Hand-held WWII radio was a part of Kay's life in the 40s

The history and people of Kay' era -- postwar Germany in the news

It's clearer now than it once was about when and where Hitler's private secretary and later Nazi high official Martin Bormann died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bormann

ZaSu Pitts and the gang, plus the King Cole Trio

Melba Liston, 1945

Kay read "My Day" in the newspaper

This website has Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" newspaper column, gathered in one place and organized by date. Cool. 

Radio research

To understand Kay's relationship to radio -- including her work with a group of child singers promoting a brand of pancake syrup -- it helps for me to read up a bi.

https://archive.org/details/TheEarlyHistoryOfRadioFromFaradayToMarconi/mode/2up?q=Hertz+Electric+Waves

Vera Lynn was a huge celebrity in Kay's era

The London Telepgraph's obit for Dasme Vera Lynn  is a fascinating read. 

Hits from Kay's era: "Cocoanut Grove" 1938

A morale-booster from Kay's era -- 1945's "O Dry Those Tears"

Kay's appreciation of Caapt. Trimble of the Air Force

Because of her work, both as a service member and as a civilian, at Scott Air Field (later Scott Air Force Base), Kay was aware of the rescue missions organized by Capt. Robert Trimble, who saved the lives of many prisoners of war at the Eastern Front. 

The Stars & Stripes website has a good article about Trimble and his missions, and there are plenty of historic photos to go with it. 

https://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/features/wwii-captain-s-secret-mission-to-save-hundreds-from-soviets-1.339135

Related to Kay's military experience and radio systems

https://ieeetv.ieee.org/mobile/video/richard-thompson-jr-crystal-clear


Author interview with the man who wrote the book Crystal Clear.