Elmer Davis and the News
Third Day of the Dutch Invasion
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Elmer Davis and the News presents a news broadcast led by journalist Elmer Davis. This recording is identified with May 12, 1940, and the third day of the Dutch invasion, placing it amid the rapidly unfolding events of the Second World War.
The program offers a contemporary radio account of the news, with Davis delivering reports and context in a direct broadcast style. Its focus is the immediacy of events as they were being reported, rather than dramatized storytelling.
Listeners can hear a snapshot of wartime news coverage from the period, shaped by the urgency and uncertainty of a major international crisis.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.