Archival Dispatch: September 3 Calendar Walk — Lum and Abner Serial Arcs & BBC Drama
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 3, Calendar Walk, Lum and Abner, Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Horlick's Malted Milk, Alka-Seltzer, Miles Laboratories, Serial Story Arc, The Down Town Store, Pine Ridge Inventions, Pine Ridge Post-War Plans, The Pine Ridge Detective Agency, Double Bill, JC Wilsher, BBC Radio 4, The Feeling Is Mutual, Mutual Network, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 3 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 685)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 3 across rustic Arkansas country store comedy serials spanning four distinct multi-episode storylines, modern British insurance fraud dramas, and wartime swing music broadcasts, Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in Lum and Abner for Horlick's Malted Milk and Alka-Seltzer (1935, 1942, 1945, 1946), Double Bill on BBC Radio 4 (1969), and The Feeling Is Mutual (1935–1969):
1. September 3 Archival Inventory (Increment 685)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LumAbner_1935_Stockholders.mp3 Alt: Stockholders Want Money Back Lum and Abner |
"Stockholders Want Money Back with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1935-09-03 7:30 PM EDST |
Horlick's Corp. Horlick's Malted Milk |
Chester Lauck (Lum) | Norris Goff (Abner) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum And Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Horlicks"] |
{"title": "The Down Town Store", "part": 18, "total_parts": 60} |
Pine Ridge investors storm the Jot 'Em Down Store demanding cash refunds after discovering the partners spent the incorporation funds on livestock feed. |
LumAbner_1942_FoldingCot.mp3 Alt: The Handy Folding Cot Lum and Abner |
"The Handy Folding Cot with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff" | Blue Network 1942-09-03 8:15 PM EWT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & Vitamins |
Chester Lauck (Lum) | Norris Goff (Abner) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum And Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Alka Seltzer"] |
{"title": "Pine Ridge Inventions", "part": 12, "total_parts": 30} |
Abner tests Lum's spring-loaded portable camping cot inside the store with disastrous mechanical results. |
LumAbner_1945_NewIdea.mp3 Alt: Lum Has Great New Idea Lum and Abner |
"Lum Has Great New Idea with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff" | Blue Network 1945-09-03 8:15 PM EWT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & Vitamins |
Chester Lauck (Lum) | Norris Goff (Abner) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum And Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Alka Seltzer"] |
{"title": "Pine Ridge Post-War Plans", "part": 1, "total_parts": 20} |
Lum outlines an ambitious post-war commercial expansion scheme to sell modern kitchen gadgets to Pine Ridge homemakers. |
LumAbner_1946_Bloodhound.mp3 Alt: Bloodhound Follows Lum Lum and Abner |
"Bloodhound Follows Lum with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-03 8:15 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & Vitamins |
Chester Lauck (Lum) | Norris Goff (Abner) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum And Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Alka Seltzer"] |
{"title": "The Pine Ridge Detective Agency", "part": 8, "total_parts": 25} |
Lum borrows a retired county bloodhound to track a missing pie only to find the hound relentless in pursuing him around town. |
DoubleBill_1969_CompensatingError.mp3 Alt: Compensating Error Double Bill |
"Compensating Error by J.C. Wilsher with BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1969-09-03 |
Sustaining British Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory | J.C. Wilsher (Author) | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Double Bill", "BBC Radio 4", "JC Wilsher"] |
null |
An insurance investigator uncovers a subtle accounting manipulation engineered to mask massive corporate embezzlement. |
FeelingMutual_1945_WhereOrWhen.mp3 Alt: Where or When Feeling Is Mutual |
"Where or When with Mutual Studio Orchestra" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-03 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Musical Variety |
Mutual Orchestra | Mutual Vocal Cast | ["Music", "Pop", "Feeling Is Mutual", "Mutual", "VJ Day"] |
null |
The Mutual studio orchestra and vocalists perform popular romantic standards headlined by Where or When on V-J Day. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 3
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 3: 301 / 469 (168 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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