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40 Percent Off

Fibber McGee and Molly · December 9, 1941 · 29 min · 4,163 words

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NBC will be on the air with the latest war news at the beginning of every program day and night. The British radio heard by NBC reports that the Sultan of one of the little May-Ray states has held in control of his country right over to the British to make it easier to repel the Japanese.

A British advisor will sit with the Sultan of Kanda and Tan from now until the war is all over. The United Press from New York. The United States has banned Germans, Austrians, and Italians from American citizenship until further notice. Judge Marcus Campbell and Brooklyn Federal Court turned down a list of applicants. The court clerks said the instructions were received from the Attorney General's

office. The United Press from Leipaz Bolivia. The Bolivia and Cabinet has decided to adhere to any joint action by American nations. The Cabinet adopted a four-point program reaffirming pledges made at the Panama and the Havana conferences. The United Press from Vichy, British planes have blasted the German-occupied French port of Calais in the most savage raid on that city in months. 37 civilians were killed, 20 were

seriously wounded, many homes were destroyed. The associated press from Manila, a number of new fire stations have been opened up today in thickly settled parts of Manila, all firemen are equipped with steel helmets and and gas masks.

Also, billions are being evacuated from areas near American military installations. We thank the sponsor of this program for relinquishing a portion of his time in order that you might hear the latest news from the NBC Newsroom.

The Johnson Wax Program with Fibber McGee and Molly. The makers of Johnson's Wax and Johnson's self-polishing blow coat present Fibber McGee and Molly, written by Don Quinn, with songs by Martha Tilton and the Kingsmen and music by Billy Mills. The show opens with Don't Ever Leave Me. We have just received this message for our listeners in a telegram

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