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Seymour Siegel welcomes the audience to the opening day of the American Music Festival at Town Hall. He notes that WNYC stresses the importance of fine music to the radio listener. ...

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Unnamed female speaker: Launching the first of what we hope will be several drives to recruit volunteers for nurses and nurses aides for the medical emergency division.

Grover Whalen: Man power ...

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Party for over 200 of New York's underprivileged children, brought to City Hall by buses for "Christmas merry-making" from 5 area hospitals, one from each borough. Each received a boxed lunch, ...

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Manetti begins the evening by discussing scholarships and reading telegrams (from Truman, Dewey, the US ambassador to Italy). Foley gives Pope a Distinguished Service Certificate in honor of his late father, ...

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Speeches commemorating the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

In his speech, Robert Moses talks about the incorrect theory that roads and highways should be built ...

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Reception for the American Bankers Association, marks the 75th Anniversary of the association and on the occasion of their annual national conference. Mayor Impellitteri welcomes ABA members to New York with ...

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City Hall reception for International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

September 20, ...

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Celebration of Interfaith ceremony.

Dr. Channing H Tobias reads from scripture.

Gloria Swanson speaks about the sacrifices made by our forefathers. Speaks of how sometimes ...

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Commissioner of Hospitals Kogal (?) introduces Reverend James A. Pike, who delivers the invocation, then ...

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Grover Whalen presides. Roger W Strauss, Robert Montgomery, Patrice Munsel, and Mayor Impelliterri address the crowd (mostly school children) about the importance of brotherhood. Police Department perform "I am an American ...

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10th Annual WNYC American Music Festival, February 15, 1949

Performances by Maurice Wilk, Kenneth Spencer, Paul Olefsky, and the New York Woodwind Quintet. Music by Halsey Stevens, William ...

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News reports using field recordings, musical fanfare.

1. Dec 27, Freedom Train comes to New York, Boro President Rogers speech
2. Operation Santa Claus, Montreal (see also: ...

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November 11, 1948 - 30th Anniversary of signing of the Armistice. Lighting of the Eternal light in Madison Square.
Judge Maurice Simmons introduces the acting mayor, Vincent R. Impellitteri. States ...

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At City Hall. Eamon De Valera, former president and prime minister of Ireland, receives honorary citizenship to New York City. Thomas Cowan reporting the events. Grover A. Whalen and Vincent Impellitteri, ...

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Presentation of awards to those civil service employees who have worked for 50 years; formation of "half-century club." John Splain, commissioner of Public Works, hosts.

Impellitteri: employment is ...

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Recording begins with close of the Celebrity Concert Series and short musical interlude.

Governor Dewey opens the program by toasting the President and General Wainwright.

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Connee Boswell sings "This Is Worth Fighting For."

Unnamed speaker (likely Sidney Hillman) speaks about the realities of war and the strength of the nation and labor forces ...