[World War II]

Newscast Vol. II Number 218 [caption title]

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: August 9, 1944. Broadsheet, 13 x 8 inches. Old folds, minor toning and light thumb-soiling, ink notation in left margin reading, "Our Daily News Paper." Very good. Item #3173

The August 9, 1944 issue of a very rare American military newsletter issued through the CFWH radio station in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The radio station was started by the United States Army Service Forces (responsible for the maintenance of the Alaskan Highway) in February 1944, with programming furnished by the Army's Special Services. The present issue contains stories on the advancement of the Canadian First Army troops and Allied Forces in Caen, reports in Tokyo of Japanese expectations of a direct American assault, a new government in Finland, a summary of war news, as well as National News, Sports, and more. Also includes a schedule of radio programs for August 9, 1944, which included shows by Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, and others. We could locate no other examples of this apparently very rare World War II American military periodical.

Price: $250.00