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Elmer Holmes Davis

Elmer Holmes Davis appears in the following:

Gilbert Highet, Arthur C. Clarke, and Elmer Davis

Tuesday, March 16, 1954

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

5th of the season. WNYC announcer introduces program.


Van Doren introduces Highet, who talks about his book, "Man's Unconquerable Mind," and other broad aspects of history and American culture.


Van ...

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[Communist International, Office of War Mobilization, Ration Books]

Friday, May 21, 1943

Number 11. 

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, provides weekly update on the war. 

-Dissolution of the Communist International 
-Creation of the Office of War Mobilization headed by Former Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes 
-Applications for ration books 

Ends abruptly. 
-Rubber strike ends

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[Axis Surrender, Massacre at Rotterdam, General Franco]

Friday, May 14, 1943

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Number 10.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, provides weekly update on the war.

-Axis surrender in Tunisia
-Third anniversary ...

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[Tunisia, Poland]

Friday, April 30, 1943

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Episode #8.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, provides weekly update on the war.

Hard fighting, heavy casualties in Tunisia. Germans ...

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[Tunisia, France, Japan]

Friday, April 23, 1943

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Seventh in series.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, provides weekly update on the war.

Fighting continues in Tunisia, advance of ...

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[Tunisia, Hitler and Mussolini, European Charter]

Friday, April 16, 1943

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Episode #6.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, provides weekly update on the war.

Discussion of the Allies' gains against Rommel's ...

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[More Clashes With Rommel]

Friday, April 09, 1943

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Episode #5.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, provides weekly update on the war. Discussion of Rommel's forces, clashes with Allied forces.


Audio courtesy ...

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[Comparison of Allied and German Armies]

Monday, April 05, 1943

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Episode #4.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, describing the week's war news.

Discussion of success in Tunisia; it's too early ...

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[Fighting in Tunisia]

Friday, March 26, 1943

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Episode #3.

Report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information, describing the week's war news. Chief news this week is the Allied push to throw Rommel's ...

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[Updates on Tunisia]

Friday, March 12, 1943

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Episode #1.

The first report by Elmer Davis, Chief of Office of War Information.

German counter-attack in the Southern Ukraine. Russians in the North; costly ...

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