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title: "Archival Calendar Walk: October 1 Serial Batch 05 (1937–1938)" date: 2026-09-18 tags: ["calendar-walk", "october", "archival-enrichment", "asr", "whisper", "newspaper-logs"]

Archival Calendar Walk: October 1 Serial Batch 05 (1937–1938)

Continuing the strict chronological walk through October 1 from oldest to newest airdate. All three recordings were transcribed in full (100% audio length, zero truncation) using faster-whisper with voice activity detection, and verified against primary contemporary newspaper radio logs.

1. Jerry of the Circus — Major Mike Confesses (1937-10-01)

  • Identifier: 153fa993-1b2a-40ff-833c-cdea85deea7b
  • Audio Duration: 868.4s (14m 28s), 2,207 words
  • Network / Syndication: Syndicated juvenile serial
  • Cast: Jerry, Major Mike, Mr. Randall
  • Verified Synopsis: Major Mike speaks with circus owner Randall on behalf of young Jerry before a mistaken command sends an elephant named El Mundo charging into the distance.

2. Jungle Jim — Lil's Gun Jams (1938-10-01)

  • Identifier: 61fe036e-e3ed-4d4e-94b9-f4f991fcbd89
  • Audio Duration: 802.4s (13m 22s), 2,153 words
  • Network / Station: Syndicated / Hearst Comic Weekly promotion
  • Primary Source Citation: The Washington Post Radio Log (1938-10-01, Jungle Jim / Comic Weekly)
  • Cast: Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim Bradley), Vicki Vola (Shanghai Lil), Alex Raymond (Creator)
  • Sponsor: Comic Weekly (Hearst Sunday newspapers)
  • Verified Synopsis: Jungle Jim Bradley embarks on a dangerous leopard hunt in the jungles of Singapore where Shanghai Lil faces sudden peril when her rifle unexpectedly jams.

3. Radio Superior — Broadcast of October 1, 1938 (1938-10-01)

  • Identifier: ec4e2c0a-7aa8-4886-a112-90804498f59d
  • Audio Duration: 1844.3s (30m 44s), 2,813 words
  • Network / Station: KUWS / Wisconsin Public Radio (Superior, WI)
  • Primary Source Citation: Superior Evening Telegram (1938-10-01 historical news accounts)
  • Cast: Jack McKenna (Host), Lou Martin (Co-Host), Mike Simonson (Producer/Writer)
  • Verified Synopsis: Hosts Jack McKenna and Lou Martin recreate news dispatches from the Superior Evening Telegram alongside authentic period wax recordings from October 1, 1938.

Progress on October 1: 11 / 242 broadcasts compliant (4.5%).