On This Day, August 31: The Lone Ranger Frontier Chronicles (1938–1953)
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…
August 31 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 31 across fifteen years of The Lone Ranger, featuring Earle Graser, Brace Beemer, John Todd as Tonto, and Fred Foy on WXYZ Detroit, Mutual, and the ABC Radio Network for Silvercup Bread and General Mills (1938–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Land for the Railroad with Earle Graser" | Mutual / WXYZ 1938-08-31 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Silvercup"] |
The Lone Ranger protects honest valley ranchers from crooked speculators attempting to force them off rights-of-way required for a new rail line. |
| "The Extortion Gang with Earle Graser" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-08-31 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerioats / Kix |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Cheerios"] |
The masked rider infiltrates a violent protection racket terrorizing frontier mercantile merchants with midnight barn burnings. |
| "The Timber Arson Ring with Brace Beemer" | ABC / Blue Network 1945-08-31 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fred Foy (Announcer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto track timber poachers who intentionally spark forest wildfires to drive settlers off prime lumber tracts. |
| "Gunman for Hire with Brace Beemer (Stubb Mason)" | ABC Network 1949-08-31 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fred Foy (Announcer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer"] |
The masked lawman captures a notorious hired gunfighter named Stubb Mason and uncovers the corrupt cattle baron who paid for his services. |
| "The Elusive Spy with Brace Beemer" | ABC Network 1951-08-31 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fred Foy (Announcer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer"] |
The Lone Ranger tracks a foreign operative operating under an assumed frontier disguise to steal classified frontier garrison defense maps. |
| "The Valley Drought with Brace Beemer" | ABC Network 1953-08-31 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios / Wheaties |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fred Foy (Announcer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "The Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer"] |
The Lone Ranger discovers a greedy land owner has dammed the headwaters of a mountain river, cutting off vital irrigation water during a severe drought. |