Archival Dispatch: September 2 Calendar Walk — USS Missouri Surrender, Mr. District Attorney & Abbott Mysteries
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 2, Calendar Walk, World War II News, USS Missouri Surrender, Douglas MacArthur, Chester Nimitz, Brussels Liberation, Mr District Attorney, Jay Jostyn, Vicki Vola, Bristol Myers, The Abbott Mysteries, Les Tremayne, Julie Stevens, Frances Crane, The Little Things in Life, Peg Lynch, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 2 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 599)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 2 across monumental World War II surrender proceedings, European liberation front-line reports, classic district attorney legal crime investigations, husband-and-wife sleuth mysteries, and domestic comedy sketches, General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard the USS Missouri on V-J Day (1945), Jay Jostyn in Mr. District Attorney for Bristol-Myers (1942), Les Tremayne in The Abbott Mysteries (1945), Peg Lynch in The Little Things in Life (1975), and CBS news from the road to Brussels (1939–1975):
1. September 2 Archival Inventory (Increment 599)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WWII_1945_MissouriSurrender.mp3 Alt: Japanese Surrender Ceremony Onboard Uss Missouri |
"Japanese Surrender Ceremony Onboard USS Missouri" | All Networks Pool 1945-09-02 9:00 AM Tokyo |
Sustaining Historical Coverage |
Gen. Douglas MacArthur | Adm. Chester Nimitz | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Surrender", "Douglas MacArthur"] |
General Douglas MacArthur presides over the formal signing of the Japanese surrender documents aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
WWII_1944_RoadBrussels.mp3 Alt: On Road Outside Brussels WWII News |
"Allied Correspondents on the Road Outside Brussels" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-02 |
Sustaining Eyewitness Frontline |
CBS War Correspondents | Allied Field Unit | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Liberation", "CBS"] |
Field reporters accompany British armored columns advancing toward the Belgian border on the eve of the liberation of Brussels. |
WWII_1939_YouthHourDecision.mp3 Alt: WWII German Radio: 'Youth and the Hour of Decision' |
"German State Radio on Youth and the Hour of Decision" | RRG Berlin 1939-09-02 |
Sustaining Propaganda Broadcast |
State Youth Leaders | Reichs-Rundfunk Staff | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Propaganda", "Shortwave"] |
German state radio broadcasts martial addresses urging youth organizations to support wartime labor and civil defense mobilization. |
MrDA_1942_NotSoEmptyHouse.mp3 Alt: Case of the Not So Empty House Mr District Attorney |
"The Case of the Not So Empty House with Jay Jostyn" | NBC (WEAF) 1942-09-02 9:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Vitalis & Ipana |
Jay Jostyn (Paul Garrett) | Vicki Vola & Len Doyle | ["Police", "Crime", "Mystery", "Mr District Attorney", "Bristol Myers"] |
District Attorney Paul Garrett investigates an ostensibly abandoned suburban mansion used as a clandestine headquarters by black market hijackers. |
Abbott_1945_PhantomHeiress.mp3 Alt: The Abbott Mysteries 1945 Episode |
"The Case of the Phantom Heiress with Les Tremayne" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-02 5:30 PM EWT |
Touch of Bronze Suntan Lotion |
Les Tremayne (Pat) | Julie Stevens & Crane | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Abbott Mysteries", "Les Tremayne", "Mutual"] |
Husband-and-wife sleuths Pat and Jean Abbott protect a wealthy heiress targeted by poison pen letters and mysterious midnight intruders. |
LittleThings_1975_CleanRoom.mp3 Alt: The Clean The Room Or No Party Little Things in Life |
"The Clean the Room or No Party Ultimatum with Peg Lynch" | Syndication 1975-09-02 |
Sustaining Domestic Comedy |
Peg Lynch, Bob Dryden | Peg Lynch (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Peg Lynch", "Little Things"] |
A mother refuses permission for her teenage daughter to attend an evening dance until her cluttered bedroom is thoroughly organized. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 2
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 2: 206 / 480 (274 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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