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This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.
Europe. Poultry situation. Poultry priorities for hospitals. Fish supply; distributing and retailing. Eggs and their grading. Fuel crisis. Appeal to New Yorkers to build up their fuel supplies for the winter of '45.
Red Cross Fund Drive. Gamblers and Brooklyn College basketball team. Madison Square basketball games. Baseball, an American game. Provisions being made to keep baseball clean and free of racketeers.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 71004
Municipal archives id: LT2513
Contributors:
Fiorello H. La Guardia
About Talk to the People
The famous Sunday afternoon talks by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, “the people’s mayor.”
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