Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, James Eads, and Gulf Spray
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Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Charles Russell, Bob Bailey, Jaime del Valle, John Dawson, Jack Johnstone, Captains of Industry, James Eads, Eads Bridge, St Louis, The Gulf Spray Show, Bob Poole, Gulf Oil, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 307)
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, Charles Russell & Bob Bailey in four investigations on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar spanning fairgrounds prize hogs, Bavarian tapestry thefts, and gambling loan sharks (1949–1960), the engineering triumph of James Eads on Captains of Industry, and southern variety on The Gulf Spray Show for Gulf Oil (1937–1960):
1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 307)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny_Dollar_1949.mp3 Alt: The Prize Hog Bodyguard |
"The Prize Hog Matter" | CBS (WABC) 1949-08-28 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
Charles Russell, Parley Baer | Jaime del Valle (Director) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Insurance"] |
Johnny Dollar is hired as an insurance bodyguard to protect a champion thousand-pound prize breeding hog entered in a county fair. |
Johnny_Dollar_1956_2.mp3 Alt: Kranesburg Matter Pt 2 |
"The Kranesburg Matter (Part 2)" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-08-28 8:05 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Serial |
Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg | John Dawson (Writer) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Serial", "Art Theft"] |
Johnny Dollar travels to an old Bavarian castle in Kranesburg to verify ownership of priceless stolen medieval tapestries. |
Johnny_Dollar_1956_3.mp3 Alt: Kranesburg Matter Pt 3 |
"The Kranesburg Matter (Part 3)" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-08-28 8:20 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Serial |
Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg | John Dawson (Writer) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Serial", "Art Theft"] |
Johnny escapes an attempt on his life in a hidden wine cellar and uncovers the body of a murdered art appraiser. |
Johnny_Dollar_1960.mp3 Alt: The Deadly Debt Matter |
"The Deadly Debt Matter" | CBS (WCBS) 1960-08-28 5:05 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
Bob Bailey (Johnny Dollar) | Jack Johnstone (Writer) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Insurance", "Crime"] |
Johnny Dollar investigates the suspicious car crash death of a heavily indebted gambler whose lucrative double-indemnity policy names a loan shark. |
Captains_Ind_1937.mp3 Alt: James Eads, Eads Bridge |
"James Eads" | Syndicated Elec 1937-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Dramatic Historical Cast | Syndicated History Staff | ["Biography", "History", "Engineering", "Docudrama", "Americana"] |
A biographical dramatization depicting engineer James Eads overcoming civil war challenges to construct the iconic steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River. |
Gulf_Spray_1947.mp3 Alt: I Wonder, Gulfpride |
"I Wonder" | CBS (WABC) 1947-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Gulf Oil Corporation Gulf Spray / Gulfpride |
Bob Poole (Host) | Gulf Spray Ensemble | ["Variety", "Music", "Comedy", "Pop Standard", "Americana"] |
Bob Poole hosts an evening of breezy southern comedy and smooth musical standards, headlining with the ballad 'I Wonder'. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 28
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 306
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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