Archival Dispatch: September 3 Calendar Walk — Spike Jones, Herbert Marshall & Amos 'n' Andy
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Tags: September 3, Calendar Walk, The Spike Jones Show, Spike Jones, City Slickers, Martha Tilton, Doodles Weaver, Coca-Cola, The Man Called X, Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco, Frigidaire, Amos 'n' Andy, Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Rinso, Lever Brothers, High Adventure, Barry Kroeger, Just Entertainment, Pat Buttram, Wrigley's Spearmint, Struck Off and Die, Phil Hammond, BBC Radio 4, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 3 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 697)
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 3 across madcap musical parodies for Coca-Cola, international espionage capers along the Suez canal, classic comedy hospital misunderstandings, wilderness suspense dramas, homespun western variety, and BBC medical satire, Spike Jones with Martha Tilton (1948), Herbert Marshall as The Man Called X (1946), Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos 'n' Andy (1943), Barry Kroeger on High Adventure (1950), Pat Buttram for Wrigley's (1957), and Struck Off and Die (1943–1993):
1. September 3 Archival Inventory (Increment 697)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SpikeJones_1948_MarthaTilton.mp3 Alt: Guest - Martha Tilton The Spike Jones Show |
"Guest Martha Tilton with Spike Jones and Coca-Cola" | CBS (KNX) 1948-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Spotlight Revue / Coke |
Spike Jones & Band | Martha Tilton & Weaver | ["Comedy", "Music", "Spike Jones", "Martha Tilton", "Coca Cola"] |
Spike Jones and his musical satirists unleash frantic sound-effect orchestral takeoffs with guest vocalist Martha Tilton. |
ManCalledX_1946_PortSaid.mp3 Alt: Episode The Man Called X |
"The Port Said Smuggling Ring with Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston" | CBS (KNX) 1946-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
General Motors Frigidaire Appliances |
Herbert Marshall (X) | Leon Belasco & Kennedy | ["Espionage", "Adventure", "The Man Called X", "Herbert Marshall", "Frigidaire"] |
Secret agent Ken Thurston travels to the Suez canal to intercept contraband munitions bound for insurgent factions in the Middle East. |
AmosAndy_1943_Hospital.mp3 Alt: Amos Is In The Hospital Amos 'n' Andy |
"Amos Is in the Hospital with Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-09-03 7:00 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Rinso Soap Powder |
Freeman Gosden (Amos) | Charles Correll (Andy) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Amos n Andy", "Freeman Gosden", "Rinso"] |
Andy and the Kingfish tiptoe into the municipal hospital ward to comfort Amos while misinterpreting the head doctor's chart notes. |
HighAdv_1950_WomanInWoods.mp3 Alt: Woman in the Woods High Adventure |
"Woman in the Woods with Barry Kroeger" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-03 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Drama |
Barry Kroeger (Host) | Mutual Drama Cast | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "High Adventure", "Barry Kroeger", "Mutual"] |
A surveyor traversing an isolated Canadian forest encounters a terrified heiress hiding from armed kidnappers. |
JustEntertainment_1957_SweetLeilani.mp3 Alt: Just Entertainment 1957 Episode |
"Sweet Leilani with Pat Buttram and Wrigley's Spearmint" | CBS (KNX) 1957-09-03 1:45 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Wrigley's Spearmint Gum |
Pat Buttram (Host) | The Cass County Boys | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Pat Buttram", "Just Entertainment", "Wrigleys"] |
Pat Buttram delivers homespun country humor and introduces western harmony standards headlined by Sweet Leilani. |
StruckOff_1993_BirthDeath.mp3 Alt: Birth and Death Struck Off and Die |
"Birth and Death with Dr. Phil Hammond" | BBC Radio 4 1993-09-03 |
Sustaining Medical Satire |
Dr. Phil Hammond | Dr. Tony Gardner | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Struck Off And Die", "BBC Radio 4", "Phil Hammond"] |
Practicing physicians Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner present satirical sketch reflections on clinical maternity wards and hospital bureaucracy. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 3
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 3: 373 / 469 (96 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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