Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — Straight Arrow, Cisco Houston, and Secret Missions
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Author: radio index
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Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, Straight Arrow, Howard Culver, Nabisco, Treasury Salute, Cisco Houston, Merchant Marine, War Bonds, Secret Missions, Ellis M Zacharias, The Navy Swings, Marty Napoleon, Casey Crime Photographer, Staats Cotsworth, Stand By For Adventure, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 366)
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 29 across American network radio and wartime/armed forces syndication, Howard Culver as Straight Arrow saving an elderly stagecoach driver for Nabisco (1949), folk legend Cisco Houston singing for the Merchant Marine on Treasury Salute (1945), Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias on Secret Missions (1948), jazz pianist Marty Napoleon on The Navy Swings, Casey, Crime Photographer, and Stand By For Adventure (1945–1964):
1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 366)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casey_1946_Raincoat_WC.mp3 Alt: Red Raincoat Repeat |
"The Red Raincoat (West Coast Repeat)" | CBS (KNX) 1946-08-29 11:30 PM EDT |
Anchor Hocking Glass Fire-King Ovenware |
Staats Cotsworth, Miner | George Harmon Coxe | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Crime", "Newspaper", "Noir"] |
Casey stakes out a rainy subway terminal to photograph a blackmailer identified only by a distinctive bright scarlet raincoat. |
StandBy_Adv_1946.mp3 Alt: Pearl of the Pacific |
"The Pearl of the Pacific" | Syndicated Drama 1946-08-29 |
Sustaining Adventure Series |
Dramatic Repertory | Adventure Drama Staff | ["Adventure", "Action", "Sea Adventure", "Drama", "Anthology"] |
Four worldly travelers in a Singapore lounge exchange true accounts of deep-sea pearl divers confronting predatory sharks. |
Treasury_Salute_1945.mp3 Alt: Cisco Houston Merchant |
"Cisco Houston and The Merchant Marine" | US Treasury Synd 1945-08-29 |
US Treasury Dept. War Finance Division |
Cisco Houston (Folk) | Treasury Salute Staff | ["Music", "Folk", "Docudrama", "World War II", "Maritime"] |
Folk balladeer Cisco Houston sings wartime maritime ballads and recounts merchant marine convoy crossings under submarine fire. |
Navy_Swings_1964.mp3 Alt: Marty Napoleon 15G |
"Marty Napoleon and His Jazz Trio (Program 15G)" | US Navy Recruiting 1964-08-29 |
US Navy Recruiting Service |
Marty Napoleon, Simon | George Simon (Host) | ["Music", "Jazz", "Swing", "Piano", "Dixieland"] |
Jazz pianist Marty Napoleon and his swing trio perform upbeat standard interpretations and lively Dixieland jazz. |
Straight_Arrow_1949.mp3 Alt: The Last Run 1949 |
"The Last Run" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-29 8:00 PM EDT |
National Biscuit Co. Nabisco Shredded Wheat |
Howard Culver (Star) | Western Drama Staff | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Frontier", "Juvenile"] |
Comanche hero Straight Arrow rides to rescue an elderly stagecoach driver marked for assassination on his final scheduled frontier run. |
Secret_Missions_1948.mp3 Alt: French Sailor Toulon |
"The French Sailor of Toulon with Admiral Zacharias" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-29 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Naval Intelligence |
Adm. Ellis Zacharias | Naval Espionage Cast | ["Espionage", "Docudrama", "World War II", "History", "Military"] |
An allied intelligence officer poses as a French sailor in German-occupied Toulon to transmit vital axis naval reconnaissance. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 29
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 264
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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