January 31, 1943

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

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

Civil defense, blackout drill instructions, meat supply and marketing in NYC regulations, etc., enlistment in the Waves and Spars, Infantile Paralysis Fund.

Begins with a different version of the theme song.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 53318
Municipal archives id: LT4025

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