Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — The Lone Ranger and David Harding, Counterspy
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, The Lone Ranger, Brace Beemer, Earle Graser, John Todd, Tonto, Fred Foy, General Mills, Cheerios, Bond Bread, Counterspy, David Harding, Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H Lord, Kentucky Club Tobacco, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American network broadcasting history (1941–1952):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lone_Ranger_1941_08_22.mp3 Alt: The Race, Land Rush 1342 |
"The Cross-Country Land Rush" | Mutual (WXYZ / WOR) 1941-08-22 7:30 PM EST |
General Baking Company Bond Bread ("Certificate of Quality") |
Earle Graser / Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto), Bob Hite (Announcer) | Fran Striker (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone (Director) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Children"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto help an honest young homesteader outride an armed posse hired by a ruthless cattle baron to prevent settlers from registering land claims at the federal territory office. |
Lone_Ranger_1945_08_22.mp3 Alt: Last Coach West, Red River Gorge 1968 |
"The Last Coach West to Red River Gorge" | Blue / ABC (WXYZ) 1945-08-22 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerios ("Breakfast of energy") |
Brace Beemer (The Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto), Fred Foy (Announcer) | Fran Striker (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone (Director) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Children"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride shotgun on the final scheduled overland stagecoach departing from St. Joe, thwarting a notorious highwayman's plot to dynamite the bridge over Red River Gorge. |
Lone_Ranger_1947_08_22.mp3 Alt: Race Against Time, Serum Run 2278 |
"Race Against Time for Medical Serum" | ABC (WXYZ Detroit) 1947-08-22 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios & Kix Cereal |
Brace Beemer (The Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto), Fred Foy (Announcer) | Fran Striker (Writer), Fred Flowerday (Sound Effects) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Children"] |
With Silver galloping at breakneck speed, the Lone Ranger and Tonto race against time across an arid desert canyon to deliver life-saving medical serum to a quarantined settlement before an epidemic spreads. |
Lone_Ranger_1951_08_22.mp3 Alt: Homecoming, Ex-Convict Son 2894 |
"The Rancher's Ex-Convict Son" | ABC (WXYZ Detroit) 1951-08-22 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios & Wheaties ("Breakfast of Champions") |
Brace Beemer (The Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto), Fred Foy (Announcer) | Dan Beattie (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone (Director) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Children"] |
The masked rider helps a reformed ex-convict prove his innocence when local townspeople accuse him of robbing the county bank on the very day he returned home to take over his ailing father's ranch. |
Lone_Ranger_1952_08_22.mp3 Alt: Canvas Suitcase, Desert Stash 3050 |
"The Canvas Suitcase and the Desert Stash" | ABC (WXYZ Detroit) 1952-08-22 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios |
Brace Beemer (The Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto), Fred Foy (Announcer) | Fran Striker (Writer), Charles D. Livingstone (Director) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Children"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto track a canvas suitcase stuffed with stolen payroll money abandoned in an old mining shack, setting a trap for the desperate bandit gang when they return to retrieve their loot under cover of darkness. |
Counterspy_1945_08_22.mp3 Alt: Counterfeit Passports, David Harding Nazi Cell |
"The Case of the Counterfeit Passports" | Blue / ABC (WJZ) 1945-08-22 8:30 PM EWT |
Mail Pouch Tobacco Co. Kentucky Club Pipe Tobacco |
Don MacLaughlin (David Harding), Mandel Kramer (Harry Peters), Ralph Bell (Fritz) | Phillips H. Lord (Creator & Director), Jerry O'Brien (Sound Effects), Bob Hite (Announcer) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Drama", "Thriller"] |
Counterspy chief David Harding and operative Harry Peters investigate a forged passport ring operating out of a New York import-export warehouse, intercepting an escaped Nazi saboteur attempting to flee to South America with microfilmed industrial research. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 146
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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