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Music Presenting Claire Trevor in Penny Fancy with Walter Houston as cavalcade's commentator on the cavalcade of America, sponsored by the DuPont Company, maker of Better Things for Better Living through chemistry. Music Good evening friends, this is Walter Houston. This next Friday our nation celebrates National Public Health Nursing Day, honoring some of the gallant and hardworking sisterhood of American nurses. And tonight on cavalcade, we anticipate this national observa…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode Penny Fancy, we are transported to London in 1941, where the horrors of World War II unfold. American public health nurse Elizabeth Phillips arrives with a group of nurses, ready to assist the beleaguered British medical staff. As the city endures relentless bombings, the nurses face not only the physical toll of war but also the emotional strain of caring for countless wounded civilians. The atmosphere is charged with urgency as they navigate the chaos of overcrowded hospitals and the constant threat of air raids.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 419

Penny Fancy

Monday, January 22, 1945 · 29:45

Cavalcade of America, Episode 419

Penny Fancy

Monday, January 22, 1945 · 29:45

Summary

In Penny Fancy, American public health nurse Elizabeth Phillips faces a dire situation in wartime England, where she must combat a deadly typhoid fever epidemic amidst the chaos of World War II. The stakes are high as she and her fellow nurses strive to save lives while dealing with the constant threat of bombings.

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  • 1945 — The Trade Union Council of Transcarpathian Ukraine is founded in Mukachevo.
  • 1945 — World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal, the evacuation of areas along the eastern Baltic coast.
  • 1945 — World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
  • 1945 — World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.

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