December 8, 1941

2100 EST

CBS

Lux Radio Theater (5:13)

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"The Doctor Takes A Wife" Melvyn Douglas and Virginia Bruce star as a university doctor and a famous author who present themselves as husband and wife although they are not. Each has a selfish reason for doing so. The show is interrupted once for news update from New York by John Daly. 30:39 Program interruption: John Daly from New York reports that there have been six raids in the Philippines since the war began. Japanese now control Guam and Wake islands. Almost 300 American planes have been destroyed. Air raid preparations on the West Coast are well underway. All San Francisco radio stations are off the air. 50 unidentified planes have been sighted flying from the southwest toward San Francisco. FDR will speak in a fireside chat tomorrow night. Lend-Lease will continue. Washington issues a statement condemning Germany. American recruiting offices report being swamped with enlistments. 35:24: Program resumes. There are no further interruptions.