Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sculptor Kills Himself With Home Remedy for Back Pain

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Jan. 6, 1947: Of course, it could be that Charles Atchison had a bad back. Then again….

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 5, 1959

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I Don't Think It's Right to Bring New Babies Into This Uncertain World. This Is the Wrong Time!" We're not used to seeing issues like this in the "legacy" version of "Peanuts." The strip had much more of an edge … Continue reading →

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LAPD Detective Held in Death of Ex-Boyfriend’s Wife

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here's the breaking story by Andrew Blankstein and Joel Rubin: By Andrew Blankstein and Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times staff writers 11:33 AM PDT, June 5, 2009 A well-regarded, veteran Los Angeles Police Department detective was arrested today in connection … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Latest Music on Sale

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 5, 1918: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" and "At the Jazz Band Ball."

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo Update: As many people guessed, this is Susan Hampshire! Above, Hampshire in a publicity photo for "The Fighting Prince of Donegal," 1966. Please congratulate Sue, Michael Christian, AJ, Virginia Jauregui and Susan … Continue reading →

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Homeless Sleep in All-Night Theaters!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Norda Noll Slain" The Lugo Adobe on Gage Avenue. The Police Commission wanted to close all-night theaters but the council rejected the action amid debate over whether the city, county or state should care for the homeless who would … Continue reading →

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Woman Convicted as Dope Fiend

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1889: Lizzie Lopez is guilty of smoking opium. Notice whom she had for an attorney: Horace Bell, author of "Reminiscences of a Ranger."

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Libelous Mail … Mortality Report … Property Dispute

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1889

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Found on EBay — Security Savings Bank

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the boardroom at Security Savings Bank has been listed on EBay. This is a bit of Victorian opulence — take a look at the marble fireplace. Bidding starts at $3.25.

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Matt Weinstock, June 4, 1959

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Only in L.A. A well-known figure in the music world was dining with a woman in a restaurant the other night when his brother walked in. The music man turned the other way and shielded his companion so they wouldn't … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 4, 1959

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dope Department's Busy in County Jail A kid from a "good family" came into my office yesterday. He'd been out of County Jail for a few weeks. But something was gnawing at him. "How come," he wanted to know, "it's … Continue reading →

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David Carradine: Everybody should ‘take off their clothes and jump in a big pile’

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"My solution for the world's ills is for everybody to take off their clothes and jump in a big pile…"  – David Carradine This article by the late David Carradine was published in The Times, Sept. 22, 1968 and was … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: New Music Players for Sale

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 4, 1915: The Columbia Grafonolas cost up to $10,516.91 USD 2008.

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Lakers Looking for New Coach?

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Stories about coaches being hired or fired are tricky. If things aren't finalized, there's every reason for caution. So it's not unusual to read a story that says a team is close to hiring a coach or is expected to … Continue reading →

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Boxing Promoter Beaten; Dodgers Sign Chavez Ravine Deal

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"R-R-R-ING!" Life on Mars! Boxing promoter Jackie Leonard had testified before the State Athletic Commission about mob influence in prizefighting. View this page  American jazz?  Nyet! Charles Hillinger interviews Nicaragua's Luis Somoza. Carole Baker … Jeffrey Hunter … Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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Total Depravity … Severed Finger … Attempted Rape

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1889

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Cooking With the Junior League: Tampa, Fla.

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

In this week's Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy visits Tampa, Fla., 1961, She writes: Ruth Beck Bakalar, editorial director of Gourmet magazine called The Gasparilla Cookbook “the most ambitious of community cookbooks.”  Ladies Home Journal said it was … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Philharmonic Auditorium

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of Philharmonic Auditorium, at Olive and 5th streets in downtown Los Angeles, has been listed on EBay. The auditorium was eventually given a modernized facade and finally torn down by a developer, leaving a vacant lot. Bidding starts … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 3, 1959

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Judging the Judge As literary editor of The Times, Bob Kirsch reads at least one book a day, some days two or three, and renders his judgments in print. Today Bob's first novel, "In the Wrong Rain," reaches the bookstores … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 3, 1959

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Deep South Deep in Literary Criticism Two weeks ago a nursery book entitled "The Rabbits' Wedding" was hastily removed from Alabama's public library shelves as "pure integrationist propaganda" because it linked in matrimony a white rabbit and a … Continue reading →

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