Monthly Archives: March 2008

March 25, 1958

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a Navy officer is welcomed home by his family after a Westpac cruise. Below, Jack Smith visits Pershing Square and his column shows that it hasn’t changed much from today–except for the landscaping. Art Buchwald writes about the Amazing … Continue reading →

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March 25, 1938

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Yiddle With His Fiddle." The Times apparently erred in calling it the first talking picture in Yiddish. … Below, the U.S. can take 1,400 Austrian immigrants and in the last 48 hours, more than 3,000 people have applied at … Continue reading →

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March 25, 1908

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, time to get ready for barbering the lawn … Below, the Korean community voices strong criticism of Durham W. Stevens, an American adviser to Japan, who was assassinated in San Francisco.  Feelings against Stevens are so strong among local … Continue reading →

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Recalling Michael Todd

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s Cecil Smith’s two-part series on Michael Todd, published in The Times in May 1957. David Niven called him, "The best thing to ever hit Hollywood." John Farrow, fired as the director of "Around the World in 80 Days," said: … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1958 A Beverly Hills lady named Eve is willing to stipulate that–at the moment at least–it’s a very temporary world, particularly for those who aspire to the drama. A few mornings ago she was visited by a tax … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1958 In the movies, they make it out like reporters aren’t averse to drinking one too many. That they’d trade their mothers’ wedding bands for an exclusive expose. And that when they’re on a hot crime story, they … Continue reading →

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The Queens Arms

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

As I was contemplating our Easter dinner last week, I thought of the Kings Arms and Queens Arms restaurants in L.A. They used to have the best orange sauce for ham. It was the best sauce I have ever tasted … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo II

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times That was so much fun I thought I’d do another one. Who are they? Email me No. 1. Robert Wise? Sorry, no. Robert Walker? Sorry, no. Joey Foreman? (Fred Ahlert). Yes… Outstanding! No. 2. … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo OK, who are they? Email me No. 1: Stanley Kramer? (Sorry, no). Fred Zinnemann?  (Richard P. May). Excellent! No. 2: Richard Rodgers? Fred Ahlert. Right! No. 3 Oscar Hammerstein? Fred Ahlert. Right! No. 4. Dr. … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1958

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the pill is 100% effective in preliminary tests … Below, Bob Hope returns from the Soviet Union, where it was 20 below, and says "Palm Springs, open up your pearly gates" … A makeshift bomb is found in the … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1938

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the dazzling hands of Los Angeles visitor Albert Tangora, who can type 141 words a minute for an hour, The Times says. Tangora, the world’s champion typist, was married in Los Angeles in 1926 to the former Dorothy Lane, … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1908

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the daily horoscope as it existed a century ago. Below, the plight of hobos who are running afoul of a tough constable around Burbank. In an interview, a homeless man complains of being sentenced to the chain gang … … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1958

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Uppity womenfolk who don’t know their place are destroying the American home, according to Dr. Arthur Mandy. Click on the thumbnail to read the entire story and find out why it’s their own fault if women are "frigid." Below, the … Continue reading →

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The comics

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 23, 1958 It’s a sundial! A ballpoint pen! A whistle! … I can’t even find one on EBay.

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Tract of the week

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 23, 1958 Orange County Rossmoor is a walled community in Orange County, although developer Ross Cortese advertised its proximity to Long Beach. Note the all-electric kitchen. Also notice that the ad doesn’t even address commuting time to downtown Los … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1938

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Police Chief James Davis and Mayor Frank Shaw help lay the cornerstone at the Police Academy in Elysian Park. Here we have two men who will be driven from office by the end of the year during one of … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1908

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an exhausted mother kills herself … Below,  Bishop Conaty dedicates St. Patrick’s Church at Central Avenue and 34th Street. According to the church’s website, the Long Beach earthquake heavily damaged the building, which was eventually destroyed in the Sylmar … Continue reading →

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Michael Todd, RIP

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, on his way to a Friars’ Club roast in New York, producer Michael Todd, writer Art Cohn, and pilots William S. Verner and Tom Barkley are killed when Todd’s Lockheed Lodestar crashes in bad weather in New Mexico. Below, … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1938

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife," from Ernst Lubitsch. Below, Earle Kynette’s last attempt to get out of jail is rejected as his defense prepares for a trial to begin April 12 … Carl Warr is arrested 25 years after strapping a … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1908

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an artist’s concept of the proposed Hall of Records, a white gingerbread building between Broadway and New High Street that was one of the landmarks of old Los Angeles. The realignment of Spring Street in the 1920s and the … Continue reading →

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