2023Posted inWhitehall1212
A couple of inspectors review an exhibit in the Black Museum, namely a handkerchief and a red leather bag that was the key evidence in a murder cae. The case…
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"Piano keys arranged in a wavy line."

Jubilee (AFRS) Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers. ep58, 431227

Posted by By Keith March 31, 2023Posted inJubilee, Music
Host Ernie Whitman lays on the jive to call out Louis Armstrong to sing, Ain't Misbehaving. The Mills Brothers are joined by Louis Armstrong to sing, Paper Doll. Next, Barney…
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"Piano keys arranged in a wavy line."

Kaye Kaiser – Kollege Of Musical Knowledge – First Song, San Fernando Valley. ep81, 390111

Posted by By Keith March 24, 2023Posted inKaye Kaiser, Music1 Comment
Note: I'm not sure the date is correct, but it's the one that is on the file name. From Long Beach naval Operating Base, the Maestro Kaye Kaiser cracks jokes…
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A black and white book cover with the title "You Can't Do Business With Hitler" in bold red letters at the top. A man in a suit with a serious expression is in the foreground, while Hitler's face is in the background, partially obscured by smoke. The author's name, John Roy Carlson, is written in smaller letters at the bottom.

You Can’t Do Business With Hitler – No American Goods Wanted. ep3, 1942

Posted by By Keith March 5, 2023Posted inDocumentary and Interview
This docudrama takes a look at the difficulty that Germans had in obtgaining American goods. A German man is forced to junk his expensive American car over the want of…
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The popular program 'One Man's Family' is being broadcast from Studio 'C' at 111 Sutter Street, San Francisco, 1934. The program was heard on the NBC Pacific Coast Network. Shown are (left to right:) Kathleen Wilson (Claudia); Barton Yarbrough (Clifford); Bill Andrews (announcer); sound effects man Ed Ludes and his water effects machine; Bernice Berwin (Hazel); Mike Raffetto (Paul Barbour); Minetta Ellen (Mother Barbour); Page Gilman (Jack); J. Anthony Smythe (Father Barbour).

One Man’s Family Book 43 Chapter 10 – The Rest Of The Night

Posted by By Keith February 19, 2023Posted inDrama, One Mans Family
Title: The Rest of the Night. Multiple explosions in the area have the Barbers upset. A stranger is found running across the stubble field, who needs hospital care. Authorities have…
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A black and white book cover with the title "You Can't Do Business With Hitler" in bold red letters at the top. A man in a suit with a serious expression is in the foreground, while Hitler's face is in the background, partially obscured by smoke. The author's name, John Roy Carlson, is written in smaller letters at the bottom.

You Can’t Do Business With Hitler – Broken Promises. ep2, 1942

Posted by By Keith January 12, 2023Posted inDrama
Since 1939 the Nazi's have been at war, and out to sabotage American business trade. A dramatization that tells how one businessman was shut down from doing business with either…
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