Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — Candy Matson, Sad Sack, and Revival Hour

Date: 2026-08-28

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, The Old Fashioned Revival Hour, Charles E Fuller, Rudy Atwood, Candy Matson, Natalie Masters, Lou Tobin, Monty Masters, The Ginny Simms Show, Philip Morris, Police Headquarters, The Sad Sack, Herb Vigran, Jim Backus, George Baker, The Travels of Mary Ward, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 273)

This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 28 across American network radio, the BBC Regional Programme, and syndication, Charles E. Fuller preaching on Passover from Long Beach, Natalie Masters solving a fatal arson in Candy Matson, Ginny Simms honoring returning veterans for Philip Morris, Police Headquarters stakeouts, Herb Vigran as The Sad Sack washing dishes on a date, and 17th-century pioneer Mary Ward crossing the Bavarian Alps (1936–1950):

1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 273)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Revival_Hour_1949.mp3` Alt: `Moses Kept The Passover`	"Moses Kept the Passover"	ABC (WJZ) 1949-08-28 8:00 AM EDT	Gospel Broadcasting Listener Supported	Rev. Charles E. Fuller	Rudy Atwood (Piano)	`["Religious", "Spiritual", "Gospel", "Music", "Sermon"]`	Rev. Charles E. Fuller preaches on the Exodus deliverance and the spiritual significance of the Passover sacrifice from Long Beach Auditorium.
`Candy_Matson_1950.mp3` Alt: `The Burning House`, `YUkon 2-8209`	"The Burning House"	NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-28 9:30 PM EDT	Sustaining Hardboiled Detective	Natalie Masters, Lou Tobin	Monty Masters (Creator)	`["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Noir", "Mystery", "Female Sleuth"]`	San Francisco private eye Candy Matson investigates an arson fire at a hillside estate where an insurance investigator's charred body was discovered.
`Ginny_Simms_1945.mp3` Alt: `The Guest Jack Statham`	"Guest Jack Statham"	NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-28 8:00 PM EWT	Philip Morris & Co. "Call for Philip Morris!"	Ginny Simms, Jack Statham	Edgar Fairchild Orchestra	`["Variety", "Music", "Vocal", "Wartime", "Tribute"]`	Vocalist Ginny Simms honors returning World War II serviceman Jack Statham with live musical tributes, ballads, and serviceman reunion interviews.
`Police_HQ_1943.mp3` Alt: `Episode 11`, `Phantom Robber`	"The Phantom Robber"	Syndicated Elec 1943-08-28	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Police Dramatic Cast	Syndicated Police Writers	`["Police Procedural", "Detective", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Mystery"]`	City detectives set a downtown jewelry district stakeout to capture a masked thief who vanishes through subterranean subway tunnels.
`Sad_Sack_1946.mp3` Alt: `Sad Sack road romance rocky`	"Road to Romance"	CBS (WABC) 1946-08-28 9:00 PM EDT	P. Lorillard Co. Old Gold Cigarettes	Herb Vigran, Jim Backus	Sgt. George Baker (Creator)	`["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Military", "Americana", "Slapstick"]`	Sad Sack attempts to impress his girlfriend Lucy by taking her to a fancy French restaurant, only to lose his wallet and end up washing dishes.
`Mary_Ward_1936.mp3` Alt: `Travels of Mary Ward`	"The Bavarian Crossing"	BBC Regional 1936-08-28	Sustaining BBC Historical Drama	BBC Dramatic Repertory	BBC Drama Department	`["Historical", "Docudrama", "Biography", "British", "Drama"]`	17th-century English religious pioneer Mary Ward and her devoted companions brave alpine blizzards on foot while traveling to Munich to establish schools.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 28
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 108
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog