Monthly Archives: January 2009

Baby Burned to Death on Stove, Dodgers Scout Players, January 25, 1959

Posted on January 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Whenever someone tells you the past was a "kinder, simpler time," show them this article. I’m unable to find any further stories on this tragic incident. My boyfriend embarrasses me because he won’t race his car…. An advice column by … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — 1959 Thomas Guide.

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Another vintage Thomas Guide has been listed on EBay. This one is from 1959. Bidding starts at $9.95.

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Matt Weinstock — January 24, 1959

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 24, 1959

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, March 8, 1932

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch
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The Ghosts of Wrigley Field, January 24, 1969

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Hal Moulin / Los Angeles Times Wrigley Field, Oct. 3, 1944, as the San Francisco Seals defeat the L.A. Angels. "Roadside Baseball" looksat Wrigley Field John Hall wrote a couple of columns bidding farewell to Los Angeles’ Wrigley … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Pasadena

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

A hat from the Collegienne department at Bullock’s Pasadena has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.99.

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Matt Weinstock — January 23, 1959

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Money Well Spent "We’re in a fight for survival," Ernest K. Lindley, the tall, thin, wry chief of Newsweek’s Washington bureau, told a gathering at the Press Club. "Unless we get the free world on its feet with large infusions … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 23, 1959

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Scroll Crusade Strikes Deeply You ask me, I say Burton Chace is carrying this "economy-in-government" crusade too far. Let him cut financial corners by buying cheaper wastebaskets or by scrapping the jazzy two-tone commodes in the new Board … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, February 27, 1932

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Mystery photo

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times photo This fellow isn’t a movie star (although he does have some credits on imdb). But he is a famous Los Angeles figure and I came across his photo file the other day. The pictures are too … Continue reading →

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Police Investigate Sunset Strip Club, January 1959

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times On a recent trip to the city archives, the Daily Mirror looked into the agenda packets for the Los Angeles Police Commission. We found an investigation of an application for a cafe … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Robinson’s

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

A jacket from J.W. Robinson’s dated 1914 has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.99

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 22, 1959

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Another Claimant to ‘Brave’ Oscar There was new confusion today in the "Who Wrote ‘The Brave One?’ " Oscar derby. Now the window of Juan Duval, a Spanish-born writer-dancer-actor, claims the story idea for the Academy Award-winning picture … Continue reading →

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10 Feared Drowned in River; Ballplayer Hopes for Comeback, January 22, 1969

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s a weird story about a baseball player I never heard of. Lee Meyers was making a comeback, hoping to get a job with the first-year Kansas City Royals. This was news, apparently, because Meyers was a local kid who … Continue reading →

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Musial, Campanella named to Hall of Fame, January 22, 1969

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Roy Campanella, whose Dodger career was cut short by a car accident before the team moved to Los Angeles, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. "I never had any idea I’d even play in the majors, much less make … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, February 12, 1932

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Rams draft Rafer Johnson, January 22, 1959

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Rams picked a real winner in the NFL annual draft. Rafer Johnson would become world famous in 1960 by winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics. He already held the world record in the event … Continue reading →

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Obama Calls for Hope in Face of Cold Reality

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

In case you don’t recall the bunting across the top of The Times’ Obama inauguration cover, there’s a reason. On the left, the home delivery edition with an ad for "Lost." On the right, the commemorative reprint edition that was … Continue reading →

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Former child star dies in fight over $50, voices of Chavez Ravine, January 22, 1959

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

I finally found a Times story in which the paper talked about people living in the Chavez Ravine area. Cordell Hicks’ short story told of some local kids who tried to find a place in their neighborhood to play baseball. … Continue reading →

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