Monthly Archives: March 2009

Voices — John and Ken, 1993

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: The Daily Mirror revisits Times archival stories about today’s news makers. Here’s a column by John Kobylt published in 1993–lrh Counterpunch        Forget the Ideology–Radio’s a Business May 31, 1993               By … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 14, 1954: I’m sure it was a coincidence, but look at the police officer wearing a black mask on the page with Sissy Chandler’s death notice. That is really, really odd.

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Giants, Angels Test Juiced Ball, March 15, 1969

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

This time, the ball was juiced. The Giants and Angels played a spring training game using an experimental baseball. The Giants won, 13-1, with Bobby Bonds hitting two home runs. The hitters seemed to love the idea, but the fielders … Continue reading →

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What They Say About Los Angeles

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

I’m a fan of W.W. Robinson’s books and I picked up this one (note the battered dust jacket) on EBay. It’s something like Nicolas Slonimsky’s "Lexicon of Musical Invective" with quotes about L.A. Some samples: "Well how many murders were … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

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

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Matt Weinstock — March 14, 1959

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Case of the Glass Dogs As always, last week’s phenomenon becomes an ordinary event this week. Remember the piece here about the Irish settler seen gnawing away at the glass window of a parked car in Coronado? Let Lucile McNeil … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 14, 1959

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Coatsee– "This week OSCAR will be taping the OSCAR LEVANT show. We think this is an occasion worth noting and celebrating. "It has been a wonderful and dramatic year for the multitudes of … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 14, 1937

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1954, "The Long Goodbye" comes to television. The Times failed to review Chandler’s "The Long Goodbye," but we did a brief advance on the television show. Notice that "Climax!" was a live program. I have no idea whether … Continue reading →

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Re-Creating Ballgames in the Days of Radio, March 14, 1959

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo KHJ-TV sportscasters Lyle Bond, left, and Bill Brundige in a 1957 publicity shot for their coverage of the Los Angeles Angels. I’ve always associated radio re-creations of baseball games with an earlier, simpler era. So … Continue reading →

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California’s Condors; Spring Training in L.A., March 14, 1949

Posted on March 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

A California condor soars over Ventura County. Couple found shot in parked car. Times reporter Ken Nevins and photographer Art Rogers take a backcountry trek with game warden Leslie Edgerton to visit what Nevin called "Condor Cave." Sixty years ago, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

A vendor has listed about 20 separate pieces of Batchelder tile, including the one at left. (And no, I don’t know the vendor, who is evidently a collector). Bidding starts at $75 for this piece.

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Matt Weinstock — March 13, 1959

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mayor’s a Creek That wasn’t smog around the City Hall the other day, it was a smoke signal denoting Mayor Poulson’s induction into the Creek tribe. Their ceremony was intended to make people aware of the 15,000 Indians in the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 13, 1959

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Troubled Boxer Finds Glory Faded A year and a half ago I received a letter from a badly confused kid. He was 22. But his life was behind him. Mentally — well, he never graduated from grammar school. … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 13, 1936

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Filming at the Bradbury Building, which is filled with garment workers! "…The dialogue, as clever as it was then, had become totally dated. I couldn’t use 90% of it." — Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter Kevin Thomas writes a feature about filming … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Bruce H. Cox / Los Angeles Times Phyllis Kirk and George Eckstein at the Hollywood Bowl, September 1951. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday. … Continue reading →

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New Pope Crowned; Fleeing Jews Trapped in Snow, March 13, 1939

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ads for Gilmore gas take a more informal tone than most others.   Czech mob attacks Nazis. The world’s Roman Catholics welcome a new pope, Pius XII, the first time a  papal coronation was broadcast on radio.  The guests included Joseph … Continue reading →

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Tough Times and Beauty in the Bay

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"City Life," painted by Victor Arnautoff in 1934.   In San Francisco, the Depression’s artistic legacy By Christopher Reynolds,Reporting from San Francisco 10:20 AM PST, March 07, 2009 Stocks have crashed, industry is shuddering and banks are failing. The restless … Continue reading →

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View-Master Vanishing From Landscape

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Tom Uhlman / AP Mary Ann Sell holds one of her more than 25,000 discs. View-Master to stop selling scenic photos Fisher-Price will continue making discs of more popular cartoon characters. Associated Press March 8, 2009 Columbus, Ohio … Continue reading →

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