Monthly Archives: January 2009

Matt Weinstock — January 28, 1959

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Murder Can Be Fun The science-fiction magazine If for February has a story by George H. Smith titled "The Last Days of L.A.," and if you frighten easily this will do it. The subcaption will give you the idea: "Murder … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 28, 1959

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE They Lost — They Were Lucky The Baumans, mother and daughter, had dinner at 9 o’clock last Sunday — not an unreasonable hour when you’re relaxing in a pleasant coastal resort likeBaja California’s Rosarito Beach. But now, looking … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 13, 1932

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Man Kills Dentist Over Picture, 1936

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

A reader asked if I would do more stories from 1939. Here’s what I found. I guess you can never have too many stories about cantankerous old coots with shotguns. Update: Several people have asked what became of Sylvester Warner. … Continue reading →

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Black students seek to halt minstrel show, 1929

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1929.

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Missing Boy Found Dead, L.A. Hockey, January 28, 1959

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bad news for beatniks. Above, the supermarket strike-lockout appears to be over … The Soviet Union promises world domination (remember Nikita Khrushchev is coming to visit Los Angeles later in the year) … Vice President Richard Nixon supports foreign aid … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This blouse from Bullock’s Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.            

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Matt Weinstock –January 27, 1959

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Sunny Gomorrah? Writers are still talking about Rod Serling’s biting drama, "The Velvet Alley," on Playhouse 90 last week. It was about a humble, hard-working New York writer, admirably played by Art Carney, who sells a TV script, comes … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 27, 1959

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Blisters, Bites at Palm Springs Blisters, Bites at Palm Springs Some people go to Palm Springs on the week end to lay around in the sun and relax. But I don’t. I go for professional reasons. It’s one … Continue reading →

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John Updike, 1932 – 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Rabbit Runs Down RABBIT AT REST By John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf: $21.95; 512 pp.) Sunday October 7, 1990 By RICHARD EDER, Rabbit is over. The titles in John Updike’s proliferated series–"Rabbit, Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit Is Rich" and now … Continue reading →

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Archicture — Paul R. Williams

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This home at 639 La Loma in Pasadena, designed by African American architect Paul Revere Williams, has come on the market at $2,145,000. The home was previously occupied by Crowell Beech, left, who died there in 1929. Update: July 19, … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, June 10, 1932

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Company Town

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

The first movie shot entirely in Los Angeles was "In the Power of the Sultan," filmed May 8-9, 1909, according to this 1949 Times feature on actor Hobart Bosworth. Or was it? I recently had lunch with Harry Medved (co-author … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — 1907 Shriners Convention

Posted on January 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The 1907 Shriners Convention was a big event in Los Angeles that produced all sorts of memorabilia: glassware, pins, ribbons, postcards, etc. A program, above, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $6.50. (At left, even local businesses got … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 26, 1959

Posted on January 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Solvent Spender An elderly woman in Hollywood each month receives a check, income from a farm in Nebraska. She takes it to her banker. He has developed a friendly interest in her welfare and deducts what she needs to … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 26, 1959

Posted on January 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Interesting Query On Slave Situation "Dear Mr. Coates, "I read in the Time magazine your: Ignorance is Embarrassing. The federal white slave traffic law which forbids transporting women for immoral purpose across state line. "1– How is it … Continue reading →

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Voices — Jevne’s Groceries

Posted on January 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ray M. Whitt Jr. writes from Spain: My grandfather, Benjamin Adelbert Gray, worked for Jevne’s Grocery Store at 40 Spring Street. He and his family, including my mother, Maurine Gray Whitt, now 100 years old, lived at that time on … Continue reading →

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Another Night at the Haig

Posted on January 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Richard Koch writes: I have a question.  Sometime in the late 90’s I was in Los Angeles and I was researching the location where the famous Haig was.  I just wanted to stand there and take some pictures at this … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Myer Siegel

Posted on January 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

A calendar from the Myer Siegel clothing store of Los Angeles has been listed on EBay.  Bidding starts at $7.99.

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Voices — Christine Collins, June 9, 1932

Posted on January 25, 2009 by lmharnisch
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