ape files ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Board ▁on ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁( GN IS ) ▁ ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Carl ton ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Minnesota <0x0A> </s> ▁Arm strong ▁Circle ▁Theatre ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁anth ology ▁drama ▁television ▁series ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁on ▁N BC , ▁and ▁then ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁on ▁CBS . ▁ ▁It ▁altern ated ▁week ly ▁with ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Ste el ▁H our . ▁It ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁N iel sen ▁ratings ▁at ▁# 1 9 ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 1 ▁season ▁and ▁# 2 4 ▁for ▁ 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 2 . ▁The ▁principal ▁spons or ▁was ▁Arm strong ▁World ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁series ▁featured ▁original ▁dram as ▁by ▁noted ▁writers , ▁although ▁sometimes ▁com ed ies ▁were ▁shown . ▁Its ▁gu idel ines ▁specifically ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁avoid ance ▁of ▁violence . ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁half - hour ▁production , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁show ▁expanded ▁to ▁an ▁hour ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁dram at ized ▁versions ▁of ▁real - life ▁contemporary ▁events ▁( including ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁Andrea ▁D oria ▁and ▁a ▁document ary ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Commun ism ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Upon ▁moving ▁to ▁CBS , ▁the ▁show ▁emphas ized ▁several ▁Cold ▁War ▁topics ,