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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"]
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### 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.

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