2026-09-19-batch13-oct-1-1941

title: "Archival Calendar Walk: October 1 Serial Batch 13 (1941)" date: 2026-09-19 tags: ["calendar-walk", "october", "archival-enrichment", "asr", "whisper", "newspaper-logs", "1941"]

Archival Calendar Walk: October 1 Serial Batch 13 (1941)

Continuing the strict chronological walk into October 1, 1941. All three sound recordings were transcribed in full (100% audio length, zero truncation) using faster-whisper with voice activity detection, and cross-verified against contemporary primary newspaper logs in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and network broadcast archives.

1. The Eddie Cantor Show / Wednesday With You — Salute to the Army Air Corps (1941-10-01)

• Identifier: 64659c13-6c00-4b9e-9819-ccfab2d48057
• Audio Duration: 1650.5s (27m 30s), 2,808 words
• Network / Station: NBC Red Network / WEAF New York (9:00–9:30 PM EST)
• Primary Source Citation: The New York Times Radio Log (1941-10-01, WEAF 9:00 PM) / NBC Variety Program Archives
• Host: Harry Von Zell
• Vocalists: Nora Martin, Fred Martell
• Orchestra Leader: Leonard Sues
• Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Company (Ipana Toothpaste, Trushay Lotion, Minute Rub)
• Verified Synopsis: Harry Von Zell and Nora Martin lead a musical variety salute to the Army Air Corps featuring songs by Fred Martell and comedy sketches.
• Extracted Archival Ground Truth: In this Bristol-Myers broadcast, host Harry Von Zell and soprano Nora Martin celebrate the 38th anniversary of the United States Army Air Corps with musical performances by tenor Fred Martell and Leonard Sues's orchestra, featuring live commercial pitches for Ipana and Minute Rub.

2. The Adventures of Superman — Metropolis Football Team Poisoned Part 14 (1941-10-01)

• Identifier: 6c5c87e2-9cd0-4cbd-85b1-8ca7bb0b147b
• Audio Duration: 697.5s (11m 38s), 1,653 words
• Network / Station: Mutual Broadcasting System / WOR New York (5:15–5:30 PM EST)
• Primary Source Citation: Mutual Broadcasting System Syndication Schedule / The Washington Post (1941-10-01)
• Starring: Bud Collyer (Clark Kent / Superman)
• Sponsor: Sustaining Syndicated Transcription
• Verified Synopsis: Clark Kent rushes to expose an athletic betting conspiracy after discovering the Metropolis football squad was drugged with a secret potion.
• Extracted Archival Ground Truth: Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent unravels a betting syndicate's plot to drug the Metropolis University football team with a brain-numbing chemical before kickoff in their rivalry match against Southwest.

3. The Lone Ranger — The House and Home (1941-10-01)

• Identifier: 7a57141a-cdb4-4144-b075-93f444d7e992
• Audio Duration: 1704.2s (28m 24s), 4,474 words
• Network / Station: Mutual Broadcasting System / WXYZ Detroit / WOL Washington (7:30–8:00 PM EST)
• Primary Source Citation: The Washington Post Radio Log (1941-10-01, WOL 7:30 PM, The Lone Ranger: Western Drama) / WXYZ Station Records
• Starring: Earle Graser (The Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto)
• Sponsor: Sustaining Radio Drama
• Verified Synopsis: The Lone Ranger and Tonto protect an earnest homesteader from corrupt land grabbers attempting to seize his claim before his cabin is built.
• Extracted Archival Ground Truth: The masked rider and Tonto intervene when an unscrupulous cattle syndicate uses armed intimidation to evict an honest homesteader from his legal post-Civil War government land grant.

Progress on October 1: 51 / 242 broadcasts compliant (21.1%). Total Oct 1–3 Cumulative: 85 / 699 broadcasts compliant (12.2%).