Monthly Archives: May 2009

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: What’s in That Ice Cream?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 18, 1957 Note: Miltown was a frequently prescribed tranquilizer in the 1950s.

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Paul Coates — Special Report on Medical Quacks

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf I've read many Paul Coates columns since the I began posting them on the Daily Mirror two years ago. But until now, I've never seen any of his programs. Here's a two-part report on medical quacks dated 1955. A … Continue reading →

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Woman Attacks Officer in Court, May 18, 1939

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

I'm conducting an experiment today. Some readers have complained that the page is slow to load. About three weeks ago, we went to Typepad's new, "improved" editor, which changed the way "the platform" handles images. A full newspaper page weighs … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Aimee Semple McPherson

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Speaking of Aimee Semple McPherson and the biography "The Vanishing Evangelist," a copy has turned up on EBay. And not just any copy, this one is inscribed to Matt Weinstock. Recall that the book was written under the pseudonym Lately … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Duesenberg

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Imagine how pleased Dad would be on Father's Day if he got this matched set of eight Duesenberg pistons! Bidding starts at $100.

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Voices — Farrah Fawcett

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Anne Cusak / Los Angeles Times POSED AND READY: A sculpture of artist Keith Edmier made by Farrah Fawcett was part of an exhibition by the duo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2002. [Note: … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Charlton Heston Smokes Camels

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1953

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The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

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Found on EBay — Selig Movie Poster, 1912

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

This poster for the Selig Polyscope production of "Kings of the Forest" has been listed on EBay. I'm unable to locate any mention of this film in The Times. The vendor says that this is an original. The poster is … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Case of the Dead Cat Jean Helnze concedes that the Chavez Ravine eviction was more dramatic but there on the sidewalk last Tuesday in front of the publicity office at 521 N La Cienega Blvd., where she works, was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates, "As a student of one of our nation's most 'liberal' universities, I am at times confronted with strange class assignments. "One such assignment I have is to give a positive seven-to-10-minute … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Earl Scheib Says

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 16, 1951

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Marjorie Rambeau in "Merely Mary Ann,"  1915. Here's a mini-mystery: The caption information on this undated photo says this is Rambeau with director Richard Wallace on a Corinne Griffith picture titled "Broadway Blues." … Continue reading →

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Millionaire Picked Up for DUI, Episcopalians Call Atomic Power Part of God’s Creation, May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Kim Novak and Cary Grant dance until dawn at Cannes. The Geneva summit talks provide a little humor for our favorite Pasadena gun dealer. Some of the Arechigas are still in Chavez Ravine. Evidently it takes time to build new … Continue reading →

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Troops Mobilize in War Games, May 16, 1939

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Below, how Los Angeles cleaned up in 1939.

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Found on EBay — Jerry’s Joynt

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

This flier from Jerry's Joynt, a long-vanished restaurant in old Chinatown, has been listed on EBay. The postcards showing the bar are somewhat common, but I've never seen this item before. Bidding starts at $2.

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Matt Weinstock, May 15, 1959

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Social Outcast A lady whose husband is a kind of subdued celebrity found herself listening in awe at a party as the other female guests discussed with embarrassing frankness their current and divorced husbands and boyfriends. Inevitably they turned to … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 15, 1959

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Borderline Case That IS Borderline The keepers of the keys at Tijuana jail have finally pulled a blunder of major significance. In the past they've confined their harassment of tourists to arresting hapless crapshooters, traffic victims and … Continue reading →

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Ammo Train Explodes; the Art of the Knuckleball, May 15, 1969

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

I wonder whatever became of James W. Hutton, above. And get a load of Los Angeles County Coroner Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi, who calls Asians "yellow submarines."  Los Angeles Times file photo Sept. 19, 1971: The Times' art department at … Continue reading →

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