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WAOV Ladies First Program -WW2 Advice to Women

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1942-08-25

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WAOV radio in Vincennes. Aline Arnold talking to women in her "Ladies First" segment with tips on how to run their households when their husbands go off to war.

Lacquer Disc 1/1 Part 1 (3:26)
Blue KEVO Disk. “Aline Arnold, Ladies First -WAOV, 8/25/42”
Hard to hear
00:02 music intro
00:20 Aline Arnold talking seems to be part of “Ladies First” program
Men need to get their affairs in order
She is talking about what housewives need to do as their husbands go off to war
-insurance, safety deposit box, property under husbands name

Lacquer Disc 1/1 Part 2
Continuation of program from other side of the disc.
00:11 Aline Arnold talking to housewives again
It isn’t going to be easy.
She ends the show by saying… “The American home is the foundation of American
Democracy. Be proud of your home.”
00:50 music starts up