Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — The Lone Ranger, Counterspy, and CBS War Crisis
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Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, The Lone Ranger, Brace Beemer, John Todd, Cheerios, General Mills, In The Crimelight, Counterspy, David Harding, Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H Lord, Kentucky Club, CBS European War Crisis, Edward R Murrow, William L Shirer, Bob Trout, Nevile Henderson, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 300)
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 and syndication, Brace Beemer in three thrilling adventures on The Lone Ranger for Cheerios (1946–1953), true-crime diamond heist investigations on In the Crimelight, Don MacLaughlin halting Axis sabotage on Counterspy for Kentucky Club Pipe Tobacco, and Edward R. Murrow & William L. Shirer reporting on Ambassador Henderson's final flight before WWII (1935–1953):
1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 300)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lone_Ranger_1946.mp3 Alt: The Cross-roads, Cheerios |
"The Cross-roads" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-08-28 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Frontier"] |
The Lone Ranger guides a reformed convict to make an honorable life choice when his former outlaw gang pressures him to rob a stagecoach. |
Lone_Ranger_1950.mp3 Alt: Homer with Two Guns |
"Homer with Two Guns" | ABC (WJZ) 1950-08-28 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Comedy", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action"] |
A timid eastern clerk arrives in town pretending to be a fearless two-gun gunslinger, unwittingly drawing the wrath of the county's deadliest cattle baron. |
Lone_Ranger_1953.mp3 Alt: Deadline, Five-Fifteen |
"Deadline, Five-Fifteen" | ABC (WABC) 1953-08-28 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, John Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Suspense"] |
The masked rider races against the clock to deliver a governor's stay of execution before the five-fifteen railway time limit. |
Crimelight_1935.mp3 Alt: Diamond Syndicate Heist |
"The Diamond Syndicate Heist" | Syndicated Elec 1935-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Dramatic True-Crime Cast | Syndicated Crime Staff | ["True Crime", "Docudrama", "Police Procedural", "Noir", "Heist"] |
A dramatic reenactment of how police detectives tracked down international jewel thieves after a daring midnight heist of industrial diamonds. |
Counterspy_1944.mp3 Alt: The Case of the House Divided |
"The Case of the House Divided" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1944-08-28 9:00 PM EWT |
Mail Pouch Tobacco Kentucky Club Pipe |
Don MacLaughlin, M. Kramer | Phillips H. Lord | ["Espionage", "Wartime", "Hardboiled", "Action", "World War II"] |
David Harding uncovers an Axis sabotage plot targeting an aircraft assembly plant after a German-American family is torn by conflicting loyalties. |
CBS_News_1939_Crisis.mp3 Alt: CBS European War Crisis |
"CBS European War Crisis — Henderson's Final Flight" | CBS (WABC) 1939-08-28 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Pre-War Crisis News |
Edward R. Murrow, W.L. Shirer | Bob Trout (New York) | ["News", "Broadcast Journalism", "Historical", "Diplomacy", "World War II"] |
CBS correspondents report live on the tense final hours before the outbreak of World War II as British Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson flies back to Berlin. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 28
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 264
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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