Monthly Archives: April 2008

Paul Coates

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April 2, 1958

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Paul Coates

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April 2, 1958

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Know your Dodgers

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April 2, 1958

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April 2, 1958

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Above, the popularity of TV westerns spreads to "Ozzie and Harriet." Below, Holy Week is presented in a daily news feature based on the Gospels. It is difficult to imagine that even in the 1950s anybody thought this was a … Continue reading →

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April 2, 1938

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Above, Joseph Greenwald, who played Nick Papadakis in the original Broadway production of "The Postman Always Rings Twice," dies on stage. Below, the Vatican condemns Austrian bishops’  endorsement of the union with Germany because they didn’t get the pope’s permission. … Continue reading →

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April 2, 1908

Posted on April 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the tars of the Great White Fleet are fed up with the same old songs. I’m not sure about "I’m Afraid to Go Home in the Dark," but I did find a song titled "I Used to Be Afraid … Continue reading →

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Jack Smith on Wry

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  "Jack Smith on Wry," on display at the Huntington Library through May 12, 2008, focuses on the life and works of columnist Jack Smith, an institution at The Times from the 1950s to the 1990s. I asked his son … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1958

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1958

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Mystery photo

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

OK, what actress’ photo was retouched by The Times because her neckline was too revealing? Fred Ahlert has guessed correctly. I’ll post the answer and some more photos later today! Frances Farmer in "Flowing Gold," 1940.  Tallulah Bankhead? Alas, no. … Continue reading →

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April 1, 1958

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the wonders of "Cinemiracle." Below, police kill one of two men who led officers on a chase in a stolen car … An update on housewives’ boycott of meat, which Paul Coates wrote about a few day earlier …  … Continue reading →

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April 1, 1938

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, Thomas Mann, "The Drunkard" and "Fra Diavolo" with an African American cast. Below, former President Herbert Hoover (yes, a graduate of Stanford, home of the Hoover Institution) discusses his views on international relations after his European tour. Hoover … Continue reading →

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Former slave speaks

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Aunt Lucy Chiviss. If you look closely, you’ll notice this page says "Wednesday" and "Sunday" and the caption type is pied. Someone was certainly having a bad day. Below, the story of Lucy Chiviss. Yes, I know slave narratives … Continue reading →

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