On This Day, September 4: Glenn Miller and Treasury Agent
Also featured: Dameron.
September 4 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 4 across iconic Glenn Miller swing broadcasts featuring "In the Mood" for Chesterfield, federal moonshine still crackdowns on Treasury Agent, two-part hardboiled private detective capers at the World Series on South Africa's Springbok Radio, early 1930s department store man-hunter investigations on Eno Crime Clues, and vintage Texas college gridiron previews, Glenn Miller (1943), Knox Manning (1956), Dameron (1973), Spencer Dean (1934), and WACO sports (1934–1973):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "In the Mood with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra" | CBS / AFRS 1943-09-04 7:15 PM EWT |
Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Cigarettes |
Glenn Miller & Orch. | Ray Eberle & Kelly | ["Music", "Big Band", "Glenn Miller", "Chesterfield", "Swing"] |
null |
Glenn Miller leads his swing orchestra in soaring brass arrangements and vocal harmony standards headlined by In the Mood. |
| "Sugar Thefts Linked with Untaxed Alcohol with Knox Manning" | Mutual (WOR) 1956-09-04 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Knox Manning (Narr.) | Phillips H. Lord (Prod.) | ["Police", "Procedural", "Treasury Agent", "Knox Manning", "Mutual"] |
null |
Federal Treasury agents infiltrate a criminal syndicate hijacking industrial wholesale sugar shipments to supply illegal moonshine stills. |
| "The World Series Caper (Part 1) with Dameron" | Springbok Radio 1973-09-04 |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Springbok Drama Cast | Springbok Radio Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Dameron", "Springbok Radio", "South Africa"] |
{"title": "The World Series Caper", "part": 1, "total_parts": 2} |
Private investigator Dameron is hired by a bookmaker to protect a star baseball player targeted by an extortion syndicate before the championship game. |
| "The World Series Caper (Part 2) with Dameron" | Springbok Radio 1973-09-04 |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Springbok Drama Cast | Springbok Radio Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Dameron", "Springbok Radio", "South Africa"] |
{"title": "The World Series Caper", "part": 2, "total_parts": 2} |
Dameron stakes out the stadium locker rooms to trap the extortionist attempting to drug the championship team's starting pitcher. |
| "Gridiron Season Highlights and Preview with WACO Sports" | WACO Texas 1937-09-04 |
Sustaining Sports Commentary |
WACO Sports Announcer | Station Production Staff | ["Sports", "Talk", "Football", "WACO", "Texas"] |
null |
Sports analysts review college football training camps, opening-weekend matchups, and national championship conference prospects. |
| "The Death Guard (Part 1) with Spencer Dean" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1934-09-04 8:00 PM EDST |
Harold F. Ritchie & Co. Eno Fruit Salt |
Clyde North (Dean) | Adele Ronson & Sterling | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Eno Crime Clues", "Spencer Dean", "Eno"] |
{"title": "The Death Guard", "part": 1, "total_parts": 2} |
Man-hunter Spencer Dean investigates the mysterious shooting of an armed museum guard assigned to protect a priceless Renaissance chalice. |