Monthly Archives: April 2007

Senoras y senores: ze mail

Posted on April 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1957Los Angeles   Latin Holidayby Pepe Arciga Lew Irwin, news director, KPOL, generously switches on his mike, bows and says: "Listeners telephoned to call my attention to your article concerning my unfortunate identification of the race of two … Continue reading →

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Missing

Posted on April 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Paul V. Coates Confidential File April 22, 1957  SUBJECT’S NAME: Stella Catherine Meyer. SUBJECT’S DESCRIPTION: Age, 36. Height, 5ft., 1 in. Weight, 140 lbs. Black hair. hazel eyes. Stocky build. The county sheriff’s office reports that Mrs. Meyer left her … Continue reading →

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A flurry of interest

Posted on April 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

UNEXPECTED THRILL–Romping in the snow was a surprising Easter treat for youngsters in the 4500 block of Yellowstone Street yesterday when a white blanket fell–not in the foothills–but just 1 1/2 miles from General Hospital. Enjoying a rare toboggan ride … Continue reading →

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“Not Too Good”

Posted on April 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1957Las Vegas Nils   T. Granlund, 1950s TV personality and master of ceremonies at Hollywood’s Florentine Gardens through most of the 1940s, was killed in a car accident on   the Las Vegas Strip, ending a flamboyant career … Continue reading →

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The honorary mayor of Sherman Oaks

Posted on April 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Liberace on Edward R. Murrow’s "Person to Person" Email me

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Reading the palms

Posted on April 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1957 Los Angeles I think about his hands. I don’t know, but I would imagine that at the age of 78, they were old and worn from a lifetime of custodial work for Los Angeles County. Gnarled, maybe, … Continue reading →

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Cross purposes

Posted on April 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1957 Los Angeles Although Easter has passed in 2007, it has just arrived in 1957. One way Los Angeles marked Easter weekend was by arranging the lights in City Hall so that they formed a cross. I’ll apologize … Continue reading →

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Like gonesville

Posted on April 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

"These Foolish Things," 1959 "Brandenburg Gate," 1959 "Take the ‘A’ Train," 1959 "St. Louis Blues," 1961 "Take Five," 1961 Note the personnel change, Gene Wright replacing Norman Bates on bass Art Pepper Movie, Part 1 Art Pepper Movie, Part 2 … Continue reading →

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Ex nihilo nihil fit

Posted on April 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1957 Los Angeles By Matt Weinstock ONLY IN L.A.–A woman about to board a Metro 91 bus at Hollywood Blvd. and Vine asked, “Do you go on La Brea?” (Some turn on Fairfax). The driver said no. She … Continue reading →

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Note to Frank Stella

Posted on April 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

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I love to tell the story

Posted on April 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  April 19, 1957 Los Angeles It seems incredible, but The Times never ran an obituary on Charles E. Fuller, who helped found Fuller Theological Seminary and was one of the pioneers of radio evangelism. Broadcasting live from the Long Beach … Continue reading →

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Dear Mr. O’Malley

Posted on April 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1957 Los Angeles Dear Walter, We all know that the lease on Ebbets Field expires in 1959. How would you like a nice 78-acre parcel in Flushing Meadows, 12 miles from Midtown Manhattan, for the Dodgers? Forget this … Continue reading →

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Confidential tells the facts and names the names

Posted on April 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1957 Los Angeles Jerry Giesler, one of the most prominent attorneys in Los Angeles, was chosen to lead the war against Confidential magazine during a meeting of the Beverly Hills Bar Assn. at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Giesler, … Continue reading →

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This is your life

Posted on April 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1957 Los Angeles Your name is Jay. You are 55. You grew up in the San Fernando Valley–15224 Willard Way in Van Nuys, to be specific. You were adopted at birth by a couple named Strickland: Jane and … Continue reading →

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You have got to be kidding me

Posted on April 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Tulsa buries a 1957 Plymouth in a time capsule. Email me

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Con game

Posted on April 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 18, 1957 Los Angeles By Matt Weinstock  Dist. Atty. William O. Weissich of Marin County has announced that he plans to ask all persons with access to San Quentin’s death row to take lie-detector tests to find out how … Continue reading →

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“My Father, My Son”

Posted on April 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 18, 1957 Los Angeles Someone at The Times had a sense of humor to place a story about a drunk driving case next to an ad for Southern Comfort. There really wasn’t much news to it, just the son … Continue reading →

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Voices

Posted on April 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Cliff Dektar was a copy boy for The Times in 1943. He worked for the Mirror from 1950 to 1956, when he left for ABC-TV. On Jan. 2, 1951, Photographer Bud Gray and I were working the overnight Mirror radio … Continue reading →

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A lack of curiosity

Posted on April 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 16, 1957 Los Angeles Everyone seems to be wondering what became of Evelyn–everyone except her husband, Leonard. The way he tells it, on May 8, 1955, they took a car for a test drive along Mulholland, came back to … Continue reading →

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Like gonesville

Posted on April 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Billie Holiday, 1957, “Fine and Mellow” Email me

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