MORE FROM THE WAR – WWII

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, July 20, 2002

*FRED WARING AND THE PENNSYLVA­NIANS (12-8-41) In the evening following the United States Declaration of War, Fred War­ing and his 55 Pennsylvanians present a pro­gram of music in response to the events of the day. Selections include “This is My Coun­try” and “America, I Hear you Singing.” Paul Douglas announces. This program is preceded by a war bulletin. Chesterfield Cigarettes, (14 min)

*GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (5-3-42) Harold Peary stars as Gildersleeve with Walter Tetley as Leroy, Lurene Tuttle as Marjorie, Lillian Ran­dolph as Birdie. A new U. S. Naval Liberty Ship is to be named “SS Throckmorton P. Gild­ersleeve” and Marjorie is going to christen it. Gildy’s family takes the train to California for the occasion. Kraft Foods, NBC. (30 min)

*TREASURY STAR PARADE #14 (1942) Ac­tor Frederic March emcees a patriotic program featuring singer Mary Jane Walsh and reads: “Nightmare at Noon” by Steven Vincent Benet. S. Treasury Department. (15 min)

*IT’S TIME TO SMILE (6-3-42) Eddie Cantor stars in a broadcast from U. S. Army Camp Haan in Riverside, California. Guest is actress and pin-up girl Veronica Lake, who wants to join the Women’s Army. Eddie spoofs a To­kyo short wave broadcast and has a solider in the audience speak to his folks back home. Cast includes Harry Von Zell, Bert Gordon, Cookie Fairchild and the orchestra. Ipana, Sal Hepatica, NBC. (25 min)

*COUNTERSPY (6-8-42) Don McLaughlin stars as David Harding, chief of U.S. Counter­spies, “fighting Germany’s Gestapo and Japan’s Black Dragon.” Harding investigates the “suicide” of a Washington official and dis­covers a Nazi espionage plot. Sustaining, Blue (30 min)

*TREASURY STAR PARADE #15 (1942) Ac­tress Jane Cowell narrates the “Story of Mary Dyer.” Genevieve Powell sings a new Irving Berlin song, “It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow.” Frederic March is host. U. S. Treasury Depart­ment. (15 min)

*PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (6­14-42) The President of the United States speaks to the nation on Flag Day and discusses the Four Freedoms. All networks. (8 min)

*YOUR HIT PARADE (7-18-42) Martin Block introduces the top tunes of the week as pre­sented by Barry Wood, Joan Edwards, the Hit Paraders, Mark Warnow and the orchestra. Basil Rysdale announces. Just six months since Pearl Harbor, there’s a distinct patriotic flavor throughout this broadcast. Lucky Strike Cigarettes, NBC. (28 min & 12 min).