On This Day, September 2: Four Lone Ranger Adventures and Dark Destiny
Also featured: FDR.
September 2 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 2 across classic western frontier justice dramas, chilling supernatural radio thrillers, and historic presidential dedication speeches, Earle Graser and Brace Beemer in four thrilling episodes of The Lone Ranger for Cheerios, General Mills, and Merita Bread (1942, 1946, 1953, 1955), Dark Destiny (1942), and President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicating Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1940–1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Revenge for an Outlaw with Earle Graser" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-09-02 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerioats & Wheaties |
Earle Graser (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "General Mills"] |
The Lone Ranger foils an escaped convict's vengeful plot to assassinate the frontier judge who sentenced his gang. |
| "Long Drought with Brace Beemer and Cheerios" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-02 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
The masked rider and Tonto stop a ruthless cattle baron from damming up the valley's sole remaining spring during a devastating summer drought. |
| "Rendezvous at the Little Bighorn with Brace Beemer" | ABC (WJZ) 1953-09-02 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios & Kix |
Brace Beemer (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "General Mills"] |
The Lone Ranger prevents an illegal renegade arms shipment from triggering renewed warfare along the Montana frontier. |
| "Gold Canyon Claim with Brace Beemer and Merita Bread" | ABC (WJZ) 1955-09-02 7:30 PM EDT |
American Bakeries Merita Bread |
Brace Beemer (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Merita"] |
The Lone Ranger exposes a fraudulent surveyor falsifying boundary maps to steal an elderly prospector's rich gold vein. |
| "The Curse of the Tomb with Dramatic Supernatural Cast" | Mutual (WOR) 1942-09-02 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Supernatural Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Alonzo Deen Cole | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Dark Destiny", "Supernatural", "Mutual"] |
An ambitious archaeological expedition unseals an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus and unleashes an escalating fatal curse. |
| "Address at Great Smoky Mountains Dedication with FDR" | Combined Relay 1940-09-02 4:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Presidential Address |
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt | White House Broadcast Pool | ["Speech", "History", "FDR", "Great Smoky Mountains", "Presidential"] |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. |