On This Day, September 1: Truman V-J Day and Mr. District Attorney
Also featured: Abbott Mysteries.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across historic presidential addresses on the conclusion of World War II, legal crime dramas, domestic situational comedies, married-detective mysteries, and British sporting panel discussions, President Harry S. Truman proclaiming Victory over Japan (1945), Jay Jostyn in Mr. District Attorney for Vitalis (1943, 1948), Les Tremayne in The Abbott Mysteries (1946), Peg Lynch in Little Things in Life (1975), and heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper on BBC Radio 4 (1943–1975):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "President Harry S. Truman on Victory over Japan and the Signing of the Surrender" | All Networks 1945-09-01 9:00 PM EWT |
U.S. Govt. Office War Info |
Harry S. Truman | White House Staff | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Harry S Truman", "VJ Day"] |
President Harry S. Truman addresses the American nation from the White House proclaiming V-J Day following the surrender signing aboard the USS Missouri. |
| "The Neighbor's Marital Quarrel with Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce" | Syndication 1975-09-01 |
Sustaining Domestic Comedy |
Peg Lynch, Bunce | Peg Lynch (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Peg Lynch", "Little Things In Life", "Alan Bunce"] |
Ethel and Albert overhear heated shouting from next door and argue over whether they should intervene in their neighbors' marital dispute. |
| "The Case of the Black Market Meat Syndicate with Jay Jostyn and Bristol-Myers" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-09-01 9:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Vitalis & Sal Hepatica |
Jay Jostyn, Vola | Len Doyle (Harrington) | ["Crime", "Legal", "Mr District Attorney", "Jay Jostyn", "Bristol-Myers"] |
Mr. District Attorney infiltrates a corrupt black market meat cartel hoarding beef and selling contaminated livestock during wartime rationing. |
| "The Case of the Wrong Kind of Honor with Jay Jostyn and Vitalis" | NBC (WEAF) 1948-09-01 9:30 PM EDT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Vitalis Hair Tonic |
Jay Jostyn, Vola | Phillips H. Lord (Creator) | ["Crime", "Legal", "Mr District Attorney", "Jay Jostyn", "Vitalis"] |
The District Attorney investigates a fatal shooting where an honorable family patriarch falsely confesses to a homicide to shield his delinquent son. |
| "The Lime Green Notebook with Les Tremayne and Alice Frost" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-01 5:30 PM EDT |
Helbros Watch Co. Helbros Watches |
Les Tremayne, Frost | Frances Crane (Author) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "The Abbott Mysteries", "Les Tremayne", "Mutual"] |
Pat and Jean Abbott hunt down a blackmailer's lime-green notebook before a desperate murder suspect can retrieve and burn it. |
| "Guest Boxer Henry Cooper with BBC Radio" | BBC Radio 4 1971-09-01 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Sports Debate |
Henry Cooper (Boxer) | BBC Radio Light Ent. | ["Discussion", "Sports", "Boxing", "Right Or Wrong", "BBC Radio 4"] |
British heavyweight champion boxer Henry Cooper debates ethical dilemmas and prize-fighting regulations before a studio panel. |