Today we have several short items. First, it’s a BBC broadcast from February 24, 1946, featuring Edward R. Murrow reporting on his departure from Great Britain. That is followed by a message from President Harry Truman urging Americans to support the Red Cross. We wrap up with a few wartimecommercials and promotions.

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This week we have “Death Comes for Adolf Hitler,” the March 24, 1945, episode of The Mysterious Traveler as it aired over the Mutual Broadcasting System.

This episode, airing before Hitler’s suicide in a Berlin bunker, imagines a scenario where the Fuhrer attempts to escape aboard a German U-boat. But it appears someone – or something – has other ideas …

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Today we have the February 10, 1946, episode of the Jergens Journal with Walter Winchell.

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Today we have “Between Them Both,” an episode of Cavalcade of America, which first aired on January 4, 1943. It tells the story of a family on the home front and their challenges managing life during the war.

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Today we go back to the early days of America’s participation in the war, with “Home is Where You Hang Your Helmet,” an episode of “An American in England.” This short-run series aired in the summer and fall of 1942. It was written by the legendary Norman Corwin, based on his time in England, and produced by Edward R. Murrow.

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Today we have an episode of Cloak & Dagger, “The Brenner Pass Story”, from June 4, 1950.

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Today we go back to the last year of the war, with the March 22, 1945, episode of The March of Time. It details the battle against black marketeers in France, a debate on labor vs. management roles in declining wartime production and other items of the day.

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Today we have “The Navy’s Air Arm,” the third episode ofBattle Stations. This four-episode series was produced by the U.S. Navy and aired over NBC. This episode was first broadcast on August 19, 1943.

Today we have the Mutual network’s 1945 Year in Review. It recaps the news highlights of the year interspersed with dramatic reenactments. It aired at various times and dates in late December across the Mutual system.

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Today we have an address from U.S. Secretary of State JamesByrnes from December 30, 1945. He offers an update on the Moscow Conference, a meeting between the foreign ministers of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union on occupation and other post-war issues.

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