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News Recordings 1938

The winds of WWII were swirling in the headlines in 1938, as the Japanese Navy was growing, Germany annexed Austria, anti-Trotsky trials were run in Russia, and religion was being oppressed in Germany.

News Recordings 1938

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Hitler's Mustache being combed in 1938
Although historians tell us that the Second World War began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939 the "winds of War" had been swirling for months even years before that date. The seeds of the Second World War were planted and grew with those of the First World War and by 1938, the sprouts were nearly ready to bloom. Radio was there in 1938 to comment and document the happenings. Many of the events were not completely understood at the time, but their significance glares in the light of history.

In February of 1938, The March Of Time dramatized the sinking of an English freighter by an unidentified submarine. The next week, we hear Admiral Leahy discussing the growth of the Japanese Navy and their cooperation with Germany and Italy. In the same episode, we hear Adolf Hitler receiving advice to cut ties with Italy and Spain. The following week, NBC's Story Behind the Headlines discusses the policy of Appeasement and how it is doomed to fail.

Commentator Raymond Gram Swing covered the First World War for the Chicago Daily News before migrating to radio. He was so successful reporting the 1932 Presidential election that he was offered a top position at CBS. He declined (the job would eventually go to Edward R. Murrow) and joined the Mutual Network. His was a strong voice in opposition to Fascism and Nazism. We hear him in early March 1938, speaking about the oppression of religion in Germany, and an anti-Trotsky trial in Russia.

1938 Anschluss
By mid month, both CBS and the British radio are reporting on the Anschluss, Germany's annexation of Austria. Hitler's next ambition was the conquest of Czechoslovakia, and we hear a report from a Prague shortwave station about the political situation, dated May 16. On the same day, Mutual station WOR reports on the first air raid and black-out drill held in the United States with correspondents both on the ground and in the air. Both sides of the drill reported success.

Super Electra 1938
Mutual affiliate, WDGY in Fairbanks, covers the refueling of Howard Hughes' Lockheed Super Electra while on the final legs of his record setting 91 hour flight around the world. "Mrs. Winchell's little boy Walter" offers an affectionate salute to Irving Berlin on August 3.

Murrow ShirerA conference was held in Munich in August, apparently an attempt by the great European powers to avert all out war. Both CBS and Mutual broadcast commentary on the Munich Conference on August 28. On September 13, Fulton Lewis on Mutual reports of the declaration of martial law in the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia (Lewis managed to get the Czech Ambassador on the air). The next day, British Radio reports Prime Minister Chamberlain's offer to meet with Hitler as soon as possible.

CBS News, featuring Bob Trout and Edward Murrow in London, reported on the upcoming Munich Conference on September 23. On the 26th, the British reported preparations for war in England. Roller Derby FightThe next evening, Chamberlain spoke to the British Nation from 10 Downing Street about his efforts to secure peace before going to sign the Munich Agreement. A triumphant Chamberlain returned to London on September 30, and by October 4 the German occupation of Czechoslovakia was a fait accompli, as reported by British Ralph Murray.

NBC News took the time to analyze the significance of the Four Powers Pact on Behind the Headlines. The Roosevelt Administration was watching the situation, while Winston Churchill called for Great Britain to arm itself. American hero Charles Lindbergh made speeches on the need for America to remain neutral, and in Nebraska, the Roller Derby remained popular.

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    1. 53 shows - total playtime 9 hours 22 minutes
    2. News 380000 BBC Chamberlain on National Health.mp3
    3. News 380000 IBC Radio Normandie.mp3
    4. News 380000 Roller Derby Omaha 1.mp3
    5. News 380000 Roller Derby Omaha 2.mp3
    6. News 380203 NBCB March Of Time.mp3
    7. News 380210 CBS The March Of Time.mp3
    8. News 380210 NBCB March Of Time.mp3
    9. News 380217 Story Behind Headlines Appeasement Marches On.mp3
    10. News 380221 MBS John Steele On Nazis.mp3
    11. News 380222 Gov Harry Moore Speaking National Defense Wk.mp3
    12. News 380304 MBS Raymond Graham Swing On Russia And Germany.mp3
    13. News 380304 MBS Raymond Graham Swing On World Events.mp3
    14. News 380304 MBS Rymnd Gram Swing Trials Niemoller-Bolsheviks.mp3
    15. News 380311 BBC Resign Austrian Chaclr Kurt von Schuschnigg.mp3
    16. News 380312 CZR Czech Radio Announces Austrian Anshluss.mp3
    17. News 380312 RRG German Radio Reports on Austrian Anschluss.mp3
    18. News 380313 CBS World News Roundup Austrian Invasion.mp3
    19. News 380313 CBS World News Roundup.mp3
    20. News 380323 Radio Coloniale France Interval signal ID.mp3
    21. News 380410 RRG German Radio Reports on Austrian Plebiscite.mp3
    22. News 380430 BBC Winston Churchill To Royal Academy Of Arts.mp3
    23. News 380502 RRG Goering Bids Farewell Hitler Trip to Italy.mp3
    24. News 380516 Radio Prague News.mp3
    25. News 380516 WOR First Air Raid Drill in USA.mp3
    26. News 380523 CZR Czech Radio German Troops Border.mp3
    27. News 380523 CZR Czech War Over Sudentland Imminint.mp3
    28. News 380523 Radio Berlin News.mp3
    29. News 380600 Oswald Mosley Speaks To British Blackshirts.mp3
    30. News 380714 WDGY Howard Hughes at Wold Chamberlin Field.mp3
    31. News 380803 MBS Tribute To Irving Berlin.mp3
    32. News 380828 CBS William Shirer In Berlin Before Invasion.mp3
    33. News 380828 MBS Sigrid Schultz On Munich Conference.mp3
    34. News 380910 CZR Czech Benes Peace Calm During Czech Crisis.mp3
    35. News 380913 MBS Fulton Lewis Czech Declares Martial Law.mp3
    36. News 380913 RRG Berlin Overseas Radio Benes Given Ultimatum.mp3
    37. News 380914 BBC Chamberlain Offers To Meet Hitler.mp3
    38. News 380916 CZR Czech Radio Counters German Propaganda.mp3
    39. News 380918 Milan Hodza Czech Premier.mp3
    40. News 380923 CBS News.mp3
    41. News 380926 BBC Britain Begins to Prepare for War.mp3
    42. News 380927 BBC Chamberlain Addresses Ntn Negotiations Peace.mp3
    43. News 380927 BBC Chamberlain On Czech Crisis.mp3
    44. News 380927 NBC Fred Bates Reporting.mp3
    45. News 380928 BBC Chamberlain Before Munich Conference.mp3
    46. News 380930 BBC Chmbrln Return Munich Anglo German Agrmnt.mp3
    47. News 380930 BBC Neville Chamberlain After Munich Conference.mp3
    48. News 380930 BBC Neville Chamberlain On Return From Munich.mp3
    49. News 380930 NBC Max Jordon On Big Four Meeting In Munich.mp3
    50. News 381004 BBC Ralph Murray Reports Prague After Invasion.mp3
    51. News 381014 Story Bhnd Hdlines Minorities Threat World Peace.mp3
    52. News 381016 BBC Winston Churchill We Must Arm.mp3
    53. News 381021 Story Behind Hdlines UK Four Power Pact 1.mp3
    54. News 381021 Story Behind HeadlinesUK The Four Power Pact 2.mp3
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    53 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 9 hours, 22 min
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    1. 53 shows - total playtime 9 hours 22 minutes
    2. News 380000 BBC Chamberlain on National Health.mp3
    3. News 380000 IBC Radio Normandie.mp3
    4. News 380000 Roller Derby Omaha 1.mp3
    5. News 380000 Roller Derby Omaha 2.mp3
    6. News 380203 NBCB March Of Time.mp3
    7. News 380210 CBS The March Of Time.mp3
    8. News 380210 NBCB March Of Time.mp3
    9. News 380217 Story Behind Headlines Appeasement Marches On.mp3
    10. News 380221 MBS John Steele On Nazis.mp3
    11. News 380222 Gov Harry Moore Speaking National Defense Wk.mp3
    12. News 380304 MBS Raymond Graham Swing On Russia And Germany.mp3
    13. News 380304 MBS Raymond Graham Swing On World Events.mp3
    14. News 380304 MBS Rymnd Gram Swing Trials Niemoller-Bolsheviks.mp3
    15. News 380311 BBC Resign Austrian Chaclr Kurt von Schuschnigg.mp3
    16. News 380312 CZR Czech Radio Announces Austrian Anshluss.mp3
    17. News 380312 RRG German Radio Reports on Austrian Anschluss.mp3
    18. News 380313 CBS World News Roundup Austrian Invasion.mp3
    19. News 380313 CBS World News Roundup.mp3
    20. News 380323 Radio Coloniale France Interval signal ID.mp3
    21. News 380410 RRG German Radio Reports on Austrian Plebiscite.mp3
    22. News 380430 BBC Winston Churchill To Royal Academy Of Arts.mp3
    23. News 380502 RRG Goering Bids Farewell Hitler Trip to Italy.mp3
    24. News 380516 Radio Prague News.mp3
    25. News 380516 WOR First Air Raid Drill in USA.mp3
    26. News 380523 CZR Czech Radio German Troops Border.mp3
    27. News 380523 CZR Czech War Over Sudentland Imminint.mp3
    28. News 380523 Radio Berlin News.mp3
    29. News 380600 Oswald Mosley Speaks To British Blackshirts.mp3
    30. News 380714 WDGY Howard Hughes at Wold Chamberlin Field.mp3
    31. News 380803 MBS Tribute To Irving Berlin.mp3
    32. News 380828 CBS William Shirer In Berlin Before Invasion.mp3
    33. News 380828 MBS Sigrid Schultz On Munich Conference.mp3
    34. News 380910 CZR Czech Benes Peace Calm During Czech Crisis.mp3
    35. News 380913 MBS Fulton Lewis Czech Declares Martial Law.mp3
    36. News 380913 RRG Berlin Overseas Radio Benes Given Ultimatum.mp3
    37. News 380914 BBC Chamberlain Offers To Meet Hitler.mp3
    38. News 380916 CZR Czech Radio Counters German Propaganda.mp3
    39. News 380918 Milan Hodza Czech Premier.mp3
    40. News 380923 CBS News.mp3
    41. News 380926 BBC Britain Begins to Prepare for War.mp3
    42. News 380927 BBC Chamberlain Addresses Ntn Negotiations Peace.mp3
    43. News 380927 BBC Chamberlain On Czech Crisis.mp3
    44. News 380927 NBC Fred Bates Reporting.mp3
    45. News 380928 BBC Chamberlain Before Munich Conference.mp3
    46. News 380930 BBC Chmbrln Return Munich Anglo German Agrmnt.mp3
    47. News 380930 BBC Neville Chamberlain After Munich Conference.mp3
    48. News 380930 BBC Neville Chamberlain On Return From Munich.mp3
    49. News 380930 NBC Max Jordon On Big Four Meeting In Munich.mp3
    50. News 381004 BBC Ralph Murray Reports Prague After Invasion.mp3
    51. News 381014 Story Bhnd Hdlines Minorities Threat World Peace.mp3
    52. News 381016 BBC Winston Churchill We Must Arm.mp3
    53. News 381021 Story Behind Hdlines UK Four Power Pact 1.mp3
    54. News 381021 Story Behind HeadlinesUK The Four Power Pact 2.mp3
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    53 recordings on 10 Audio CDs. Total playtime 9 hours, 22 min
    53 recordings on 10 Audio CDs
    total playtime 9 hours, 22 min

    News Recordings 1938 Disc A001

    1. News 380000 BBC Chamberlain on National Health
    2. News 380000 IBC Radio Normandie
    3. News 380000 Roller Derby Omaha 1
    4. News 380000 Roller Derby Omaha 2
    5. News 380203 NBCB March Of Time

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A002

    1. News 380210 CBS The March Of Time
    2. News 380210 NBCB March Of Time

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A003

    1. News 380217 Story Behind Headlines Appeasement Marches On
    2. News 380221 MBS John Steele On Nazis
    3. News 380222 Gov Harry Moore Speaking National Defense Wk
    4. News 380304 MBS Raymond Graham Swing On Russia And Germany
    5. News 380304 MBS Raymond Graham Swing On World Events
    6. News 380304 MBS Rymnd Gram Swing Trials Niemoller-Bolsheviks
    7. News 380311 BBC Resign Austrian Chaclr Kurt von Schuschnigg
    8. News 380312 CZR Czech Radio Announces Austrian Anshluss

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A004

    1. News 380312 RRG German Radio Reports on Austrian Anschluss
    2. News 380313 CBS World News Roundup Austrian Invasion
    3. News 380313 CBS World News Roundup
    4. News 380323 Radio Coloniale France Interval signal ID
    5. News 380410 RRG German Radio Reports on Austrian Plebiscite
    6. News 380430 BBC Winston Churchill To Royal Academy Of Arts
    7. News 380502 RRG Goering Bids Farewell Hitler Trip to Italy
    8. News 380516 Radio Prague News

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A005

    1. News 380516 WOR First Air Raid Drill in USA
    2. News 380523 CZR Czech Radio German Troops Border
    3. News 380523 CZR Czech War Over Sudentland Imminint
    4. News 380523 Radio Berlin News
    5. News 380600 Oswald Mosley Speaks To British Blackshirts

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A006

    1. News 380714 WDGY Howard Hughes at Wold Chamberlin Field

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A007

    1. News 380803 MBS Tribute To Irving Berlin
    2. News 380828 CBS William Shirer In Berlin Before Invasion

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A008

    1. News 380828 MBS Sigrid Schultz On Munich Conference
    2. News 380910 CZR Czech Benes Peace Calm During Czech Crisis
    3. News 380913 MBS Fulton Lewis Czech Declares Martial Law
    4. News 380913 RRG Berlin Overseas Radio Benes Given Ultimatum
    5. News 380914 BBC Chamberlain Offers To Meet Hitler
    6. News 380916 CZR Czech Radio Counters German Propaganda
    7. News 380918 Milan Hodza Czech Premier
    8. News 380923 CBS News
    9. News 380926 BBC Britain Begins to Prepare for War

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A009

    1. News 380927 BBC Chamberlain Addresses Ntn Negotiations Peace
    2. News 380927 BBC Chamberlain On Czech Crisis
    3. News 380927 NBC Fred Bates Reporting
    4. News 380928 BBC Chamberlain Before Munich Conference
    5. News 380930 BBC Chmbrln Return Munich Anglo German Agrmnt
    6. News 380930 BBC Neville Chamberlain After Munich Conference
    7. News 380930 BBC Neville Chamberlain On Return From Munich
    8. News 380930 NBC Max Jordon On Big Four Meeting In Munich
    9. News 381004 BBC Ralph Murray Reports Prague After Invasion
    10. News 381014 Story Bhnd Hdlines Minorities Threat World Peace
    11. News 381016 BBC Winston Churchill We Must Arm

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    News Recordings 1938 Disc A010

    1. News 381021 Story Behind Hdlines UK Four Power Pact 1
    2. News 381021 Story Behind HeadlinesUK The Four Power Pact 2

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