Monthly Archives: May 2009

Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"All Our Plans … in the Hands of a Woman With a Gun!" Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates: "Last Friday night, when I was exiting from my room, a beautiful 19-year-old Mexican senorita stopped me and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Groucho Marx in Person

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 23, 1974: Groucho Marx makes a live appearance at a showing of "Animal Crackers."

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Crash Kills Drag Racer at Dead Man’s Curve, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dead Man's Curve: Sunset Boulevard west of Groverton Place

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Will TV Viewers Pay to Watch the Dodgers? May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

My family grew up around the television. I'm not particularly proud of it, but it's the truth. We constantly watched something–whether it was news, cartoons, movies or sports. Lots and lots of sports. We had the first subscription on the … Continue reading →

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Boston Bans ‘Candide’; Details on Torso Victim, May 23, 1929

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, look! It's Rube Wolf! "Tout va pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes" Pieces of a dismembered body are found in the Los Angeles River, skillfully dissected. Could the killer be a doctor? 

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Voices — Sam Maloof, 1916 – 2009

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times June 5, 2003: Sam Maloof, 87, works in his workshop which is attached to his home he built 50 years ago. THE SUNDAY PROFILE A Man of the Woods Connoisseurs of heirloom furniture clamor … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Talk about a period piece. This Lacoste dress from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay.  Bidding starts at $14.99.

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Matt Weinstock, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

TV Stool Pigeons The upsurge of the private eye on TV has brought into focus a rather nasty bit of behaviorism which, let us hope, is not quite as true as it is made to appear. This is the sequence … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Disappearance Without Reason I'm going to tell you the story of a missing person. His name is Robert Corbell. His disappearance just doesn't add up. He doesn't fit in the statistical picture of a man who disappears from … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Wardrobe

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 22, 1971

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Mystery Photo

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Our mystery person this week is Trixie Friganza, who died in 1955. Above, Friganza in "Canary Cottage, May 21, 1916. http://www.wat.tv/swf2/271206v2Nqz5R1406007 Trixie Friganza sélectionné dans Musique et Clips Just a reminder on how … Continue reading →

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Father Turns in Son in Fatal Stabbing, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Just Wait There!  — I'll Come Right Down." Kenneth A. Merriam is accused of helping to kill the two children of his girlfriend, Wanda Brogdon. Evidently, both of them were mentally disabled. At right, Ernie Kovacs needs a 100-foot piano … Continue reading →

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Man Admits Sack Murder, May 28, 1934

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tulley/Tully McQuate was hanged May 24, 1935. Harry Carr visits Beale Street.

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Found on EBay — Chinatown, 1908

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of a Chinese family, postmarked Los Angeles 1908, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.99.

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Matt Weinstock, May 21, 1959

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Election Gripe Ted Austin is unhappy about next Tuesday's municipal election. He doesn't think truth and justice will be served by closing the bars that day, thereby depriving thousands of deserving bartenders of a day's pay merely to provide an … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 21, 1959

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Moms-to-Moscow Movement Churning WASHINGTON, May 14 — EXCHANGING MOMS WITH RUSS URGED. Congress was asked today to authorize a cultural exchange of mothers between the United States and the Soviet Union as an approach to peace. Rep. Kind … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Computer Dating

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 21, 1967

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Cooking With the Junior League: Land of Lincoln

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Lincolns' kitchen in Springfield. In this week's post on Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy tries dishes from the Springfield, Ill., league's cookbook, "Honest to Goodness." Mary writes: "The Junior League of Springfield’s thoughtful dedication to local history … Continue reading →

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Highway Patrol Rounds Up Missing Legislators, May 21, 1939

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Teach me to dance, Dragon Lady." View this page At left, my kind of story. The Assembly sends the Highway Patrol to track down legislators who skipped their session on the last day they got paid. Among the missing is … Continue reading →

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