On This Day, August 30: The Lone Ranger and Abe Burrows
Also featured: Proudly We Hail.
August 30 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 30 across American network radio and recruiting drama syndication, three classic Western adventures on The Lone Ranger written by Fran Striker for Silvercup Bread (1935, 1937, 1939), Abe Burrows satirizing Tin Pan Alley songcraft on The Abe Burrows Show (1947), Gerald Mohr in The Silent Bomb on Proudly We Hail (1953), and Maxfield Valentine's big band arrangements on California Melodies (1935–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Silent Bomb with Gerald Mohr" | U.S. Army Syndication 1953-08-30 |
U.S. Army & Air Force Recruiting Service |
Gerald Mohr, Christy | Charles Boyer (Director) | ["Military", "Drama", "Espionage", "Recruiting", "Gerald Mohr"] |
An American intelligence agent must neutralize an unexploded experimental biological weapon before enemy saboteurs restore its core. |
| "Maxfield Valentine and His Orchestra" | Mutual / KHJ 1941-08-30 7:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining West Coast Big Band |
Maxfield Valentine & Orch | California Melodies Staff | ["Music", "Orchestral", "Big Band", "West Coast", "Jazz"] |
Maxfield Valentine leads lush orchestral arrangements of Pacific Coast jazz and popular ballads from Hollywood. |
| "The Stationary-Type Song with Milton DeLugg" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-30 7:15 PM EDT |
Sustaining Musical Satire |
Abe Burrows, DeLugg | Abe Burrows (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Musical Comedy", "Parody", "Abe Burrows"] |
Abe Burrows satirizes repetitive Tin Pan Alley pop ballad formulas with a deadpan rendition of his Stationary-Type Song. |
| "The Water Rights of Mesa Creek" | WXYZ / Mutual 1935-08-30 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
George Stenius, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cowboy", "Action", "Fran Striker"] |
The masked rider and Tonto prevent a corrupt land baron from damming Mesa Creek to force small homesteaders off their ranches. |
| "Ambush at Ghost Canyon" | WXYZ / Mutual 1937-08-30 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cowboy", "Action", "Fran Striker"] |
The Lone Ranger guides a lost cavalry payroll patrol out of an outlaw-infested canyon ambush. |
| "Grubstake for Ike" | Mutual (WOR) 1939-08-30 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cowboy", "Action", "Fran Striker"] |
The Lone Ranger protects an elderly prospector from predatory saloon gamblers trying to steal his newly registered gold claim. |