Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Gunsmoke, Ellery Queen & Senator Truman
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Gunsmoke, William Conrad, John Meston, Norman Macdonnell, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, The Adventures of Ellery Queen, Sydney Smith, Santos Ortega, Bromo-Seltzer, Radio News, Harry S Truman, KMBC, Truman Committee, NBC War Telescope, Military Strategy, Spotlight Bands, Tommy Dorsey, Coca-Cola, Masters of Mystery, Carlton Moss, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 738)
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 4 across William Conrad starring as Marshal Matt Dillon in John Meston's prairie arson tragedy Beeker's Barn on Gunsmoke, Sydney Smith deducing coastal yacht homicides on The Adventures of Ellery Queen for Bromo-Seltzer, Senator Harry S. Truman explaining wartime production investigations on KMBC, military strategy analysis on NBC War Telescope, Tommy Dorsey swinging on Spotlight Bands for Coca-Cola, and locked-room murder drama on Masters of Mystery, William Conrad (1955), Sydney Smith (1943), Harry S. Truman (1942), Tommy Dorsey (1943), and Carlton Moss (1942–1957):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 738)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gunsmoke_1955_BeekersBarn.mp3 Alt: Beeker's Barn Gunsmoke |
"Beeker's Barn with William Conrad as Matt Dillon" | CBS (KNX) 1955-09-04 6:30 PM EDT |
Liggett & Myers L&M Filter Cigarettes |
William Conrad (Dillon) | Meston & Macdonnell | ["Western", "Drama", "Gunsmoke", "William Conrad", "John Meston"] |
Marshal Matt Dillon investigates a suspicious prairie barn fire that destroyed an honest homesteader's winter feed supply and left a rival cattleman dead. |
ElleryQueen_1943_DarkCloud.mp3 Alt: The Dark Cloud Adventures of Ellery Queen, The |
"The Adventure of the Dark Cloud with Sydney Smith" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-09-04 7:30 PM EWT |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Sydney Smith (Ellery) | Santos Ortega & Dannay | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Ellery Queen", "Sydney Smith", "Bromo-Seltzer"] |
Ellery Queen challenges armchair guest detectives to deduce which yacht guest poisoned a tyrannical financier during a sudden coastal squall. |
Truman_1942_KMBCInterview.mp3 Alt: Kmbc Senator Truman Interview Radio News |
"Senator Harry S. Truman on the Defense Committee via KMBC" | KMBC Kansas City 1942-09-04 |
Sustaining Special News Interview |
Sen. Harry S. Truman | KMBC News Department | ["News", "WWII", "Radio News", "Harry S Truman", "KMBC"] |
Senator Harry S. Truman discusses his congressional committee's ongoing nationwide investigations into wartime defense production waste and military contracting efficiency. |
NBCWar_1943_WarTelescope.mp3 Alt: NBC War Telescope The Planning And Organization Of The War Radio News |
"NBC War Telescope: Planning and Organization of the War" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-09-04 |
Sustaining Military Strategy Review |
NBC Military Analysts | NBC News Room | ["News", "WWII", "Radio News", "NBC News", "Military Analysis"] |
Military analysts review the Quebec Conference decisions, Allied amphibious logistics, and upcoming strategic offensives across the European and Pacific theaters. |
SpotlightBands_1943_TommyDorsey2.mp3 Alt: Tommy Dorsey, First Song - I've Found A New Baby Spotlight Bands |
"I've Found a New Baby with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra" | Blue Network 1943-09-04 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Tommy Dorsey & Orch. | Spotlight Bands Staff | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Tommy Dorsey", "Coca-Cola"] |
Tommy Dorsey leads his swing band in high-energy dance arrangements and trombone showcases recorded live before cheering servicemen. |
MastersMystery_1957_VanishingCorpse.mp3 Alt: Episode 4 Masters of Mystery |
"The Vanishing Corpse with Carlton Moss" | WOR New York 1957-09-04 |
Sustaining Mystery Anthology |
Carlton Moss (Host) | WOR Dramatic Staff | ["Mystery", "Anthology", "Masters of Mystery", "Carlton Moss", "WOR"] |
A country coroner arrives at a secluded mansion to examine a poisoning victim only to discover the body has vanished from a locked parlor. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 150 / 471 (257 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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