On This Day, September 6: Gene Autry and Flatt
Also featured: Scruggs, The Quiz Kids.
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 America's favorite singing cowboy Gene Autry on Gene Autry's Melody Ranch for Wrigley's Doublemint Gum (Texas range drama in 1952; poisoned water holes in 1953), Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs picking bluegrass breakdowns on Martha White Biscuit Time (1953), quizmaster Joe Kelly testing child prodigies on The Quiz Kids for Alka-Seltzer (1942), and two dramatic Western radio tales on All-Star Western Theater (1947).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, conductors, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Texas Plains" | CBS (KNX) 1952-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Doublemint Chewing Gum |
Gene Autry & Pat Buttram | William D. Burch (Producer) | ["Western", "Music", "Gene Autry", "Melody Ranch", "CBS"] |
Gene Autry sings Western favorites, trades comic barbs with Pat Buttram, and dramatizes a frontier range rescue sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint. |
| "Double Poison" | CBS (KNX) 1953-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Doublemint Chewing Gum |
Gene Autry & Cass County Boys | William D. Burch (Producer) | ["Western", "Music", "Gene Autry", "Melody Ranch", "CBS"] |
Gene Autry tracks down cattle rustlers using tainted water holes, featuring comedy from Pat Buttram and songs by the Cass County Boys for Wrigley's. |
| "Turkey in the Straw" | WSM Nashville 1953-09-06 5:45 AM CST |
Martha White Mills Martha White Flour |
Flatt & Scruggs | WSM Grand Ole Opry Unit | ["Country", "Bluegrass", "Flatt and Scruggs", "Martha White", "WSM"] |
Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys perform blistering bluegrass banjo breakdowns and traditional gospel for Martha White Flour. |
| "Episode 115" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-09-06 8:00 PM EWT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & One-A-Day |
Joe Kelly & Gerard Darrow | Louis G. Cowan (Creator) | ["Game Show", "Quiz", "The Quiz Kids", "Joe Kelly", "NBC Blue"] |
Quizmaster Joe Kelly quizzes juvenile child prodigies including Gerard Darrow and Richard Williams on history, mathematics, and literature for Alka-Seltzer. |
| "Life and Death and Scenery" | CBS / West Coast 1947-09-06 2:30 PM PST |
Weber Baking Co. Weber's Bread |
Foy Willing & Riders | KNX Production Staff | ["Western", "Drama", "All-Star Western", "Foy Willing", "KNX"] |
Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage present dramatic frontier tales and Western vocal harmonies sponsored by Weber's Bread. |
| "The Raisin Bee" | CBS / West Coast 1947-09-06 3:00 PM PST |
Weber Baking Co. Weber's Bread |
Foy Willing & Riders | KNX Production Staff | ["Western", "Comedy", "All-Star Western", "Foy Willing", "KNX"] |
A comedic Western drama following ranch hands competing in a lively community harvest bee alongside cowboy campfire songs. |