On This Day, September 6: 21st Precinct and Miss Marple
Also featured: CBS World News.
September 6 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 6 across Everett Sloane investigating Manhattan robberies on 21st Precinct (1956), Agatha Christie's Miss Marple solving a parlor murder in A Murder Is Announced (1999), Ohio Governor Michael DiSalle grilled on Meet the Press (1959), European wartime reporting on CBS World News Today (1940), Springfield family relationships on The Guiding Light for Procter & Gamble (1950), and Northwest Mounted Police action on The Silver Eagle (1951).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, journalists, and story details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Red Tiger" | CBS (KNX) 1956-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Everett Sloane (Kennelly) | John Meredyth Lucas | ["Police Procedural", "Docudrama", "21st Precinct", "Everett Sloane", "CBS"] |
Captain Frank Kennelly investigates an assault and robbery connected to a suspicious Chinese curio shop in Manhattan's 21st Precinct. |
| "A Murder Is Announced" | BBC Radio 4 1999-09-06 2:00 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining Classic Whodunit |
June Whitfield (Marple) | Agatha Christie (Author) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Air Castle", "Agatha Christie", "Miss Marple"] |
Miss Marple reconstructs deceptive family identities and blackmail letters to unmask the Chipping Cleghorn parlor murderer. |
| "Governor Michael DiSalle" | NBC (WNBC) 1959-09-06 6:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Press Conference |
Ned Brooks & DiSalle | Lawrence E. Spivak | ["News", "Interview", "Meet the Press", "Ned Brooks", "NBC"] |
Ohio Governor Michael DiSalle faces rigorous questioning from news reporters on state labor legislation, capital punishment, and upcoming presidential politics. |
| "New King of Romania" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-06 8:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining War News Roundup |
CBS Overseas News Staff | Paul White (News Dir.) | ["News", "WWII", "CBS News", "Edward R Murrow", "CBS"] |
CBS correspondents in London, Berlin, and Bucharest report on King Carol's abdication and the accession of King Michael amid Axis pressures. |
| "Bill and Meta Meet for a Drink" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-06 1:45 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Flakes & Duz |
Lyle Sudrow & Jone Allison | Irna Phillips (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Guiding Light", "Irna Phillips", "Procter & Gamble"] |
Bill Bauer and Meta White discuss personal dilemmas and family tensions over drinks at a quiet restaurant in Five Points. |
| "The Lumber Camp Saboteur" | ABC (WENR) 1951-09-06 7:30 PM CST |
General Mills Inc. Wheaties Cereal |
Jim West (Mountie) | James Jewell (Producer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Silver Eagle", "Jim West", "ABC"] |
Jim West of the Northwest Mounted Police uncovers a plot to destroy timber flumes and dynamite a vital Canadian logging railroad. |