Archival Dispatch: August 25 Calendar Walk — Orson Welles (Isaac Woodard), Edward R. Murrow (The Blitz), and The Witch's Tale
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Tags: August 25, Calendar Walk, Orson Welles Commentaries, Orson Welles, Isaac Woodard, Batesburg, Civil Rights, CBS World News Today, Edward R Murrow, Elmer Davis, William L Shirer, London Blitz, The Witchs Tale, Alonzo Deen Cole, Adelaide Fitz Allen, Old Nancy, Battle Stations, Frank Lovejoy, US Navy, Mystery of the Week, Pepsi Cola, Adventures of Champion, Gene Autry, Wheaties, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 25 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 77)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 25 across American network, historic civil rights investigative crusades by Orson Welles, live shortwave Battle of Britain London Blitz news, midnight macabre horror, WWI naval aviation histories, and classic Western serials (1936–1949):
1. August 25 Archival Inventory (Increment 77)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle_Stations_1943.mp3 Alt: Air Arm WWI, Naval Aviation WWI Navy |
"The Air Arm in World War I (Frank Lovejoy — U.S. Navy)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1943-08-25 7:30 PM EWT |
U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics |
Frank Lovejoy (Narrator), Navy Combat Pilots | Homer Heck (Director), Ben Grauer | ["Documentary", "Military", "Historical", "World War II", "Aviation"] |
"Battle Stations! Official documentary drama of the United States Navy at War!" A stirring historical retrospective charting the birth of American naval aviation during the First World War, chronicling the perilous anti-submarine flying boat patrols over the North Sea. |
Witchs_Tale_1936.mp3 Alt: The Mannequin, Living Mannequin Old Nancy |
"The Living Mannequin (Adelaide Fitz-Allen as Old Nancy — Alonzo Deen Cole)" | Mutual (WOR) 1936-08-25 10:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Gothic Horror Series |
Adelaide Fitz-Allen (Old Nancy), Alonzo Deen Cole | Alonzo Deen Cole (Writer/Dir.), Mel Marshall | ["Horror", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Gothic", "Audio Drama"] |
"The Witch's Tale... hundred and thirteen years old she is today, eh Satan? Spun from the shadows..." Old Nancy the Witch cackles over the macabre tale of an obsessive Parisian sculptor whose beautiful wax dress mannequin is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a murdered model. |
Orson_Welles_1946.mp3 Alt: Place Was Batesburg, Isaac Woodard Orson Welles |
"The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard: The Place Was Batesburg (Orson Welles — Lear)" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-08-25 1:15 PM EDT |
Lear Inc. Lear Radios & Receivers |
Orson Welles (Solo Commentator & Orator) | Orson Welles (Writer), William Spier | ["Talk", "Civil Rights", "Journalism", "Black History", "Documentary"] |
In one of the most courageous broadcasts in American broadcast history, Orson Welles unmasks the South Carolina town of Batesburg and its police chief Linwood Shull, demanding federal justice for the brutal blinding of decorated Black WWII veteran Sgt. Isaac Woodard. |
CBS_News_1940_08_25.mp3 Alt: CBS Blitz Effects, London Blitz Murrow 1940 |
"CBS World News Today: London Blitz & Berlin Sirens (Elmer Davis & Edward R. Murrow)" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-25 8:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining CBS News Operations |
Elmer Davis (NY), Edward R. Murrow (London) | Paul White (News Director), William L. Shirer | ["News", "World War II", "Historical", "Live", "Journalism"] |
"This is CBS World News Today." Elmer Davis in New York connects live with Edward R. Murrow reporting from London on civilian endurance amid escalating nighttime Luftwaffe bombing raids, alongside William L. Shirer reporting on Berlin air raid sirens. |
Mystery_Week_1947.mp3 Alt: COT Formal Duck Pt 1, Formal Duck Pepsi Cola |
"The Case of the Formal Duck: The Emerald Stash (Part 1 — Frank Lovejoy — Pepsi-Cola)" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-25 7:00 PM EDT |
Pepsi-Cola Co. Pepsi-Cola — "Hits the Spot" |
Frank Lovejoy, Joan Alexander, Santos Ortega | Himan Brown (Director), Dan Seymour | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Suspense"] |
"Mystery of the Week!" In Part 1 of The Case of the Formal Duck, an eccentric Park Avenue society playboy is found dead in white tie and tails clutching a stuffed duck that hides a fortune in stolen emeralds for Pepsi-Cola. |
Champion_1949_08_25.mp3 Alt: Lost Treasure Chapter 4, Gene Autry Champion Wheaties |
"The Mystery of the Lost Treasure: The Canyon Ambush (Chapter 4 — Gene Autry — Wheaties)" | CBS (WCBS) 1949-08-25 5:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Inc. Wheaties — "Breakfast of Champions" |
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Champion the Horse | Flying A Productions, Charlie Lyon | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
"Champion, the wonder horse!" In Chapter 4 of The Mystery of the Lost Treasure, Champion gallops into a canyon ambush to rescue young Ricky from an outlaw gang searching for a lost Spanish gold mine for Wheaties. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 25
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 25: 77
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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