Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Hawaii Calls (Statehood), Gang Busters, and Sonny Dunham
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Hawaii Calls, Webley Edwards, Alfred Apaka, Waikiki Beach, 50th Statehood, Gang Busters, G-Men, Phillips H Lord, Col H Norman Schwarzkopf, Edward Bremer Kidnapping, Barker-Karpis Gang, Palmolive, One Night Stand, Sonny Dunham, Hotel New Yorker, AFRS, Night Cap Yarns, Frank Hemingway, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 07)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 24 across American network, Hawaiian remote, and AFRS military broadcasting history (1935–1959):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 07)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One_Night_Stand_1944_08_24.mp3 Alt: You Gave Me Runaround, Sonny Dunham Hotel New Yorker |
"One Night Stand #352: Sonny Dunham from Hotel New Yorker (AFRS)" | AFRS Unit 1944-08-24 (Show #352) |
U.S. War Dept Armed Forces Radio Service |
Sonny Dunham (Bandleader), Pete Hanley, Dorothy Claire | AFRS Hollywood Unit, Dick Joy (Announcer) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Jazz", "Morale"] |
Virtuoso trumpet and trombone bandleader Sonny Dunham broadcasts live from the Terrace Room of the Hotel New Yorker for Allied troops overseas, featuring swinging arrangements of 'Memories of You' and 'You Gave Me the Runaround'. |
Hawaii_Calls_1957_08_24.mp3 Alt: Real Big Island, Hawaii Calls Waikiki 1957 |
"Hawaii Calls: A Real Big Island (Live from Waikiki Beach)" | KGU / Mutual 1957-08-24 9:00 PM HST |
Hawaii Visitors Bureau Pineapple Growers |
Webley Edwards (Host), Al Kealoha Perry, Haunani Kahalewai | Webley Edwards (Producer/Host) | ["Music", "Hawaiian", "Polynesian", "Vocal", "Easy Listening"] |
With the sound of the Pacific surf crashing beneath the giant banyan tree at the Moana Hotel, Webley Edwards presents authentic Hawaiian melodies, slack-key guitars, and songs celebrating the Big Island of Hawaii. |
Hawaii_Calls_1959_08_24.mp3 Alt: Blue Hawaiian Moonlight, Alfred Apaka Statehood |
"Hawaii Calls: Blue Hawaiian Moonlight — Statehood Celebration (Alfred Apaka)" | KGU / Mutual 1959-08-24 9:00 PM HST |
Hawaii Visitors Bureau Matson Lines Statehood |
Webley Edwards (Host), Alfred Apaka, Al Kealoha Perry | Webley Edwards (Producer/Host) | ["Music", "Hawaiian", "Polynesian", "Vocal", "Easy Listening"] |
Broadcaster Webley Edwards hosts a celebratory broadcast during Hawaii's historic admission as the 50th U.S. State, featuring the golden voice of Alfred Apaka serenading listeners with 'Blue Hawaiian Moonlight' from the shores of Waikiki. |
Night_Cap_1939_08_24.mp3 Alt: Sea Strikes Back, Frank Hemingway Maritime |
"The Sea Strikes Back (Frank Hemingway — Night Cap Yarns)" | Don Lee / Mutual 1939-08-24 10:45 PM PST |
Sustaining Don Lee Storytelling |
Frank Hemingway (Storyteller), Milton Charles (Organist) | Frank Hemingway (Author), Thomas Freebairn-Smith | ["Storytelling", "Drama", "Maritime", "Adventure", "Anthology"] |
Frank Hemingway recounts a dramatic maritime yarn about a ruthless clipper ship captain whose greed blinds him to an approaching typhoon off Cape Horn, facing the wrath of the sea when his crew mutinies to save the ship. |
G_Men_1935_08_24.mp3 Alt: Bremer Kidnapping, G-Men Phillips H Lord |
"The Edward Bremer Kidnapping Case (G-Men / Gang Busters — Palmolive)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1935-08-24 8:00 PM EDST |
Colgate-Palmolive Palmolive Shave Cream |
Phillips H. Lord (Narrator), Dwight Weist, Arthur Vinton | Phillips H. Lord (Creator/Director), Alois Havrilla | ["True Crime", "Police", "Procedural", "Docudrama", "FBI"] |
In Phillips H. Lord's hard-hitting FBI docudrama, federal agents hunt down the notorious Barker-Karpis gang following the brutal high-profile kidnapping of wealthy St. Paul banker Edward Bremer. |
Gang_Busters_1938_08_24.mp3 Alt: Brest & Logan Case, Schwarzkopf Gang Busters |
"The Brest & Logan Case (Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf — Gang Busters)" | CBS (WABC) 1938-08-24 8:00 PM EDST |
Colgate-Palmolive Palmolive Shave Cream |
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Host), Frank Readick | Phillips H. Lord (Producer), Frank Gallop | ["True Crime", "Police", "Procedural", "Docudrama", "Action"] |
With sirens wailing and machine guns rattling, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf narrates the gripping police manhunt for Harold Brest and Joseph Logan, a pair of armed prison escapees running an interstate armed robbery spree. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 42
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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